Event Coverage | July 27, 2018 Register for Free Access Tariffs and the Fashion Industry: Key Takeaways from the CFDA’s DiscussionOn Wednesday, July 25, the Coresight Research team attended a discussion hosted by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) on the impact of new US tariffs on Chinese-produced goods. Lisa Metcalfe, COO of Pam and Gela, and her husband, James Metcalfe, Senior Vice President of Production and Product Development at Alice and Olivia, walked the audience through how new tariffs could affect the fashion industry. Here, we share our key takeaways from the discussion. Read More
Event Coverage | July 26, 2018 Register for Free Access HBC Reports Beauty Is a Success Beyond the First Floor and other Takeaways from The Retail Design Institute (RDI) PanelCoresight Research recently attended a panel discussion hosted by the Research Design Institute (RDI), “Changing the Blueprint: the Department Store in 2019,” in New York City. The panel was sponsored by 24 Seven, Benjamin Moore and Highland Associates. Roe Palermo, Divisional Vice President of In-store Presentation for Lord & Taylor and Saks Off 5th, moderated the panel discussion which covered themes such as department store design and renovation, investment, measuring store experiences and favorite projects. Here, we share our top takeaways from the event: Read More
Event Coverage | July 25, 2018 Register for Free Access E-Commerce Opportunities in China: A Discussion with Alibaba and Coresight ResearchOn Tuesday, Coresight Research attended a Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) event cohosted by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. After a presentation by Alibaba France Managing Director Sébastien Badault, Coresight Research CEO and Founder Deborah Weinswig spoke with Badault and Andreas Schulmeyer, Founder and Principal, Faultline Solutions, about the unique nature of the Chinese market and consumer. The three also discussed opportunities and strategies for brands looking to enter the Chinese e-commerce market. Here, we share our takeaways from the event. Read More
Event Coverage | July 20, 2018 Register for Free Access XRC Labs Cohort 6 Launch Day: Hearing from Startups Improving the Customer Experience and Supporting Better Decision MakingThe Coresight Research team attended XRC Labs’ Cohort 6 Launch Day event in New York City on July 17 at the Parsons School of Design. Read More
Event Coverage | July 19, 2018 Register for Free Access On-Demand Services, Space Peace, AI and Cybersecurity in the Modern World: Takeaways from Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2018, Part TwoThis week, the Coresight Research team attended the Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2018 conference in Aspen, Colorado. Here, we share our takeaways from the second half of the conference. Read More
Event Coverage | July 4, 2018 Register for Free Access Top Takeaways from the US-China AI Tech Summit, Part 2: Cross-Industrial DisruptionLast week, the Coresight Research team attended the first-ever US-China AI Tech Summit, which was held in Silicon Valley. Our first report on the conference covered the day’s morning sessions, including a fireside chat with Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak. The second half of the event focused on applications of artificial intelligence (AI) across industries. Experts from the fintech, legal, enterprise and nonprofit realms discussed the challenges ahead and the greatest opportunities for AI integration. Read More
Event Coverage | July 3, 2018 Register for Free Access Top Takeaways from the US-China AI Tech Summit, Part 1Last week, the Coresight Research team attended the first-ever US-China AI Tech Summit, which was held in Silicon Valley. The event was cohosted by The Al Alliance of Silicon Valley, The Future Society and China’s AI Industry Alliance. Here, we share the first batch of our takeaways from the day’s discussions. Read More
Event Coverage | July 3, 2018 Register for Free Access Fashion Tech Consortium Hosts Retail Executive Roundtable June Breakfast EventFashion Tech Consortium, an accelerator that links together brands, retailers, manufacturers and technology companies in order to provide highly assessed, enterprise-ready tech solutions in the fashion retail industry, hosted the Retail Executive Roundtable June Breakfast, at the Amali in New York City on June 27. Michael Reidbord, Founder and Principal at Fashion Tech Consortium, organized and moderated the intimate gathering for a three-speaker series and open discussion over breakfast. Nearly 20 participants, including founders, presidents, managers and advisors from a range of retail-focused industries—from Facebook, to Brooks Brothers, to artificial intelligence (AI)-focused analytics companies—attended the invite-only breakfast event. Read More
Event Coverage | June 22, 2018 Register for Free Access CES Asia Part 2: Hearing about Ever-Smarter Smart-Home DevicesThe Coresight Research team attended Asia’s fastest-growing consumer technology event CES Asia 2018 in Shanghai. This year’s event attracted over 500 global exhibitors, more than 40,000 attendees and over 1,200 media. This is the second of two reports on our key takeaways from the event. Read More
Event Coverage | June 20, 2018 Register for Free Access London Tech Week 2018: Profiling 13 Retail-Tech StartupsThe Coresight Research team attended London Tech Week 2018 held June 11–17.We attended two retail-tech startup pitches during the week: Tech London Advocates’ Retail Tech 50 at startup incubator Cocoon Networks and Project Kairos London’s Retail TechPitch at trade show TechXLR8. Here, we profile 13 of the retail-tech startups we met. Read More
Event Coverage | June 19, 2018 Register for Free Access Coresight Research and Alvanon Cohost Trailblazers 2018 Event – One Size Does Not Fit All: Inclusive Design & the Modern ConsumerCoresight Research and Alvanon, a global apparel and product development consultancy, cohosted a Trailblazers event called One Size Does Not Fit All: Inclusive Design & the Modern Consumer on June 14 in New York City. Read More
Event Coverage | June 19, 2018 Register for Free Access London Tech Week 2018: The Customer Value that Tech Delivers Is What MattersThe Coresight Research team attended London Tech Week 2018 held June 11–17. In this report, we feature our key takeaways from the various events we attended. A follow-up report will focus on some of the notable startups we met during the week. Read More
Event Coverage | June 15, 2018 Register for Free Access CES Asia 2018 Part 1: Huawei to Shape the Future of Image Technology, Smart Cars Take Center StageThis week, the Coresight Research team is in Shanghai attending Asia’s fastest-growing consumer technology event, CES Asia 2018, which runs June 13 to June 15. This year’s event has attracted over 500 global companies exhibiting at the show and more than 40,000 attendees and over 1,200 media. This is the first of two reports on our key takeaways from the event, which features the latest product launches and transformative technology, including, artificial intelligence (AI), augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) and vehicle technology. Read More
Event Coverage | June 11, 2018 Register for Free Access New York Fashion Tech Lab (NYFTL) Tech Runway Demo Day 2018The Coresight Research team attended New York Fashion Tech Lab’s (NYFTL’s) Tech Runway Demo Day 2018 in New York City on June 7. Read More
Event Coverage | May 23, 2018 Register for Free Access What We’re Hearing at ICSC RECon 2018: 10 Takeaways on Retail Real EstateThe Coresight Research team is attending the ICSC RECon convention, which is taking place in Las Vegas May 20–23. Here, we feature some takeaways from our conversations with the retail real estate executives in attendance. Read More
