Hard Data.
Smart Decisions.
IHL Group is a global research and advisory firm for the retail and hospitality industries. Through our research and data services, we provide the technology insight that companies need to effectively compete in a global market.
OUR PRODUCTS
Research & Advisory
Executive advisory and in-depth analysis on Unified Commerce, Merchandising, Mobile, POS and more.
Data Services
Sophia customer intelligence system, trade show lists, lead generation and key IT decision makers.
IT Forecasts
We provide forecasts for over 300 categories of Hardware, Software, SaaS, and IT Services.
Whitepapers / Webinars
Providing a host of free whitepapers and webinars to help key decision makers stay informed.
MEET OUR TEAM OF
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
- OnDemand – Analyst Recap of NRF 2025
In this webinar Jeff Roster of Third Eye Advisory and Lee Holman, Jerry Sheldon and Greg Buzek from IHL Group provide a brief holiday and economy update, then discuss Agentic AI, IoT, Loss Prevention, RFID, Computer Vision, Self-Checkout,… Read more: OnDemand – Analyst Recap of NRF 2025 - OnDemand – Holiday Sales Update – Intelligent Commerce
In this research we discussed current holiday sales and then covered the transformative trends in retail, focusing on the results from integrating AI, machine learning, and composable commerce to boost… Read more: OnDemand – Holiday Sales Update – Intelligent Commerce - With GenAI, What Keeps Retail CISOs Up at Night?
Generative AI brings unique challenges and opportunities for the Retail CISO that are unique from all the other C-level thoughts on AI. In this collaborative video with Microsoft and RETHINK… Read more: With GenAI, What Keeps Retail CISOs Up at Night? - 80% of AI Projects Fail – Why? And What Can We Do About It?
Despite the immense hype and potential of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI, a staggering 80% of AI projects in organizations fail, according to research from Rand Corporation. As… Read more: 80% of AI Projects Fail – Why? And What Can We Do About It?