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Mining data to discover trends and sentiment
Published Mar 15, 2011. Part of the FT Connected Business podcast series.


In this podcast, produced by Stephen Pritchard, Aldata’s Mark Croxton is interviewed on trends in Retail IT investment. Fast forward to minute six to hear main findings from this year’s Global Retail CIO Survey.

Sponsored by Aldata, the Global Retail CIO Survey, delivers up to the minute insight into how retailers globally have and will shape their technology strategies in the face of current economic and market pressures. The research incorporates the views of retailers whose combined sales represent $555 billion and more than 117,000 stores. This equates to 8% of the total retail market in the Americas and Europe by sales.

About the FT Connected Business podcast series and FT.com
The Connected Business series of podcasts examines how business leaders can use IT to improve performance and exploit new opportunities for growth. ft.com/podcast

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