Retail Industry - Digital Innovators Report - Global 2021

The Retail – Digital Innovators 2021 study highlights niche and innovative technology start-ups in the retail industry. The purpose of the report is not to cover the entire vendor landscape, but to showcase a few upcoming and innovative vendors. A “digital innovator” is a vendor offering solutions that have the following characteristics: technologically advanced – built on emerging technologies; innovative – solve business challenges; market-ready – find real-world client implementations; unique – limited number of competitors; and forward-looking – bet big for the future.

A cohort of budding, niche technology players is working across several areas in retail. The players highlighted in this study are solving some of the long-standing industry challenges with the use of innovative solutions, spanning in-store self-checkout, visual artificial intelligence (AI), circular commerce, anti-counterfeit, in-store personalization, digital kiosks, supply chain harmonization, and in-store out-of-stock detection.

The purpose of the report is to educate the enterprise retail ecosystem about the potential of existing technologies, and the way they can be leveraged to shape the future of the retail industry.

The report is aimed at:

1. Retailers and brands looking to solve long-standing industry challenges or trying to find a competitive edge through technology;
2. Service providers and large software firms seeking partnerships or/and potential M&A targets.

Eligibility

• Annual revenue should not exceed US$100 Million;
• Less than 200 employees;
• Founded in the past 10 years.

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