The ground under retail and CPG is shifting from automation to true agency—and the difference is night and day. We unpack how AI agents don’t just summarize dashboards or send alerts; they connect scattered systems, make sense of messy signals, and take action inside real workflows where time, margin, and customer trust are on the line. We walk through the find–understand–act model that’s redefining daily work. On the retail side, store teams use agents to align labor with live demand, smoot...
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The ground under retail and CPG is shifting from automation to true agency—and the difference is night and day. We unpack how AI agents don’t just summarize dashboards or send alerts; they connect scattered systems, make sense of messy signals, and take action inside real workflows where time, margin, and customer trust are on the line. We walk through the find–understand–act model that’s redefining daily work. On the retail side, store teams use agents to align labor with live demand, smoot...
Six Critical Challenges Facing Today's Retail Executives
Digital Front Door
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3 months ago
Six Critical Challenges Facing Today's Retail Executives
The retail landscape is experiencing unprecedented turbulence, and I'll take you deep into the six critical challenges reshaping the industry. Rising inflation and tariff-driven cost pressures top the list, creating a complex balancing act as retailers struggle to maintain margins while keeping prices palatable for increasingly cost-conscious consumers. As economic uncertainty persists, consumer behavior has shifted dramatically, with spending increasingly concentrated on essentials. This pi...
Digital Front Door
The ground under retail and CPG is shifting from automation to true agency—and the difference is night and day. We unpack how AI agents don’t just summarize dashboards or send alerts; they connect scattered systems, make sense of messy signals, and take action inside real workflows where time, margin, and customer trust are on the line. We walk through the find–understand–act model that’s redefining daily work. On the retail side, store teams use agents to align labor with live demand, smoot...
