{"id":29,"date":"2026-10-17T00:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ars2.org\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-10-17T00:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:41:11","slug":"ars%c2%b2-framework-elementor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ars2.org\/","title":{"rendered":"ARS\u00b2 Framework \u2014 Elementor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000180 e-con-full ars2-elementor e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000180\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000009 e-con-full ars2-header e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000001 ars2-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1448\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-logo-final.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11\" alt=\"Final ARS\u00b2 logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-logo-final.png 1448w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-logo-final-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-logo-final-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-logo-final-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1448px) 100vw, 1448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000007 e-con-full ars2-nav e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000002 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#framework\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The framework<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000003 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#application\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">How it works<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000004 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#assessments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Self-assessments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000005 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#publications\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Publications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000006 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000008 button small elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore an assessment \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000015 e-con-full hero wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000011 e-con-full hero-copy e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000a eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000000a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">ARS\u00b2\u2122 Framework \u00b7 Retail &amp; CPG technology readiness<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000000b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparency builds trust.<br \/><em>Trust accelerates adoption.<\/em><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000c lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000000c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">ARS\u00b2 helps retailers, CPGs and solution providers understand what technology can deliver <strong>accurately, repeatedly, at scale, and with speed.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000d intro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000000d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"intro\">Make demonstrated capability visible. Understand what is still developing. Align on what comes next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000010 e-con-full actions e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000e button elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000000e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#framework\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the framework \u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000f textlink elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000000f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#assessments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the self-assessments \u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000014 e-con-full original-diagram e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-diagram-logo-matched.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9\" alt=\"ARS squared framework: Accuracy and Repeatability support validation; Scalability and Speed support operationalization. Most solutions validate. Very few operationalize.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-diagram-logo-matched.png 1254w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-diagram-logo-matched-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-diagram-logo-matched-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-diagram-logo-matched-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-diagram-logo-matched-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Accurately. Repeatedly. at Scale. with Speed.<\/figcaption>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000017 e-con-full trust-strip e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A practical framework for evaluating <strong>retail and CPG technology readiness.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000021 e-con-full wrap section gap-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000001a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000018 eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Why ARS\u00b2 exists<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Close the Innovation<br \/>Transparency Gap.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000020 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001b lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000001b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">The gap is the distance between what the market believes a solution can consistently deliver and what it has demonstrated under real operating conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000001c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ARS\u00b2 makes that gap visible. It helps organizations understand what has been proven, what is still developing, and what it will take to move forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000001d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That applies to established solutions as much as emerging ones. AI is resetting the capability baseline. Differentiated data and disciplined delivery increasingly determine whether those capabilities create operational value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001e published-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000001e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"published-line\">\u201cEstablished is a market position. Proven is an operational condition.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001f textlink elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000001f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#publications\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the thinking behind ARS\u00b2 \u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000047 e-con-full wrap section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000047\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"framework\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000025 e-con-full section-head e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000025\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000022 eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">The framework<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Look beyond the demo.<br \/>Understand operational readiness.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A successful pilot answers one question. An operational deployment raises many more. ARS\u00b2 brings structure to that conversation through four connected dimensions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000042 e-con-full dimensions e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000002c e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000002c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000026 number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number\">A<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accuracy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Does the solution produce correct and usable results under real-world conditions, including variability and edge cases?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000002b e-con-full measure e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000002b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Questions to make concrete<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000002a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000002a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is measured? Against what reference? Under which conditions?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000033 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000033\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000002d number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000002d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number\">R<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000002e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000002e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Repeatability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000002f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000002f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can performance be reproduced consistently over time, across locations and through operational change?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000032 e-con-full measure e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000032\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Questions to make concrete<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How consistent are results? Where do they vary? What changes over time?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000003a e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000003a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000034 number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number\">S<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scalability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do performance, cost and operational effort hold as the footprint, assortment and complexity grow?