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. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US and UK Store Tracker Extra: Store Openings and Closures 2023 Review and 2024 OutlookGroceryshop 2023 Day Three: Opportunities in Grocery in 2023 and BeyondUS Consumer Tracker: Analyzing Cross-Shopping at Nonfood RetailersM&A in US Apparel and Footwear: Strong Prospects To Redefine Portfolios and Bolster Capacity