India, July 26 -- Artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of how retailers design products, manage supply chains, serve customers and build software. At Target, where Bengaluru plays a central role in driving global technology and engineering, AI has been in use across many of these areas for years. But the company's focus is now shifting from simply deploying AI tools to rethinking the technology, data and ways of working that support them.

Speaking at a recent Target briefing, Prat Vemana, Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Product Officer at Target, described this shift as moving from "using AI" to "running on AI." For the retailer, it means redesigning its technology stack so AI becomes integral to how the bus...