Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 6, 2021 premium Playbook: New Ways of Living and Spending in the US In this Playbook, we discuss how US consumer spending behaviors have changed over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. We identify five key strategies that US retailers can take to best capitalize on the trends in spending and living habits that are driving shifts in the retail landscape, covering market segmentation, e-commerce adoption, customer loyalty and more.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 5, 2021 premium RetailTech: Computer Vision—Approaching the Holy Grail of Ubiquitous Visual Search As part of our RetailTech series, we discuss computer vision, a powerful fundamental technology that is enabling many new exciting business models in retail and other industries. We discuss the applications of the technology in retail and provide an overview of global technology vendors and innovators in the market.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | March 23, 2021 Coresight Research x CEW: How Is Technology Transforming the Beauty Industry? Today’s beauty consumers are looking for a high level of online interaction with brands and retailers, particularly with the Covid-19 pandemic having given rise to concerns around hygiene. Together with CEW, we discuss how beauty brands are embracing new technologies such as AI, AR and VR to engage with consumers online and offer them a more personalized beauty shopping experience. In this free report, we explore how technology is transforming the beauty industry and highlight the implications of its adoption for brands and retailers.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | March 17, 2021 premium RetailTech: What Do Data and AI Mean for Retail? This report discusses the challenges that many retailers face in leveraging data effectively, as well as the as well as the strengths of artificial intelligence (AI) for retail data analysis. We use Coresight Research’s proprietary CORE framework to categorize and explain the benefits of AI for retailers.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | March 9, 2021 premium How Are US Home and Home-Improvement Retailers Handling Returns? We discuss seven measures that US home and home-improvement retailers use to manage their returns processes, including updates in light of increased e-commerce demand. We include examples from retailers including Home Depot, IKEA, Macy’s, Wayfair and Williams-Sonoma and innovators such as Position Imaging and Newmine.Read More
Product TypeMarket Outlook Product TypeMarket Outlook | March 3, 2021 premium Market Outlook: Retail Technology Becomes Even More Crucial in 2021 In this Market Outlook, we discuss the global retail technology market in a pandemic-impacted retail environment. We present data on the size of the global market and its major segments, and we outline the primary market drivers in 2021. This report explores the competitive landscape and key tech trends across the segments of cloud computing, enterprise software, supply chain software, AI platforms and retail hardware.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | February 25, 2021 Register for free access 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.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | February 16, 2021 premium Frictionless Grocery: Pandemic Ushers In Smart Checkout Technologies Alongside the shift to e-commerce, the Covid-19 pandemic has been driving the digitalization of grocery at brick-and-mortar locations. In this report, we discuss three smart checkout technologies that grocery retailers are increasingly implementing in stores to meet heightened consumer demand for convenience, safety and efficiency in the physical shopping journey: automated checkout, smart carts and scan-and-go.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | February 11, 2021 Register for free access Innovator Profile: Nexite Connects Merchandise Data To Illuminate the Consumer Journey As part of our Innovator Profile series, we profile Nexite, provider of the Connected Merchandise Platform that provides real-time insights to retailers to help optimize the consumer journey. This free report is sponsored by Nexite.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | February 2, 2021 Register for free access Retail 2021: Global Trends We present our key global retail and consumer trends for 2021, which fall under five umbrellas: the new consumer; the future of physical retail; the evolution of digital retail; doing good is good business; and discovering ways of transacting. The trends range from some of the biggest, multiyear, multicategory trends such as wellness and sustainability to more nascent or niche trends such as livestreaming and experiential e-commerce. In this free report, our analysts outline their predictions, as well as the details and impacts of each trend on various retail sectors and regions.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | January 25, 2021 Register for free access Innovator Profile: Trivver Leverages AR and VR To Boost Customer Engagement As part of our Innovator Profile series, we profile Trivver, an XR marketing solutions provider that empowers retailers to create AR and VR advertisement campaigns and generate detailed insights into their effectiveness. This free report is sponsored by Trivver.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | January 22, 2021 Register for free access NRF 2021 Day Five: Optimizing Customer Support and Rethinking the Physical Store NRF 2021, the annual “Retail’s Big Show” event hosted by the National Retail Federation, is taking place virtually over six days between January 12 and 22. The Coresight Research team presents our 10 key insights from day five of the event, which focused on improving customer support in the age of digital shopping. Panelists also emphasized the importance of a strong, integrated cloud structure in driving innovation and agility.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | January 22, 2021 Register for free access 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.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | January 20, 2021 Register for free access NRF 2021 Day Four: The Importance of Transparency in the Supply Chain; Optimizing the Online Shopping Experience NRF 2021, the annual “Retail’s Big Show” event hosted by the National Retail Federation, is taking place virtually over six days between January 12 and 22. The Coresight Research team presents our 10 key insights from day four of the event, which focused on the importance of a strong supply chain in enabling better supplier-retailer communication and facilitating reliable last-mile delivery. The benefits of optimizing the online shopping experience by increasing personalization also emerged as a key theme.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | January 20, 2021 Register for free access CES 2021: Coresight Research CEO and Founder Deborah Weinswig Talks with Alibaba and Dick’s Sporting Goods CES 2021, an event held by the Consumer Technology Association, took place on January 11–14. During the “Retail Trends: New Shopper” conference session, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, delivered a presentation on six key trends in retail for 2021 and hosted fireside chats with leaders from Dick’s Sporting Goods and Alibaba Group. We present insights from the session. Read More
