Shelf Intelligence: The Revenue Imperative for Modern Retail

Discover why shelf intelligence – the technological capability to monitor, analyze, and optimize physical shelf conditions in real-time – has rapidly moved from experimental to essential.

EXCLUSIVE SCANDIT AND IHL GROUP RESEARCH

“This isn't hype. The data tells a story that should make every retail executive stop and recalibrate their technology roadmap immediately.”

Greg Buzek - Founder, President and Lead Analyst of IHL Group

Explore:

The critical role of shelf intelligence across grocery, mass merchants, warehouses, drugstores, and convenience store segments.
Insights into the trillion-dollar inventory problem hiding in plain sight.
The strategic shift in IT investment and the gap between winners and laggards.
How early adopters are pulling away with compounding operational advantage.

Key takeaways

Why traditional systems fail

Legacy systems operate on assumptions, not reality. Creating a perpetual “mystery delta” between system counts and shelf truth that’s been normalized as a $1.7 trillion cost of doing business.

Business impact clarity

A clear business case linking shelf intelligence to higher on-shelf availability, immediate revenue gains, reduced labor costs, and satisfied customers.