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Proximus
1. The role of “Internet of Things” and
“Big Data” in retail
Thursday, 17 March
Stefania Cappiello
2. The retail landscape is changing
Pure-play online retailers
The consumer is changing
Digital consumer
The customer journey starts
online
Use of mobile device in
purchase process
3. Bring the shop online
Click & Reserve, Click & Collect
Bring the webshop to the shop
In-store e-commerce
Omni-channel strategy
Consistent customer experience across integrated channels (shop, web, mobile,…)
Omni-channel fulfilment
4. The new retail reality
Retail challenges
Enrich customer
shopping experience
Enable operational
efficiency
How to reinforce customer loyalty?
• Close to the customer
• More customer interaction
How to survive competition?
• Pure-play online retailers
• International players
How to keep control on cost & margin and yet innovate and grow?
• Make omni-channel strategy profitable
5. Fluidshopping: 6 value proposals
1. Customer interaction
2. Know your customer
3. Mobility & in-store experience
Enrich customer
experience
Enable operational
efficiency
4. Internet of Things
5. Secure Retail
6. Connected Store
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Internet of Things
1. Asset tracking
track & trace of
assets (packages,
shelves, pallets,
shopping carts)
11. We invest in our networks to connect
objects with the best technologies…
Source: Machina Resarch
Number of connected objects in
the world in Bio (2012-2020)
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Wired
SIM based
SIM less
(Short range,
LPWAN, etc.)
1
2
3
The
connectivity
• long range (+10kms) with
deep indoor coverage
without consuming too much
power (>5 years battery life)
• Narrowband in complement
to SIM based
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Sensitivity: Confidential
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12. Internet of Things (IoT)
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1. The Thing
objects & sensors that
send/receive data
2. The connectivity
to transport data
3. The application
creates the value (combines
data, puts logic in it, can act
on object, …)
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Internet of Things
1. Asset tracking
track & trace of
assets
2. Smart Parking
3. Smart Locker
4. Smart
thermometer
monitor
refrigeration units
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Internet of Things
1. Asset tracking
track & trace of
assets
2. Smart Parking
3. Smart Locker
4. Smart
thermometer
monitor
refrigeration units
5. Smart building
energy monitoring
& facility
management
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Customer analytics
via Smart Data
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Call, SMS, surf, Location
updates:
900Mi data points/day
We aim to improve
accuracy by using special
Big Data techniques:
4500Mi data points/day
… we catch location info
from all customers on a
24/7 basis
… we are able to build an
anonymized ‘digital
footprint’ for all mobile
devices.
Each time we call, sms, surf on
the web with our mobile phone …
… Proximus captures the contextual
information or location coordinates.
27. Behind the scenes, building blocks of
Proximus Analytics…
1. Data Sources
& infrastructure
3. Solutions2. Algorithms
& privacy
… Proximus Analytics
Platform Privacy
Algorithms
28. Privacy by design
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We provide you with rich insights
only based on anomymized and
aggregated data and thus fully
respect our customer’s privacy
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Solutions so far …
Event Analytics Visitor Analytics
Event – visitor
overview
Service optimization
Event improvement
Cities – visitor
overview
Insight into activities
Approach optimization
30. • Is my store located on the right location?
• How many people come around my store… but never come in?
• What is the most likely living and working place of passing
crowd?
• How many potential buyers come nearby a specific area?
• How many potential customers come from abroad?
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Smart Data for retail
31. What’s next?
Shop
location
Supermarkets, Chains,
Hotels, Restaurants, …
Importance of location
Femto-cell
Journey
Analytics
Traffic insights in a city
Smart mobility
Policy optimization
Real-time
Crowd Management
Heatmap
…
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32. We enable enterprises and governements
to take critical business decisions in disruptive new ways.
We provide insights and recommendations
built on facts rather assumptions.
Making locations talk