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AI for retail and commerce that changes how customers discover, buy and engage with your business.

Updated October 12, 2026 • 7 min read

We help retail and commerce businesses identify where AI can create real commercial value, then design and build the products, platforms and workflows to make it happen. From more intelligent customer experiences to operational automation and entirely new propositions, we turn AI opportunity into something that works in the real world.

Studio Graphene is an AI-native digital product studio headquartered in London, with studios in Delhi, Lisbon and Geneva. We combine our experience designing and building commerce and marketplace products with an AI-native approach to product strategy, design and development.

Our work spans customer-facing commerce experiences, multi-sided marketplaces, search, payments, fulfilment and the operational platforms that sit behind them.

We’ve helped businesses bring entirely offline models online and built products connecting customers, vendors and delivery partners through a single digital experience.

AI creates another layer of opportunity, helping businesses make better use of customer and product data, reduce operational complexity and create more intelligent ways for people to discover and buy.

Where AI creates advantage in retail and commerce.

AI can create value across the customer journey and behind the scenes, from intelligent search, discovery and recommendations to more personalised experiences, customer support and operational automation.

We start with where that creates genuine commercial impact.

That could mean increasing conversion and retention, reducing friction, making better use of customer and product data or creating entirely new ways for people to discover and buy.

The technology follows the opportunity, not the other way around.

What AI looks like in practice.

Commerce increasingly depends on connecting complex information and systems while keeping the experience for customers as simple as possible. AI creates new opportunities to understand intent, interpret information and make digital experiences more contextual, conversational and personalised.

Our existing commerce work gives us experience of the technology and complexity behind those experiences. For Alchemy Wings, for example, we designed and built a marketplace connecting customers, local retailers and delivery partners, integrating advanced search, payments and logistics while using an algorithm to balance product and delivery costs to find customers the best overall price.

For Harth, we transformed an offline furniture-rental model into an end-to-end digital marketplace, designing around the different needs of owners, renters and the teams managing the logistics between them.

We bring that product experience into AI-native commerce, connecting AI with the data, products, systems and workflows behind the business rather than treating it as a disconnected feature.

Who we work with in retail and commerce.

We work with ambitious retail, commerce and marketplace businesses looking to improve existing customer experiences, transform operations or create entirely new digital propositions.

For Harth, we designed and built a platform that brought its designer furniture-rental business online, allowing customers to discover and order products while giving the business the backend tools needed to manage the marketplace and scale.

For Alchemy Wings, we built an on-demand commerce platform connecting customers with local convenience stores and delivery partners. The platform combined product discovery, payments, vendor onboarding and complex fulfilment logic into a simple customer experience.

Together, those projects give us experience across commerce, marketplaces, product discovery, payments, fulfilment, logistics and multi-sided digital platforms.

Why Studio Graphene.

AI-native isn’t a feature we add. It’s how we work.

We bring product strategy, design and development together, combining commercial thinking with product, design and engineering expertise to take an opportunity from idea through to production.

Our retail and commerce experience spans customer-facing products, multi-sided marketplaces and the complex operational systems behind them.

That gives us a strong foundation for identifying where AI can genuinely improve discovery, customer experience and operations rather than simply adding another layer of technology.

300+ high-impact products delivered. Studios in London, Delhi, Lisbon and Geneva. In-house expertise across strategy, design, engineering and emerging technology.

Built for today, ready for what’s next.

Insights

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If AI Makes Software Cheaper to Build, Should Clients Pay Less?

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Your AI Agent Still Needs a UI

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When AI Has the Answers, Are We Asking Enough Questions?

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AI Means More Output. Does It Mean Better Work?

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AI Is Creating a Convergence of Sameness

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Illustration representing AI-assisted software development, increased productivity and the changing relationship between delivery costs and client pricing.
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If AI Makes Software Cheaper to Build, Should Clients Pay Less?

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Your AI Agent Still Needs a UI

Illustration representing AI-generated answers, human questioning and critical thinking in business decision-making.
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When AI Has the Answers, Are We Asking Enough Questions?

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AI Means More Output. Does It Mean Better Work?

Illustration representing AI-driven business innovation and the challenge of creating distinctive digital products.
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AI Is Creating a Convergence of Sameness

If AI Makes Software Cheaper to Build, Should Clients Pay Less?

Illustration representing AI-assisted software development, increased productivity and the changing relationship between delivery costs and client pricing.
AI

If AI Makes Software Cheaper to Build, Should Clients Pay Less?

Your AI Agent Still Needs a UI

Illustration showing an AI agent alongside a visual user interface, representing different ways people interact with digital products.
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Your AI Agent Still Needs a UI

When AI Has the Answers, Are We Asking Enough Questions?

Illustration representing AI-generated answers, human questioning and critical thinking in business decision-making.
AI

When AI Has the Answers, Are We Asking Enough Questions?

AI Means More Output. Does It Mean Better Work?

Illustration representing AI-driven productivity and the importance of human judgement in producing quality work.
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AI Means More Output. Does It Mean Better Work?

AI Is Creating a Convergence of Sameness

Illustration representing AI-driven business innovation and the challenge of creating distinctive digital products.
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AI Is Creating a Convergence of Sameness

Ready to build what retail and commerce looks like next?

Studio Graphene is headquartered in London and works with ambitious retail and commerce businesses across the UK and globally. If you’re exploring where AI could improve your customer experience, operations or digital products, we can help identify the opportunity and turn it into something that works in the real world.