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Giant Eagle’s Kirk Ball on grocery retail innovations

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They discuss grocery retail innovations, digital customer strategies, sourcing global talent, augmented reality and more. Kirk Ball, Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer, Giant Eagle, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council.

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3 ways Generative AI is transforming the retail industry

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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as Azure OpenAI have been drawing attention in recent months, and there is widespread consensus that these technologies can significantly transform the retail industry. How can Generative AI speed innovation in retail?

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Accelerating innovation with cloud-native apps on Microsoft Cloud

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We spoke with Siddhartha Gupta, Global Head of Application Modernization on Azure at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) , about this trend and what financial services organizations need to do to improve their capacity for agility and innovation. They must adopt innovations as soon as they become available.

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Physical experience, digital convenience: The future of retail

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The future of retail is “phygital,” as every retail and ecommerce publication on the internet is screaming right now. If you’ve never heard the term before, it’s a portmanteau of “physical” and “digital” – and represents the merging of the two forms of retail and shopping. How do they do that? With data of course.

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Private 5G networks are sparking innovation at the edge

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They also provide a foundation for unprecedented business innovation and transformative new digital experiences. Technology innovation for our times Even in a challenging global economy, 2023 is poised to be a big year for private 5G in the edge setting. As edge applications grow in significance, so will the emphasis on private 5G.

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How to incubate a winning innovation program

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Retail, entertainment, music, and banking have largely moved online. Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores. Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores.

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3 technology trends set to revolutionize retail

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Few verticals have undergone as massive a change as retail in the last couple of years. Driven by cutthroat competition and significant shifts in customer expectations, retail companies are striving to align themselves with the changing landscape, with IT playing a crucial role in their ability to achieve this.

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