What's Inside

The Coresight Research Innovator Matrix series uncovers the top technology companies across key segments, helping retailers find technology partners, and investors discover promising retail-technology startups poised for growth.

In this report, the first of the new series, we discuss the US last-mile delivery landscape and opportunity, and identify the next generation of retail innovators in the space. By improving their last-mile delivery capabilities, retailers can offer their customers a superior end-to-end shopping journey that can drive customer loyalty and revenue. 

We analyze, evaluate and score the top 10 companies based on their relative performance on a two-factor evaluation scale: level of innovation and market potential. We categorize the companies into three areas of innovation:

• Robotics and autonomous vehicles
• Delivery management platforms
• Warehousing, micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) and courier delivery

Companies mentioned in this report are: Bringg, Darkstore, Dropoff, FarEye, Locus Robotics, Nuro, Onfleet, Point Pickup, Starship Technologies, Veho

Other relevant research: 

• Retail-Tech Landscape: Last-Mile Delivery Solutions
• Robotics in Retail—Part 1: Autonomous Vehicles and Cobots Optimize the Supply Chain
• More Innovator Research from Coresight Research
• Look out for future reports in the new Innovator Matrix series.