Ep 152: Technology state of play, with Luke Hodgson co founder of Commerce Thinking & High Cohesion

Listen to this episode from The Factory Podcast on Spotify. On this episode I’m back with Luke Hodgson, co founder of Commerce thinking and high cohesion and we’re re-exploring a subject we discussed a few weeks back - the technology state of play.We start with the impact of tariffs on backend operations and tech choices, the demand for low code solutions, the likelihood and shape of consolidation for the rest of the year, who the commerce platform winners and losers will be, the opportunities for new tech ventures in a volatile market, what is going on with the MACH Alliance, Shopify's recent partnership with ChatGPT and whether AI maximalists have got it right or wrong?This podcast is brought to you by our mates at Inventory Planner by Sage. What do brands like like Astrid & Miyu, ROKA London and Passenger have in common? They all use Inventory Planner by Sage to cut excess stock by a third and scale multi-locations with confidence. Get two month’s free by following this link.Checkout Factory here.Sign up to our newsletter here.