Comprehensive industry research (PDF) arguing that shelf intelligence—AI and hybrid data-capture systems that monitor physical shelves in real time—has moved from experimental to strategic necessity. Based on a survey of 400+ retailers (≈80% US, 20% EMEA) and market analysis, the report documents large revenue and profit gaps tied to inventory visibility, quantifies adoption timelines for computer vision, RFID, smart shelves and hybrid approaches, and provides an implementation roadmap (pilot KPIs, prioritized use cases, change-management cautions). Real-world examples (sponsor: Scandit) estimate multi-million dollar profit lifts from modest OSA improvements.
Questions this document answers
Over 400 retailers (≈80% US, 20% EMEA).
$1.73 trillion.
740% more.
208% higher.
136% more likely.