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April 1, 2021

Fact or Fiction: What You Need to Know About Physical Retail

Have you heard the familiar narrative, "Another retailer shrinks their brick & mortar footprint", "Ecommerce is the way forward" or "Physical is too expensive"? These are some of the prominent headlines occupying the narrative of the retail community today. But have these theories been tested? Are they proven? What should brands consider for the future of their store strategies when the pandemic caused a surge in ecommerce sales?

March 5, 2021

Why Point of Purchase Needs a New Communications Strategy

In order to meet the growing demands of their customers and thrive through a rapidly changing market, organizations must level up their point of purchase and customer loyalty strategies. But how do you prioritize and successfully meet those demands?

February 24, 2021

Setting the Pace: Retail Trends to Watch in 2021

With the relaxing of shelter-in-place restrictions happening across the US, more and more businesses are reopening and welcoming back excited shoppers. These cautious consumers are returning to restaurants, salons, and malls, but they remain selective in their outdoor activities, as e-commerce and online purchasing has generally held across sectors.

February 19, 2021

Coresight Innovator Showcase: Innovation Across the Retail Value Chain

In the current and post COVID-19 world, innovation is paramount; however, it can’t come at the cost of an organization’s efficiency. The accelerated digitalization and uptake of new technologies can help businesses thrive in the new normal. Coresight has tapped a global network of Innovators to curate 6 companies that are providing solutions to the most pressing topics in retail today.

February 17, 2021

Flowing Cross-Border: Ulla Johnson’s Journey into Global Expansion

It is projected that cross-border e-commerce will see impressive growth in 2021, outpacing that of domestic e-commerce. But many global brands still haven’t embraced the tailwinds driving the reality of cross-border. In fact, the pandemic has been a primary driver inciting many brands with global ambitions to diversify their markets and adapt to new business models that look at commerce holistically, inclusive of international sales. Global e-commerce will continue to be an important channel to grow online sales as brands realize the competitive advantage it provides in attracting and converting international consumers.

February 8, 2021

Solving Retail’s Most Expensive Problem: Digging Yourself Out From Under The Returns Avalanche

Retailers are facing an unprecedented returns season, fueled by the historic rates of e-commerce holiday sales in 2020. Join Deborah Weinswig as she interviews Newmine Founder and CEO, Navjit Bhasin and Mike Relich, Interim CEO of PSEB (PacSun Eddie Bauer) for a discussion on actionable ways to cope with the onslaught of returns and the associated operational challenges, as well as what you can do to prepare for the future and start reducing returns overall.

January 29, 2021

Understanding the Full Revenue Impact of Retailer Ad Platforms

As advertising dollars have shifted from traditional media to digital platforms or marketplaces operated by retailers, consumer product brands have speculated that there may be a ‘halo effect’ happening - boosting sales beyond the online retailers where the brand is advertising their products. While digital leaders understand many of the incremental benefits—like improving repeat purchases, social validation and offline sales, they still struggle to answer this question.

January 28, 2021

Supporting the Customer Journey: Localization for Speed to Market & Flexibility

Supply chain agility was pivotal for retailers' survival in 2020, to keep up with fast-changing customer demand and shifting market conditions. While we cannot predict what the coming months or years hold, one thing is for certain: retailers must stay flexible to meet consumers' needs, regardless of circumstances.

December 17, 2020

Solving Retail’s Most Expensive Problem: The Silver Lining in Holiday Returns

With Holiday 2020 officially underway and e-commerce sales hitting record-levels, retailers can expect a surge in product returns until Q1. Returns reduction offers a healthier path forward for retailers in in 2021—One that’s more efficient, more sustainable, and results in happier customers. Join Navjit Bhasin, Founder & CEO of Newmine, Graziano De Boni, former CEO of Valentino USA, Prada Americas and Armani Americas, Guy Hipwell, Board Advisor & Co-Founder of Brezilliant, and Deborah Weinswig, CEO & Founder of Coresight Research, to learn about the silver lining of returns and how they unlock future opportunities for growth.

December 14, 2020

Insights from the World’s Largest Shopping Festival – How SMBs can Learn to Capitalize on 11.11

Alibaba Group’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, hosted annually on November 11, is the world’s largest online shopping event in terms of the number of consumers and merchants participating during the event.

December 9, 2020

Retailers United Help America Stay Open Pitch Event

Retailers United’s mission is to help small and medium wholesalers and retailers navigate through the most recent COVID-19 pandemic, macroeconomic and other challenges facing the retail industry by providing various types of support including financial sponsorships, services and mentorships.

December 4, 2020

Retail Merchandising Execution: Bridging the Execution Gap to Increase Revenues

Optimizing merchandising execution has never been more critical. Even pre-Covid, issues around out-of-stocks or excess inventory were holding retailers back. In the current environment in which demand is volatile and hard to predict and differs by region, retailers can’t afford to make the wrong calls on merchandise.

November 19, 2020

Retail Strategy Pivots: Shifting Your Business Through a Crisis

This year has been unprecedented for the retail industry. Retailers quickly learned that agility and the ability to pivot rapidly was essential. As the founder of a company that was born out of a prior crisis, Kerry O'Brien, CEO of Commando, understood this even before coronavirus hit. O’Brien joins Jaqui Lividini, Founder and CEO of L&Co and Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research

November 11, 2020

How Technology Can Transform the Overall BOPIS Experience

The crisis has significantly accelerated the growth of e-commerce. Greater shares of e-commerce and BOPIS (buy online, pick up in store) may be permanent trends that become part of the new retail normal as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. Join Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, and Ned Hill, CEO of Position Imaging, as they discuss e-commerce fulfillment—including how computer vision can be leveraged to expedite the fulfillment of BOPIS orders, current industry trends and key pain points for both retailers and shoppers.

October 29, 2020

How the Pandemic is Changing the Way Retailers are Thinking about AI

As the holiday season enters full swing, retailers are focused more than ever on how to leverage their data to ensure they can take advantage of AI and Advanced Analytics now, and in the near future. Rogayeh Tabrizi, CEO of Theory+Practice, joins Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, to discuss what retailers can do today given the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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