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000039 e-con-full measure e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Questions to make concrete<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What has been deployed? What resources are required? Where are the limits?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000041 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000041\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000003b number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000003b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number\">S<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000003c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000003c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speed<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000003d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000003d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are results generated, delivered and acted on at the cadence the use case requires?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000040 e-con-full measure e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000003e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000003e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Questions to make concrete<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000003f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000003f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How long does it take? How current is the information? When can action follow?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000043 note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"note\">Measures and thresholds are defined for the use case. ARS\u00b2 supports transparency and shared understanding; it does not rank vendors or imply certification.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000046 e-con-full framework-delivers e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What ARS\u00b2 delivers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A structured language for discussing retail technology readiness.<\/li><li>A transparent framework for evaluating operational maturity.<\/li><li>Alignment across retailers, CPGs and solution providers.<\/li><li>A repeatable method for communicating innovation progress.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000005f e-con-full maturity-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000005f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000005e e-con-full wrap section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000005e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000004b e-con-full section-head e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000004b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000048 eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Maturity, made visible<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Progress is a conversation.<br \/>Make it a measurable one.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000004a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000004a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exploring, Developing, Progressing and Achieving provide a shared vocabulary for discussing maturity across the four dimensions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000005c e-con-full stages e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000005c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000004f e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000004f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000004c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000004c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>01<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000004d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000004d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000004e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000004e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prove the concept and clarify what needs to be demonstrated for the defined use case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000053 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>02<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Develop capability through pilots and gather evidence against agreed measures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000057 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000057\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>03<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Progressing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Expand deployment with reliability and address gaps as operational evidence grows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000005b e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000005b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>04<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Achieving<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000005a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000005a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Operate consistently at scale against the agreed requirements for the defined use case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000005d note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000005d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"note\">Maturity is assessed for each dimension within the defined use case. Levels are not comparative across solutions; they can differ by dimension and change over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000008a e-con-full wrap section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000008a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"application\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000063 e-con-full section-head e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000063\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000060 eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Put ARS\u00b2 to work<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with the decision.<br \/>Choose the depth you need.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Define the operational objective, agree on relevant sub-KPIs, examine the evidence and revisit readiness as products and deployments evolve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000006a e-con-full workflow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000006a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How ARS\u00b2 works<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ARS\u00b2 creates a clear, consistent path from evaluation to operational impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000067 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000067\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-how-it-works.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ars2-how-it-works\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnMyLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL2FyczItaG93LWl0LXdvcmtzLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1874\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-how-it-works.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10\" alt=\"Five steps: Define Use Case \u2014 clarify scope; Align Sub-KPIs \u2014 select measures; ARS\u00b2 Snapshot \u2014 readiness view; Deep Assessment \u2014 evidence review; Reassess \u2014 track maturity.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-how-it-works.png 1874w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-how-it-works-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-how-it-works-1024x232.png 1024w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-how-it-works-768x174.png 768w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ars2-how-it-works-1536x348.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0000069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read the five steps<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\"><ol><li><strong>Define Use Case:<\/strong> Clarify the operational objective and evaluation scope.<\/li><li><strong>Align on Sub-KPIs:<\/strong> Identify relevant measures across the ARS\u00b2 dimensions.<\/li><li><strong>ARS\u00b2 Snapshot:<\/strong> Establish a lightweight readiness assessment.<\/li><li><strong>Deep Assessment:<\/strong> Examine supporting operational evidence.<\/li><li><strong>Ongoing Reassessment:<\/strong> Track maturity as products and deployments evolve.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000007a e-con-full offers e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000007a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000006f e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000006f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000006b label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000006b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Establish a starting point<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000006c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000006c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARS\u00b2 Snapshot\u2122<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000006d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000006d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A high-level readiness view across the four dimensions. Create a common starting point and identify questions that need deeper exploration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000006e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000006e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:ARS2@ComTask.com?subject=ARS2%20Snapshot%20inquiry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discuss a Snapshot \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000074 e-con-full featured ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000074\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000070 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Examine operational evidence<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARS\u00b2 Deep Assessment\u2122<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A use-case-specific assessment using agreed sub-KPIs and supporting evidence. Understand demonstrated capability, limitations and the path forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000073 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:ARS2@ComTask.com?subject=ARS2%20Deep%20Assessment%20inquiry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore a Deep Assessment \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000079 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000075 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Track progress over time<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARS\u00b2 Advisory<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ongoing reassessment as products, data and deployment scale change. Keep decisions and communication aligned with operational progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000078 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:ARS2@ComTask.com?subject=ARS2%20Advisory%20inquiry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discuss ongoing advisory \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000088 e-con-full audience e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000088\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A shared lens. Different decisions.