We advise retail leaders on how to better leverage their combined choices of technology, analytics & design.

About Studio RX

Delivering prescriptive Retail e(X)perience strategies at the intersection of design, data & technology with purpose.

We advise senior retailer leaders on how to better leverage their combined choices of technology, analytics & design. We also work with technology companies who wish to best tailor their solutions to address needs that matter most to retailers.

Common questions that we can help answer:
– How do my technology & store design decisions impact my performance? How can it be improved?
– How can I better leverage my existing data?
– What should I measure & why?
-- Which are the best data governance & privacy compliance standards? How does GDPR apply to me?
– Should I consider developing Machine Learning or other “Artificial Intelligence ” type of solution? Internally or externally?
– Which technology & platform investments should I prioritize and why?
– How can my store design be improved to increase customer satisfaction and better manage touchpoints?
– Which impacts are my supply chain choices having on my bottom line?
– How can I better engage with my customers and address their changing needs?

We are fortunate to be connected with some of the world’s best retail designers, marketers, supply chain experts, data scientists and technologists that can be actively involved on any given project that requires a more specific technical perspective.

Available to speak at your event or to your team about how new technologies are transforming the “retail equation” as well as creating opportunities for data-savvy organizations. The title of our latest presentation is “Retail Disruption, Dysfunction or major opportunity?” which can be tailored to address trends in your specific vertical.

The founder of Studio RX

Carl Boutet
Retail Strategist
& Executive Advisor

About Carl Boutet

Carl Boutet is a Montreal-based business strategist and executive advisor with over 25 years of diverse experience spanning operational, marketing, and retail executive roles. He has navigated various business landscapes throughout his career, empowering leaders to excel in an ever-evolving market.

As the founder of StudioRx.world, Carl advises executives, B2C and B2B solution providers, and ecosystem partners on adapting their strategies to meet their customers' shifting needs and building effective commercial strategies. He holds an MBA from Queen's University and professional certificates from Stanford, Harvard, and MIT.

Carl is actively involved in the technology startup and innovation ecosystem, both as an advisor and investor, and serves on the boards of several retailers, global brands, and industry associations. He is the principal advisor for the McGill University Retail Innovation Lab. He teaches as a faculty lecturer in McGill's Masters in Retail Innovation program (covering emerging technologies and new business models) and as adjunct digital marketing faculty at the Asian Institute of Technology MBA School of Management.

Rethink Retail and other industry publications have recognized Carl as one of the world's 25 most influential thought leaders. Carl has keynoted, chaired, and moderated at leading retail conferences worldwide and remains a regular media contributor to global news networks.

In 2021, Carl published his first book, The Great Acceleration, exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic spurred digital transformation and the strategies businesses need to thrive in its wake.

In December 2024, he published "Blindspot: why explores the many unforeseen impacts of technology on commerce.


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