Product TypeDeep Dive Tencent’s Smart Retail Strategy Author Coresight December 10, 2019 Chinese Internet giant Tencent is focusing on the business-to-business space through its “Smart Retail” concept—the company’s answer to Alibaba’s New Retail. Tencent’s Smart Retail ecosystem has a number of components that facilitate the integration of online and offline commerce, including the leveraging of WeChat mini programs, investment in JD.com and the exploitation of the company’s strength in gaming and digital entertainment.
Product TypeInsight Report Ulta Beauty: A Timeline of Key Events Author Coresight December 4, 2019 Ulta Beauty timeline: How a mass-market beauty retailer upped its game by moving into more high-end products, carrying digital native and DTC products – and bolstering its loyalty program.
Product TypeInsight Report Supply Chain Briefing: Four Ways Companies Are Simplifying Their Supply Chains Author Coresight November 27, 2019 Supply Chain Briefing: Four Ways Companies Are Using to Approach Supply Chain Simplification Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, prompting global retailers to look for ways to simplify processes to speed operations and cut costs. Companies are streamlining supply chains by consolidating vendors, unifying data systems and streamlining distribution channels by selling directly to consumers.
Product TypeInsight Report Retail-Tech Landscape: Artificial Intelligence in Retail Author Coresight November 27, 2019 In this report, we continue our Retail-Tech Landscape report series, which spotlights innovative retail-tech companies that are disrupting the retail industry. This landscape focuses on technology startups that are providing AI solutions for the retail industry across the supply chain.
Product TypeInsight Report Ulta Beauty vs. Sephora: Assessing Loyalty Reward Programs and the Buying Behaviors of Beauty Shoppers Author Coresight November 25, 2019 We discuss the success of two dominant US retail chains, Ulta Beauty and Sephora, with a focus on the nature and impact of each retailer’s loyalty program as well as their employment of artificial intelligence and data analytics to drive customer engagement. We also compare the shopping behaviors of Ulta’s and Sephora’s customers using survey data.
Product TypeEvent Coverage Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019: Top 10 Insights from Day 1 Author Coresight November 21, 2019 The Coresight Research team attended Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019 in San Francisco from November 19 to 22. In this report, we highlight ten key insights from the first day of the conference, including major product announcements and the integration of artificial intelligence technology.
Product TypeDeep Dive What Beauty Retailers Can Learn from the Dynamic Retail Ecosystems of Asia: Applying the CORE Framework Author Coresight November 18, 2019 We discuss the value of artificial intelligence (AI) to beauty retailers and its use cases, applying Coresight Research’s proprietary CORE framework for AI in retail. We also highlight a number of key insights from China, based on data from Coresight Research’s Beauty Consumer Survey, which was conducted in October 2019.
Product TypeInsight Report Store Tour: Adidas Ups Its Game with New London Flagship Author Coresight November 14, 2019 Adidas’ new London flagship store brings together a brand-building experience, digital integration and product customization in the latest example of "spectacular retail."
Product TypeDeep Dive Innovator Intelligence: Syte — Providing Retailers With AI-Powered Visual Search Author Coresight November 6, 2019 Finding the right product can be a challenge for online shoppers: Visual search aided by AI could drastically cut returns by helping consumers find the right items and “see” how they’ll look in the home or on the person.
Product TypeDeep Dive Innovator Intelligence: 3DLOOK—Offering Retailers Digital Fit Customization Author Coresight October 30, 2019 Our Innovator Intelligence series looks at emerging companies disrupting traditional retail and fueling innovation across the retail value chain. This report focuses on how the introduction of 3D body scanning may disrupt the retail market as we know it.
Product TypeEvent Coverage Global Tech Advocates Summit: Technology and Innovation To Drive Global Growth Author Coresight October 21, 2019 On October 15, 2019, Coresight Research’s Shanghai team attended Global Tech Advocates Summit in Shanghai. The first-ever annual summit aims to promote and encourage collaboration across different tech hubs. The summit focused on the technology and collaboration among companies between UK and China.
Product TypeDeep Dive How Data Analytics Is Driving Digital Transformation in Retail Author Coresight October 17, 2019 The use of data analytics is powering digital transformation in retail, from supply chain and in-store inventory management to customer service and engagement. In this report, we offer key insights into the growing adoption of analytics by the retail sector.
Product TypeInsight Report Supply Chain Briefing: Automated Micro Fulfillment Centers Author Coresight September 19, 2019 Retailers face challenges with steadily rising consumer expectations around online convenience, rapid delivery and cross channel integration. Micro fulfillment centers offer a cost-effective solution to reach more customers faster and more reliably.
Product TypeInsight Report Introducing the SCORE Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Grocery Retail Author Coresight September 16, 2019 With this report, we introduce Coresight Research’s SCORE framework for AI in grocery retailing. This framework segments use cases into five critical areas.
Product TypeEvent Coverage Highlights from the Taobao Maker Festival 2019 Author Coresight September 16, 2019 The Coresight Research team attended the Taobao Maker Festival 2019 in Hangzhou, China, on September 12. Alibaba’s Taobao Maker Festival, first launched in 2016, celebrates the “maker spirit” of Chinese merchants and designers, and how that spirit is resonating among China’s young generation (millennials and Gen Zers).
