Lazuli to Hold a Rapid Report Session on Shoptalk Spring 2026, One of the World’s Largest Retail Conferences, on April 16

Lazuli Inc., which provides the product data platform "Lazuli PDP" (headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Seigen Hagiwara; hereinafter, Lazuli), will hold a briefing session on April 16 (Thu.) to explain the latest trends of "Shoptalk Spring 2026," one of the world’s largest retail conferences, which will be held in Las Vegas, USA, in March 2026.

Shoptalk 2026 will feature "Retail in the Age of AI" (Retail in the Age of AI) as its main theme, focusing on how AI will go beyond being merely a tool for efficiency and transform the business model itself.

In this visit, we will comprehensively cover the most important themes for Japanese retailers and manufacturers, including the future of retail media as envisioned by OpenAI and Sephora, the transformation of the shopping experience through AI agents being pursued by Wayfair and Lowe’s, and AEO (AI Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), which are redefining the very concept of search.

In this briefing session, Daijiro Ban, Lazuli Chief Evangelist, who will be visiting the site, will share fresh insights immediately after returning to Japan. In addition, we will welcome Mr. Takashi Okutani, co-CEO and director of Customer Time Inc., as moderator to take a deep dive into how global trends should be applied to the practical operations of Japanese companies.

Details of this seminar are as follows.

Event Overview

【Event Name】   
Shoptalk Spring 2026 Fastest Report
Where will retail competitiveness emerge in the AI era?

~ Next-generation customer experiences envisioned by top U.S. companies in AI agents, discovery commerce, and retail media ~

【Date】
Thursday, April 16

【Program】
17:10〜 Doors open
17:30〜17:35 Opening remarks
17:35〜18:15 Shoptalk briefing session
18:15〜18:25 Q&A
18:25〜18:40 Lazuli introduction
18:40〜18:45 Closing

【Registration】
You can apply from the site below.
https://corporate.lazuli.ninja/event/shoptalk-spring-2026/

About Lazuli

Lazuli Inc. is an AI startup established in July 2020. Lazuli uses AI to transform "product information" into a "management asset" that creates competitive advantage, and it works together with enterprise companies to drive business transformation through product information. As its core business, it provides the product data platform "Lazuli PDP," centered on product information, and uses generative AI to collect, organize, and enrich data that is dispersed inside and outside the company. Lazuli PDP is a next-generation product data foundation that incorporates AI-driven automation and expansion, with AI PIM*/AI DAM** as its core functions. Its highly advanced AI-based solutions automate complex data processing and eliminate data silos that exist between departments and systems. Based on centrally managed product information, it makes consistent data quickly usable by AI and other technologies. As a result, companies, including manufacturers and retailers, can improve customer experiences and respond quickly to market changes.

*1: Product Information Management
A system or process for centrally managing information and data related to products

*2: Digital Asset Management
A system or process for managing and distributing digital content such as text, videos, and photos related to products