Retail is big business. But like many other sectors it's undergoing a transformation, largely affected by the shift of consumer behavior from physical to digital. Many retailers are looking to analytics and AI to help them cope with the challenges.

Andrew Ng, among the most prominent figures in AI, is now turning his sights to doing precisely that with his new venture Netail

Founded in 2022 as part of Landing AI, Netail, a technology that enables retailers to auto-identify competitors across the internet and track their assortments, availability and optimize prices in real-time, today announced the closing of $5M in seed funding.

We connected with retail veteran Mark Chrystal who is Netail's CEO to discuss the changing landscape in retail and Netail's offering.