NEEDHAM, Mass., January 12, 2024 – Leslie Hand, group vice president, IDC Retail Insights, and Ananda Chakravarty, research vice president, Retail Merchandising and Marketing Analytics Strategies, IDC, have been named Top Retail Experts of 2024 by RETHINK Retail. This recognition is a testament to the significant role Hand and Chakravarty have in steering the retail industry’s future.
Chosen from more than 400 nominees, Hand and Chakravarty join an elite group of retail leaders and visionaries. The Top Retail Experts list is presented annually and includes several categories: Academia, Analysts, Associations, Consultants, Finance, Media, Real Estate, Specialists, and Technologists. Earning a place on the Top Retail Experts list is based on outstanding contributions in these fields within the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. Nominations come from current members, committees, and corporations.
Learn more about the Top Retail Experts at https://rethink.industries/top-retail-experts-2024/.
One of the most highly sought after resources in the retail IT industry, Hand boasts more than three decades of experience in retail and nearly 15 years serving as a trusted industry analyst with IDC Retail Insights. Her research has become a valuable resource for retailers around the world as she focuses on the digital transformation of the future “store”, and how retailers are applying technology to drive more resilience and innovation in the entire retail ecosystem. Follow Hand on X at @lesliehand and on LinkedIn at lesliehand.
With more than two decades of industry experience, Chakravarty’s core research focuses on in-store and digital retail merchandising, digital tools, artificial intelligence, intelligent store operations, retail marketing, and retail media. His research offers actionable guidance focused on retail business merchandising and marketing to support today’s leading retailers. Follow Ananda on LinkedIn at anandachakravarty.
“We congratulate Leslie and Ananda for this much deserved industry recognition,” said Robert Parker, senior vice president, Industry Research at IDC. “Both have demonstrated their commitment to helping our customers address the most pressing challenges with practical and actionable guidance while delivering the insights global retailers need to be successful. We are grateful for their valuable contributions to our research and look forward to what they will accomplish in the years ahead.”
About RETHINK Retail
Global retail media leader RETHINK Retail is a source of comprehensive news, analysis and insights for the retail industry. For more information, visit www.rethink.industries.
About IDC Retail Insights
IDC Retail Insights assists retail businesses and IT leaders, as well as the suppliers who serve them in making more effective technology decisions by providing accurate, timely, and insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Staffed by senior analysts with decades of industry experience, our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing asset intensive, brand oriented, technology oriented, and engineering oriented retail industries. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology market. IDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of IDG, the world’s leading technology, media, research, and events company. For more information, please visit www.idc-ri.com, email info@idc-ri.com, or call 508-988-7900.
About IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,300 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology, IT benchmarking and sourcing, and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC’s analysis and insight helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their key business objectives. Founded in 1964, IDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading tech media, data, and marketing services company. To learn more about IDC, please visit www.idc.com. Follow IDC on Twitter at @IDC and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the IDC Blog for industry news and insights.