Insight Report | March 24, 2025 Retail-Tech Landscape: Unified CommerceUnified commerce enables brands and retailers to provide a comprehensive and integrated shopper experience. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to discover key solution providers that are helping retail companies eliminate customer, product and inventory data silos to best capitalize on consumer behavior and maximize sales. Read More
Infographic | March 24, 2025 Retail-Tech Landscape: Shoptalk US “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch, 2016–2025We present retail-tech innovators you need to know from Shoptalk Las Vegas over the years! Discover the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competitors and winners. Read More
Event Coverage | December 24, 2024 Premium A Guide to What Retailers Should See and Do at CES 2025Plan your time at CES 2025 with our guide to the event. Discover highlights from the CES agenda, covering sessions, keynotes and featured companies. Read More
Deep Dive | October 24, 2024 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Store Associate EnablementStore associate enablement solutions help retailers to improve the efficiency of employees in a retail store, with benefits spanning customer service, employee satisfaction and the retailer’s competitive positioning. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to understand store associate enablement technology functionality and market trends, and to discover key solution providers in this field. Read More
Deep Dive | October 3, 2024 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Demand Forecasting—October 2024 UpdateThe need for demand for advanced demand-forecasting tools has evolved with the digitalization, increasing complexity and heightened competition of the retail landscape today. Catch up on demand-forecasting trends for retail and discover key technology solution providers in this field. Read More
Deep Dive | September 26, 2024 Free Report RetailTech: Loss Prevention—Understanding the Big Picture To Prevent, Mitigate and Recover “Shrink”ing ProfitsTheft is a major challenge in today’s retail landscape. We offer essential insights on established and emerging technologies that retailers can leverage to reduce and prevent shrink. Read our research report to understand how to establish a comprehensive loss-prevention strategy that ensures a positive customer experience while safeguarding assets. This report is made available to non-subscribers of Coresight Research through its sponsorship by Diebold Nixdorf. Read More
Insight Report | September 11, 2024 Premium RetailTech: Electronic Shelf Labels—A Boon or Burden for Consumers?Consumers and regulators are concerned about retailers’ use of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) with dynamic pricing to implement surge pricing and gouge already price-weary consumers. Understand the hype around Walmart’s announcement to roll out ESLs, and discover the benefits of the technology for retailers, consumers and the environment. Read More
Deep Dive | August 14, 2024 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: CDP SoftwareCustomer data platforms (CDPs), part of the broader customer relationship management market, collect and integrate data in real time, enabling businesses to unify profiles to gain a holistic view of their customers. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to understand the functionality of CDPs and discover key technology solution providers in this field. Read More
Insight Report | May 29, 2024 Premium RetailTech: Smart Carts—Turbocharged Self-Checkout on WheelsFrom Amazon’s recent developments to opportunities in retail media, we discuss the renaissance of turbocharged self-checkout on wheels: smart carts. Read More
Insight Report | May 14, 2024 Premium RetailTech: Frictionless Check-In—Seamless Shopping Starts with Store Entry Through Biometrics and MoreThe path to seamless shopping begins at store entry. What technologies can checkout-free stores use to achieve frictionless check-in? We discuss credit-card scanning, biometrics and more. Read More
Insight Report | May 2, 2024 Premium RetailTech: Frictionless Checkout—The Eye in the Sky Makes Shopping a BreezeHow is “Just Walk Out” technology progressing? Discover developments and trends in AI (artificial intelligence), RFID (radio-frequency identification), computer vision and more that are enabling frictionless checkout at retail stores. Read More
Deep Dive | April 25, 2024 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Demand ForecastingThe need for demand for advanced demand-forecasting tools has evolved with the digitalization, increasing complexity and heightened competition of the retail landscape today. Catch up on demand-forecasting trends for retail and discover key technology solution providers in this field. Read More
Insight Report | April 24, 2024 Premium RetailTech: RFID Is the Technology That Keeps on Giving to Retailers (and Associates and Consumers)RFID (radio-frequency identification) enables inventory accuracy, but what else does it offer? Discover the technology’s numerous benefits—for retailers, associates and consumers—in this report. Read More
Insight Report | April 10, 2024 Premium RetailTech: Connected TV—Bringing the Store to the Comfort of Your SofaConnected TV (also known as CTV) is an exciting new area that is growing in the US and attracting attention for its opportunities for retail. We discuss connected TV and consider Walmart’s recent $2.3 billion offer to acquire consumer-electronics company Vizio. Read More
Deep Dive | April 1, 2024 Retail-Tech Landscape: Generative AI InfrastructureThe ability of GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) to create content and find relationships among data is enabled by multiple layers of infrastructure. Various tools and services are available for companies to maximize the potential of GenAI to gain a competitive advantage. We discuss key trends in GenAI infrastructure and present selected technology providers globally, with innovative solutions spanning model development, cloud services, AI chips and more. Read More