Beyond the Yellow Label: Transforming Retail Operations with Smart Technology

21/09/2025 28 min Temporada 1 Episodio 168
Beyond the Yellow Label: Transforming Retail Operations with Smart Technology

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Send us a textTom Coe, VP of Growth at Retail Insight, shares how data-driven solutions can tackle the perennial challenges of retail operations while empowering store colleagues to deliver better customer service• Retail Insight provides in-store operations analytics software for over 50,000 stores globally• The complexity of modern retail operations creates compliance challenges as colleagues juggle multiple responsibilities• Process execution suffers when labour models are tight and colleagues are overwhelmed with competing priorities• Date checking for fresh products exemplifies a mundane but critical process where poor execution leads to waste and financial loss• Smart systems can track inventory expiration dates and direct colleagues to check only specific items requiring attention• Data collected provides valuable analytics for head office teams to improve forecasting, ranging, and supply chain decisions• Successful AI implementation in retail requires balancing technological sophistication with practical simplicity• Data quality is essential for any effective retail technology solution• Future applications include democratizing analytics through conversational AI and enhancing root cause analysis #theproductivityexpertsRegister for the 2026 Productivity ForumFind us in the Top 50 Productivity PodcastsConnect to Simon on LinkedInFollow ReThink on LinkedIn