Roundtable

From Insight to Action: Operationalizing AI for Real-Time Retail Decisions

5 May 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am EST
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Data-driven.
People first.
Executive Engagement.

Exploring how retailers move from fragmented data and stalled AI pilots to real-time, decision-driven operations by unifying data and embedding AI into workflows to drive faster, smarter decisions.

Retail leaders are facing a familiar challenge: despite heavy investment in data and AI, most organizations remain stuck in fragmented systems and stalled pilots. Disconnected data across ERP, WMS, and POS platforms—where different teams use different systems—combined with manual planning workflows—continues to slow decision-making. As inventory distortion, supply chain volatility, and margin pressure intensify, the gap between insight and real-time action has become a critical barrier to performance.

Leading retailers are addressing this by unifying data into a decision-ready layer and embedding AI directly into operational workflows. This shift enables real-time recommendations, automates high-impact decisions, and reduces reliance on static dashboards—driving improvements in inventory accuracy, supply chain responsiveness, and overall efficiency without large-scale system overhauls.

Join Unframe and a select group of retail leaders to explore how to turn AI into measurable operational impact. You’ll gain clarity on where to focus for immediate ROI, how to enable faster, data-driven decisions, and what it takes to operationalize AI at scale.

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Speakers

Jacquelyn Goldberg

VP of Sales

Discussion Topics

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Breaking the Pilot Trap: Why AI Isn’t Scaling in Retail: Unpacking the structural barriers—fragmented systems, manual workflows, and organizational readiness—that keep AI stuck in experimentation.

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Building a Decision-Ready Data Foundation: What it takes to unify data across ERP, WMS, and POS - where different teams rely on disconnected systems - to enable real-time visibility and actionable intelligence.

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Embedding AI into Operations for Real-Time Impact: How leading retailers are automating high-impact decisions across inventory, merchandising, supply chain, and planning to drive measurable ROI.

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