The Data Landscape
AI & Analytics Challenges in Retail and CPG

The 2025 Retail & CPG Data Landscape report reveals how the sector is shifting from AI experimentation to operational scale—and why data foundations now determine competitive advantage.
Inside the report:
- Get a concise view of what’s holding retailers back and what leading brands are doing differently:
- Top priorities for 2025: Speed dominates, with 54% citing faster decision-making and innovation as the key outcome.
- State of maturity: Only 8% have scaled AI-powered analytics across multiple departments; most remain in pilots or early adoption.
- Core blockers: High costs, inconsistent answers, and missing semantic layers slow progress.
- Frontline enablement: 27% plan to give over 20% of employees access to AI-powered analytics this year.
- AI agents: Retailers are piloting or deploying automated insights, natural-language answers, and anomaly alerts.
- Case studies: GUESS and Vuori show how unified data foundations unlock consistent, AI-ready insights at scale.
Read the full report to understand the data foundations required for speed, scale, and reliable AI adoption—and how modern retailers are getting there.