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Fujitsu supports sustainable growth for retailers with data and AI through Uvance for Retail
Fujitsu has announced the launch of Uvance for Retail, a solution that integrates data onto a robust and secure cloud. The solution, which leverages Fujitsu’ s accumulated business knowledge and implementation capabilities, also incorporates advanced technologies such as Agentic AI. By seamlessly connecting fragmented data and operations across retail sites, Fujitsu aims to enhance both on-site execution capabilities and management decisionmaking and support the sustainable growth and competitiveness of Japan’ s retail industry.
Even as AI and Digital Technologies evolve rapidly, the Japanese retail industry faces extremely complex and structural challenges such as population decline, intensifying competition, labour shortages and rising costs. Underlying these challenges is the overwhelming amount of data required for decisionmaking compared to other industries, coupled with the current situation where systems are fragmented by operation and data is scattered. Furthermore, data structures differ among manufacturers and wholesalers, leading to data silos and making cross-sectional utilisation difficult. As a result, people are forced to make decisions without fully utilising vast amounts of data, leading to increased burden. This situation undermines the agility that the retail industry has traditionally demonstrated, leading to a decline in competitiveness.
For over 50 years, Fujitsu has supported the Japanese retail industry and possesses a deep understanding of the business and related data structures developed through discussions with numerous customers and various business endeavours.
Furthermore, by welcoming GK Software and BrainPad into the group, Fujitsu has strengthened its comprehensive support system, integrating industryrooted knowledge with cuttingedge technology. By providing this accumulated retail industry knowledge and technology as Uvance for Retail, which transforms on-site execution and management decision-making as one, Fujitsu aims to enhance corporate agility and support the sustainable growth of the Japanese retail industry.
Uvance for Retail comprehensively provides the capabilities necessary for retail business growth, with data and AI at its core. Fujitsu’ s retail-specialised consultants define management and operational challenges, leveraging their years of industry expertise to design an ideal state that includes business processes and core systems. Subsequently, offerings incorporating Agentic AI are implemented by system engineers with deep retail knowledge, ensuring their effective utilisation in daily operations. AI rooted in business processes enables advanced decisionmaking and operational autonomy. Fujitsu also provides the platform that safely connects operations, systems and data for supporting these. Through Uvance for Retail, Fujitsu aims to innovate experiences for consumers and employees, enhance supply chains and advance the future of retail. • 48
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