Pierrepont Advisors

AI selection & integration for retail operations

Find theright software.Wire it into the work.Leave it running.

We work with design-driven retail brands to pick the right AI tools and get them into daily use. Twelve weeks, and the team runs it without us.

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Capabilities.

Strategy

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Strategy & Roadmap

We know where AI pays in a fashion operation and where it stalls. That judgment comes from running the tools, not reading about them. What the work can absorb, what it is worth, what to leave alone. The vendor slide does not write the strategy.

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Vendor

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Vendor & Selection

We track the AI vendor market as it moves: who builds what, what actually ships, which claims survive a demo. The market shifts monthly; the scoring does not. Requirements come from the work. A build is the argument of last resort.

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Workflow

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Workflow Integration

We build for a stack that will not sit still. Data, permissions, the production path, and an architecture that swaps models as they improve. A tool beside the work is a tool the team abandons. The system goes inside the work that ships.

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Enablement

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Applied AI & Enablement

We run the new models the week they ship. Image, vision, language: tested inside real work before any claim is made. The team learns what holds up, not what demos well. Nothing gets taught that has not already run.

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12 weeks. 6 sprints.

01Find

Weeks 1–2 · Sprints 1

Discovery & Requirements

Sprint 1 · Find

We map how work happens: roles, handoffs, and where the current process dies. Interviews produce a short requirements set, sequenced by change readiness, before anyone picks a tool.

  • 01 Current workMap the live roles, handoffs, and tools so AI vendors are judged on the work that ships.
  • 02 Change readinessRank which teams can absorb a new AI system first, so the buy does not stall.
  • 03 Requirements firstWrite the RFP from the work, so a vendor demo cannot rewrite the job.
  • 04 Market scanSurvey the AI vendor market and shortlist who can actually cover this work.

02Fit

Weeks 3–6 · Sprints 2–3

Vendor RFP & Selection

Sprints 2–3 · Fit

We run the evaluation. RFP, demos, scoring. Vendor models run against your product, not their reel. The output is a choice the business can adopt, plus a plan that puts it on the production path instead of beside it.

  • 05 RFP scorecardScore each vendor on your requirements and weights, so the buy is a decision.
  • 06 Bench trialRun vendor models on your product, so the demo cannot hide what fails.
  • 07 Market firstRecommend a market system the business can adopt. A custom build is last resort.
  • 08 Path planPlan how the chosen tool sits on the production path, not beside it.

03Adopt

Weeks 7–12 · Sprints 4–6

Adoption & Training

Sprints 4–6 · Adopt

We write the workflows, train lead users, and leave materials the team can run without us. Checkpoints measure adoption, not go-live.

  • 09 Lead trainingTrain the first operators so the AI system has an owner inside the team.
  • 10 Team materialsLeave a runbook the team can follow after we leave, without a side spreadsheet.
  • 11 Adoption checksMeasure whether people run the new path, not whether the login merely went live.
  • 12 Process retiredName the old tools that must stop once the AI system is the path.

Results

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  1. Efficiency

    Stop running the old process beside the new system.

  2. Speed

    Work moves when the tool is on the production path.

  3. Cost

    Less rework, fewer unused seats, less duplicate maintenance.

  4. Scale

    The workflow holds as the company grows.

Results

  1. Efficiency

    Stop running the old process beside the new system.

  2. Speed

    Work moves when the tool is on the production path.

  3. Cost

    Less rework, fewer unused seats, less duplicate maintenance.

  4. Scale

    The workflow holds as the company grows.

Questions

What industries do you serve?

Fashion first: apparel, accessories, footwear. That is where the operating experience runs deepest. The method travels, retail and consumer goods most readily, because finding the right tool and wiring it into the work is the same job in any operating company.

Do you build custom applications?

Rarely, and never first. If the market has a system that fits, we find it. When it does not, we build small: focused applications that connect to your existing systems by API. A tool to close the gap, not a platform to maintain.

What happens after the twelve weeks?

The team runs the path without us. When the market moves enough to reopen a selection, we run it again: a new engagement, scoped and finite, never a retainer that quietly renews. In between, the workflow is yours.

Can you work with our internal IT or product teams?

Yes, and by design. We do not replace internal teams. We agree who owns what, document the workflow, and hand over a practice they can run.

How do you approach digital transformation?

We start with how work happens today. The workflow decides the tool, not the reverse, and the tool goes where the work already lives. The tool is not the change.

What types of projects does Pierrepont Advisors take on?

AI selection and integration for live operations. We find the tool that fits the work, wire it into the workflow, and see it through to daily use. The engagement is the change, not the purchase.

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