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Join us in Las Vegas January 6-9 for #CES2026 💥.     We’ll be exploring how AI and emerging technologies, changing consumer expectations, and heightened global competition are reshaping the future of business and what organizations can do to unlock growth.     Meet us at CES: https://on.bcg.com/3MD4XQg     #BCGatCES

2025 will be remembered as the moment AI stopped behaving like software and started behaving like a colleague 🤖🤝. Read this month's BCG X Files to learn about the emerging agentic enterprise and be sure to subscribe ⬇️.

“The return on [AI] investment so far has taken the form of time savings up to 58% in employee hours, cost reductions of up to 80%, and asset creation that’s 2-10x faster.” BCG X’s Raakhi Agrawal recently spoke with Vogue Business on how AI is transforming the fashion industry, with brands already seeing measurable returns from automating workflows in areas such as finance, supply chain, and marketing. Yet one of the biggest challenges emerges when companies try to do too much at once. “Those that focus on a few high-impact use cases and automate end-to-end workflows are the ones realizing real ROI,” Raakhi noted. Read more insights here: https://on.bcg.com/4a5IOUD #Luxury #Fashion #AI  

From technology delivery ➡️ technology transformation. Allen Chen, CTO of Fanatics and BCG X alum, shares how the role of the CTO is shifting from shipping code to shaping how work gets done with the emergence of #AI. #BCGatAWSreInvent #AWSreInvent  

What does the future state of planning look like?    We brought together 20+ planning leaders from top organizations for a cross-industry discussion on how planning is evolving—and what it will take to win in the next era. Here are five things you need to know: 📌 AI agents will require reimagining planning processes, not just simply inserting automation into today’s workflows  📌 Financial integration must align decision rights, incentives, and analytical structures around the P&L decisions that matter most  📌 Planners will need to step into more analytical roles reshaping how organizations hire and upskill talent  📌 Robust data structures and decision logs are foundational to enabling intelligent, consistent planning  📌 There are multiple paths to leapfrog the tech frontier, balancing ownership of critical analytics with orchestration will be key     Stay tuned for our upcoming 2026 State of Planning Report and explore our latest thinking here: https://on.bcg.com/4iPTVDw     Aneesh Saxena, Andres Garro, Chris Richard, Rajesh Shetty, Swasti Nagpal, William Davenport, Samantha Dunn    #EndtoEndPlanbyBCGX #DemandPlanning #Planning

AI isn’t coming to retail—it’s already here, and it’s rewriting the rules: 🛍️ Consumers already shop with AI   📈 Leading retailers see 5–15% conversion gains   👥 AI talent is scarce, and early movers are winning     To win in this new environment, retailers must move as fast as consumers and technology. Discover how retailers can become AI-first: https://on.bcg.com/3MKwWNU #AIFirstCompanies #BCGExecutivePerspectives

AI agents dominated the dialogue last week as 60,000 business leaders came together for #AWSreInvent. Following our conversations, our experts have identified 5 key questions for leaders to ask when considering AI investments: 1️⃣ Are you moving fast enough?   2️⃣ Have you assembled your winning team?   3️⃣ Have you selected the optimal models to achieve your business goals?   4️⃣ Will data be your unlock or your bottleneck?   5️⃣ Are you enabling your talent to succeed? https://on.bcg.com/4qbFagP #BCGatAWSreInvent  

What does it take for engineers to embrace AI? BCG X’s Matthew Kropp and Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s Matt Yanchyshyn share how a mix of practical training and peer-to-peer coaching empowers engineering teams to use #AI with confidence and unlock meaningful productivity. Discover more insights from #BCGatAWSreInvent: https://on.bcg.com/4pVQQ7g #AWSreInvent

Welcome to the BCG X Innovation Hub 🚀–where ideas turn into impact. Our experts are on the ground at #AWSreInvent this week showcasing our latest AI-powered solutions enabling hyper-personalization, end-to-end customer management, intelligent marketing, and data-driven decisions–transforming customer engagement, sales, and operations for automotive, banking, and beyond. Dive in here ⬇️ . https://on.bcg.com/48lZhCI #BCGatAWSreInvent

📣 New patent granted! We’re delighted to announce a new patent that helps retailers unify data and make smarter investment decisions. The new patent, “Data Structures in an Orchestration Engine,” helps retailers bring together fragmented data across pricing, promotions, personalization, loyalty offers, markdowns, and other value levers, enabling holistic optimization and faster, more informed decision-making. Congratulations to Vahid Rashidi, PhD, Roelant Kalthof, Sebastian Bak, Javier Anta Callersten, Robert Xu, and Connie Gao for your hard work in securing this important recognition. ➡️ Learn more about Retail AI by BCG X: https://on.bcg.com/3KDqV52 #BCGX #RetailAIbyBCGX #AI