Event CoverageRetailers United “Help America Stay Open” Pitch Event Preview (Part 1): Five Retail Startups To Compete for $10,000 Coresight Research December 4, 2020 Reasons to ReadOn December 8, 2020, Deborah Weinswig, Coresight Research CEO and Founder, will emcee Retailers United’s second pitch competition, in which five US retail startups will compete for a $10,000 grant and mentorship from industry leaders. In this report, we outline the event’s structure and the judges involved, and profile the five startup contestants. Click here to read our Retailers United “Help America Stay Open” Pitch Event Preview (Part 2) report, which discusses the three RevTech Ventures-backed startups that will also present during the event but are not competing for the grant. This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2026, Week 15: Lidl To Open StoresAgentic Commerce Insights Latest—Including Learnings from CES and NRF: Premium Subscriber CallSeasonal Shopping, 4Q25—Early Spending Momentum Sets the Tone for the Holiday Season: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraThe Sentiment Split: Optimism at the Top, Strain at the Bottom; Plus, Social Commerce Shopping in Focus—US Consumer Survey Insights