Ignite AI Partners is pleased to announce that it has joined the Independent Retail Advisory Group (IRAG) as an Associate, bringing specialist AI expertise to IRAG’s network of retail and hospitality advisers.
The partnership will give IRAG customers access to practical AI expertise, designed to help businesses identify where artificial intelligence can create genuine commercial value and turn those opportunities into measurable improvements.
As AI becomes an increasingly important consideration for retailers and hospitality businesses, many organisations are looking beyond experimentation and asking how the technology can be applied effectively across their operations.
Ignite AI Partners focuses on helping businesses answer that question.
Our approach is centred on commercial outcomes, practical implementation and building internal AI capability. This includes executive AI education and alignment, identifying and prioritising AI opportunities, developing business cases and delivery roadmaps, and providing ongoing implementation and enablement support.
Bringing practical AI expertise to the IRAG network
IRAG provides retailers and hospitality businesses with access to specialist knowledge and practical services that support better decision-making around systems, technology and business processes. By joining IRAG’s Associate network, Ignite AI Partners will add dedicated AI expertise to that offering.
For organisations reviewing existing processes, considering new systems or exploring emerging technologies, AI is increasingly becoming part of the conversation.
Ignite will work with IRAG and its customers to help businesses understand where AI could make a meaningful difference, identify the opportunities worth pursuing and make informed decisions about investment and implementation.
The focus is not simply on introducing new technology.
Instead, Ignite AI Partners uses its 25+ year experience in the retail industry to understand business challenge, identify where value can be created and prioritise opportunities based on their likely commercial impact.
Our partnership model typically starts with leadership education and alignment, followed by an assessment and prioritisation of AI opportunities before moving into delivery, enablement and measurement.
AI built around commercial outcomes
Ignite AI Partners works with organisations across areas including AI strategy and roadmaps, intelligent automation and AI-enabled access to customer data.
The partnership with IRAG will allow Ignite to bring this experience to more businesses across the retail and hospitality sectors.
Neil Holden of Ignite AI Partners said:
“Retail and hospitality leaders need a clear view of where AI can make a meaningful difference to their business. We’re proud to be part of IRAG’s specialist network and look forward to helping businesses identify the opportunities worth pursuing and turn those into practical improvements for their teams, customers and bottom line.”
Karen Dyke, Founder of Independent Retail Advisory Group, added:
“We are delighted to welcome Ignite AI Partners as an Associate. Our role at IRAG is to provide customers with access to specialist retail and hospitality knowledge and practical expertise that can help them make better-informed business decisions.
“AI is now an increasingly important part of that landscape, and Ignite brings a valuable specialist capability to our service portfolio.
“This is about giving our customers access to the right expertise when they need it, helping them understand the opportunities, ask the right questions and make decisions based on their own business requirements.”
We look forward to continuing this relationship and helping IRAG customers to integrate AI into their operations and see tangible results throughout their business.
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