A COVID setback for adidas, but digital foundation remains intact
With stores shuttered in lockdown, adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted remains committed to digital expansion.
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Auto Trader is creating a ‘culture of data’ to democratise data use internally
The automobile marketplace has undertaken a massive shift to the cloud to create an Auto Trader data platform.
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Economic modelling research into systemic risk suggests that financial services companies aren’t the only one’s that might be “too big to fail.
Supply chain concern #1: Unpredictability. The cure? AI-enabled supply chain planning
Supply chain unpredictably is a top concern, but enterprises are wary of 'AI Snake Oil'. Noodle.ai's Gaurav Palta explores how to find value in AI-enabled planning
Waxing lyrical about e-commerce - heritage retail at Barbour expands in a digital world
Barbour is a retail brand that dates back to the 19th century and is best known for its iconic waxed jackets. In 2020, the importance of D2C e-commerce is a priority for the firm as Amy-Lee Cowey, Global e-commerce & Digital Head, explains.
How NatWest is using Adobe and data to create more personal digital relationships with customers
The NatWest Group is attempting to bring back personal relationships to banking - but at scale and online.
Appyling AI to the COVID-19 outbreak - projects that matter via C3.ai DTI and Microsoft
I generally blow off "AI awards" and "Exciting industry partnership announcements!" But I'm glad I made an exception for C3.ai's event. These real-world AI projects show how tech can be thoughtfully applied to vexing social problems.
NRF NXT 2020 - the retail consumer is bucking trends and creating new ones. Retailers need new metrics - again.
Remember when I said we need new retail metrics? Well, toss those - now we need a pandemic-tested edition. NRF NXT 2020 brought these issues into focus - here's my top five takeaways.
Health data chief says UK’s data deficit in social care during COVID-19 a “catastrophe”
Andrew Morris, Director of Health Data Research UK, says that COVID-19 has proven that the UK needs a ‘data-as-infrastructure’ approach.
Major League Baseball scores a home run with Google Cloud to improve fan experience
The oldest major professional sports league in the US, Major League Baseball, is making better use of data with Google Cloud to personalize the fan experience.
'Golf science' provides a virtual hole in one for the R&A
Jack Nicklaus won this weekend's Open Championship - albeit virtually. A bold experiment with AI and analytics using archive footage to create a simulated golfing tournament.
Real-time data isn’t enough - success in a digital future demands ‘CFO 3.0’
Finance leaders today must harness the power of automation and real-time data analysis to anticipate change and mitigate risk. Sage Intacct's Dr Ian Howells charts the unstoppable rise of CFO 3.0
Helping people to fear data less - a Chief Data Officer challenge at Aldermore Bank
CDO Hany Choueiri wants to boost senior stakeholders’ awareness of data at the challenger bank.
