Event Coverage 36 minutesRegister for Free AccessShoptalk 2018: Day 1 Takeaways—Startup Pitch Competition Coresight Research March 19, 2018 Executive SummaryThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas this week, attending and participating in the Shoptalk 2018 conference held March18–21. On Sunday, to kick off this year’s conference, Coresight Research’s Founder and CEO, Deborah Weinswig, emceed Shoptalk’s Startup Pitch competition. The competition featured 15 innovative companies, which Weinswig classified into one of four categories: engaging customer experiences, physical retail solutions, inventory management and assortment optimization, and personalization. Two winners were chosen, one by the panel of judges and one through audience voting. The winner of the judge’s choice was blockchain-based shopping platform, SHOP, and the audience’s vote went to digital-display storefront marketing solution, Glass-Media. Weinswig concluded the pitch competition with a presentation on the current and future state of the retail environment, emphasizing “New Retail” trends in China. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 2: Bodycare To Open 20 UK StoresInnovator Profile: Rapid Delivery Analytics Closes the Data Gap Created by Delivery AppsUS Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker, August 2023: Beauty, Clothing and Footwear Spending Growth Slows But Remains ResilientFive Insights from eTail Boston 2023: Building Omnichannel Experiences, Unlocking the Power of Data, and More