Florian Westerdahl
Lindex
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Tech capability in stores isn't a nice-to-have—it's foundational to competitive success. Retailers must decide upfront which business challenges warrant in-store technology solutions, then architect the organization around maintaining and operating those systems at a tech-company standard.
Deploying store innovations (digital signage, Wi-Fi, AI-driven experiences) creates organizational debt. You cannot bolt technology onto a traditionally structured retail operation; you need to rebuild internal capabilities and accountabilities to support continuous store-tech evolution.
The decision of where to solve business problems—at the enterprise layer or in-store layer—determines both ROI and operational complexity. CMOs and CDOs must align with technology leadership before committing to store-level innovation rollouts.
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speaker-0 (00:01.902) Lindex has from the start realized that tech is going to be a core part of our success. Do you want to add strategic capability in the stores? Do you want to have the same capability as a tech company in the stores? You have to decide where are my business challenges and on what layer should I solve them? If we're going to provide new experience, if you get a signage or Wi-Fi or other solutions for the customers. If we're to provide all this kind of innovation, you have to also create an organization which is built for that.
Florian Westerdahl, Lindex is Empowering Stores with the Generative AI at Lindex
Florian Westerdahl
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