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Deep Dive | April 29, 2025 Premium

Head-to-Head in US Warehouse Club Retailing: Costco vs. Sam’s Club

As part of our Head-to-Head series, we dive into the competition between the two market leaders in US warehouse club retailing: Costco and Sam’s Club. How do the two companies stack up, and which is best positioned for future growth and success? Explore metrics such as revenue growth, shopper profiles, brick-and-mortar expansion and tech strategies.

Event Presentation | April 29, 2025 Premium

Unlock the Untapped Potential of AI-Powered MarTech: Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call, April 2025

Understand the importance of AI (artificial intelligence)-powered MarTech (marketing technology) in retail, and discover how to unlock value! With insights spanning GenAI, agentic AI and more, we offer insights to help you strategize for success. This presentation accompanies the on-demand webinar of the Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call on April 29, 2025.

Insight Report | April 28, 2025 Premium

Enhance Shopping and Customize Care: Three Technologies Transforming the Drugstore and Pharmacy Retail Landscape

Discover three key technologies that are providing drugstores and pharmacies with a competitive edge! We discuss how companies can cut costs, boost efficiency and deliver personalized experiences by embracing digital tools, including AI (artificial intelligence).

Event Presentation | April 26, 2025 Premium

New Technologies to Drive Retailer-Supplier Collaboration: Insights Presented at NACDS Annual Meeting 2025

Discover five tech-driven strategies that protect against earnings erosion in the context of macroeconomic uncertainty and tariffs. These strategies, which touch on retail media, demand forecasting and pricing, align with elements of the Coresight Research CORE Framework for AI (artificial intelligence) in retail. This presentation was delivered by Coresight Research at the NACDS Annual Meeting 2025.

Deep Dive | April 24, 2025 Premium

Deeper on DeepSeek and Its Potential to Radically Level the AI Playing Field

How is DeepSeek disrupting the AI (artificial intelligence) status quo, and what does this mean for the future of GenAI (generative AI)? The Chinese AI company is redefining what’s possible with open-source, low-cost, high-performing AI models. We unpack the technical breakthroughs, training methodology and strategic implications of DeepSeek’s AI models.

Deep Dive | April 22, 2025 Premium

Keeping Green While Saving Green: Five Areas for Technology-Driven Sustainability in 2025

Aligning with Earth Day 2025, we explore five key areas where retailers and brands can utilize emerging technology to enhance sustainability while simultaneously improving revenues or reducing costs.

Event Coverage | April 15, 2025 Premium

Retail Technology Show 2025: Hearing About Sustainability, Smart Fashion, QR Codes, Unified Commerce and More

We offer highlights from the Retail Technology Show 2025, with insights from the likes of John Lewis, Shein, Tesco and more. We touch on environmental sustainability, QR codes and the deployment of AI (artificial intelligence) and unified commerce.

Analyst Corner | April 13, 2025

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Analyst Corner: All Things Tech at Shoptalk Spring 2025 with John Harmon

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, discusses technology-focused highlights from the recent Shoptalk Spring 2025 conference.

Event Coverage | April 9, 2025

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Shoptalk Spring 2025 Wrap-Up: Customer-Centricity for a New Golden Age of Retail

We present our top insights from Shoptalk Spring 2025, centered around five key themes, from unified commerce and customer-centricity to retail media and advanced retail technologies. Reflect on what you heard at the conference and catch up on what you missed! Coresight Research is an official research partner of Shoptalk Spring 2025.

Analyst Corner | April 6, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Agentic AI—The New Wave of AI Opportunity, with Charlie Poon

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Charlie Poon, Analyst, discusses the building blocks of agentic AI (artificial intelligence)—an emerging technology that builds on GenAI (generative AI) and is set to be transformative for retail and other industries.

Deep Dive | March 31, 2025 Free Report

Unlocking Success: The Pathway to Profitability for US Brands and Retailers

Driving margin expansion is increasingly challenging in a highly competitive retail environment and amid growing uncertainty around tariffs. Understand profitability challenges and the technologies that retail companies are prioritizing to solve them with our free, survey-driven research report, produced in partnership with Rithum. We explore the path to profitability across the retail value chain, from product assortment to retail media to returns.

Analyst Corner | March 30, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Are You Ready for the Future of Physical Retail? Three Trends in US Retail Real Estate, with Anand Kumar

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Anand Kumar, Managing Director of Retail Research, discusses three key real estate trends we are watching in the US retail market in 2025 and beyond, covering technology integration, experiential retail and more.

Event Coverage | March 27, 2025

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Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day Three—Community Building, Earning Loyalty and Enhancing Search Are Top of Mind

We present highlights from the third (and final) day of the conference. Discover insights on community building, loyalty and AI (artificial intelligence)-powered search.

Event Coverage | March 27, 2025

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Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Recap—12 Innovators, Two Winners

Which retail-technology innovators won the Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition? Find out and read highlights from each presentation in this recap report. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Spring.

Event Presentation | March 26, 2025

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Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Event Format and Competitors

This presentation from the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch at Shoptalk Spring 2025 outlines the competition’s format and judging panel as well as the 12 participating retail-technology innovators.