What recognition did Xebia receive in Everest Group’s Retail Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026?

Xebia was recognized as a Major Contender in Everest Group’s Retail Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026. It earned the rating for the second consecutive year. The assessment evaluated 33 providers on their vision, capabilities, and market impact in the retail sector.

What does Xebia’s Major Contender recognition mean for retail clients?

The recognition reflects Xebia’s retail expertise, delivery quality, AI-led portfolio, and capabilities in cloud-native engineering and modernization. It can help buyers understand how Everest Group assessed Xebia, but should be considered alongside a retailer’s own requirements, evaluation criteria, and the full research report.

What retail services and capabilities does Xebia provide?

Xebia describes services across digital commerce, supply chain management, customer engagement, procurement, merchandising, and store management. Its capabilities include AI and data solutions, intelligent automation, cloud-native engineering, and application modernization.

How does Xebia use AI in retail?

Xebia’s AI-led retail offerings include Xebia Axis for preparing agent-ready data, Enterprise Process Canvas for mapping operating models and process intelligence, AI Mediated Commerce for agentic commerce, RetailX for commerce and loyalty, and AI Content Hub for automating content. The company positions these capabilities for production-ready AI and measurable business outcomes.

Can Xebia help retailers improve supply chain performance?

Yes. The page says Xebia uses real-time analytics and intelligent automation to help improve forecasting accuracy, reduce overstocking, streamline logistics, and increase cost efficiency. Specific outcomes depend on the retailer’s data, processes, and implementation.

What is Xebia Ace, and how can it support retail modernization?

Xebia Ace is described as an AI-led digital engineering and modernization capability. It supports legacy-system analysis, code modernization, greenfield development, and deployment across cloud and packaged environments.

Which cloud and technology partners support Xebia’s retail solutions?

The page identifies alliances with AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Databricks, and IBM. These partnerships, alongside strategic acquisitions, support Xebia’s ability to deliver retail transformation using relevant technology ecosystems.

News

Xebia Recognized as a Major Contender in Everest Group’s Retail Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026

October 1, 2026

4 minutes

Xebia, a global leader in digital transformation and technology consulting, is announcing its recognition as a Major Contender in Everest Group’s Retail Digital Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026. It's the second consecutive year Xebia has earned the rating in this category.

The assessment by Everest Group evaluates 33 service providers on their vision, capability, and market impact within the retail sector. This recognition highlights Xebia's AI-led retail portfolio, its AI-powered engineering and modernization capabilities through Xebia Ace, and its core strengths in delivery quality and retail expertise.

"Retail enterprises are moving toward AI-for-business operating models, with greater emphasis on production-ready AI and measurable outcomes. Xebia is strengthening its retail verticalization through agentic AI propositions such as Xebia Compass and AI Mediated Commerce, complemented by Xebia Ace for AI-led engineering and modernization. Its retail domain focus and cloud-native engineering capabilities have helped position Xebia as a Major Contender on Everest Group’s Retail Digital Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026."
Abhilasha Sharma
Practice Director at Everest Group

Xebia Named Retail Services PEAK Matrix Major Contender

What This Means for Xebia's Retail Clients

Xebia's strong retail verticalization, Agentic AI-led accelerators, and cloud-native engineering capabilities enable it to deliver future-ready retail solutions:

AI built for retail production: Xebia Axis prepares agent-ready data. Enterprise Process Canvas maps the operating model and brings the process intelligence needed to act on it. AI Mediated Commerce runs agentic commerce. RetailX covers commerce and loyalty. The AI Content Hub automates content.
Coverage across the retail value chain: Digital commerce, supply chain management, customer engagement, procurement, merchandising, and store management.
Optimized Supply Chains: Real-time analytics and intelligent automation to improve forecasting accuracy, reduce overstocking, streamline logistics, and drive cost efficiency.
Modernization through Xebia Ace: AI-native digital engineering for legacy analysis, code modernization, greenfield development, and deployment across cloud and packaged environments.
Delivery that buyers vouch for: Unmatched delivery quality, skilled people, retail domain knowledge, and the ability to support a broad range of services across technology functions.
Partnerships that reach production: Strong alliances with AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Databricks, and IBM, combined with strategic acquisitions, allow Xebia to deliver innovation-driven, context-rich retail transformation at scale.

"We're closing the gap toward the Leaders category in Everest Group's Retail Digital Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026, and that's a strong marker of the momentum we've built in Retail and Consumer Goods services. We're proud of how far we've come while being more focused on where we're headed as we help retail brands reimagine their future with AI."
Amit Agrawal
Global Business Head of Retail and Consumer at Xebia

Major Contender

Everest Group’s Retail Digital Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026

This report highlights how 33 providers demonstrate credible capabilities in retail digital services across the end-to-end value chain.

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About Xebia

Xebia is a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner. With over 25 years of experience and a team of 4,500+ professionals across 17 countries, Xebia specializes in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Products and Platforms. With a strong focus on engineering excellence and a people-first culture, they equip organizations to apply emerging technologies that accelerate business innovation and drive sustainable competitive advantage. Xebia leads with a responsible and human-centric approach to AI, ensuring organizations shape a better tomorrow for all.

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Interview

Retail's AI Transformation: From Personalization to AI-Mediated Commerce

In this video, Amit Agrawal, Global Business Head of Retail and Consumer at Xebia, discusses how leading retailers are using AI, intelligent agents, and stronger data foundations to improve customer experiences and operate more efficiently.