Brian
Kilcourse
Managing Partner
Retail Systems Research
Brian Kilcourse is a recognized thought leader in the United States on how business innovate to deliver differentiating and sustainable value through the power of information. Brian is a managing partner at Retail Systems Research LLC (“RSR”), a company focused on helping companies develop winning strategies with its industry leading research focused on the extended retail industry. At RSR, Brian has authored studies on digital commerce and “omni-channel” strategies, AI & analytics and the value of “big data”, pricing strategies, cross-channel fulfillment, supply chain strategies, mobile technology in Retail, and the Internet of Things, among other topics.
Before co-founding RSR in 2007, Kilcourse was President and CEO of Retail Systems Alert Group, a B2B media company focused on the retail ecosystem.
Brian was the SVP & CIO at Longs Drug Stores, from 1993 through 2002. One of the top retail CIO’s in the United States during his tenure he was named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders by Computerworld magazine and by Information Week as leader of the #1 retail IT shop in 2001.
Before co-founding RSR in 2007, Kilcourse was President and CEO of Retail Systems Alert Group, a B2B media company focused on the retail ecosystem.
Brian was the SVP & CIO at Longs Drug Stores, from 1993 through 2002. One of the top retail CIO’s in the United States during his tenure he was named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders by Computerworld magazine and by Information Week as leader of the #1 retail IT shop in 2001.