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AI @ Clorox

Cleaning and household products
Industry
Last updated
July 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM

Summary

  • Clorox has progressively integrated AI since 2018, initially with chatbots for RenewLife and COVID-19 education, evolving to a major $580M digital transformation investment by 2024-2025 focused on AI-driven product innovation, consumer insights, and operational efficiencies, with CEO Linda Rendle prominently associated with these strategic efforts.
  • Key AI applications include generative AI tools for accelerating R&D and marketing (notably for Hidden Valley Ranch brand reinvention), AI-powered consumer data analysis via social media monitoring, trend tracking, and AI-enabled ERP modernization with SAP, aiming at margin improvement and enhanced responsiveness to consumer demands.
  • Challenges surfaced around cybersecurity, including a significant 2023 cyberattack leading to a $380M lawsuit against Cognizant, and some AI-generated content misfires (e.g., unappealing ads), indicating ongoing experimentation with AI maturity but highlighting risks and the need for authenticity in AI-driven marketing.

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5 AI Use Cases at Clorox

Supply Chain
2025
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Costs
Clorox uses AI-driven demand forecasting and supply chain analytics to better align inventory and distribution, improving efficiency and reducing operational risks related to product availability. [1][2]
Product Innovation
2025
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Revenue
Clorox leverages generative AI and machine learning models to analyze consumer preferences, generate new product concepts (like for Hidden Valley Ranch), and rapidly prototype digital ideas to accelerate R&D and bring innovative products to market. [1][2][3]
Pricing Optimization
2025
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Revenue
Clorox applies AI tools to optimize pricing strategies dynamically, leveraging predictive analytics that combine consumer demand signals and competitive data to improve margins and market responsiveness. [1]
Consumer Insights
2024
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
AI algorithms enable Clorox to monitor and analyze social media sentiment, consumer feedback, and market trends, providing deep insights that inform marketing, product development, and placing the company closer to evolving consumer needs. [1][2][3]
Customer Service
2021
Customer Facing
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Clorox uses AI chatbots and machine learning to provide timely, accurate customer support, especially during critical periods like the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling the delivery of relevant sanitizing and disinfecting information at scale. [1][2]

Timeline

2025 Q4: no updates

2025 Q3

5 updates

Clorox extensively applies generative AI and machine learning in reinventing the Hidden Valley Ranch brand, product R&D, consumer insights, pricing, advertising optimization, and digital marketing, while navigating cybersecurity challenges involving lawsuits from complex breaches.

2025 Q2

3 updates

Clorox prepares new SAP ERP system rollout, alongside data lake and AI investments; leverages AI to analyze customer feedback and drive ecommerce and margin improvements amidst slowing category growth.

2025 Q1

1 updates

Clorox defends $580 million digital transformation efforts, emphasizing commitment despite analyst concerns over costs related to IT modernization and ERP upgrades.

2024 Q4

1 updates

Implementation of advanced AI algorithms to monitor social media signals and build deep consumer understanding, enhancing innovative experiences.

2024 Q3

2 updates

Clorox reports that modern AI-powered tools improve agility, consumer learning, and product development speed; generative AI tools support global trend identification and innovation acceleration.

2024 Q2

3 updates

Major investment in AI and generative AI tools as part of a digital core driving product innovation and consumer insights; ongoing ERP upgrade and digital transformation efforts underway.

2024 Q1: no updates

2023 Q4

2 updates

Highlighting AI in market research with Anna Conte (Clorox Canada), while managing fallout from a major cyberattack leading to increased cybersecurity focus including AI utilization.

2023 Q3: no updates

2023 Q2: no updates

2023 Q1: no updates

2022 Q4: no updates

2022 Q3: no updates

2022 Q2: no updates

2022 Q1: no updates

2021 Q4: no updates

2021 Q3: no updates

2021 Q2

1 updates

Expanded AI-driven chatbots for customer service inquiries to provide sanitizing and disinfecting information during the pandemic.

2021 Q1

2 updates

Utilized machine learning to educate consumers on COVID-19 and addressed product shortages; introduced AI chatbots for customer service and sanitizing information during the pandemic.

2020 Q4: no updates

2020 Q3: no updates

2020 Q2: no updates

2020 Q1: no updates

2019 Q4: no updates

2019 Q3: no updates

2019 Q2: no updates

2019 Q1: no updates

2018 Q4: no updates

2018 Q3

1 updates

Clorox launches AI-powered chatbot for RenewLife brand, marking early adoption of AI technology to improve consumer interaction.