Eric Riegger

Recent appearances

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  AI Is Much More Than a Productivity Tool

  July 02, 2026 · 📺 Boston Consulting Group

  AI utility touches all aspects of business decision-making, say Metro AG’s Eric Riegger and BCG’s Marian Richter, including assortment, speed to market, and more. Chapters 00:00 How AI Is Transforming Retail Decision-Making 01:06 Using AI to Accelerate Product Innovation 02:42 Balancing Growth, Costs, and AI Investment 03:34 Why Retail Leaders Need Fast AI Results Meet the Experts Eric Riegger Group Chief Financial Officer, METRO AG   / eric-riegger   Marian Richter Managing Director & Partner, BCG https://www.linkedin.com/in/marian-ri... About BCG Welcome to the official YouTube channel f…

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  💡 Metro AG CFO Eric Riegger on AI, Cybersecurity & Wholesale Growth | CGF 2025

  June 12, 2025 · 📺 Omni Talk Retail

  Live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at the Consumer Goods Forum 2025, Eric Riegger, Group CFO of Metro AG, breaks down how one of Europe’s largest wholesalers is investing in tech, AI, and cybersecurity to meet rising customer demands and support long-term growth. He shares his retail journey from Lidl and Aldi to Metro (1:00), contrasts the U.S. and European grocery landscapes (2:30), and explains where AI offers the highest ROI today (4:00). Eric also discusses the lessons learned from a disruptive cyberattack (6:00), the cost of recovery (7:30), and how Metro is rebuilding trust throug…

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