IHL Group releases AI-based analyst platform
A global provider of retail and hospitality research is making 30 years of collective analyst knowledge available to industry professionals.
The new solution from IHL Group, "JustAskGreg.ai," (named after company president Greg Buzek), leverages IHL Group’s database of retail technology adoption patterns, market forecasts, and competitive intelligence spanning more than 25 years of research across 300-plus retail brands globally.
JustAskGreg.ai is designed to provide instant, conversational access to insights on industry technology topics such as POS systems, inventory management, AI implementation strategies, technology ROI analysis, tech forecasts, total available market opportunities, and competitive positioning. Insights are based on IHL's quantitative research methodology.
The platform is designed to provide cited, data-backed responses rather than generic advice, with direct references to IHL's research library and all of the analysts. JustAskGreg.ai launches with individual professional subscriptions starting at $29.95 per month, with multiple user and enhanced and enterprise options available. All subscriptions include unlimited questions, full research library access, and regular updates as IHL publishes new research.
"We currently have 9,000-plus retail professionals that are consuming IHL content today, but less than 1,000 have true access to our analyst knowledge today through advisory relationships, so often sales professionals and individual contributors are locked out," said Greg Buzek, president of IHL Group. "Now for less than the cost of a business lunch per month, professionals can tap into the same analyst research ad insights that Fortune 500 retailers rely on to make multi-million-dollar technology decisions."
In addition, JustAskGreg.ai provides access to retail Installs and lead opportunities from IHL Sophia, an AI-based targeted lead generation tool for the retail, restaurant, and manufacturing industries based on which retailers need to replace key technologies.
JustAskGreg.ai is not the first AI-enabled solution IHL has developed for professional retail and hospitality users. In 2024, the company introduced a tool called ClearSight AI which provides a framework for businesses to objectively evaluate and prioritize AI opportunities before significant resources are invested.
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"This represents a fundamental shift in how retail technology knowledge gets distributed," Buzek said. "We're not replacing our enterprise research services – those relationships remain critical. But we're expanding access to our specific insights for the thousands of professionals who need expert guidance but couldn't justify traditional pricing or annual access for their overall company. This is about making better decisions more accessible across the entire retail technology ecosystem."
JustAskGreg.ai is available at https://JustAskGreg.ai. New users can explore the platform for free in a trial.
