The grocery leader has been an early adopter of omnichannel fulfillment tech, which helps it prepare and deliver online orders more efficiently and to more customers. We break down its moves in key areas like microfulfillment and on-demand delivery.
The retail giant has been testing and investing in key areas of omnichannel fulfillment, including automated distribution centers and on-demand delivery, to compete with Amazon and grow revenue.
The once-booming sector, which acquires and grows brands that sell on Amazon and other online marketplaces, is struggling as Amazon’s growth has slowed.
Investors poured over $12B into companies that promised to deliver groceries in under 30 minutes. Now consolidation is slashing their returns.
From payments to omnichannel operations, these startups are helping emerging-economy merchants become tech-enabled and take advantage of online shopping.
Retail tech funding declines by 23% in Q1’23 as deals plunge and investor attention shifts toward early-stage rounds.
With Instagram now allowing 5 external links on a user’s profile, standalone link-in-bio companies are going to have a tougher time defining their value proposition.
Walmart’s divestment of the D2C brand cements the retailer’s priorities in B2B tech.
From content distribution to virtual fashion, this MVP Technology Framework evaluates the technologies helping brands and retailers create, manage, and distribute content at scale.
Aēsop is L’Oréal’s largest acquisition to date. Recent comparable transactions suggest it paid a fair price, but other premium beauty players may be overvalued.
We identify a16z’s top priorities across travel tech, e-commerce enablement, food tech, and more.
We mined Alibaba’s acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities in retail.
From resale-as-a-service to collectibles resale, we look at the recommerce startups helping brands, retailers, and individual sellers generate revenue and connect with their customers.
We dig into how Amazon is using its extensive investments for its e-commerce business to reduce costs throughout the supply chain and find new revenue streams — including in often overlooked areas like the middle mile and intralogistics.
The Retail Tech 100 is CB Insights' annual list of the 100 most promising private retail tech companies in the world. This year’s winners are using technology to help retailers create more connected and personalized experiences and drive efficiency and profitability.
From virtual photoshoots to e-commerce product descriptions, we break down 6 ways brands and retailers can leverage generative AI to cut costs and create more engaging content.
From B2B tools like influencer marketing platforms to B2C solutions like chat commerce, we look at the social commerce startups helping brands connect with online shoppers.
Brands and retailers are using text generation tools to write more engaging product descriptions that will convert more shoppers. We break down the opportunity and highlight 13 relevant tech vendors.
Brands and retailers are boosting customer service agents' efficiency using AI-generated responses and by automatically translating content. We break down the opportunity and highlight the tech vendors that are already working with clients to make this a reality.
We spoke with software buyers who recently purchased fraud prevention solutions to understand product quality, competition, and pricing. Quickly compare Signifyd, Forter, Sift, and more with this Vendor Scorecard.
Generative AI will allow marketing teams to scale visual content creation to target different demographics and platforms. We break down the opportunity and highlight 12 relevant tech vendors.
Retail media networks are among the fastest-growing ad marketplaces in the US. Advertisers need new tech to execute successful campaigns on these platforms. This market map looks at the technology helping to optimize retail media spend.
Brands and retailers are speeding up the process of generating 3D assets from text or 2D images using AI. We break down the opportunity and highlight the tech vendors that are already working with clients to make this a reality.
Brands and retailers are reducing costs using AI-generated product photography and virtual fashion models. We break down the opportunity and highlight 11 relevant tech vendors.
We outline the market outlook for e-commerce fulfillment & logistics in the retail industry — from investment trends and leading companies to recommendations for the players in the space.