Rassegna stampa (What’s Hot) relativa al periodo maggio– giugno, con le principali novità che interessano aziende Retail e produttori.

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In Retail and CPG
May – June 2020
THE HOTTEST TOPICS FROM THE MOST
IMPORTANT BUSINESS MAGAZINES and
MANAGEMENT JOURNALS

3. WHAT’S
HOT?
INTERNATIONAL
PRESS
May – June 2020

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MICROSOFT ACQUIRES A CyberX, WITH
ITS TECHNOLOGY IT WILL BE ABLE TO
MONITOR CORPORATE HARDWARE
June 2020 | CNBC | Jordan Novet
CyberX will complement the existing Azure IoT
security capabilities, extending the already existing
devices, from those used in industrial IoT, to
operational technology, and infrastructure
scenarios. CyberX is a security startup that focuses
specifically on detecting, stopping, and predicting
security breaches on internet of things networks and
the networks of large industrial organizations.
MICROSOFT AND
CyberX

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5G NETWORKS ARRIVE ON MOUNT
EVEREST
June 2020 | CNBC
Huawei and China Mobile took the 5G network to the
world's highest mountain to demonstrate the potential
of this technology in extreme conditions. Huawei has
built five stations on the mountain, located at the base
camp (5300 meters), the transition camp (5800
meters) and the bow camp (6500 meters).
CHINA MOBILE AND
HUAWEI

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WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE HAS
ENTERED INTO A STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT AND
ADOBE TO SUPPORT NEW DIGITAL
INNOVATIONS IN HEALTHCARE
June 2020 | Essential Retail | Caroline Baldwin
The retailer will use both Microsoft Dynamics 365
Customer Insights platform and Adobe’s Customer
Experience Management (CXM) solutions to provide
a complete view of the customer and provide tools to
personalise the shopper journey. For instance Adobe
will allow to personalise communications including
emails and push notifications.
WBA, MICROSOFT AND
ADOBE

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AMAZON COULD SLASH DELIVERY
COSTS WITH $1 BILLION ZOOX
ACQUISITION
June 2020 | Forbes | Michelle Evans
Amazon AMZN announced its intent to acquire Zoox,
a privately held company that has been working on
autonomous driving technology. The deal, reported to
be worth more than $1 billion, would be the e-
commerce giant’s biggest move yet into self-driving,
but Zoox’s technology could in time feed into
Amazon’s larger logistics strategy as it seeks to
reduce e-commerce fulfillment expenses
AMAZOOX

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E-GROCERY STARTUP CLAIMS TO
PUT ORDERING ON 'AUTOPILOT'
June 2020 | Grocery Dive | K. Thakker
Jupiter, a San Francisco-based grocery delivery and
meal planning service, just raised $2.8 million in seed
funding. Using a members’ favorite items list, Jupiter’s
algorithms attempt to make a complete grocery list for
the customer, which is approved or adjusted by the
member before submitting it. Each customer typically
has one person to deliver their orders at the same
time every week, in order to learn the customers’
preferences.
JUPITER

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NIKE AIMS PHONES AT THE SKY IN
SEARCH FOR SNEAKER-SHAPED AR
CLOUD
May 2020 | Grocery dive | R. Williams
Nike is urging Brazilians to point their smartphones at
the sky to unlock exclusive content as part of the
mobile campaign for its Air Max 2090 sneakers.
After finding the AR cloud, mobiles users can unlock
a new song and music video from hip hop artist
Djonga, along with interviews, tracks and videos from
other artists such as McSofia. Mobile users can
unlock the experience without leaving home as the
coronavirus pandemic keeps people indoors. Nike
worked with WPP's AKQA São Paulo agency to
create the AR experience, per the announcement.
NIKE IN THE SKY

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TIKTOK LAUNCHES BUSINESS
PLATFORM
June 2020 | Essential Retail | E. Caroline
Tiktok has launched a global business platform to
provide brand and marketers with tools to use the
latest social media craze and engage with potential
customers in the TikTok community.
Many retailers including Asos and Burberry are
already using the new social media platform to
engage with customers, but TikTok claims this
platform will give brands access to new products and
services to engage further with TikTok users.
TIKTOK

11. WHAT’S
HOT?
NATIONAL
PRESS
May – June 2020

12. Wepoint is a 3D touchless interface that transforms our
finger into an "air mouse" that allows you to use
smartphones, tablets, computers and TVs simply by
performing movements in the air. It takes advantage of
the innovative EM technology based on electromagnetic
sensors and transmitters capable of recognizing gestures
and transforming them into the movement of the pointer.
Link to the article
THE "TOUCHLESS" RING THAT
CONTROLS SMARTPHONES, TVS AND
TABLETS
June 2020 | Business Insider IT | Jader Liberatore
SOWEGO TECH

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GoLive - FROM EVENT STREAM
PROCESSING TO LIVE STREAM
SHOPPING
June 2020 | Business Insider IT | Giuliano Balestreri
The innovative Italian startup specialized in products
for real-time data analysis, launched GoLive, the first
digital platform that combines live stream shopping
and real-time analytics, allowing stores to sell their
products during a live stream using 'artificial
intelligence to analyze in real time the data arriving
from customers.
RADICALBIT

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ON JD.COM YOU CAN TRY ON YOUR
FAVOURITE SHOES USING SONY’S AR
June 2020 | GDO WEEK | Chiara Bertoletti
On JD.com you can virtually try on your favorite
shoes directly at home after the successful
partnership with Sony. The revolutionary service is
called “Time of flight” and allows you to see the shoes
in your basket directly on your feet using AR
technology developed by Sony. Two fast scans at
your feet and you are good to go to try on the entire
catalogue of the e-commerce
JD.COM x SONY

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Miroglio partnerships with Yoobic to
enhance instore operations
June 2020 | Business Insider IT | Giuliano Balestreri
The Italian fashion group Miroglio started a
partnership with the mobile application Yoobic in
order to improve and fasten in store operations with
the final goal of increasing customer conversion
MIROGLIO & YOOBIC

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