Award recognizes Logile’s AI innovation in helping retailers deliver more connected, demand-driven store execution
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Logile, Inc., a global leader in AI-powered Connected Workforce solutions, today announced its Connected Workforce Platform was named a winner in the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards, in the category of Automated Planning and Scheduling. Presented by the Business Intelligence Group, the award recognizes organizations, products, teams, and individuals that are applying artificial intelligence in ways that drive real, measurable impact.
“We’re honored to be recognized in the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards for our work in automated planning and scheduling,” said Purna Mishra, Founder and CEO of Logile. “Retail is entering a new phase where success depends on how well every decision comes together in the moment. Stores don’t need more tools, they need alignment. By bringing forecasting, labor, and execution into one connected plan, we’re helping retailers turn constant change into a competitive advantage.”
Using AI to Transform Real-World Store Execution
Logile was recognized for its Connected Workforce Platform, built to make demand-driven store execution real and repeatable at scale. Logile unifies labor planning, workforce management, fresh operations management and store execution into one connected plan and one source of truth, so every store can operate with greater precision and consistency.
Founded in 2005 by retail AI visionary Purna Mishra, Logile has spent two decades solving some of retail’s most complex operational challenges, with solutions shaped by real store conditions and frontline workflows. That experience has shaped a fundamentally different approach to AI, one built for the realities of store operations rather than isolated systems or static models.
At the core of Logile’s innovation is its “One Store, One Forecast” approach, which aligns labor, tasks, inventory, and fresh production to a single demand signal. By connecting every decision to the same demand signal, Logile eliminates execution gaps caused by disconnected plans and outdated forecasts.
Logile applies this intelligence in three practical ways:
- Empowering the workforce with real-time guidance and coaching;
- Enabling managers to make faster, more accurate decisions in the moment;
- Automating routine work to ensure consistent execution across every store.
Together, these capabilities turn AI from isolated insights into coordinated, real-time action on the store floor.
Retailers deploying Logile’s platform are seeing measurable operational gains. Vallarta Supermarkets implemented Logile’s Fresh Inventory Management solution to replace fragmented production planning with a unified, demand-driven model. An independent Nucleus Research analysis found the deployment delivered a 1070% ROI and a 15.2-month payback period, with more than $10 million in attributable profit projected within three years and sales increases across produce, bakery, taqueria, and seafood.
As retailers move beyond basic automation to more predictive and autonomous operations, Logile is bringing AI into the store where it matters most. By combining predictive, generative, and agentic AI within a unified platform, Logile enables better decisions across thousands of daily moments, helping retailers improve performance, reduce waste, and deliver more consistent store execution at scale.
“AI has arrived! 2026 is about execution, accountability, and results,” said Russ Fordyce, Chief Recognition Officer, Business Intelligence Group. “Logile stood out because its work in Automated Planning and Scheduling reflects where the market is headed: practical AI that solves real problems, earns trust, and delivers measurable value. This recognition highlights a team that is not just participating in the AI shift, but helping define what meaningful progress looks like.”
To learn more about the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards, visit:
https://www.bintelligence.com/posts/2026-artificial-intelligence-excellence-awards-honoring-the-organizations-products-teams-and-individuals-defining-what-ai-can-actually-do
About Logile
Logile helps retailers run great stores with confidence. As a global leader in AI-powered Connected Workforce solutions, Logile cuts through operational chaos with one platform and one plan to keep every shift, shelf and store in sync. A retail AI trailblazer founded in 2005, Logile makes demand-driven operations real and repeatable by unifying forecasting, labor scheduling, task execution, inventory, fresh item management and food safety into a single platform. The result: less waste, labor aligned to real demand, stronger execution and consistently better-performing stores. Learn more at logile.com.
About the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards
Since 2013, the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards recognize organizations, products, teams, and individuals leveraging AI technology to solve real-world problems. The program evaluates advances across 46 major AI application types and 36 industries, celebrating innovations that improve the human experience and advance society as a whole. Judged by a panel of experienced business executives who provide transparent feedback and detailed scoring, the awards honor those dedicated to using AI as a force for good.
About Business Intelligence Group
Business Intelligence Group (BIG) is an independent awards organization that has been recognizing outstanding achievement in business since 2012. Now in its 14th awards season, BIG operates 12 annual programs spanning innovation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, customer service, cloud computing, sustainability, sales and marketing, workplace culture, and women's leadership. Business award programs include the BIG Innovation Awards, AI Excellence Awards, Fortress Cyber Security Awards, Excellence in Customer Service Awards, Stratus Awards for Cloud Computing, Sustainability Awards, SAMMY Awards for Sales and Marketing, Best Places to Work Awards, Herizon Awards, We Love Tech Awards, NAA Top Employers Award, and BIG Awards for Business.
Unlike popularity contests, BIG programs use professional judging panels and objective scoring benchmarks to identify organizations, products, and individuals making real, measurable impact. Winners receive a complete promotional toolkit — including blockchain-verified credentials, press release support, social media assets, and featured placement across BIG's global community of more than one million business professionals.
For more information about BIG award programs, nomination deadlines, and judging criteria, visit bintelligence.com.
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