Event Recap: AI Accelerated Product Data Onboarding for DIY Retailers

In this insightful live session, Stephan Spijkers (Co-Founder of PIMvendors.com) and Rafael Foerg (Technical Lead at onedot) take a deep dive into one of the biggest challenges in the DIY retail industry: onboarding supplier product data at scale.

Retailers often face complex data formats, inconsistent taxonomies, and weeks of manual work to get products online. This session shows how AI is finally turning the tide.

Speakers: Rafael Foerg - Gloal Head of AI Digitalisation & Strategy, Onedot Stephan Spijkers - Co-Founder, PIMvendors.com

Key Topics Covered

• Why product onboarding is still painfully manual - and how AI can help

• A live walkthrough of onedot’s AI-powered mapping solution

• Real examples of onboarding supplier product data into PIM systems

• Best practices for retailers and distributors working with ETIM and custom taxonomies

• Tips on reducing onboarding time and improving data accuracy

This session is perfect for:

• Retailers and distributors in the DIY, home improvement, and B2B sectors

• PIM professionals, product managers, and data teams

• Anyone struggling with supplier onboarding at scale

This session showed that AI is no longer just a buzzword - it’s a practical tool already being used to solve real-world product data problems. For DIY retailers, it can be the difference between launching new products in days instead of months.

If you missed the live session or want to share it with your team, the full webinar is now available on YouTube. And if you’re curious how AI onboarding could work for your business, feel free to reach out - we’d be happy to connect you with the right solution providers.

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