Insight Report | April 21, 2020 Premium Consumer Tech Briefing: Coronavirus Crisis Spurs New Technological InnovationsEach month, our Consumer Tech Briefing series discusses recent developments in the world of technology. This month, we focus on digital tools that have been launched to encourage and track social distancing and hygiene during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Read More
Insight Report | April 7, 2020 Premium AI in Retail: Accelerating Digital TransformationIn our AI in Retail series, we discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way retailers operate and interact with customers. This report discusses the growing adoption of AI in retail and beyond, and the state of global funding in AI startups over the past four years. We also outline recent industry developments in the context of the current coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Insight Report | March 26, 2020 Premium Coresight Matrix: AI Software for OptimizationTechnology can do more for less, and advances in artificial intelligence are delivering powerful new tools for retailers. With machine learning, AI can recognize patterns and create algorithms that adapt and improve over time. Read More
Insight Report | March 25, 2020 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: In-Store DigitalizationIn this report, we continue our Retail-Tech Landscape report series, which spotlights innovative technology companies that are disrupting the retail industry. This landscape focuses on technology companies that are enabling the transformation of physical stores through artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision. Read More
Deep Dive | March 19, 2020 Premium RetailTech: Sensormatic Solutions—Johnson Controls’ Retail Tech FoundryJohnson Controls has for decades dominated the retail security sector, helping stores manage shrink with innovative digital solutions. Now, the company is leveraging its dominant market position to launch new digitally enabled service offerings. Read More
Insight Report | March 18, 2020 Premium Coronavirus Insights: India Suspends Visas as Supply Chains Are Disrupted and Consumers Face LockdownsIndia reported its first COVID-19 case on January 30. Although it appears to be spreading more slowly than in other countries, concerns have prompted a suspension of visitors, lockdowns and product shortages. Read More
Insight Report | March 17, 2020 Premium Consumer Tech Briefing: Technology To Reduce Returns, Enhance Product Listings and Boost Brand EngagementEach month, our Consumer Tech Briefing series discusses recent developments in the world of technology. This month, we focus on digital tools that have been launched recently to provide consumers with a richer, more informed shopping experience both online and in brick-and-mortar stores. Read More
Deep Dive | March 17, 2020 Free Report Innovator Intelligence: Can Personalization and Data Privacy Co-Exist?We examine how Anagog is disrupting the personalization market in retail through its smartphone-based AI technology, which enables businesses to make personalized offers based on their customers’ real-world behavior in real time. We also discuss data privacy concerns and growing consumer expectations. Read More
Insight Report | March 12, 2020 Premium Robotics and Retail: Our Robot Helpers Find New Jobs in Warehouses, Stores and Coffee ShopsWith advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, retail robots can do more than ever before. And, thanks to steadily improving cost-benefit ratios, robots are on the rise in warehouses, fulfillment centers and shop floors. Read More
Deep Dive | March 9, 2020 Premium Retail Innovators: Home-Furnishing RetailersThe Coresight Research Retail Innovators series examines how key players and startups are disrupting different retail sectors. In this report, we focus on three innovators in the home-furnishing market: DTC brand Burrow, furniture rental startup Fernish and design platform Modsy. We discuss these relatively new industry players in the context of changing consumer preferences in the furniture sector, including increasing demand for convenience and a heightened emphasis on sustainability. Read More
Event Coverage | March 6, 2020 Register for Free Access Highlights from the AAFA Executive Summit 2020: Environmental Stewardship and Digital TransformationExecutives from apparel, footwear and fashion accessory brands and retailers such as Target came together for two days of discussion, seeking to tackle the issues facing their businesses. We present key insights from the AAFA Executive Summit, which emphasized environmental stewardship and sustainability, as well as the advantages for retailers of undergoing a digital transformation. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | March 5, 2020 Premium Market Overview: Apparel—Changing Consumer Attitudes Drive E-Commerce and Socially Engaged BusinessOur Market Overview for apparel offers a data-rich analysis of the global clothing market, with more detailed metrics for the US, the UK and China. In addition, our analysts offer their perspectives on the fashion market in 2020 and further ahead. Read More
Event Coverage | March 5, 2020 Register for Free Access Highlights from Target’s 2020 Financial Community MeetingAt Target’s investment community meeting, the company outlined the progress it has made in deploying digital solutions to solve common store problems, to grow its online business and get more value from the Shipt acquisition. The company also outlined plans for the store of the future. Read More
Insight Report | February 25, 2020 Premium New Retail Briefing: Amid Coronavirus Disruption, JD.com Turns to Drones and Robots for DeliveryJD.com uses drones to deliver orders during the coronavirus outbreak; Alibaba helps farmers to sell fresh produce; and Kenzo opens a flagship store on Tmall Luxury Pavilion. Read More
Deep Dive | February 25, 2020 Premium Coresight Matrix: AI Software for CommunicationOur Coresight Matrix evaluates technology leaders and emerging players in the fast-growing AI software for communication segment. Read More
