The Connected Store: Doing More With Less

How modern network infrastructure enables ​
AI-Driven and Strategic Decisions

🗓️ July 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM EST


Modern retail runs on connectivity. Most store networks were never built for it.

Retailers are investing heavily in AI, computer vision, fulfillment technology, retail media, and real-time customer experiences.

But many stores are still operating on infrastructure designed for a completely different era.
This session explores how network architecture has become one of the biggest hidden factors behind retail performance — and why the retailers scaling AI successfully are often the ones that rebuilt their foundation first.

Russell Phillips, Sr. Solutions Marketing Manager

Greg Buzek, Founder & President

AI is moving faster than store infrastructure.
Retail stores are becoming real-time operational environments.

Every new device, sensor, AI model, camera, fulfillment workflow, and customer-facing experience increases pressure on the network.

The result is a growing infrastructure gap:

Retailers are deploying modern technologies on top of networks that were never designed to support them.

As stores become fulfillment hubs, data centers, and AI execution environments, connectivity is no longer just an IT concern.
It is becoming a business performance issue: Can your infrastructure support the next generation of retail operations?

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 🗓️ July 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM EST

The store network has become a competitive advantage, and retail leaders are racing to deploy AI!

But AI only works when the underlying systems can support real-time execution.

From inventory visibility and fulfillment workflows to computer vision and frictionless checkout, modern retail increasingly depends on networks that can process, prioritize, and move data without interruption.

AI doesn’t fail because of AI, but because the foundation can’t support it.
Modern retail environments now depend on:

Commerce is no longer built solely for human eyes. We are entering an era of headless, automated consumption where the “shopper” is often an algorithm.

It’s where:

  • Real-Time Store Operations: Inventory updates, fulfillment workflows, pricing, and associate tools require continuous connectivity.
  • AI-Driven Experiences: Computer vision, automation, and intelligent workflows depend on low-latency infrastructure.
  • Operational Resilience: Downtime impacts revenue, customer trust, and execution across every channel.
  • Wireless-First Architecture: Retailers are increasingly shifting toward programmable, resilient network environments built for scale.
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 🗓️ July 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM EST

In this session, we’ll explore how leading retailers are building infrastructure that supports AI, fulfillment, and operational performance at scale.

Live webinar | 40–45 minutes

🗓️ July 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM EST

Rethinking retail starts with the foundation.

Join Ericsson, IHL Group, and RetailWire for a discussion on how connectivity is reshaping store operations — and why network strategy has become critical to retail growth.

With

Russell Phillips,
Sr. Solutions Marketing Manager

Greg Buzek,
Founder & President