Data is being created and transferred at an unprecedented rate, fuelling the growth in business intelligence and analytics BI&A. Primarily for the discovery of opportunities to optimise supply chain collaboration, improve supplier and customer ecosystems and the development of new product and services.
Potential buyers of retailer's data include direct suppliers, data aggregators, analytics service providers, and even competitors. Three major trends are enhancing the potential for data monetisation in the retail space, Big Data, BI&A, and the cloud.