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000007e e-con-full ars2-audience-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000007e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000007b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000007b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retailers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000007c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000007c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understand fit before expanding deployment.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000007d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000007d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Align technology, category and operations teams on what has been demonstrated in the environments where the solution must work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000082 e-con-full ars2-audience-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000007f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000007f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CPGs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect technology readiness with business requirements.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Evaluate how a solution supports category, shopper and execution decisions, with measures that reflect your data needs and operating cadence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000086 e-con-full ars2-audience-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000086\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solution providers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communicate capability with greater clarity.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Show what has been demonstrated, explain the limits of the evidence and make the next steps in product and deployment maturity visible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000089 application-areas elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"application-areas\">ARS\u00b2 has been applied in discussions and self-assessments involving computer vision, robotics, shelf intelligence, inventory automation, planogram compliance and consumer signal technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000fb e-con-full assessment-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"assessments\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000fa e-con-full wrap section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000008e e-con-full section-head e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000008e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000008b eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000008b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">ARS\u00b2 in practice<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000008c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000008c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See how providers describe<br \/>their own readiness.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000008d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000008d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ARS\u00b2 is an independent framework for transparent evaluation and communication of technology readiness. These six original self-assessments were shared through the ECR CatManNetwork Tools &amp; Technology Group initiative. Each pairs the provider\u2019s use case and maturity view with its perspective on applying ARS\u00b2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000008f assessment-context elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000008f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-context\">Each assessment is specific to its use case and date. Levels are not comparative across solutions. These provider self-assessments are distinct from an evidence-backed Deep Assessment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f6 e-con-full assessment-grid e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a0 e-con-full assessment-card ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"assessment-pcsso\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000096 e-con-full assessment-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000096\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000091 e-con-full provider-logo-slot e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000091\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000090 provider-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23\" alt=\"PCSSO logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso-logo.png 354w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso-logo-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000092 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">Provider self-assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PCSSO<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000094 assessment-use elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-use\">Predicting Shelf Trends from Social Signals<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000095 assessment-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-date\">Assessment date: 4\/16 (as shown on the original slide)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pcsso\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnMyLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL3Bjc3NvLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24\" alt=\"PCSSO original ARS\u00b2 self-assessment. Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Progressing. Scale: Developing. Speed: Progressing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso.png 2048w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pcsso-1536x866.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View the full self-assessment \u2197<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000009d e-con-full participant-quote ars2-quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000009d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cARS\u00b2 helps shift innovation discussions away from hype and toward real-world readiness.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000009c e-con-full ars2-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000009c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000009a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000009a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kriswoodbeck\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Kris Woodbeck<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000009b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000009b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>CEO, PCSSO<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000009f assessment-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"000009f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read the assessment overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\"><p><strong>Use case:<\/strong> Predicting Shelf Trends from Social Signals.<\/p><p><strong>Self-reported maturity:<\/strong> Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Progressing. Scale: Developing. Speed: Progressing.<\/p><p>The original slide contains the provider\u2019s supporting statements and limitations. These are historical self-assessments for the stated use case, not independent verification of current performance.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/georgemirza_retailinnovation-cpg-innovatingcategorymanagement-activity-7460330154997825536-IBSK\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View the original Snapshot post \u2197<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b1 e-con-full assessment-card ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"assessment-standard-ai\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a7 e-con-full assessment-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a2 e-con-full provider-logo-slot provider-logo-dark e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a1 provider-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27\" alt=\"Standard AI logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai-logo-300x42.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai-logo-768x108.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a3 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">Provider self-assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00000a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standard AI<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a5 assessment-use elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-use\">Optimizing promotions \u2014 Candy activation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a6 assessment-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-date\">Assessment date: April 8, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"standard-ai\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnMyLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL3N0YW5kYXJkLWFpLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1423\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28\" alt=\"Standard AI original ARS\u00b2 self-assessment. Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Progressing. Scale: Developing. Speed: Progressing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai.png 1423w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/standard-ai-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1423px) 100vw, 1423px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View the full self-assessment \u2197<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ae e-con-full participant-quote ars2-quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cARS\u00b2 creates a common language for evaluating technology readiness in a transparent and measurable way.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ad e-con-full ars2-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ab elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00000ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angie-westbrock-a2581111\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Angie Westbrock<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>CEO, Standard AI<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b0 assessment-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"00000b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1761\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1761\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read the assessment overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1761\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1761\"><p><strong>Use case:<\/strong> Optimizing promotions \u2014 Candy activation.<\/p><p><strong>Self-reported maturity:<\/strong> Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Progressing. Scale: Developing. Speed: Progressing.<\/p><p>The original slide contains the provider\u2019s supporting statements and limitations. These are historical self-assessments for the stated use case, not independent verification of current performance.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/georgemirza_retailinnovation-categorymanagement-retailtechnology-activity-7467572484557647873-yAkq\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View the original Snapshot post \u2197<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c2 e-con-full assessment-card ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"assessment-simbe\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b8 e-con-full assessment-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b3 e-con-full provider-logo-slot provider-logo-dark e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b2 provider-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25\" alt=\"Simbe logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-logo-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-logo-768x188.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b4 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">Provider self-assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00000b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simbe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b6 assessment-use elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-use\">Real-time shelf visibility across a retail chain<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b7 assessment-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-date\">Assessment date: April 28, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"simbe\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnMyLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL3NpbWJlLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26\" alt=\"Simbe original ARS\u00b2 self-assessment. Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Achieving. Scale: Progressing. Speed: Progressing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe.png 2048w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/simbe-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View the full self-assessment \u2197<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000bf e-con-full participant-quote ars2-quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAchieving the best outcomes through innovation often means making intentional choices and trade-offs. ARS\u00b2 is a framework that helps the most innovative retailers get a clear understanding of those trade-offs to move fast, confidently.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000be e-con-full ars2-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000bc elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00000bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/tomgehani\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tom Gehani<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>VP Product, Simbe Robotics<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c1 assessment-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"00000c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1931\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1931\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read the assessment overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1931\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1931\"><p><strong>Use case:<\/strong> Real-time shelf visibility across a retail chain.<\/p><p><strong>Self-reported maturity:<\/strong> Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Achieving. Scale: Progressing. Speed: Progressing.<\/p><p>The original slide contains the provider\u2019s supporting statements and limitations. These are historical self-assessments for the stated use case, not independent verification of current performance.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/georgemirza_innovatingcategorymanagement-retailtechnology-activity-7470121746344603648-8KW0\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View the original Snapshot post \u2197<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d3 e-con-full assessment-card ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"assessment-coolr\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c9 e-con-full assessment-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c4 e-con-full provider-logo-slot e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c3 provider-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13\" alt=\"CoolR logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr-logo-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr-logo-768x217.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c5 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">Provider self-assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00000c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CoolR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c7 assessment-use elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-use\">Out-of-Stock Detection &amp; Automated Actions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000c8 assessment-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-date\">Assessment date: June 19, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"coolr\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnMyLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL2Nvb2xyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14\" alt=\"CoolR original ARS\u00b2 self-assessment. Accuracy, Repeatability, Scale and Speed: Progressing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr.jpg 959w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coolr-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View the full self-assessment \u2197<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d0 e-con-full participant-quote ars2-quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cARS\u00b2 pushed the conversation beyond detection and shelf visibility. It helped us reframe the challenge from \u201ccan we see the shelf?\u201d to \u201ccan we execute on it reliably, at scale, every time?\u201d\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000cf e-con-full ars2-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000cd elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00000cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/durlabh\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Durlabh Jain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>CEO, CoolR Group<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d2 assessment-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"00000d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read the assessment overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\"><p><strong>Use case:<\/strong> Out-of-Stock Detection &amp; Automated Actions.<\/p><p><strong>Self-reported maturity:<\/strong> Accuracy, Repeatability, Scale and Speed: Progressing.<\/p><p>The original slide contains the provider\u2019s supporting statements and limitations. These are historical self-assessments for the stated use case, not independent verification of current performance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e4 e-con-full assessment-card ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"assessment-panasonic\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000da e-con-full assessment-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d5 e-con-full provider-logo-slot e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d4 provider-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21\" alt=\"Panasonic Connect Europe logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic-logo-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic-logo-768x113.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d6 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">Provider self-assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00000d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panasonic Connect Europe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d8 assessment-use elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-use\">Reliable, Flexible, Agnostic Product Recognition Service<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000d9 assessment-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-date\">Assessment date: June 30, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"panasonic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnMyLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL3BhbmFzb25pYy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22\" alt=\"Panasonic Connect Europe original ARS\u00b2 self-assessment. Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Progressing. Scale: Developing. Speed: Progressing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic.jpg 959w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panasonic-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View the full self-assessment \u2197<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e1 e-con-full participant-quote ars2-quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cUsing the ARS\u00b2 Framework as a lens to present Panasonic\u2019s Shelf Analyzer service was a valuable exercise. It helped us assess our progress toward providing a robust product recognition engine for end users and partners, while applying impartial rigor informed by industry experts.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e0 e-con-full ars2-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000de elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00000de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/ianwoozley\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ian Woozley<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Business Development Manager R&amp;D, Panasonic Connect Europe<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e3 assessment-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"00000e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read the assessment overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\"><p><strong>Use case:<\/strong> Reliable, Flexible, Agnostic Product Recognition Service.<\/p><p><strong>Self-reported maturity:<\/strong> Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Progressing. Scale: Developing. Speed: Progressing.<\/p><p>The original slide contains the provider\u2019s supporting statements and limitations. These are historical self-assessments for the stated use case, not independent verification of current performance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f5 e-con-full assessment-card ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"assessment-hoffrogge\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000eb e-con-full assessment-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e6 e-con-full provider-logo-slot e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e5 provider-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18\" alt=\"Hoffrogge logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge-logo-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge-logo-768x109.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e7 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">Provider self-assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00000e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hoffrogge<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000e9 assessment-use elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-use\">Mass-adaption of Picture Of Success to individual outlets<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ea assessment-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"assessment-date\">Assessment date: June 30, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00000ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"hoffrogge\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnMyLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL2hvZmZyb2dnZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19\" alt=\"Hoffrogge original ARS\u00b2 self-assessment. Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Achieving. Scale: Progressing. Speed: Progressing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hoffrogge-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View the full self-assessment \u2197<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f2 e-con-full participant-quote ars2-quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cARS\u00b2 helped us clearly position Hoffrogge\u2019s software, communicate readiness, and build trust with decision-makers by showing how scalable planogram adaption can deliver real business value.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f1 e-con-full ars2-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ef elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00000ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/julian-pl%C3%B6tz-0952401bb\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Julian Pl\u00f6tz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Director Customer Management, Hoffrogge<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f4 assessment-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"00000f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2441\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2441\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read the assessment overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2441\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2441\"><p><strong>Use case:<\/strong> Mass-adaption of Picture Of Success to individual outlets.<\/p><p><strong>Self-reported maturity:<\/strong> Accuracy: Achieving. Repeatability: Achieving. Scale: Progressing. Speed: Progressing.<\/p><p>The original slide contains the provider\u2019s supporting statements and limitations. These are historical self-assessments for the stated use case, not independent verification of current performance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f9 e-con-full assessment-next e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What would a transparent readiness discussion look like for your solution?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000f8 textlink elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00000f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore your own assessment \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000012a e-con-full publications-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000012a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"publications\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000129 e-con-full wrap section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000ff e-con-full section-head e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00000ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000fc eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">The thinking behind ARS\u00b2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00000fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From real-world experience<br \/>to a shared industry lens.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00000fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00000fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These publications develop the framework\u2019s core ideas: operational readiness, transparency, trust, and the discipline required to turn innovation into value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000127 e-con-full publication-list e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000106 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000100 publication-index elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publication-index\">01<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000102 e-con-full publication-meta e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000102\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000101 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">RetailWire \u00b7 Foundational article<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/retailwire.com\/blog\/ars2-a-new-framework-for-evaluating-retail-tech\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ARS\u00b2: A New Framework for Evaluating Retail Tech <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The four operational measures, their origins in real deployments, and their role in rebuilding trust.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000010e e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000010e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000107 publication-index elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publication-index\">02<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000010d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000010d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000010a e-con-full publication-meta e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000010a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000108 reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/automated-warehouse-logo-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12\" alt=\"Automated Warehouse logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/automated-warehouse-logo-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/automated-warehouse-logo-300x40.webp 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/automated-warehouse-logo-1024x138.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/automated-warehouse-logo-768x104.webp 768w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/automated-warehouse-logo-1536x207.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/automated-warehouse-logo-2048x276.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000109 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">Automated Warehouse \u00b7 Robotics<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000010b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000010b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automatedwarehouseonline.com\/beyond-demo-four-measures-matter-retail-robots\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond the Demo: Four Measures That Matter for Retail Robots <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000010c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000010c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Applying ARS\u00b2 to shelf-scanning robotics, from accurate data capture to timely action in live stores.