Insight Report | November 14, 2018 Premium Key Festivals and Holidays for Promotional Campaigns in China in 2019China’s retail industry is booming and in addition to Single’s Day, there are many opportunities for international brands and retailers to tap into the world’s largest e-commerce market. Use our 2019 calendar to adapt your sales strategies for the China market. Read More
Insight Report | October 2, 2018 Premium UK Christmas 2018 Retail Outlook: Overall Demand Looks Solid, with E-Commerce on Course to Capture 30% of Nonfood SalesForecasting a Solid Christmas Season, but with Gains Unevenly Distributed Despite negative headlines, total UK retail sales look set to grow solidly over the festive peak. Read More
Deep Dive | September 4, 2018 Premium 3D Design Technology Disrupts the Fashion Supply ChainFashion industry supply chains are growing faster and stronger with 3D design and sampling technology. In this report, we look at the 3D design process with a focus on its use in the apparel supply chain and profile four major vendors of 3D design software: CLO, Tukatech, Optitex and Browzwear. Read More
Deep Dive | July 10, 2018 Premium Artificial Intelligence in Retail, Part 2: What Retailers Are Doing with AIIn this report, we explore how retailers are applying AI across business functions. We studied 30 retailers to understand how they have implemented AI in their businesses. Read More
Deep Dive | July 26, 2017 Premium Wellness as a Luxury, Part 3—Eating WellThis is the third in our Wellness as a Luxury series of reports, where we examine wellness as the new status symbol: this “wellthness” is fast replacing more traditional signifiers of affluence as a luxury to be enjoyed and flaunted. Read More
Deep Dive | August 22, 2016 Premium Introduction to Deep Learning and Neural NetworksDeep learning and neural networks are techniques used in computer science to analyze data. They are especially useful in pattern and image recognition. Read More
Deep Dive | March 15, 2016 Premium RFID: Has Its Time Finally Come for Retail?The global RFID market—for tags, interrogators, systems, services, networking and software—is estimated to hit approximately $13.9 billion this year and to grow at a 17.0% CAGR through 2018, according to IDTechEx. Read More
Insight Report | July 1, 2015 Premium Nanotechnology: The Next Small Nanoenabled products are a $1 trillion-plus market. Nanotechnology has wide application in consumer products, particularly in personal care, cosmetics and textiles. The markets for semiconductors and semiconductor-processing equipment are technically part of the nanotech universe and each category represents billions of dollars per year in sales. Venture capitalists are actively investing in nanotech startups, driving further innovation. Read More
