The News: ServiceNow recently announced an agreement to acquire G2K the artificial intelligence or AI-powered platform G2K with a view toward transforming retail and other industries. With the acquisition, ServiceNow plans to develop an AI-powered end-to-end workflow solution within the Now Platform, utilizing G2K’s AI technology for the retail industry. Read more from ServiceNow.
ServiceNow Expands Its AI Capabilities with G2K Acquisition: Redefining Retail and Beyond
Analyst Take: In today’s competitive retail environment, it has become mission-critical for companies to make better and faster data-driven decisions. Data-driven decision-making in retail can improve customer experience and sentiment, while also strengthening the organization’s bottom line. For many organizations, accessing and analyzing large, complex data sets is no easy feat, and in today’s increasingly digitized world, organizations are gathering vast quantities of data, yet many are struggling on how to act on the data.
That’s why ServiceNow’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence or AI-powered platform G2K in order to develop an AI-powered end-to-end workflow solution within the Now platform using G2K’s AI technology for the retail industry is such a big announcement. ServiceNow plans to add G2K’s smart IoT technology to the Now Platform, enabling businesses to intelligently act on their digital and in‑store data with enterprise‑grade workflows. While initially ServiceNow will focus on the retail industry, the workflow solution will have the flexibility to apply to other industries such as transportation, healthcare, entertainment, and manufacturing in the future.
G2K’s technology gives retailers the ability to connect real-time data across storefronts and other physical spaces using AI to translate that data into insights to help organizations make data-driven decisions. G2K technology can:
- Help businesses plan inventory based on demand
- Improve on-site customer experiences
- Address in-store maintenance or other mechanical issues
- Increase employee productivity
By integrating G2K’s end-to-end physical capabilities within the Now Platform, ServiceNow becomes one of the only leading companies providing enterprise-grade retail workflows, enabling businesses to seamlessly bridge the physical world into a digital workflow platform.
AI point solutions will help reshape retail experiences — for customers and retail employees, and a connected vision that is all about simplicity and efficiency should be compelling.
As evidenced with the recent acquisitions of Hitch Works and Element AI, and now G2K, ServiceNow is committed to bring additional layers of AI-driven value to its customers. ServiceNow expects to close the acquisition of G2K in Q3 2023 subject to the completion of regulatory review. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Wrapping up, this acquisition will allow ServiceNow to integrate G2K’s AI capabilities into its existing Now platform, enabling customers to leverage advanced automation and decision-making tools. This will enable them to make business decisions that are based on data giving them a competitive edge in the retail industry. The acquisition continues ServiceNow’s commitment to AI-driven value for its customers.
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Shelly Kramer is a Principal Analyst and Founding Partner at Futurum Research. A serial entrepreneur with a technology centric focus, she has worked alongside some of the world’s largest brands to embrace disruption and spur innovation, understand and address the realities of the connected customer, and help navigate the process of digital transformation. She brings 20 years' experience as a brand strategist to her work at Futurum, and has deep experience helping global companies with marketing challenges, GTM strategies, messaging development, and driving strategy and digital transformation for B2B brands across multiple verticals. Shelly's coverage areas include Collaboration/CX/SaaS, platforms, ESG, and Cybersecurity, as well as topics and trends related to the Future of Work, the transformation of the workplace and how people and technology are driving that transformation. A transplanted New Yorker, she has learned to love life in the Midwest, and has firsthand experience that some of the most innovative minds and most successful companies in the world also happen to live in “flyover country.”
