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Innovator Profile | March 11, 2025

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Innovator Profile: Selectika—Enhancing Online Product Discovery Through Intelligent Metadata Enrichment

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition at Shoptalk Spring 2025, we present Selectika, whose tech solution for intelligent metadata enrichment is transforming product discovery in fashion e-commerce.

Innovator Profile | March 11, 2025 Premium

Innovator Profile: PlayAbly—Creating Engaging, Branded Experiences with AI-Powered Shoppable Games

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition at Shoptalk Spring 2025, we present PlayAbly, whose AI-powered shoppable games drive consumer engagement and conversion for brands.

Innovator Profile | March 10, 2025

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Innovator Profile: Lumi AI—Uncovering Hidden Value with Automated Data Intelligence

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition at Shoptalk Spring 2025, we present Lumi AI, a data analysis solution that unlocks hidden value for retail businesses.

Innovator Profile | March 10, 2025

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Innovator Profile: Big Sur AI—Boosting Brands’ Profitability with Commerce-First AI Agents

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition at Shoptalk Spring 2025, we present Big Sur AI, whose commerce-first AI (artificial intelligence) platform helps brands and retailers boost profitability through task-specific AI agents.

Innovator Profile | March 10, 2025

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Innovator Profile: Wayvee Analytics—Analyzing Customer Emotions to Boost Store and Shelf Performance

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition at Shoptalk Spring 2025, we present Wayvee Analytics, which analyzes in-store shoppers’ emotions to measure customer satisfaction and purchase intent.

Event Coverage | February 28, 2025

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Essential Guide to Shoptalk Spring 2025: Navigating the Future of Customer-Centric Retail with AI and Unified Commerce

Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Spring 2025, an annual conference that explores the latest trends, innovations and challenges in the retail industry. Plan your time at Shoptalk Spring 2025 with this essential guide to key sessions across five retail themes, from unified commerce to advanced technology.

Event Presentation | February 27, 2025 Premium

Data and Tech for Development—Tapping into the Consumer’s Head: Insights Presented at Retail Property Symposium 2025

Dive into actionable intelligence on the state of the retail market and consumer economy, and the technologies that retail real estate companies can leverage to get ahead. This presentation, delivered at the Retail Property Symposium 2025, also touches on tariffs, unified commerce, AI (artificial intelligence), the growth of Shein and Temu, the Ozempic economy, and much more!

Event Presentation | February 25, 2025 Premium

What Can Retailers Learn from Shein and Temu?: Premium Subscriber Call, February 2025

What lessons can retailers learn from Shein and Temu? Explore how these Chinese e-commerce players are disrupting retail, redefining consumer engagement and supply chain innovation. This presentation accompanies the on-demand webinar of the Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call in February 2025.

Analyst Corner | February 23, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Can Technology Adoption Decelerate the Store Closure Trend? Three Recommendations from Manik Bhatia

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Manik Bhatia, Head of Custom Research, offers three recommendations for US retailers to effectively adopt technology solutions in order to drive brick-and-mortar retail success in the face of rising store closures.

Insight Report | February 21, 2025 Premium

Chinese New Year 2025 Review: From Shopping to Screens—How Younger Consumers Boosted Spring Festival Spending

How did consumers celebrate Lunar New Year this year and where did they direct their spending? Explore the impact of Chinese New Year, also known the Spring Festival, including retail trends, consumer preferences and market opportunities that emerged during the holiday.

Analyst Corner | February 16, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Constrained Consumers Could Soon “Get to the Goods” Again—Evolving In-Store Loss Prevention, with John Harmon

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, discusses the challenges that locking up goods as a loss-prevention measure presents for retailers and consumers, and a key technology solution that has finally arrived.

Insight Report | February 13, 2025 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Cargo Theft Hits Record Levels in the US, Retail Crime Costs Soar in the UK

We present the latest developments in retail shrink in the US and Europe, including retail crime costs, cargo theft rates and shoplifting data. Plus, discover news about loss-prevention technologies and dive into recent commentary on shrink from Albertsons and Walgreens.

Analyst Corner | February 9, 2025

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Analyst Corner—DeepSeek Opens the Door for AI Democratization: The AI Opportunity, with Charlie Poon

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Charlie Poon, Analyst, discusses the emergence of Chinese AI (artificial intelligence) startup DeepSeek, and its impact on the AI opportunity.

| February 6, 2025

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Introducing the New Tech 25 for ’25: Retail-Tech Companies To Watch

The Tech 25 for 2025 is here! Hear from John Harmon of Coresight Research about this curated focus list of the technology innovators you need to know.

Deep Dive | February 4, 2025 Premium

The Tech-Driven Future of US Retail: AI To Power Smarter Supply Chains, Seamless Operations and Personalized Experiences

In an era of rapid digital transformation, the US retail industry is harnessing the power of innovation across three critical areas: the supply chain, operations, and the customer experience. We dive into the importance and impacts of key technologies—including AI (artificial intelligence) and Web3—and outline major retailers that are leading the charge in technology adoption.