Insight Report 33 minutes PremiumGroceryshop 2018: Day 1 Takeaways—Startup Pitch Competition Coresight Research October 29, 2018 Executive SummaryThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas this week to participate in Groceryshop 2018, being held October 28–31. The event will cover the transformation of consumer packaged goods (CPG), grocery and related industries, and is being attended by some 2,200 industry professionals and features over 150 speakers. Deborah Weinswig, Coresight Research CEO and Founder, kicked off the event by emceeing the Groceryshop Startup Pitch Competition. The competition featured 12 innovative, early-stage technology companies that have developed e-commerce and in-store solutions for grocery, food and CPG companies. Of the two winners, one was chosen by a three-judge panel and the other by the audience. Weinswig categorized the 12 participating companies into four buckets of retail disruption, which were: Sourcing, Merchandising and Cataloging; Grocery E-Commerce Enablers; Improved Shopping Experiences; and,Tracking Measurement and Insights. The judges’ panel declared Simplista the winner, for its cloud-based platform which simplifies the product listing process for retailers and suppliers. And the winner chosen by the audience was Tastry, for its a machine-learning-based platform that recommends personalized beer, wine and spirits selections and pairings to shoppers Weinswig concluded the competition with her presentation on retail trends and insight, in which she presented her thoughts on what the retail industry can learn from China with emphasis on New Retail trends in China. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Holiday 2023: Help Wanted… or Not. Slow Growth in Planned US Retail HiringShoptalk Europe 2023 Day Two: Exploring the Roles of Web3 in the Supply Chain and “Wow” Moments in Physical RetailCopley Place and Prudential Center—Demonstrating the Potential of Urban Mixed-Use MallsUS Holiday Survey and Outlook 2023: E-Commerce To Drive Growth