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The Double Change Load: Why Frontline Technology Rollouts Are Failing in 2026

Five active pressures are compounding on multi-site operators in 2026. Most deployment plans were written before all five arrived together at once.

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How the Employment Rights Act 2025 changed the operating reality most platforms were built for
Why AI arriving before the base platform embeds compounds adoption failure rather than solving it
Why go-live training is not enough when annual frontline turnover runs above 70 percent

87%

Active usage, 650 stores, 65,000 employees

57%

Usage recovered from 30%, 7,865 site managers, 25 countries

90%+

Frontline engagement sustained, 40,000 staff, 14 markets

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