IDC Hires Leader for New Retail Division

IDC has appointed Scott Langdoc to head up its forthcoming retail industry research and advisory services practice, as VP of Research. The Retail division will be the sixth Insights company IDC has launched in five years.

Langdoc, who will take charge of the overall direction of the new company, worked most recently as CTO at Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, and as leader of AMR Research's retail industry practice. He also has more than 19 years of information technology experience, including time as CIO of West Coast regional grocery and drug store chain Raley's, and of PDQuick, a multi-channel convenience store retailer.

Meredith Whalen, Group VP and General Manager of IDC's Vertical Business Units, comments: 'Scott's expertise in the retail industry is unparalleled. His acumen provides the perfect blend of industry, information technology, and market research experience...'

The Group's 'Industry Insights companies' aim to provide research-based consulting to help IT and business execs to maximize the business value of their technology investments. The five existing firms cover energy, financial services, government, health and manufacturing.

The company's home page is at www.idc.com .

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