Product TypeInsight Report March 26, 2020 premium Coresight Matrix: AI Software for Optimization Technology can do more for less, and advances in artificial intelligence are delivering powerful new tools for retailers. With machine learning, AI can recognize patterns and create algorithms that adapt and improve over time.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive March 19, 2020 premium RetailTech: Sensormatic Solutions—Johnson Controls’ Retail Tech Foundry Johnson Controls has for decades dominated the retail security sector, helping stores manage shrink with innovative digital solutions. Now, the company is leveraging its dominant market position to launch new digitally enabled service offerings.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report March 17, 2020 premium Consumer Tech Briefing: Technology To Reduce Returns, Enhance Product Listings and Boost Brand Engagement Each month, our Consumer Tech Briefing series discusses recent developments in the world of technology. This month, we focus on digital tools that have been launched recently to provide consumers with a richer, more informed shopping experience both online and in brick-and-mortar stores.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive March 17, 2020 premium Innovator Intelligence: Can Personalization and Data Privacy Co-Exist? We examine how Anagog is disrupting the personalization market in retail through its smartphone-based AI technology, which enables businesses to make personalized offers based on their customers’ real-world behavior in real time. We also discuss data privacy concerns and growing consumer expectations.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report March 12, 2020 premium Robotics and Retail: Our Robot Helpers Find New Jobs in Warehouses, Stores and Coffee Shops With advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, retail robots can do more than ever before. And, thanks to steadily improving cost-benefit ratios, robots are on the rise in warehouses, fulfillment centers and shop floors. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive March 9, 2020 premium Retail Innovators: Home-Furnishing Retailers The Coresight Research Retail Innovators series examines how key players and startups are disrupting different retail sectors. In this report, we focus on three innovators in the home-furnishing market: DTC brand Burrow, furniture rental startup Fernish and design platform Modsy. We discuss these relatively new industry players in the context of changing consumer preferences in the furniture sector, including increasing demand for convenience and a heightened emphasis on sustainability.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 TypeDeep Dive March 3, 2020 premium Best Practices for Using Data To Futureproof Retail Retail has been undergoing seismic shifts in the last decade that have upended decades-old norms and created an entire new sets of often challenging customer expectations. The good news it, the same technology that has created these challenges also offers solutions. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report February 27, 2020 premium Salesforce Co-CEO Block To Step Down; Salesforce To Acquire Vlocity for $1.33 Billion in Cash, Reports 4Q20 and Raises FY21 Guidance For fiscal 4Q20, Salesforce reported on February 25, 2020 that it beat the consensus estimate for adjused EPS and raised FY21 guidance. In addition, the company announced the stepping down of Co-CEO Keith Block, as well as its acquisition of cloud and mobile software provider Vlocity. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report February 26, 2020 premium Google Cloud Acquires Mainframe-Migration Company Cornerstone Google Cloud’s acquisition of mainframe-migration company Cornerstone is the latest move by Google to expand the capabilities of its fast-growing Cloud business. This is the company’s second acquisition this month, demonstrating its efforts to compete with Microsoft for the #2 spot in the ranking of top cloud service providers. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive February 25, 2020 premium Coresight Matrix: AI Software for Communication Our Coresight Matrix evaluates technology leaders and emerging players in the fast-growing AI software for communication segment.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage February 21, 2020 premium Highlights from Walmart’s 2020 Investment Community Meeting Walmart held its 2020 investor day in New York, outlining ambitious plans to move into healthcare and profiling the secrets to success in China and India. In both markets, the company has grown organically and through acquisitions.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive February 20, 2020 premium RetailTech: How Salesforce Has Become a Juggernaut in Retail Technology Two decades ago, several Oracle employees left to found their own retail technology startup. Now, Salesforce dominates the cloud-based space, offering a variety of cutting-edge solutions to help retailers integrate online and offline.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report February 14, 2020 premium Google Cloud Closes $2.6 Billion Acquisition of Analytics Company Looker Google Cloud’s $2.6 billion acquisition of analytics company Looker shows how the company is working hard to expand the capabilities of its fast-growing cloud business. The company has been developing its own capabilities but also using acquisitions to more quickly move into new service areas.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report February 3, 2020 premium Retail in 2030: Lean, Spectacular, Transparent and Frictionless The last decade was a time of tremendous upheavel in retail. We lay out our vision of what retail will look like in 2030. Look for continued but slowly abating store closures, new smaller formats and far more experiential offerings.Read More
