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How Retailers Can Unlock True Profit Potential

Uncovering potential savings in GNFR (goods not for resale) expense has become increasingly important, as many US retail and CPG companies have encountered constrained profit margins as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this free report, we explore the profit improvement potential offered by GNFR, leveraging proprietary survey findings. We also discuss how services and technology solution providers such as LogicSource can help businesses reduce GNFR expense through improved access to data analytics and automation.

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Innovator Intelligence: Why Retail Needs To Revisit SEO

The pandemic-driven surge in e-commerce and the tightening of marketing budgets present an opportunity for retailers to review their search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. In this free report, sponsored by Botify, we analyze the key industry trends driving the need for SEO reconsideration in retail and discuss the importance and benefits of organic search. We also explore the Botify enterprise SEO platform, which can help retailers uncover SEO opportunities to derive real business value.

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Retail-Tech Landscape: E-Commerce Fulfillment and Returns

The pandemic-driven acceleration in e-commerce presents huge opportunity for retailers but has also given rise to challenges in inventory management, order fulfillment and returns. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally that can help retailers improve their e-commerce fulfillment operations and thus enhance the overall customer experience, as well as manage returns.

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Innovator Trends That Are Reshaping the Retail Industry

The global Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way consumers shop and accelerated the adoption of various advanced technologies. We outline our expectations for the top innovator trends that are impacting the retail industry, covering contact-light shopping, personalized experiences, livestream e-commerce, last-mile delivery, micro-fulfillment centers and more.

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Retail-Tech Landscape: Frictionless Payment

Payment methods that reduce friction at the point of sale improve the customer experience—and digital technologies are becoming integral to frictionless checkout. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally that can help retailers improve how they receive payments and thus enhance the overall customer experience.

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How Category Management Has Changed Forever

We explore the future of retail category management with a focus on grocery, mass merchandisers and drug retail. We discuss the key skills necessary for success and consider current challenges and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on collaboration. We leverage findings from a December 2020 Coresight Research survey of global retailers and suppliers of grocery products/consumer packaged goods.

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Coresight Research x Placer.ai: US Retail 2021—A Data-Driven Exploration of Retail Traffic Trends and the Future of Malls

Coresight Research and location analytics provider Placer.ai hosted a webinar to delve into some of the key shifts impacting the retail industry in the US. In this free report, we present data-driven insights from the event, covering foot traffic trends at selected brands, the future of malls and consumer migration from cities to suburbs.

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Coresight Research Innovator Showcase: Five Retail Technology Innovators Compete for Digital Outreach Opportunity

On February 18, 2021, Coresight Research hosted its Innovator Showcase—an online pitch competition between five retail technology innovators: Engagement Agents, Inspectorio, Newmine, Nexite and Savitude. We present highlights from the innovators’ pitches, as well as from the presentations of three early-stage retail startups that presented their businesses while the judges deliberated. We also reveal the winner of the pitch competition.

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Innovator Profile: Newmine Disrupts the Returns Management Market

As part of our Innovator Profile series, we profile Newmine, a retail-tech innovator that is disrupting the returns management market. Newmine’s Chief Returns Officer is an AI-powered platform that gives retailers a holistic view of integrated returns-related data from across the enterprise; it prescribes corrective actions that retailers can take to reduce future returns and empowers teams in different departments to collaborate seamlessly. This free report is sponsored by Newmine.

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Innovator Profile: Engagement Agents Optimizes Marketing Campaigns

As part of our Innovator Profile series, we profile Engagement Agents, a software platform provider that enables retailers to optimize the marketing that they pay for within store leases—thus helping retailers to drive traffic and sales in-store and online, and potentially save time and resources in the creation and implementation of marketing campaigns. This free report is sponsored by Engagement Agents.

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Retail-Tech Landscape: Warehouse Automation

The recent surge in e-commerce growth amid Covid-19 has seen demand spike for warehousing space, fulfillment efficiency and storage capacity. This is driving the need for increased automation in the warehousing sector. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally that can help retailers automate their warehouse operations.

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