A smarter, more adaptive consumer and retail sector in the Intelligence Age
The consumer and retail sector is undergoing a decisive technological reset, driven by rapid advances in AI, rising expectations for digital convenience, and the pressure to modernize long‑standing legacy systems. This report examines how consumer and retail organizations are responding to this shift — not only by scaling AI from isolated pilots to widely embedded capabilities, but also by strengthening data foundations, upgrading cybersecurity, and preparing for a wave of emerging technologies such as edge computing, Web3, and digital twins. Together, these investments signal a sector moving beyond experimentation and into large‑scale, execution‑focused transformation.