Event Coverage | January 9, 2020 Register for Free Access CES 2020, Day 2: Physical Retail, Tourism and Data StrategyThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas for CES 2020. We offer our top five insights from the second day of the event, including the transition of digitally native brands into physical retail, increasing demand for personalized travel experiences and the explosion of data in healthcare retail. Read More
Event Coverage | January 8, 2020 Register for Free Access CES 2020, Day 1: Self-Care, Connected Cities and Health TechThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas for CES 2020 and offer our top five insights from the first day of this seminal event, including technology that delivers ultra-personalized, on-demand products and health services that help brands build consumer relationships. Read More
Event Coverage | January 7, 2020 Register for Free Access CES 2020: Insights from the Media DaysThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas this week for CES 2020, held on January 7–10. We present our top five insights from the media days on January 5–6, including the new Intelligence of Things, the application of 5G in agriculture and the consumerization of artificial intelligence. Read More
Flash Report | December 17, 2019 Register for Free Access Intel Acquires Israeli AI Chipmaker Habana Labs for $2 Billion in CashIntel pushes further into AI with acquisition of Israeli chipmaker Habana Labs for $2 Billion in cash. AI is a fundamental technology for deploying machine learning to enable predictive analytics, customization and personalization in retail. Intel is accelerating development and filling gaps in its product portfolio to be a major player in the AI hardware sector. Read More
Deep Dive | December 10, 2019 Premium Tencent’s Smart Retail StrategyChinese Internet giant Tencent is focusing on the business-to-business space through its “Smart Retail” concept—the company’s answer to Alibaba’s New Retail. Tencent’s Smart Retail ecosystem has a number of components that facilitate the integration of online and offline commerce, including the leveraging of WeChat mini programs, investment in JD.com and the exploitation of the company’s strength in gaming and digital entertainment. Read More
Deep Dive | December 8, 2019 Free Report Innovator Intelligence: Maximizing Retail Profitability Through Mobile-First Workforce Management SoftwareQuinyx is a workforce management (WFM) software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider that offers artificial intelligence (AI)-driven scheduling, staffing, time reporting, communication and task management all in one place. Read More
Insight Report | December 5, 2019 Premium Insights into Belgrade’s Innovation EcosystemWe discuss the nature and impact of the emerging technology innovation ecosystem of Belgrade in Serbia, which is evolving as a solid community of innovative companies and as a regional hub for the Balkans and Southeast Europe. The Coresight Research team visited Belgrade to talk with notable accelerators and startups, including one that applies blockchain technology in the food supply chain and another that helps retailers with staff training. Read More
Flash Report | December 4, 2019 Register for Free Access AWS Unleashes a Flurry of Announcements at 2019 AWS re:Invent ConferenceAmazon Web Services (AWS) made a series of announcements at its 2019 AWS re:Invent Conference. Many centered on enabling 5G wireless, which promises fiber-optic-like speed for mobile devices, enabling many yet-unimagined new business opportunities. Read More
Insight Report | November 27, 2019 Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Four Ways Companies Are Simplifying Their Supply ChainsSupply Chain Briefing: Four Ways Companies Are Using to Approach Supply Chain Simplification Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, prompting global retailers to look for ways to simplify processes to speed operations and cut costs. Companies are streamlining supply chains by consolidating vendors, unifying data systems and streamlining distribution channels by selling directly to consumers. Read More
Event Coverage | November 26, 2019 Register for Free Access Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019: Top 10 Insights from Day 3 and Wrap-UpThe Coresight Research team was in San Francisco for Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019. In this report, we present key insights from the last day of the conference—and of the conference overall, including major product announcements and the integration of artificial intelligence technology. Read More
Flash Report | November 26, 2019 Register for Free Access Avery Dennison To Acquire Smartrac’s RFID Inlay Business for Approximately $250 MillionAvery Dennison’s deal to acquire Smartrac’s Transponder (RFID Inlay) division could boost revenues 45%. The acquisition should add technology, product breadth, manufacturing capacity, new customers and new sales channels, increasing the company’s global presence and opening new sales channels. Read More
Event Coverage | November 25, 2019 Register for Free Access Salesforce Dreamforce 2019: Top 10 Insights from Day 2The Coresight Research team attended Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019 in San Francisco from November 19 to 22. In this report, we highlight 10 key insights from the second day of the conference, including the interesting new ways in which companies are leveraging retail technologies to better manage customer interactions through e-commerce and drive B2B sales. Read More
Insight Report | November 20, 2019 Premium Costco: A Timeline of Key EventsThis 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. Read More
Flash Report | November 19, 2019 Register for Free Access Google Cloud Acquires CloudSimple, a Provider of Tools To Migrate VMWare Environments to the CloudGoogle 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. Read More
Flash Report | November 19, 2019 Register for Free Access HP’s Board Rejects Xerox’s $33.5 Billion Takeover Offer but Remains Open to Further ConsiderationHP’s board rejected Xerox acquisition bid, saying the offer undervalues the company and is not in the interests of the shareholders. Read More