








Curated insights on retail, AI, and category strategy.
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.
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.
For years, Excel has been the tool of choice for category and assortment planning. It is flexible, widely used, and deeply embedded in retail workflows. Most teams still use it to track sales, evaluate product performance, and manage pricing decisions. But the demands on modern assortment management have changed, and Excel can no longer keep up.
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