Insight Report 10 minutes PremiumShoptalk 2018: Day 4 Takeaways—Radical Retail, Anti-Amazon AI and Supply-Chain Startups Coresight Research March 22, 2018 Executive SummaryThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas this week, attending and participating in the Shoptalk 2018 conference held March 18–21. In this report we share our key takeaways from the fourth day of the conference, which include: Alipay announced a partnership with Freedom Pay and First Data to bridge the international travel experience and serve the growing number of Chinese tourists visiting the US. Radical retail thinking requires being uncomfortable, feeling wrong and having “one foot in the boat and one on the dock,” according to Walmart’s incubator Store No. 8, Williams Sonoma and Home Depot. Albertsons is to launch a digital marketplace which allows vendors to sell direct to shoppers. Flexport and Optoro are startups that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry. Tophatter—an AI retail startup that calls itself the anti-Amazon solution—is driving engagement, not efficiency. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Temu Growth and Challenges in the US Market: A Six-Month Follow-UpUS Consumer Tracker: Shoppers Weigh Holiday Needs Against Health and Weather ConcernsMore Consumers Visit Open-Air Shopping Centers as Seasons Change: US Consumer Survey InsightsUS Retail and E-Commerce—Uncovering Opportunities in a Changing Landscape: Highlights from the Market Navigator
