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Dubai-based GMG invests in next-gen tech to improve customer needs

CIO

The digital transformation of the Middle East’s retail sector in the last five to seven years has brought immense value in crafting more agile supply chains that accommodate demand. Knowledge and adoption of big data, cloud transformation, internet of things (IoT), augmented reality, and robotics are necessary to remain agile.

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Lexmark International’s Vishal Gupta on next gen tech leadership

CIO

When IoT becomes the driver of a new solutions P&L, the general manager of that business will need more technology acumen than general managers of the past. The second is to bring IoT and AI-driven predictive maintenance services to adjacent markets. “By

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If The Beatles Were Your Retail IT Consultants, You’d Be Ringing Up the Hits

d2iq

we imagine the Beatles as business consultants today, an area that seems particularly well-suited for their talents is experiential retail and retailtainment (yes, “retailtainment” is a real term). New companies are emerging that specialize in creating AI, augmented reality, and other advanced technology solutions for experiential retail.

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P&G turns to AI to create digital manufacturing of the future

CIO

We do that by leveraging data, AI, and automation with agility and scale across all dimensions of our business, accelerating innovation and increasing productivity in everything we do.”. Another element to achieving agility at scale is P&G’s “composite” approach to building teams in the IT organization. The power of people.

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Data-driven cost optimization in retail Part 1: The value of using data to reduce costs

Capgemini

The growing economic uncertainties at the beginning of 2020 due to sudden and unforeseen developments are pushing retailers to fast-track cost-optimization initiatives to stay competitive and sustain their bottom lines. The data-driven, technology-enabled approach for cost optimization will position any retailer into the champions league.

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Covid-19 Accelerates The Need for Retail, Manufacturing Supply Chains To Adapt – Part 2

Cloudera

Supply chain visibility – COVID may accelerate deployment of IoT devices, data, and analytics to improve real-time visibility across the entire supply chain from a ‘track and trace’ perspective. The pandemic has been a call to action for both the manufacturing and retail industries and that is the bottom line with COVID.

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How API-led modernization can change the game for retailers

Capgemini

As consumer demands continue to evolve, retailers need to please this increasingly demanding audience to gain – and retain – a loyal following. APIs make it possible to connect data across multiple sources in real-time to generate the insights retailers need to create the experiences customers want.

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