Product TypeInsight Report May 21, 2020 premium Contactless Payment Options Continue To Gain Acceptance, Spurred by Necessity Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, many businesses have ceased accepting cash as payment in order to minimize contact and thus reduce the risk of spreading the virus. We discuss recent developments in mobile payment technologies, the adoption of which is being driven by changing consumer expectations in the current environment.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report March 25, 2020 premium Retail-Tech Landscape: In-Store Digitalization In this report, we continue our Retail-Tech Landscape report series, which spotlights innovative technology companies that are disrupting the retail industry. This landscape focuses on technology companies that are enabling the transformation of physical stores through artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive March 3, 2020 premium New Retail Models in E-Commerce: Opportunities To Accelerate Growth As part of our series exploring new models of retailing across different sectors and channels, we focus on the innovative strategies being implemented by major e-commerce players in China and the US, including Alibaba and JD.com. We discuss how online platforms are using technologies to improve the shopping experience, implementing extended features such as dropshipping and alternative payment options, helping brands to adopt consumer-to-manufacturer business models and launching creative initiatives to extend their reach to customers. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report January 31, 2020 premium Payment Technology: What We Saw at the NRF 2020 Big Show Retail technology is moving in leaps and bounds, promising a variety of new features and abilities such as cashless stores. This report looks at select new technologies, and some of the challenges they may face. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive January 22, 2020 Retail 2020: 10 Retail-Tech Startup Trends In 2020, the retail industry will be shaped by emerging technologies that will change the way consumers interact with brands, while retailers will collaborate more than ever with tech startups to future-proof their businesses. Discover our 10 trends for the year.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive December 19, 2019 premium Alibaba vs. Amazon: Head to Head in E-Commerce and Technology Alibaba Group and Amazon are innovators in retailing and technology, and both are expanding their presence into international markets. Employing its “New Retail” strategy, could the emerging China giant threaten Amazon’s global dominance? We discuss the competition between these two companies, considering their retail ecosystems, global expansion plans, financial performance and internally developed technologies. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive August 21, 2019 premium The Future of Payments This report looks at payment platforms, explores their prospects, and reviews new technologies that could shape the future of the global payment landscape.Read More
Product TypeCompany Earnings Update August 15, 2019 premium Tencent (HKEX: 0700) 2Q19 Results: Mixed Results, Growth in FinTech and Business Services in Challenging Ad Environment Tencent reported 2Q19 revenue and EPS that beat consensus estimates, continuing to post strong growth in the FinTech and Business Services segment, in a challenging ad environment.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report June 24, 2019 premium Facebook Announces its New Digital Cryptocurrency: the Libra On June 18, 2019 Facebook a new subsidiary named Calibra, whose first project is a digital wallet for a new global currency called Libra that is powered by blockchain technology but backed by real assets.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report May 2, 2019 premium Insights from China: Generation Z Buys Now, Pays Later – and Expects Fast Delivery of Online Orders Gen Zers in China are digitally native, rather impatient and open to taking on debt to pay the things they want.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report April 23, 2019 premium New Retail Briefing #8: Health and Medical Services Go Digital on WeChat and Alipay; Tmall Luxury Pavilion Welcomes Gentle Monster Tencent is testing medical services on its WeChat mini program.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report March 28, 2019 premium Insights from China: Alipay and WeChat Pay Go International Alipay and WeChat Pay have gone international more quickly due to booming Chinese outbound tourism. They are accepted not only at retail locations but also used to pay transportation fares in support of local services. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report March 26, 2019 premium New Retail Briefing #6: Alipay Expands to the UK in Partnership with Barclaycard, Watsons Mobile App Features Virtual Makeup Try-On “New Retail” is a model for integrating online retail, offline retail and logistics across a single value chain powered by data and technology. In this biweekly series, we cover important developments in New Retail in China and beyond. Here’s what’s happeningRead More
Product TypeInsight Report March 12, 2019 premium New Retail Briefing #5: Alipay Pushes Cross-Border Payment; JD.com Continues Unstaffed Delivery Initiatives Abroad “New Retail” is a model for integrating online retail, offline retail and logistics across a single value chain powered by data and technology. In this biweekly series, we cover important developments in New Retail in China and beyond.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report February 26, 2019 premium New Retail Briefing #4: Suning.com Expands to Department Stores, Alipay Available at Walgreens “New Retail” is a model for integrating online retail, offline retail and logistics across a single value chain powered by data and technology. In this biweekly series, we cover important developments in New Retail in China and beyond. Read More
