November 29, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Breakfast with the Disruptors – Supply Chain Startup PitchesJCPenny said the appliance category was strong and it has had a good start with record mobile traffic and sales, and no website interruptions. Kohl’s set record for online sales on Thanksgiving. The retailer made many Black Friday deals available online before the store opened. Walmart kicked off its Cyber Monday deals at 12:01am EST on Friday for the first time ever, as it aims to grab customers ahead of its competitors.
November 25, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Vipshop (VIPS) 3Q16 RESULTS: TOP-LINE GROWTH IN LINE, WHILE EARNINGS MISS ON NEW INVESTMENTSVipshop, the Chinese online discount retailer for branded products, reported 3Q revenue of ¥12.0 billion (US$1.8 billion), up 38.4% year over year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS were ¥1.00 for the quarter, up 31.6% year over year.
November 18, 2016 Insight Report Premium Economic Analysis: CONSUMER SPENDING BUOYED BY RISING WAGES AND LOWER UNEMPLOYMENTThe US unemployment rate in October edged down to 4.9%, which was in line with the consensus estimate and lower than the September reading of 5.0%.
October 31, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access BAIDU [BIDU] 3Q16 RESULTS: REVENUE DECLINES, BUT EARNINGS BEAT ON COST SAVINGSBaidu reported 3Q16 non-GAAP diluted EPS of US$1.49, ahead of the US$1.08 consensus estimate and up 6.9% year over year. Revenues were US$2.74 billion, down 0.7% year over year and in line with estimates.
October 20, 2016 Event Presentation Premium AR VR – At an Inflection Point (RetailLoco)• AR/VR applications are becoming more commonplace, for example in virtual catalogs and Pokémon Go • Goggles such as Google Cardboard and $79 Google Daydream View put the price of AR within reach • One forecast calls for a $80 billion market in 2025, and VC funding is increasing rapidly • AR has seen broad acceptance; will VR overcome the “nerd factor”?
October 18, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Do or Die – Retail Imperatives for Globalization Personalization and Localization• US food prices have fallen, impacting revenues in all grocery channels. • Declining US exports have pushed down domestic prices of fresh-food categories such as beef and poultry, while a surplus has depressed dairy prices.
October 12, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Texas New Techies – A Retail Startup Pitch CompetitionTexas New Techies – A Retail Startup Pitch Competition.
October 11, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Samsung Joins the AI Race with Acquisition of Viv, an AI Assistant Platform DeveloperSamsung Electronics has acquired Viv Labs, a US-based startup that has developed an open artificial intelligence (AI) assistant platform. The startup was co-founded by the creators of Siri.
October 11, 2016 Event Presentation Premium In-Store Technology (ICSC RECON Manila)Interactive Exhibition Space- We offer consumers a dynamic mall for them to discover new shopping experiences both online and offline. Data & Analytics Hub- Underneath the surface we capture interactions between consumers and the physical and digital space.
October 5, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Global Retail ReinventedCan Stores Be Something Other Than Stores? 12 things retailers going global should learn from Starbucks: 1. Coffee theater roastery 2. Localized products 3. Standardized experience 4. Fun merchandise and……..
September 28, 2016 Event Presentation Premium In-store Technology as Retailtainment (Retail Tech Lounge)• Estimate of 63 million prime memberships (CIRP) Added 19m since last June • Most households do not hold multiple memberships About 46% of US households have just one member Costco has 44.6 million paid members and 81.3 million cardholders
September 23, 2016 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Target Techstars Demo Day Sep 20, 2016The Fung Global Retail & Technology team attended the first Target + Techstars retail accelerator Demo Day at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on September 20, 2016.
September 11, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Israel Technology Trends of InterestTechnology Trends: 1. Virtual Reality 2. Augmented Reality 3. AI and Voice Recognition 4. Online Social Commerce 5. Facial Recognition
September 9, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Fashion Immersion Program (PhilaU)• Amazon now has at least 54 million prime members, and growing at 50%+ the last 2 years. By contrast, Costco has 44.6 million paid members • Amazon’s video strategy with Twitch, Hollywood, and with original content producers is helping to drive prime membership more than originally expected. AMZN’s Cloud leadership also enables this. • The Fire – originally panned by critics – is the fastest growing tablet – $50 changed the tablet game and is allowing Prime content to be consumed easily. • Originally thought of as an April Fool’s joke, Dash, a button to order a specific product, now has 100 products at a push of a button for Prime members.
August 22, 2016 Deep Dive Premium Introduction to Deep Learning and Neural NetworksDeep learning and neural networks are techniques used in computer science to analyze data. They are especially useful in pattern and image recognition.
