Paris – September 17, 2026 -- Allied Telesis will present its Unified Management Platform at NRF Europe 2026, targeting a retail sector where point-of-sale downtime costs the average merchant $4,700 per minute.
Network failures drive 53% of retail POS outages, according to industry data cited by Allied Telesis
The company said network infrastructure failures are the root cause of 53 percent of all point-of-sale system downtime. On Black Friday, that outage cost climbs to $9,000 per minute, raising the stakes for retailers running AI-powered fitting rooms, cloud applications and connected in-store devices.
Allied Telesis stations at Booth G-067 to demo wired-wireless integration for store networks
At the Paris trade show, Allied Telesis will demonstrate how its Unified Management Platform delivers visibility, automation and AI-driven insights across integrated wired and wireless retail infrastructure. The platform is positioned to help retailers secure and manage increasingly complex store environments as connected technology adoption accelerates.
VP of Marketing Antonella Santoro frames network reliability as a foundation for future retail tech
"Retailers are under increasing pressure to deliver seamless digital experiences while keeping their operations efficient, secure and resilient," said Antonella Santoro, VP of Marketing at Allied Telesis. She added that the company aims to show how networking infrastructure can provide reliability and flexibility for current retail operations while supporting future technology deployments.
NRF Europe 2026 gathers retailers and technology providers as store networks face rising demands from AI, cloud services and data-driven operations. Allied Telesis is offering onsite meetings with executives at the event for retailers evaluating network infrastructure upgrades.