Breakfast Roundtable
How AI Can Help Retail Prepare For The Peak?
The retail sector is facing unprecedented cost pressures, with inflation driving up input prices, rents, and utilities. Wage bills are rising significantly, and many retailers are seeing their margins squeezed tighter than ever. As consumer spending softens under economic uncertainty, it’s even harder to accurately prepare for upcoming demand, especially during peak times.
This exclusive Retail Roundtable will explore how AI can empower retailers to operate optimally during peak season, beat rising costs, boost efficiency, and protect margins.
Date: 23rd September, 2025
Time: 9am – 10:30am
Venue: The Standard, 10 Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EG
Key Discussion Topics
Agile Labour Efficiency & Workforce Planning
Labour is one of retail’s biggest costs, and misalignment during peak periods can lead to overspend and service issues. We’ll explore how AI helps retailers plan staffing around real demand, avoiding waste while keeping service levels high.
Cutting Waste Through Store-level Overheads
We will look at how AI can support an estate and drive costs down through energy bills, optimising opening hours, appointment scheduling, and store-level overheads. These costs can spiral out of control without real-time oversight and strategies to minimise idle-store expenses.
Smart Inventory & Supply-Chain Optimisation
Overstock and stockouts alike erode profits, and we will explore how AI-driven forecasting is helping align stock levels with true demand, especially during peak periods.
Dynamic Pricing & Promotion Optimisation
With costs, competition, and demand all moving fast, static pricing doesn’t cut it. We’ll explore how retailers are using AI to adjust prices in real time and run smarter promotions that protect margin and drive sales.
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Held under Chatham House Rules, this interactive session will bring together retail decision-makers for open discussion, peer learning, and collaborative problem-solving.
Join us to uncover how AI can transform your retail operations, shave costs, and drive sustainable revenue growth well beyond the current economic headwinds.
8:30am - 9am: Arrival, coffee, continental breakfast and networking
9am: Discussion begins
10:30am: Discussion ends, networking
