Big Tech in Fintech: How Amazon and Google are battling to own transactions
While Amazon and Google have reeled in their efforts to offer their own financial services, they continue to embed themselves in the digital financial ecosystem.
While Amazon and Google have reeled in their efforts to offer their own financial services, they continue to embed themselves in the digital financial ecosystem.
We break down the industries that humanoid robots will impact the most — from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare — as well as the startups leading the way.
We break down the retail tech landscape across funding trends, M&A, key sectors, and more.
Grocery retailers are investing in omnichannel fulfillment tech to keep up with consumer demand while boosting e-commerce sales and store traffic. We benchmark the strategies of Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, and Target to see how they compare.
We mined Amazon’s acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities in financial services.
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.
Despite a slow roll-out of autonomous checkout solutions and recent setbacks for Amazon’s cashierless stores, current tailwinds and consolidations could set the industry back on track.
As the threat of shoplifting intensifies, companies developing loss prevention tech have a large opportunity in front of them.
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.
Walmart’s divestment of the D2C brand cements the retailer’s priorities in B2B tech.
We mined Alibaba’s acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities in retail.
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.
By positioning itself as a B2B tech provider, Walmart could command a higher valuation than traditional grocery retail. We break down how the retail giant built its tech offerings — and the 3 sectors it'll take on next.
By positioning itself as a B2B tech provider, Walmart could command a higher valuation than traditional grocery retail. We break down how the retail giant built its tech offerings — and the 3 sectors it'll take on next.
We mined Amazon's acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities in retail.
From delivery management software to microfulfillment, this MVP Technology Framework evaluates the last-mile tech solutions that retail leaders like Walmart and 7-Eleven use to improve efficiency, minimize costs, and boost profits.
We mined Instacart’s acquisitions and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities.
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We dig into the ways retailers are changing how consumers shop IRL — and how tech will support the transition.
We outline the market outlook for demand forecasting and inventory optimization in retail — from investment trends, to leading companies, to recommendations for players in the space.
We outline the market outlook for physical point-of-sale systems — from investment trends, to leading companies, to recommendations for players in the space.
We outline the market outlook for grocery microfulfillment in retail grocery — from investment trends, to leading companies, to recommendations for players in the space.
We outline the market outlook for auto replenishment for grocery retailers – from investment trends, to leading companies, to recommendations for players in the space.
We outline the market outlook for employee task management in retail — from investment trends, to leading companies, to recommendations for players in the space.