Insight Report | May 16, 2024 Premium Retail Shrink and ORC: Retailers Ramp Up Rollout of Anti-Theft Technologies; Shoplifting Offenses in England and Wales Reach Two-Decade HighContinuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on developments from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US. We discuss recent legislative changes, retailer announcements and news about loss-prevention technologies. 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
Deep Dive | May 6, 2024 Free Report Rethinking Last-Mile Delivery: Building Customer-Centric Retail ExperiencesWe explore the scale of the last-mile delivery opportunity in the US, diving into the major challenges and gaps, and uncovering what customers seek from last-mile delivery experiences. Gain critical insights into how brands and retailers can create positive, customer-centric delivery experiences that build loyalty and drive profitability. Read More
Infographic | May 3, 2024 Premium Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week: Tech FocusThis week, we focus on retail technology. From self-checkout shrink rates to ML-based demand forecasting and the global RFID market, discover the key data points we are watching in week 18 of 2024. 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
Event Presentation | April 30, 2024 Premium The AI Revolution: Unveiling Opportunities for Growth and Innovation—Insights Presented at NACDS Annual Meeting 2024How is AI (artificial intelligence) revolutionizing the retail industry? Read our full presentation from the NACDS Annual Meeting 2024 to discover AI’s potential and actionable strategies to harness AI effectively. Read More
Analyst Corner | April 28, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner—Building Future-Proof Pricing Strategies, with Manik BhatiaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Manik Bhatia, Head of Custom Research, discusses the complexities of retail pricing and the opportunity for AI (artificial intelligence) integration, leveraging proprietary survey findings. Read More
Infographic | April 26, 2024 Premium Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week: US Retail and Tech FocusFrom consumer views on the US economy to retail sales growth projections to consumer use of AI, discover the key data points we are watching in week 17 of 2024. 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
Deep Dive | April 23, 2024 Premium What Do US Consumers Think About Generative AI?GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) is a hot topic in retail. But what do US consumers think of the technology, and are they engaging with AI-generated content? To find out, dive into our proprietary findings from multiple surveys of US consumers conducted between late July 2023 and early April 2024. Read More
Insight Report | April 22, 2024 Premium New Sustainability Requirements in Europe—Dragging the Rest of the World Forward?The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is an important piece of regulation that aims to standardize sustainability reporting in the EU and will impact companies all over the world. We examine the timeline by which the CSRD will come into effect, what topics the new standards cover and what companies will be impacted by the CSRD. Read More
Analyst Corner | April 21, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner—AgeTech: Revolutionizing Aging in the US with Madhav PitaliyaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses AgeTech—technology aimed at improving the lives of older adults—a key trend in the modern US healthcare industry. Read More
Insight Report | April 18, 2024 Premium Retail Shrink and ORC: Is Self-Checkout on the Way Out? US Retailers Scale Back To Fight TheftContinuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on developments from the US and the UK. We discuss recent legislative changes, retailer announcements and news about loss-prevention technologies. Plus, discover insights on the scaling back of self-checkout from retailer earnings calls. Read More
Event Coverage | April 18, 2024 Premium AI Council Summit—Event Insights: Exploring the Transformative Impact of AICoresight Research held our AI Council Summit event in Paris, France, on April 15, 2024. The AI Council Summit explored the transformative impact of AI within the retail industry, with panelists delivering actionable insights and showcasing real-world use cases. Read More