BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE/ANALYTICS

The buzz surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is intense, but adoption is still in the early or even planning stages.

As the sophomore Target + Techstars program comes to a close, at least half of the candidates are already working on pilots with the discounter.

Retailers need relevant deals if they want to break through the “noise’ and engage with shoppers this holiday season. 

While a staggering 80% of enterprises are investing in artificial intelligence (AI), many anticipate significant barriers to arise.

The nation’s largest grocery store operator is introducing a new plan that it expects will redefine the customer experience.

Retailers are more likely to increase their marketing budgets for Amazon than they are for Google, Bing, Facebook or Twitter.

Consumers are becoming more digitally influenced on a seemingly daily basis — but omnichannel retailers find themselves hard-pressed to keep up the pace. Retailers need to meet their needs across all touchpoints, and create a frictionless shopping experience despite where the shopping journey starts and ends.   

Walgreens is relying on data analytics to ensure all of its IT systems are working as efficiently as possible.   Through a partnership with IBM, the drugstore chain is taking steps to drive more IT support across its enterprise. The first step is to integrate hardware and software from different vendors under one roof. This centralization will make it easier to stay abreast of performance.