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RetailTech: Electronic Shelf Labels—The Shelf Is Where the Retail Action Is At

Electronic shelf labels (ESLs) are hardware that sits on the store shelf and provides automatic price updates—interacting with both consumers and inventory. As part of our RetailTech series, we discuss the functions and components of ESLs and the benefits that they offer to retailers and consumers. We outline recent developments in the global market and leading vendors of the technology.

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Cybersecurity and Retail: Hackers Have Shifted Their Attacks from Consumers to the Technology Providers

Retailers are a particularly attractive target for hackers as they possess customer and payment data, and point-of-sale terminals represent another connected device that can be attacked. Hackers are now attacking data stored in the cloud as well as providers of Internet and cybersecurity tools. We discuss cybersecurity as it affects retail, including an overview of this space, selected technology providers and recent developments. We explore types of cyberattacks and the measures that all types of enterprises, including retailers, can take to defend themselves.

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Retail Robustness Index: April 2021 Update—Relative Stability Amid Renewed Temporary Closures and Management Changes

Coresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The April 2021 update revises the scores based on financial reports and store- and management-related announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in January 2021.

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