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French Founders Club: 10 Insights from CES and NRF 2022

On February 10, 2022, Coresight Research presented at French Founders Club to share our top 10 insights from CES 2022 and NRF 2022: Retails Big Show.

This presentation covers the following topics:

  1. US retail outlook on the economy
  2. Customer expectations around choice and personalization
  3. Supply chain challenges and solutions
  4. Data as the currency of the future
  5. The role of physical stores
  6. Video commerce and livestreaming
  7. Sustainability
  8. Bio-wearables
  9. The building blocks of the metaverse
  10. The expansion of the metaverse

 For more insights from CES 2022 and NRF 2022, read our separate reports.

 Our Retail-Tech Landscape presents innovators that exhibited at NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show.

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Livestreaming Latest, January 2022: Monetization and E-Commerce Tools Empower Content Creators

As part of our Livestreaming Latest series, we present recent M&A and investment activity as well as three notable trends in the global livestreaming space: the expansion of monetization tools for creators, new live shopping events from the social media giants, and game-changing technology partnerships. We also offer examples of recent livestreaming events from retail companies globally.

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3Q21 US Department Store Insights: Revenue Surpasses 3Q19 Levels

We review metrics on US department stores’ recoveries in the third quarter of 2021. We focus on the three leading chains—Kohl’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom. We discuss trends in comparable sales, revenue, digital sales, trending categories and areas of note by management. We also summarize the three department stores’ outlook for fiscal 2021.

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Retail-Tech Landscape: Social Commerce

Social media has become an important medium for brands and retailers to promote, market and sell products. This Retail-Tech Landscape presents selected startups globally whose technology solutions support brands and retailers in operating social commerce models, covering social networking, reselling, group buying, video commerce and livestreaming, and social payments integration.

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2022 Global Retail Trends

We present the key global retail trends for 2022, which Coresight Research expects to be a year of transition for consumers and retailers. Our RESET framework for change provides retailers with a model for using that time to adapt to a new world marked by consumer-centricity.

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Livestreaming Latest, December 2021: Livestreaming Fires Up Holiday Shopping

As part of our Livestreaming Latest series, we present recent M&A and investment activity as well as three notable trends in the global livestreaming space—namely, the impact of livestreaming on Singles’ Day 2021; the launch of ambitious holiday livestreaming schedules; and the growing diversity of livestreaming formats. We also offer examples of recent livestreaming events from retail companies globally.

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Singles’ Day 2021 Early Observations as Sales Total $139 Billion

We provide an early review of the successes and initiatives among China’s major e-commerce companies during this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival. We explore the key initiatives they used to drive sales, including focusing on sustainability and augmented reality (AR) and AI-driven technologies.

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Livestreaming Latest, November 2021: Live Shopping Marathons on Facebook and Instagram

As part of our Livestreaming Latest series, we present recent M&A and investment activity as well as three notable trends in the global livestreaming space—namely, the launch of marathon live shopping events, the growing use of partnerships and the expansion of live shopping into new markets. We also offer examples of recent livestreaming events from retail companies globally.

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