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London Tech Week 2018: Profiling 13 Retail-Tech Startups

The Coresight Research team attended London Tech Week 2018 held June 11–17.We attended two retail-tech startup pitches during the week: Tech London Advocates’ Retail Tech 50 at startup incubator Cocoon Networks and Project Kairos London’s Retail TechPitch at trade show TechXLR8. Here, we profile 13 of the retail-tech startups we met.

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CES Asia 2018 Part 1: Huawei to Shape the Future of Image Technology, Smart Cars Take Center Stage

This week, the Coresight Research team is in Shanghai attending Asia’s fastest-growing consumer technology event, CES Asia 2018, which runs June 13 to June 15. This year’s event has attracted over 500 global companies exhibiting at the show and more than 40,000 attendees and over 1,200 media. This is the first of two reports on our key takeaways from the event, which features the latest product launches and transformative technology, including, artificial intelligence (AI), augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) and vehicle technology.

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The Inclusive Clothing Market Represents a Significant, Largely Untapped Opportunity

The inclusive clothing and accessories market, which encompasses adaptive, smart and stress-free clothing designs as well as plus sizes and extended sizes, is underserved in retail. In this report, we focus on the adaptive clothing market opportunity and discuss some of the startups, retailers and designers that are working to meet the clothing needs of people with various disabilities and conditions. A future report will take a deep dive into inclusive design and the plus-size market opportunity.

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Artificial Intelligence in Retail, Part 1: Applications Across Customer-Facing Functions

This report is the first in a short series looking at the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in retail. Here, we explore AI applications across the customer-facing functions of retail. Our proprietary CORE (communication, optimization of pricing, rationalization of inventory and experiential retail) framework demonstrates the applicability of AI in customer-facing functions. The technology can be used for:

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Notes from Breakfast with the Disruptors, Featuring Retail AI Companies

Coresight Research recently held its inaugural Breakfast with the Disruptors event, where eight startups that are applying artificial intelligence (AI) to solve retailers’ problems pitched their businesses to an estimated 400 guests. The event was hosted by Global Brands Group (GBG) in the Empire State Building in New York City and was sponsored by Celect, GBG and Li & Fung.

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