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Event Coverage | November 21, 2019

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Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019: Top 10 Insights from Day 1

The Coresight Research team attended Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019 in San Francisco from November 19 to 22. In this report, we highlight ten key insights from the first day of the conference, including major product announcements and the integration of artificial intelligence technology.

Insight Report | November 21, 2019 Premium

Singles’ Day 2019: Analyzing New Entrants, from Allbirds to Everlane

Continuing our coverage of Singles’ Day 2019 in China, we discuss the new entrants to Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms, which participated in the shopping holiday for the first time this year. Looking to penetrate the China market, these brands—across multiple sectors including beauty, parent-and-baby and personal care—employed different strategies to promote their products and engage with consumers.

Insight Report | November 21, 2019 Free Report

Cannabis Insights: The CBD Consumer—Infographic

Our infographic focuses on the results of our US survey of people who use products containing CBD/hemp.

Insight Report | November 20, 2019 Premium

Costco: A Timeline of Key Events

This report looks at Costco’s rise from its first warehouse in 1983 in Seattle to over 780 by the end of 2019, $152.7 billion in revenue in FY19 and its current international expansion.

Event Coverage | November 20, 2019

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Key Insights from CEW’s Connected Consumer Conference 2019

We discuss the key insights from the Connected Consumer Conference 2019, with an emphasis on the beauty sector. We cover the changing consumption in China and findings from Singles’ Day this year, the emergence of “harmonized retail” and the growing influence of social media in commerce.

Insight Report | November 20, 2019 Premium

Singles’ Day 2019: Analyzing Four New Retail Strategies

This year’s Singles’ Day was another record-breaker. Each year, Alibaba tweaks its approach based on prior years’ learnings. New Retail was the key this year.

Event Coverage | November 19, 2019

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Singles’ Day 2019: Observing China Forum—Digitalization Is Reshaping Commerce

Continuing our coverage of Singles’ Day 2019 in China, we discuss the key insights from Alibaba’s Observing China Forum, which focused on changing consumer demand, digitalization and the future of the annual shopping holiday.

Flash Report | November 19, 2019

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Alibaba To Raise $13.4 Billion in Hong Kong Second Listing

In the same week of the Double 11 Global Shopping Festival (also known as Singles’ Day), Alibaba made headlines again with its secondary listing in Hong Kong, to raise $13.4 billion. The listing represents a vote of confidence for the region amid unrest, and the funds will allow Alibaba to expand its business and invest in technology.

Insight Report | November 19, 2019 Premium

New Retail Briefing: Alipay Now Available to Visitors to China

Digital payment platform Alipay is now available for otherwise cash-carrying visitors to China; WeChat followed suit the next day.

Insight Report | November 19, 2019 Premium

Singles’ Day 2019: Analyzing New Products

New products were a pillar of Alibaba’s 2019 Singles’ Day shopping festival strategy, with over 1 million new products launched. We review the new offerings on Tmall to understand the significance of the new product strategy and the benefits for brands and retailers.

Flash Report | November 19, 2019

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Google Cloud Acquires CloudSimple, a Provider of Tools To Migrate VMWare Environments to the Cloud

Google Cloud announced via a blog post the acquisition of CloudSimple, a leading provider of secure, high performance, dedicated environments to run VMware workloads in the cloud.

Flash Report | November 19, 2019

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HP’s Board Rejects Xerox’s $33.5 Billion Takeover Offer but Remains Open to Further Consideration

HP’s board rejected Xerox acquisition bid, saying the offer undervalues the company and is not in the interests of the shareholders.

Flash Report | November 19, 2019

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Estée Lauder Continues International Growth in Skincare with Acquisition of Have & Be, Owner of Dr Jart+ Brand

The Estée Lauder Companies will acquire Korean beauty company Have & Be. We discuss how this move, which follows Estée Lauder’s 2015 minority stake investment, will give the company a foothold in the fast-growing Korean beauty sector.

Question of the Week | November 18, 2019 Free Report

How Does E-Commerce Penetration in Furniture and Homeware Compare with Other Categories?

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How Does E-Commerce Penetration in Furniture and Homeware Compare with Other Categories?

Deep Dive | November 18, 2019 Premium

What Beauty Retailers Can Learn from the Dynamic Retail Ecosystems of Asia: Applying the CORE Framework

We discuss the value of artificial intelligence (AI) to beauty retailers and its use cases, applying Coresight Research’s proprietary CORE framework for AI in retail. We also highlight a number of key insights from China, based on data from Coresight Research’s Beauty Consumer Survey, which was conducted in October 2019.