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The Hidden Cost of Digital Growth: Why Assortment Data Is the Missing Link

Albertsons Companies reported a gross margin rate of 27.4% in Q3 fiscal 2025. The company's reporting attributed the compression to two primary factors:

01 April 2026

Retail Insights

What Walmart's Q4 Results Tell Us About the Future of Assortment

Walmart itself has highlighted as evidence that AI-assisted discovery is already converting into measurable commercial outcomes.

20 February 2026

Retail Insights

The Grocery AI Race btw. EDEKA and REWE & What It Tells Us

For retail executives, the more useful takeaway: The translation layer, from customer data to assortment quality to commercial outcome, is where ...

09 February 2026

Retail Insights

Why 40% of Merchant Time Is Wasted & What That Means

Retail traditionally used to move in seasons. That cadence made sense a few years ago, but the internet has moved on, and so has the market (& competitors).

14 January 2026

News & Press

Revenue Is Growing. Margins Are Shrinking. Promotions Are Why

A category manager responsible for 3,000 SKUs cannot run this analysis manually and continuously. AI Agents can & will improve margin with that significantly.

05 January 2026

News & Press

A Conversation with Retail Expert Roberto de Angelis

Where should retailers start their AI journey: Margin, cost, or customer experience? Make or buy: How should executives decide between building in-house and partnerships?

04 December 2025

News & Press

A Conversation with Retail Expert Markus Schröder

What difference does it make for Category Managers when concept development, forecasting and tracking all come from one integrated source – instead of being fragmented across multiple tools?

17 November 2025

Retail Insights

Unstructured Product Data Gets Expensive on Black Friday

These are operational issues that every retailer faces in their online shop, especially during high-volume periods. (In case you doubt that, reach out and I’ll show you with the help of AI agents & one click on your website.)

05 November 2025

AI Agents in Retail

Spotlight Interview with Roberto de Angelis

Many AI projects stall at pilot stage. Why do so few deliver real business impact? Recent surveys show that, while many (ca. 80%) companies are already using AI, the actual P&L has been elusive, with about 10% of companies agreeing to have unlocked significant value.

22 October 2025