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000116 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000010f publication-index elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000010f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publication-index\">03<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000115 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000115\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000112 e-con-full publication-meta e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000110 reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15\" alt=\"CPGMatters logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png 523w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000111 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">CPGMatters \u00b7 Transparency<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpgmatters.com\/article\/fifth-trait-missing-successful-innovation\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Fifth Trait Missing from Successful Innovation <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Innovation Transparency Gap and why transparency matters alongside maturity, modesty, courage and vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000011e e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000011e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000117 publication-index elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publication-index\">04<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000011d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000011d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000011a e-con-full publication-meta e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000011a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000118 reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15\" alt=\"CPGMatters logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png 523w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000119 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">CPGMatters \u00b7 Baselining<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000011b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000011b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cpgmatters.com\/article\/ai-resets-baseline-will-your-retailcpg-tech-measure\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As AI Resets the Baseline, Will Your Retail\/CPG Tech Measure Up? <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000011c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000011c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why established does not mean proven, and how differentiated data and disciplined delivery shape operational value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000126 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000126\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000011f publication-index elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000011f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publication-index\">05<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000122 e-con-full publication-meta e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000120 reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16\" alt=\"ECR CatManNetwork logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo-768x504.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000121 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label\">ECR CatManNetwork \u00b7 Category management<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecrcatmannetwork.com\/the-role-of-the-8-step-process-in-the-evolution-of-category-management-cloned\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Category Management Solutions: Same Questions. Different Retail Reality. <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connecting persistent category management challenges with evaluation under today\u2019s operating conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000128 speed-of-trust elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"speed-of-trust\">\u201cInnovation moves at the speed of trust, not at the pace of technology.\u201d<span>Georges Mirza \u00b7 The Fifth Trait Missing from Successful Innovation<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000160 e-con-full industry-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"industry\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000015f e-con-full wrap section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000015f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000012e e-con-full section-head e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000012e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000012b eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000012b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Industry perspectives &amp; engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000012c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000012c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Others are advancing<br \/>the conversation.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000012d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000012d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Industry perspectives connect ARS\u00b2 with technology evaluation, editorial coverage and the human side of adoption.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000133 e-con-full ars2-quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000012f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000012f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cARS\u00b2 is long overdue and has the potential to become a best-practice standard for evaluating retail technology innovation.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000132 e-con-full ars2-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000132\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000130 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-brian-harris-72b429\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Dr. Brian Harris<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Creator of Category Management \u00b7 CEO, IntentAI, Inc.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000135 harris-full elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0000135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Dr. Brian Harris\u2019s full perspective<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3091\"><p>The timing of this is perfect! The non-stop flood of new retail tools and technologies has created a very difficult task for retailer and CPG decision makers charged with evaluating the viability, relevance and likely ROI on technology investments for their organizations. An organizing and objective tool for this evaluation is essential.<\/p><p>The ARS\u00b2 framework, created by Georges Mirza, provides a simple but very effective way of determining the current status, future potential and fit for any retailer or CPG organization. It provides a transparent way for evaluating a tool, new or legacy, against the criteria that will determine its real value. ARS\u00b2 is long overdue and will become the best practice standard to evaluating all retail tools and technologies. Thank you Georges for this very valuable contribution to the industry.<\/p><p>I strongly urge all retailers and CPG organizations to take advantage of the significant benefits the ARS\u00b2 framework provides.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000015e e-con-full industry-grid e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000015e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000013c e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000013c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000138 e-con-full reference-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000138\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000136 reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15\" alt=\"CPGMatters logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png 523w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000137 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Editorial perspective \u00b7 James Tenser<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How far should you trust your next tech innovation?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000013a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000013a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James Tenser explains ARS\u00b2 and CPGMatters\u2019 plans to use it as a knowledge framework and editorial lens for technology coverage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000013b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000013b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpgmatters.com\/article\/how-far-should-you-trust-your-next-tech-innovation-knowledge-framework-can-help\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the CPGMatters perspective \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000143 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000013f e-con-full reference-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000013f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000013d reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"000013d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/microsoft-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20\" alt=\"Microsoft logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000013e label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000013e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Enterprise evaluation \u00b7 ShiSh Shridhar<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two reliable paths to startup innovation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ShiSh discusses ARS\u00b2 alongside Microsoft\u2019s Well-Architected Framework as complementary lenses for solution performance and technical readiness. His article is an author perspective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000142 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/two-reliable-paths-startup-innovation-curated-shish-shridhar-mmx2c\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read ShiSh\u2019s perspective \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000014a e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000014a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000146 e-con-full reference-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000144 reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/heb-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17\" alt=\"H-E-B logo \u2014 Jordan Jones\u2019s professional affiliation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/heb-logo.jpg 548w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/heb-logo-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000145 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Leadership &amp; workflow \u00b7 Jordan Jones<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Codify how you lead<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jordan Jones references ARS\u00b2 while exploring how making working methods visible supports a more transparent leadership practice. His article is a personal perspective and does not represent H-E-B.