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Market Outlook | January 14, 2025 Free Report

Retail 2025: 10 AI Trends— An Inflection Point in the GenAI Revolution

Dive into 10 critical AI (artificial intelligence) trends for 2025. Spanning retail media, agentic AI and more, our recommendations help you understand how to harness the power of AI to drive real business results, aligning with the Coresight Research CORE Framework for AI in retail. This research report is made available to non-subscribers through its sponsorship by invent.ai.

Market Outlook | January 8, 2025 Free Report

Retail 2025: 10 Trends Shaping the Retail Media Market

We present 10 trends shaping the global retail media market in 2025, touching on the impacts of AI (artificial intelligence), the in-store opportunity, strategic partnerships and more. This research report is made available to non-subscribers through its sponsorship by Criteo.

Market Outlook | January 6, 2025 Free Report

Retail 2025: 10 Trends in Retail Technology

We present 10 key technologies that we expect to be influential in retail in 2025, spanning the physical store, e-commerce and operations. From retail media expansion to the power of GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) in the supply chain, understand what is significant today and what will be important in the year ahead. This research report is made available to non-subscribers through its sponsorship by Intel.

Event Presentation | December 4, 2024 Free Report

Legends of Commerce: Content & Cocktails: Sessions and Speaker Details

Legends of Commerce: Content & Cocktails brought together top retail and technology leaders for rapid-fire panels, fascinating keynotes and unmissable networking. This presentation from the event details the sessions and esteemed speakers.

Infographic | December 3, 2024 Free Report

Success at Hand: Equipping Frontline Workers with More Mobile Devices to Drive Revenue and Delight Customers—Infographic

Drive real business gains by equipping retail associates with dedicated mobile devices. This infographic presents selected findings from our research on the benefits of equipping retail staff with more mobile devices, produced in partnership with Zebra Technologies.

Deep Dive | December 3, 2024 Free Report

Success at Hand: Equipping Frontline Workers with More Mobile Devices to Drive Revenue and Delight Customers

Drive real business gains by equipping retail associates with dedicated mobile devices. Understand this opportunity and dive into the key challenges and benefits of filling “unserved hands” in retail with our free research report, produced in partnership with Zebra Technologies.

Deep Dive | November 11, 2024 Free Report

AI for Merchandising: Applications, Implementation and Benefits Abound

Dive into the transformative impact and critical benefits of AI (artificial intelligence) on merchandising within the retail industry, and gain actionable insights on the key steps required to successfully integrate the technology. This research report is made available to non-subscribers through its sponsorship by Board.

Deep Dive | October 24, 2024 Premium

Retail-Tech Landscape: Store Associate Enablement

Store associate enablement solutions help retailers to improve the efficiency of employees in a retail store, with benefits spanning customer service, employee satisfaction and the retailer’s competitive positioning. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to understand store associate enablement technology functionality and market trends, and to discover key solution providers in this field.

Event Coverage | October 8, 2024

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Groceryshop 2024 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch Competition: Recap—12 Innovators, Two Winners

Which retail-technology innovators won the Groceryshop 2024 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition? Find out and read highlights from each presentation in this recap report.

Event Presentation | October 7, 2024

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Groceryshop 2024 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: All You Need To Know

This presentation from the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch at Groceryshop 2024 outlines the competition’s format and judging panel as well as the 12 participating retail-technology innovators.

Deep Dive | October 3, 2024 Premium

Retail-Tech Landscape: Demand Forecasting—October 2024 Update

The need for demand for advanced demand-forecasting tools has evolved with the digitalization, increasing complexity and heightened competition of the retail landscape today. Catch up on demand-forecasting trends for retail and discover key technology solution providers in this field.

Deep Dive | October 2, 2024 Premium

Innovator Matrix: Demand Forecasting

As part of our Innovator Matrix series, which identifies the next generation of retail innovators across key technology segments, we analyze, evaluate and score the top companies in the field of demand forecasting in the US.

Deep Dive | September 10, 2024 Free Report

AI and Unified Data: Empowering Next-Generation Product and Shopper Intelligence

How can consumer industries unlock efficiencies with AI and unified data? Discover the next generation of product intelligence with insights on the benefits of modern technology platforms. This free research report is produced in partnership with Digital Wave Technology.

Deep Dive | August 14, 2024 Premium

Retail-Tech Landscape: CDP Software

Customer data platforms (CDPs), part of the broader customer relationship management market, collect and integrate data in real time, enabling businesses to unify profiles to gain a holistic view of their customers. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to understand the functionality of CDPs and discover key technology solution providers in this field.

Deep Dive | July 9, 2024 Free Report

The Future of Visual Content in US E-Commerce: Optimizing Your Strategy with AI

In partnership with Vizit, we examine the importance of optimal visual content in US e-commerce and dive into the challenges and benefits for brands and retailers in elevating their visual content strategy. Our insights draw on findings from Coresight Research surveys of consumers and brands/retailers.