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Boston-based global management executive Matthew Hamory has over 19 years of consulting experience in retail and market strategies. Matthew Hamory serves as a Managing Director of AlixPartners , a consulting firm that specializes in navigating disruptive technologies in the retail sector.  Retailers are gradually embracing the innovative shopping experiences that 3D technologies can provide to their customers. The three most commonly applied 3D technologies include 3D scanning, 3D printing, and augmented reality applications. 3D scanning: This is the process of scanning and uploading an object into a virtual 3D environment. Some online retailers are using this technology to allow their customers to interact with their products virtually. A few e-commerce outlets are experimenting with using 3D body scans to estimate customer measurements to match clothing sizes more accurately. 3D printing: Though the technology is not yet capable of producing items on a large scale, some shops ...

An experienced retail pricing and promotions strategy professional, Matthew Hamory serves as managing director of AlixPartners. Matthew Hamory recently offered insight into Amazon's venture into the grocery sector in a profile for Fortune Magazine. In the article, Hamory comments on Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods and how this move will expand its grocery business and grow its paid subscription membership base. He points out that, in comparison to the typical grocery store layout, Amazon’s warehouse-based business model is a much better way of storing fresh foods. In fact, stacking random products next to each other is not only more efficient, it is also much better for fresh goods because it reduces the amount of handling these items undergo. According to Hamory, “Every time you touch a fresh product it degrades it.”  However, until Amazon reaches sufficient volume in smaller markets, it will be sourcing some grocery deliveries from brick-and-mortar Whole Foods stores. ...

An established Mexican entrepreneur, Luis Miguel Chong Chong guides Disruptiva Works, S.A. de C.V., and has extensive experience in the food production sphere. Reflecting a background in healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, Luis Miguel Chong Chong maintains a strong interest in human life sciences services, including genomics. The human genome was first sequenced 15 years ago, and high-throughput sequencing has provided vital tools for accessing genetic data. Unfortunately, it has traditionally been difficult for researchers to differentiate random errors related to the sequencing process from small mutations that may be linked to cancer and other diseases. A recent MIT Technology Review article drew attention to improvements in AI techniques and machine learning that are enabling more efficient ways of analyzing the vast quantities of data contained within the genetic sequence. Google’s DeepVariant automatically transforms readouts from high-throughput sequencing into a compr...

Prior to entering the field of management consulting, Matthew Hamory attended Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology in 1998 and graduated magna cum laude. Matthew Hamory is also involved with a number of local charities, including the Cradles to Crayons program . Founded in 2002 as a means to help provide children from birth to age 12 with the clothes, school supplies, and other essentials for everyday living, the Cradles to Crayons program brings people together to unite those who have with those in need. One of the methods the program uses to encourage participation is through its Phyllis Yale Impact Award. As an active member of the organization for over 10 years, Phyllis Yale was known for her passion and drive in helping to develop the Cradles to Crayons program. The organization recognized her dedication by creating the Phyllis Yale Impact Award, which acknowledges and encourages the work of other...

  Matthew Hamory serves as a partner at KPMG, a professional services firm located in Boston, Massachusetts. Outside of work, he supports Tenacre Country Day School, a private coed school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, serving students in prekindergarten through sixth grade. Matthew Hamory leads as co-chair of the Tenacre Annual Fund. A key fundraising initiative for Tenacre Country Day School, the Annual Fund supplies 10 percent of the school’s annual operating revenue. In addition to supporting the school’s programming, the Annual Fund helps students whose families cannot afford tuition to send their children to the school. For the last 12 years, 100 percent of parents have given to the Annual Fund, and for the last 10 years, every single member of the staff and faculty have also contributed. Such high participation levels are not common for independent schools, and speak to the commitment of the school’s close-knit community. To donate to the Annual Fund, visit T...