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000149 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/codify-how-you-lead-why-protecting-worker-trust-same-jones-m-b-a--nvmjc\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Jordan\u2019s perspective \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000156 e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000014d e-con-full reference-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000014d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000014b reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"000014b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16\" alt=\"ECR CatManNetwork logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecr-logo-768x504.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000014c label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000014c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Industry engagement \u00b7 ECR CatManNetwork<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000014e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000014e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tools &amp; Technology Group<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000014f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000014f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ARS\u00b2 has been introduced within the group to bring transparency to discussions of innovation maturity. The original self-assessments above are part of that initiative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000150 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecrcatmannetwork.com\/tools-technology-group\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore the group \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000151 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecrcatmannetwork.com\/tools-technology-group-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the webinar page \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000155 e-con-full webinar-recordings e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000155\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000152 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">First webinar recording<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000153 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ONi0YIP9xIg\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch on YouTube \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000154 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/georgemirza_retailtech-computervision-ai-share-7455589710392905729-auuk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch on LinkedIn \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000015d e-con-full ars2-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000015d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000159 e-con-full reference-attribution e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000159\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000157 reference-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15\" alt=\"CPGMatters logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo.png 523w, https:\/\/ars2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cpgmatters-logo-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000158 label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Industry coverage \u00b7 CPGMatters<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000015a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000015a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A structured approach to retail &amp; CPG innovation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000015b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000015b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coverage of the ECR Community\u2019s Tools &amp; Technology Group and its approach to examining emerging solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000015c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000015c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpgmatters.com\/article\/get-know-ecr-communitys-tools-technology-group-structured-approach-retail-cpg-innovation\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the coverage \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000168 e-con-full wrap section about e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000168\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"about\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000163 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000161 eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Created by Georges Mirza<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Built from experience.<br \/>Focused on transparency.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000167 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000164 lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">ARS\u00b2 connects technology claims with the operational questions retailers and CPGs need answered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Created by Georges Mirza, a global retail and CPG product and technology strategy advisor, the framework provides a shared language for discussing demonstrated performance and innovation maturity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000166 textlink elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/comtask.com\/georges-mirza\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About Georges \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000172 e-con-full wrap faq e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000172\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000169 eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">A few practical questions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000016b elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"000016b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3631\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3631\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is ARS\u00b2 a vendor ranking or certification?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3631\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3631\"><p>No. It supports a transparent discussion of readiness in a defined use case. A Snapshot, self-assessment or participation in an industry discussion does not imply certification or independent verification.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000016d elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"000016d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3651\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3651\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can it be used for established technologies?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3651\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3651\"><p>Yes. The same operational questions apply to emerging and established solutions. The scope and measures should reflect the decision, use case and deployment conditions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000016f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"000016f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3671\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3671\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does a self-assessment differ from a Deep Assessment?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3671\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3671\"><p>A self-assessment records the provider\u2019s view of its readiness. A Deep Assessment examines use-case-specific sub-KPIs with supporting evidence. The source, scope and date of evidence should be clear in either case.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0000171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3691\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3691\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What do we need to get started?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3691\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3691\"><p>Start with the technology or use case you are evaluating, the decision you need to make and the operational requirements that matter. Those define the scope and relevant measures.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000179 e-con-full contact-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"contact\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000178 e-con-full wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000173 eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Move the conversation forward<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does readiness mean<br \/>for your use case?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s define the questions, the evidence and the next step.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000176 button light elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1448px) 100vw, 1448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000017b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000017b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transparency builds trust.<br\/>Trust accelerates adoption.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000017e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000017e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000017c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000017c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Created by Georges Mirza<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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All rights reserved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The framework How it works Self-assessments Publications About Explore an assessment \u2197 ARS\u00b2\u2122 Framework \u00b7 Retail &amp; CPG technology readiness Transparency builds trust.Trust accelerates adoption. ARS\u00b2 helps retailers, CPGs and solution providers understand what technology can deliver accurately, repeatedly, at scale, and with speed. Make demonstrated capability visible. Understand what is still developing. 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