Key takeaways
Cost inflation and weak traffic are widening the gap between retail and restaurant winners and laggards.
Value now means experience and precision pricing—not just lower prices—for cost-conscious consumers.
AI leaders must personalize, cut waste and enable agentic commerce, not just reduce operating costs.
TREND: Winning with precision
The challenges ahead for retail and restaurant businesses demand surgical precision in capital allocation, a fundamental rethinking of value propositions, and the readiness to turn artificial intelligence tools into AI-powered capabilities that just months ago seemed futuristic. Learn more.