The Future of Retail Analytics with The Harvest Group

The Harvest Group's Ross Cully and James Farmer talk with host Andy Schuch, and shed light on the importance of analytics and where the hidden opportunities lie. They determine how northwest Arkansas is doing in terms of retail analytics, if companies should shift their resources from acquiring the data to understanding it, and how The Harvest Group is unlocking the existing opportunities within the data already available.

Panelists Ram Ramasamy, Tata Consultancy Services, and Colby Beland, Case Stack, discuss Walmart's response to a New York Times opinion piece, Walmart Canada's new CEO, Dirk Van den Berghe, Walmart's merchandising "shake-up," Walmart's holiday sales plan, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's plan for Walmart's future, and Amazon's new Fire Phone, with host Derek Ridenoure.

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3:50 New York Times opinion piece on Wal-Mart
12:30 Ross Cully and James Farmer

Headlines:
Walmart Responds to NYT Critic -- Business Insider
http://walmarthelp.com/walmart-respon...

Walmart Canada Names Dirk Van den Berghe as CEO — Press Release
http://walmarthelp.com/walmart-canada...

Walmart Merchandising "Shake-Up" — Bloomberg
http://walmarthelp.com/walmart-mercha...

Walmart Begins Holiday Gift Promotions — AdAge.com
http://walmarthelp.com/walmart-begins...

Walmart's China Problem — Forbes.com
http://walmarthelp.com/walmarts-china...

New CEO of Walmart.com Has "Big" Plans for E-Commerce — Forbes.com
http://walmarthelp.com/new-ceo-of-wal...

Amazon Launches Smartphone — Forbes.com
http://walmarthelp.com/amazon-launche...