Transforming Retail Through AI with Former Giant Eagle EVP & CIO Kirk Ball

Transforming Retail Through AI with Former Giant Eagle EVP & CIO Kirk Ball

Author: The AI in Enterprise Software Podcast Series June 5, 2024 Duration: 28:15
On the 41st episode of Enterprise Software Innovators, hosts Evan Reiser (Abnormal Security) and Saam Motamedi (Greylock Partners) talk with Kirk Ball, former EVP & CIO of Giant Eagle. Giant Eagle is one of the largest regional supermarket chains in the United States, with over 37,000 employees and more than $11 billion in annual revenue. In this conversation, Kirk shares how AI is transforming the retail industry, the impressive scale of Giant Eagle’s operations, and AI’s potential to sh...

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