Retail AI Adoption Tracker
Track AI adoption across 42 major retail companies. Updated every 2-3 weeks from public sources.
Industry Summary
42
Companies tracked
3.3
Avg Maturity Index
3.5
Avg Adoption
3.2
Avg Proficiency
3.3
Avg Impact
Top Performers:
Maturity Distribution
Density Distribution
% of retail companies at each maturity level
Maturity Threshold
% of companies at each level or above
AI Maturity Leaderboard
| Rank | Company | Maturity Index | Stage | Adoption | Proficiency | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albertsons | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Bed Bath & Beyond | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Best Buy | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Burlington | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | CVS Health | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Nordstrom | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Office Depot | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | PetSmart | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Safeway | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Sam's Club | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Wayfair | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Whole Foods | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Williams-Sonoma | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Dick's Sporting Goods | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Five Below | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Foot Locker | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Lululemon | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Michaels | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Petco | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Staples | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Gap Inc | 3.6 | Practitioner | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Home Depot | 3.6 | Practitioner | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | IKEA | 3.6 | Practitioner | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | Dollar Tree | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | JCPenney | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Walgreens | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | BJ's Wholesale | 3.3 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Macy's | 3.3 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Aldi | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Chewy | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | H-E-B | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Kohl's | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Publix | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Wegmans | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Big Lots | 2.4 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Rite Aid | 2.3 | Explorer | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Dillard's | 2.0 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Ross Stores | 1.3 | Observer | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Test Company | 1.0 | Observer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Trader Joe's | 1.0 | Observer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Dollar General | — | — | — | — | — |
Albertsons
retail
4.0
#1
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Bed Bath & Beyond
retail
4.0
#2
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Best Buy
retail
4.0
#3
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Burlington
retail
4.0
#4
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
CVS Health
retail
4.0
#5
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Nordstrom
retail
4.0
#6
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Office Depot
retail
4.0
#7
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
PetSmart
retail
4.0
#8
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Safeway
retail
4.0
#9
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Sam's Club
retail
4.0
#10
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Sprouts Farmers Market
retail
4.0
#11
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Wayfair
retail
4.0
#12
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Whole Foods
retail
4.0
#13
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Williams-Sonoma
retail
4.0
#14
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Dick's Sporting Goods
retail
3.7
#15
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Five Below
retail
3.7
#16
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Foot Locker
retail
3.7
#17
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Lululemon
retail
3.7
#18
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Michaels
retail
3.7
#19
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Petco
retail
3.7
#20
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Staples
retail
3.7
#21
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Gap Inc
retail
3.6
#22
Practitioner
A:4 P:4 I:3
Home Depot
retail
3.6
#23
Practitioner
A:4 P:4 I:3
IKEA
retail
3.6
#24
Practitioner
A:4 P:4 I:3
Dollar Tree
retail
3.4
#25
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
JCPenney
retail
3.4
#26
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
Walgreens
retail
3.4
#27
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
BJ's Wholesale
retail
3.3
#28
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:3
Macy's
retail
3.3
#29
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:3
Aldi
retail
3.0
#30
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Chewy
retail
3.0
#31
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
H-E-B
retail
2.6
#32
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Kohl's
retail
2.6
#33
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Publix
retail
2.6
#34
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Wegmans
retail
2.6
#35
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Big Lots
retail
2.4
#36
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:3
Rite Aid
retail
2.3
#37
Explorer
A:3 P:2 I:2
Dillard's
retail
2.0
#38
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:2
Ross Stores
retail
1.3
#39
Observer
A:2 P:1 I:1
Test Company
retail
1.0
#40
Observer
A:1 P:1 I:1
Trader Joe's
retail
1.0
#41
Observer
A:1 P:1 I:1
Dollar General
retail
—
#42
Observer
About AI Tracker
AI Tracker is a research project by Larridin, the AI execution intelligence platform.
Methodology: We analyze earnings calls, press releases, partnership announcements, and product documentation. All assessments are based solely on publicly available information—no private customer data is used.
Maturity Scoring: Each dimension is rated on a 4-tier scale (Nascent → Emerging → Scaling → Leading) based on evidence from public sources. Industry averages are computed as the median across all tracked companies in the sector.
Update cadence: Every 2-3 weeks
Last updated: January 30, 2026