Greg Buzek

Full Bio

Greg Buzek is the Founder, President and Principal Analyst of IHL Group and one of the Founders of the Retail Orphan Initiative (www.retailROI.org), a charitable foundation that seeks to help the 400 million orphaned and vulnerable children around the world. In 16 years, RetailROI has been involved in over 300 projects in 29 countries helping an estimated 325,000 children through clean water, education, computers, language training and care.

Noted by RIS News as one of the Top 10 Influentials in Retail and the National Retail Federation as one of “The List of People Shaping Retail’s Future“, he has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from The Ohio State University, and 30 years of experience in retail market analysis, business planning, product development, and consulting with Fortune 500 companies. He is also a member of the Top 100 Retail Influencers from ReTHINK Retail.

Greg is frequently quoted in BusinessWeek, CIO Information Network, Information Week, Supermarket News, Chain Store Age, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and the Washington Post and has been used as a retail technology analyst on NBC Nightly News, CBS News, and CNBC. In addition, Greg has been a guest lecturer for the Wharton School of Business and Belmont University.

In 2011 The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute honored Greg with the first ever Paul Singer Award that recognizes business and governmental leaders for going above and beyond their defined roles to advocate for better adoption and foster care policies worldwide. Before founding IHL, Greg worked with NCR Corporation and Sensormatic Electronics as a marketing and development executive on hardware, software, and electronic security products for the Retail Industry.

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Products & Services

Winning the Race of Innovation: How Top Performing Retailers are Investing in Technology

AI Readiness Profiles for Retailers

Impact of AI on Loss Prevention Technologies

Charting the AI-Driven Transformation in Grocery

Webinar Slides – The AI-Driven Transformation in Grocery

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• AI for the CMO
  by Greg Buzek
  July 17, 2024
  I had the pleasure of speaking with RETHINK Retail and Microsoft on the impact and opportunities of AI for the CMO. This leverages our AI Impact Forecast specifically for marketers.… Read more: AI for the CMO
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  Cloud Pricing No Longer Works in an AI World
  by Greg Buzek
  June 11, 2024
  Back in my younger years there was a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit about a bank that only made change (You can see it here). It ends with the customers… Read more: Cloud Pricing No Longer Works in an AI World
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  Retailers Driving Supercycle Replacements for North America mPOS Market
  by Greg Buzek
  June 4, 2024
  The largest retailers in the US and Canada are driving a Supercycle of replacements and new installations of mobile POS (mPOS) devices to in 2024-2026, according to new research by IHL Group. The latest North America mPOS Market Study reveals that 57% of Tier I retailers, with sales over $1b annually, are planning to make a new mPOS decision in 2024 with rollouts later in 2024 – 2026.
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  Where the AI Money Flows and When
  by Greg Buzek
  May 22, 2024
  Later today NVIDIA is releasing their latest financial results that should show crazy growth again. From an investment standpoint there seems to be an insatiable appetite for Investing in AI.… Read more: Where the AI Money Flows and When