Addressing Technical Debt in Retail

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Drawing together some of the most cutting-edge insights from The Hive community, with a sprinkle of benchmarking and a healthy dose of practical tips.

In retail, speed often wins. To meet deadlines, launch campaigns, or integrate new sales channels, technical compromises are made. These shortcuts, while necessary in the moment, accumulate over time.

AI has the power to eradicate years of legacy workarounds, from rewriting code to automating testing and identifying dependencies in complex systems. Produced with our friends at Publicis Sapient, this Hive Mind guide looks at the typical challenges retailers face around legacy and complexity, with advice from experts on how to approach tech modernisation.

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Discover current trends around technical debt and where AI presents opportunities to address this

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For me, one of the key challenges is to work out a strategy for managing updates effectively, and how to be proactive in mitigating the risks of legacy issues.”
Systems Manager, Consumer Products Company