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Event Coverage | May 3, 2023 Free Report

Shoptalk Europe 2023 Startup Pitch Competition: Preview—10 Innovators, Three Areas of Retail Disruption

We preview the Shoptalk Europe 2023 Startup Pitch competition, presenting the 10 participating technology innovators, which span three areas of retail disruption: marketing and new business models; new ways to engage consumers; and optimizing operations and sustainability. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Europe 2023.

Insight Report | May 2, 2023 Premium

Innovator Profile: Primis Offers Digital Tools To Improve the Post-Purchase Customer Experience

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk Europe 2023, we present Primis, a customer experience (CX) platform that focuses on enhancing the post-purchase interactions between consumers and retailers.

Insight Report | May 2, 2023 Premium

Innovator Profile: Sociate.ai Enhances the Online Customer Experience Through Generative AI

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk Europe 2023, we present Sociate.ai, is a creator of chat applications with built-in generative AI (artificial intelligence).

Event Coverage | May 2, 2023 Free Report

Your Strategic Guide to Shoptalk Europe 2023: Our Pick of the Agenda

We offer a guide for Shoptalk Europe attendees of notable sessions across the major themes of this year’s event: shopper engagement, emerging channels and business models, store experience, technology and organizational changes. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Europe 2023.

Insight Report | April 28, 2023 Premium

Innovator Profile: Inoqo Drives Transparency Around Sustainability in Grocery Retail

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk Europe 2023, we present Inoqo, a technology platform that enables food and beverage businesses to produce, and consumers to shop, more sustainably.

Insight Report | April 28, 2023 Premium

Innovator Profile: The Metav.rs Web3 Platform Helps Brands To Better Create and Manage Metaverse Experiences

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk Europe 2023, we present Metav.rs, an all-in-one Web3 platform for brands and retailers to manage their metaverse strategy.

Weinswig’s Weekly | April 23, 2023

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Tackling the Food-Waste Challenge with Technology

This week’s note, “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig,” revisits the subject of food waste, exploring the scale of, and potential solutions for, this problem.

Insight Report | April 20, 2023 Premium

Consumers’ Appetite For Luxury in a Post-Zero-Covid China

Using new proprietary survey data, we explore Chinese consumers’ appetite for luxury post-Zero-Covid. We also examine macroeconomic indicators, retail trends and other factors influencing Chinese consumers’ appetite for luxury.

Insight Report | April 19, 2023 Premium

RetailTech: How Consumers and Grocery Retailers Can Reduce Food Waste from Field to Fridge

The scale of food waste is enormous, with financial and environmental sustainability-related impacts. We explore the robust technology landscape focused on reducing food waste across the entire value chain: in the field, in the grocery store, in the pantry, in the restaurant, as well as in food recycling.

Deep Dive | April 18, 2023 Premium

Five Trends in US Food CPG: Transparency, Sustainability and Technology Lead the Way

We look at five key food trends in the US CPG market, namely the technologies, initiatives and innovations CPG companies are using to address changing consumer demands around health and wellness, transparency and sustainability.

Weinswig’s Weekly | April 16, 2023

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Walmart Leans In on Automation To Boost Margins

This week’s note, “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig,” discusses Walmart’s recently announced plans to accelerate revenue and operating-income growth, with the targeted profitability improvements owing to increasing automation in its supply chain.

Deep Dive | April 13, 2023 Premium

Retail-Tech Landscape: Retail Media

Retail media is a key advertising channel, providing retailers with a new revenue stream and marketers with a valuable opportunity to reach consumers. We highlight key industry trends in retail media and present selected companies globally whose technology solutions are helping retailers to build and optimize their retail media capabilities.

Insight Report | April 6, 2023 Premium

Insights Video: Shoptalk 2023 Highlights

In this Insights Video, our analysts present highlights from Shoptalk 2023, covering Web3, emerging channels, store experience, shopper engagement and more.

Event Coverage | April 5, 2023 Free Report

Shoptalk 2023 Wrap-Up: Exploring the Top Five Trends Driving Innovation in Retail

We present a wrap-up of Shoptalk 2023, with our top insights covering AI (artificial intelligence), Web3, personalization, shopper engagement and more. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk 2023.

Insight Report | April 5, 2023 Premium

ChatGPT and Generative AI: Five Things Retailers Should Know

Generative AI (artificial intelligence) has the potential to transform the retail industry. We explore five things retailers should know about ChatGPT and other AI solutions, including the benefits, pitfalls and technology landscape of generative AI.