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New HFS Research Report in Partnership with Cognizant Unveils How the '15% Club' is Reaping Real Business Value from AI

HFS Research, in partnership with Cognizant, has released a new report revealing how a select group of consumer goods firms—dubbed the "15% Club"—are moving beyond AI experimentation to enterprise-wide impact. Titled "The 15% Club: How Leading Consumer Goods Firms Turn AI Pilots into Scaled Success," the research highlights what's working right now in the AI adoption playbook and how the front-runners are using governance, investment, and agility to fuel growth and transformation.

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New HFS Research Report in Partnership with Cognizant Unveils How the '15% Club' is Reaping Real Business Value from AI

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