How AI is Transforming Assortment Planning with VusionGroup’s Andrew Blackmore

In today’s competitive retail landscape, understanding customer behavior and optimizing product assortments has become more complex—and more critical—than ever.

In this Retail Cloud Alliance episode, we’re joined by Andrew Blackmore, Head of Memory, UK&I & Nordics at VusionGroup, who shares his expert insights on how AI and automation are driving a new era of smart, scalable, and personalized assortment planning.

Key Topics:

• Why automation complements, not replaces, human intelligence in product decision-making

• How retailers can use customer loyalty data to gain deep behavioral insights

• Creating a "single source of truth" to strengthen collaboration between retailers and suppliers

• Leveraging data for sustainable innovation and smarter product trials

• How personalization at the store level can unlock growth

📣 “Retailers that use automation to serve customers in the most personal way will have the greatest opportunity for growth.”