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All Foundries

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Commodity Management & Trading

Transforming trading ecosystems through data-driven insights and secure, agile platforms that empower global commerce.

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Customer & Marketing Strategy

Reimagining customer engagement with personalized, connected experiences that build trust and long-term value.

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Digital Engineering

Turning ideas into scalable digital solutions—accelerating transformation through design, technology, and engineering excellence.

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Station Studio

Redefining mobility hubs with digital innovation to create smarter, sustainable experiences for people and businesses on the move.

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Supply Chain & Industry 5.0

Building resilient, intelligent supply networks that anticipate change and deliver efficiency with purpose.

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Sustainability

Driving responsible innovation to help organizations achieve net-zero goals and create a positive impact for future generations.

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Physical AI

Physical AI gives machines, robots and physical operations the ability to perceive their environment, decide what matters and act in real time. Factories, plants, stores and infrastructure become systems able to sense conditions, learn from them and improve on their own, closing the gap between the physical and the digital world.

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Next-Gen Infrastructure

From networks as infrastructure to connected platforms that enable critical, autonomous and intelligent operations.

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43% more invoices per person in an automated Procure-to-Pay cycle

Purchasing teams spent hours on each invoice, and the cycle had gaps in control. NTT DATA reviewed operations, tools and the organizational model, then built a roadmap with four automation scenarios. Each person in the process now handles 43% more invoices, and the process runs with 34% fewer full-time employees.

43% more invoices per person in an automated Procure-to-Pay cycle

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43 initiatives and an estimated 570 million pesos for a department store’s financial services

For a Mexican department store retailer, financial services were a side offering with room to grow. NTT DATA analyzed products, processes, operations and systems and designed a digital transformation plan with 43 initiatives. The plan carries an estimated impact of about 570 million Mexican pesos on EBITDA.

43 initiatives and an estimated 570 million pesos for a department store’s financial services

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Business Talk

Space & Assortment Optimization

Maximizing revenue per square meter by aligning space, assortment, and demand

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Static layouts and fixed assortments make it harder for retailers to respond to local demand, optimize productivity, and unlock the full value of store space.

Why space & assortment optimization?

Space and assortment optimization connects demand signals, store context, and AI-driven decisioning to localize assortments, optimize space allocation, and improve execution.

The shift is from static planning to continuous, performance-driven optimization improving conversion, inventory rotation, and margin while supporting more consistent in-store execution.

Key benefits

Higher sales density and more relevant assortments

Improved conversion and basket performance

Faster inventory rotation

More consistent execution across stores

How NTT DATA helps

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AI-powered assortment optimization and demand-driven space planning

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AI-powered store audit and compliance models

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Performance analytics and continuous optimization

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Rollout, adoption, and operational support at scale

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Proven impact

Retail space and assortment optimization delivering higher revenues

Results that matter

Organizations can unlock measurable improvements across key retail metrics through more localized, AI-enabled assortment and space decisions:

Sales per m2

Higher

Basket size and conversion

Improved

Inventory turns

Faster

Maximize revenue per square meter through smarter space and assortment decisions

Turn store space into a measurable performance lever

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