Hard Data.
Smart Decisions.
IHL Group is a global research and advisory firm for the retail and hospitality industries providing proprietary research hard data so you can make smarter decisions; the market and technology insight that companies need to effectively compete in a global market.
OUR SOLUTIONS
Advisory & Research
Executive advisory and in-depth analysis on Unified Commerce, Merchandising, Mobile, POS and more.
ClearSight AI
Executive advisor creating YOUR blueprint with your PRIORITIES to maximized your success implementing AI.
Lead Gen & Market Share
Sophia customer intelligence system, trade show lists, lead generation and key IT decision makers.
IT Spend Forecasts
We provide forecasts for over 300 categories of Hardware, Software, SaaS, and IT Services.
Webinars & Free Research
Providing a host of free whitepapers and webinars to help key decision makers stay informed.
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Experienced Analysts
Our associates and advisors have over 100 years combined years of retail technology experience. Our associates have worked as product managers, sales representatives and executives in the retail market.
ANALYST CORNER
- The AI Infrastructure Race Heats Up
The cloud AI infrastructure landscape is fragmenting. At NRF 2026, the strategic differences between AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure came into sharp relief. This wasn’t about marketing claims or… Read more: The AI Infrastructure Race Heats Up - The Rise of the Agentic Storefront: When Your AI Conversation Becomes the Checkout
It was so great to see everyone at NRF. Before we get started, I wanted to invite everyone to our full analyst recap webinar from NRF. Join Ricardo Belmar and… Read more: The Rise of the Agentic Storefront: When Your AI Conversation Becomes the Checkout - The Three Technology Pillars Reshaping Retail in 2026
CES is finished and we are heading into NRF week. The first full week of tech news in 2026 delivered a clear signal about where retail technology is heading. Across… Read more: The Three Technology Pillars Reshaping Retail in 2026 - The 5G Dividend: How Store-Level Connectivity Is Driving Retail’s Financial Performance Gap
Retail has spent years debating which technologies truly move the needle on financial performance. While AI grabs the headlines and computer vision dominates conference keynotes, the IHL Group’s latest research… Read more: The 5G Dividend: How Store-Level Connectivity Is Driving Retail’s Financial Performance Gap