Industries

B2B online retail is projected to grow to $6.7 trillion by 2020 due to the rapid migration of manufacturers and wholesalers from legacy systems to open, online platforms. The market is expected to double the B2C online market size and witness much higher transaction volumes. B2B online relationships are expected to move from one-to-many to many-to-...

Readers of the Lab Manager Magazine were invited to participate in an online survey in September 2014. To qualify for survey participation, readers were required to play a role in their laboratory’s purchasing process, be familiar with their laboratories’ product budgets, and represent a laboratory that either uses or plans to use products in o...

This studys objective was to review current and future adoption of customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services in the retail and consumer vertical. About 55% of North American and European contact centers are mostly integrated, with full integration expected to reach 55% in 2016. About 46% of customer interactions are fully au...

This study provides a benchmarking analysis for Indian logistics service providers (LSP) across 6 key industries using key performance criteria. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of logistics outsourcing trends, use of organized 3PL service providers, and LSP performance ratings for important selection criteria based on end-user reviews. ...

The objective of this research service is to identify and understand the key Mega Trends in the mechanical test industry that will impact and shape a country’s economy, society, and culture. Frost & Sullivan’s mechanical test program covers a wide range of industrial inspection and monitoring markets and technologies, including non-destructive ...

This research service aims to identify trends within the automotive aftermarket for batteries, tires, motor oils, and brake pads. It also measures factors driving product selection, identifies brand use and preference trends by category, and evaluates purchase channel opportunities for each product. The 4 replacement parts markets are concentrated ...

This study discusses the global communications test equipment market Mega Trends and their impact on the industry in 2020. These Mega Trends present opportunities for companies of all sizes. This study also discusses recent market trends with significant proliferation of smart devices as well as technological trends. The exponential increase of dig...

This studys objective was to review current and future adoption of customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services in the government and education vertical. The use of Web self-service, social media, mobile applications, and video are expected to increase over the next 2 years, but LiveAgent voice and email will likely decline. Ce...

The objective of this study is to analyze the current and future adoption trends of various customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services in the healthcare vertical. North American healthcare companies are more likely to have social customer care, but are behind their European counterparts in terms of mobile customer care. 38% of...