Retailers adopt AI for demand forecasting and optimizationDecathlon scales demand forecasting with Chronos-2 on AWSB2B Distribution › Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers › Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant WholesalersAnalyticsData+1Decathlon deployed Amazon's Chronos-2 time series foundation model to forecast demand across tens of thousands of products across multiple continents, replacing a hybrid system of DeepAR and exponential smoothing. For commerce teams, foundation models now offer production-grade accuracy with lower operational overhead—no weekly retraining required.Aug 31, 2026Read full article →