Retail Has Three Big AI Dilemmas

If you've been paying attention to the application of artificial intelligence in retail, you may feel like the buzz around the topic has gone from zero to "arrived" in less than a year. In retail time, even at the speed of the modern consumer, that is incredibly fast. Some of the hype has come from activity around specific use-cases for the application of AI in retail. Predictive analytics / forecasting – This is forecasting with an emphasis on either products, or customers. For products, retailers appear to be focusing on three main areas of opportunity.