AI case study

Rakuten GroupKnowledge management

Teams across 70 businesses built AI in silos. A secure hub now lets engineers test models and deploy custom chatbots to 32,000 employees.

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Key results

Client Productivity Gain
20%

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The story

Context

A Japanese technology and commerce conglomerate operating one of the country's largest online shopping malls, with 70+ businesses spanning e-commerce, travel, digital content, fintech, and communications.

Challenge

Business clients relied on dedicated consultants for marketplace guidance, market analysis, and documentation queries, a model that couldn't scale to...

Solution
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Scope & timeline

  • Potential rollout to 32k employees

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The company

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Rakuten Group

rakuten.co.jp

E-commerce, fintech, and telecommunications services platform.

IndustryRetail
LocationTokyo, Japan
Employees10K-50K
Founded1997

The vendor

Framework and developer platform for building LLM-powered applications.

IndustrySoftware & Platforms
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Employees11-50
Founded2022

Use case

Rakuten Group's Knowledge management is part of this use case:

Enterprise Search
164 case studies(-7% YoY)
Proven impact?
LowModerateVery Strong
3.3Moderate
6.4Strongwithin Retail
4.6Moderatewithin Product Engineering

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