December 5, 2019 Insight Report Premium Insights into Belgrade’s Innovation EcosystemWe discuss the nature and impact of the emerging technology innovation ecosystem of Belgrade in Serbia, which is evolving as a solid community of innovative companies and as a regional hub for the Balkans and Southeast Europe. The Coresight Research team visited Belgrade to talk with notable accelerators and startups, including one that applies blockchain technology in the food supply chain and another that helps retailers with staff training.
December 4, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access AWS Unleashes a Flurry of Announcements at 2019 AWS re:Invent ConferenceAmazon Web Services (AWS) made a series of announcements at its 2019 AWS re:Invent Conference. Many centered on enabling 5G wireless, which promises fiber-optic-like speed for mobile devices, enabling many yet-unimagined new business opportunities.
November 27, 2019 Insight Report Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Four Ways Companies Are Simplifying Their Supply ChainsSupply Chain Briefing: Four Ways Companies Are Using to Approach Supply Chain Simplification Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, prompting global retailers to look for ways to simplify processes to speed operations and cut costs. Companies are streamlining supply chains by consolidating vendors, unifying data systems and streamlining distribution channels by selling directly to consumers.
November 26, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019: Top 10 Insights from Day 3 and Wrap-UpThe Coresight Research team was in San Francisco for Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019. In this report, we present key insights from the last day of the conference—and of the conference overall, including major product announcements and the integration of artificial intelligence technology.
November 26, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Avery Dennison To Acquire Smartrac’s RFID Inlay Business for Approximately $250 MillionAvery Dennison’s deal to acquire Smartrac’s Transponder (RFID Inlay) division could boost revenues 45%. The acquisition should add technology, product breadth, manufacturing capacity, new customers and new sales channels, increasing the company’s global presence and opening new sales channels.
November 25, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Salesforce Dreamforce 2019: Top 10 Insights from Day 2The Coresight Research team attended Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019 in San Francisco from November 19 to 22. In this report, we highlight 10 key insights from the second day of the conference, including the interesting new ways in which companies are leveraging retail technologies to better manage customer interactions through e-commerce and drive B2B sales.
November 20, 2019 Insight Report Premium Costco: A Timeline of Key EventsThis report looks at Costco’s rise from its first warehouse in 1983 in Seattle to over 780 by the end of 2019, $152.7 billion in revenue in FY19 and its current international expansion.
November 19, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Google Cloud Acquires CloudSimple, a Provider of Tools To Migrate VMWare Environments to the CloudGoogle Cloud announced via a blog post the acquisition of CloudSimple, a leading provider of secure, high performance, dedicated environments to run VMware workloads in the cloud.
November 19, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access HP’s Board Rejects Xerox’s $33.5 Billion Takeover Offer but Remains Open to Further ConsiderationHP’s board rejected Xerox acquisition bid, saying the offer undervalues the company and is not in the interests of the shareholders.
November 14, 2019 Insight Report Premium Store Tour: Adidas Ups Its Game with New London FlagshipAdidas’ new London flagship store brings together a brand-building experience, digital integration and product customization in the latest example of “spectacular retail.”
November 14, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access SAP Outlines Focus on Growth and Operational Excellence at 2019 Capital Markets DayGerman business software group SAP announced ambitious plans to expand profit margins by five percentage points through 2023.
November 13, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Coresight Matrix: AI Software for PersonalizationWe examine how companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve personalization using our proprietary Coresight Matrix to evaluate who’s leading and who is emerging in terms of innovation effort and market power.
November 11, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Direct-to-Consumer BrandsIn this report, we continue our Retail-Tech Landscape report series, which spotlights innovative retail-tech companies that are disrupting the retail industry. This landscape focuses on high-growth, direct-to-consumer brands across a number of sectors.
November 6, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access 2019 Adobe Analyst Meeting: Driving Growth from Creativity, Digital Documents and Customer Experience ManagementAdobe announced plans to more than double its total addressable market from $108 billion last year to $128 billion in 2022.
November 6, 2019 Deep Dive Free Report Innovator Intelligence: Syte — Providing Retailers With AI-Powered Visual SearchFinding the right product can be a challenge for online shoppers: Visual search aided by AI could drastically cut returns by helping consumers find the right items and “see” how they’ll look in the home or on the person.
