What is an Agentic AI workshop for retail?
An Agentic AI workshop for retail is an executive session focused on how autonomous AI systems can improve pricing, inventory, forecasting, merchandising, and operational decision-making.
EXCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
Agentic AI Is Separating Retail Leaders from Laggards
A private, in-person workshop for retail executives ready to move beyond AI pilots and turn pricing, inventory, forecasting, and merchandising decisions into measurable financial outcomes.
3.5 hour, Duration
In-Person
Limited Availability
What This Workshop Delivers
Why AI in Retail Is No Longer Option
Understand the market forces driving AI adoption in retail and why waiting creates growing operational and financial risk. We break down the shift from predictive analytics to autonomous decision-making and show where competitive advantage is already emerging.
- Market evolution timeline
- Industry adoption patterns
- Competitive advantage benchmarks
Agentic AI vs. Traditional AI
See what separates Agentic AI from conventional analytics and automation tools. Learn how autonomous decision frameworks, multi-objective optimization, and continuous learning improve decision quality across complex retail environments.
- Autonomous decision frameworks
- Multi-objective optimization
- Continuous learning capabilities
Success Stories and Live Demos
Review real examples of AI-native decisioning in action across retail. We walk through case studies, live demonstrations, and performance comparisons that show how leading teams are applying AI to drive measurable results.
- Case studies from leading retailers
- Interactive demonstration
- Before-and-after performance metrics
The Business Case for AI
Build a stronger financial case for AI adoption. This section focuses on the metrics leadership teams care about most, including gross margin, labor efficiency, forecast accuracy, and capital allocation.
- KPI and ROI frameworks
- Financial impact measurement
- Implementation timeline planning
- Resource allocation strategies
AI Decision-Making Simulation
Experience how AI Agents support real-time retail decisions through hands-on scenarios covering pricing, markdowns, inventory trade-offs, and operational workflows.
- Interactive workshop scenarios
- Real-time decision practice
- Outcome analysis and learning
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for executive and functional leaders responsible for business performance, operational execution, and enterprise AI adoption.
Merchandising and Category Management Teams
Leverage AI to optimize pricing, promotions, and assortment decisions to improve margin and customer relevance.
Supply Chain and Operations Teams
Understand how AI-driven automation improves demand forecasting, inventory deployment, and execution efficiency across the network.
Data and Analytics Teams
Learn best practices for AI implementation, governance, and scaling while avoiding the most common failure points.
IT and Digital Transformation Leaders
Explore the technical foundations, integration requirements, and operating model changes needed to deploy AI successfully across the organization.
CFOs and Finance Leaders
Build a defensible business case for AI investment, grounded in margin impact, working capital efficiency, labor productivity, and ROI.
CIOs and CTOs
Align architecture, data readiness, and workflow orchestration to support AI deployment at scale without creating new silos.
What You’ll Gain
This executive session is designed to help retail leaders identify where to place bets, reduce risk, and move from experimentation to scalable execution.
The Truth About AI in Retail
AI adoption is accelerating, yet many initiatives fail to scale. We unpack the biggest pitfalls, hidden risks, and critical success factors that determine whether AI becomes a strategic advantage or a costly distraction.
AI Pitfalls
Risk Mitigation
Agentic AI in Action
Explore how AI Agents can refine forecasting, optimize pricing, automate routine workflows, and improve the quality and speed of operational decisions across the business.
Smart AI
Workflow Optimization
Real-World Success Stories
See how leading retailers are unlocking efficiency, improving profitability, and building more agile operating models through AI-driven decision-making.
Case Studies
Retail AI Wins
ROI and Business Case
Get practical frameworks to quantify impact, justify investment, and align AI adoption with the financial and strategic priorities of the enterprise.
AI Investment
Profitability
The Truth About AI in Retail
15%
Improvement in Forecast Accuracy
Minimize stockouts and excess inventory with more precise, AI-native forecasting and demand sensing.
10%
Gross Margin Improvement
Improve pricing, markdown, and promotional decisions with real-time, AI-driven optimization.
75%
Reduction in Work Hours
Free up teams by automating repetitive analysis and routine decision workflows with AI.
Led by Industry Experts
Prashant Agrawal
CEO, Impact Analytics,
Professor, Columbia Business School
Professor, Columbia Business School
Prashant founded Impact Analytics in 2015 as an AI-first company and has helped grow it into a leading global organization. He brings deep expertise in retail, AI, and strategic transformation, with prior consulting experience at McKinsey and BCG.
Sulabh Jain
Chief Analytics Officer, Impact Analytics,
Professor, Paul Merage School of Business, Irvine
Professor, Paul Merage School of Business, Irvine
Sulabh has led AI and analytics innovation at Impact Analytics since 2016, with experience spanning merchandising, pricing, and retail decision-making. He is also a professor focused on practical AI and advanced analytics for business.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common Questions About Our Workshop
Everything you need to know about the Agentic AI for Retail workshop.
Who should attend a retail AI workshop?
Retail AI workshops are most relevant for CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, merchandising leaders, supply chain leaders, and data and analytics executives.
What topics are covered in this retail AI workshop?
Topics include Agentic AI strategy, AI implementation risk, pricing optimization, inventory optimization, forecasting improvement, retail decision intelligence, and AI ROI.
Is this workshop customized for each retailer?
Yes. The workshop is structured as a private executive session and can be tailored to your organization’s goals, priorities, and operating model.
How long is the workshop?
The workshop is designed as a two-hour, in-person executive session.
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