Retail Observer

May 2020

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Non-Traditional Tech Companies at CES • Non-traditional companies used CES 2020 as a platform to launch their products. Impossible Foods returned to CES 2020, debuting its Impossible Pork. John Deere was featured in the AI & Robotics Marketplace. And other companies such as Bell, Delta Airlines, L'Oreal NBCUniversal, and Procter & Gamble unveiled how they're transforming their businesses through technology. Tech for Good • Innovative technologies were launched at CES that will change lives and improve our world. Digital health technologies were a major theme, with advancements in digital therapeutics, wearables and remote patient monitoring, as digital health addresses real-world issues like opioid dependence, mental illness, and chronic disease. The Health & Wellness category saw an increase of nearly 25% with more than 135 exhibiting companies at CES 2020, including Humetrix and InBody. • The Smart Cities exhibit area expanded by nearly 25% over 2019, with companies and organizations including the Department of Transportation, Hitachi and Siemens highlighting products that will revitalize economies and help communities survive and thrive. • CTA also partnered with the World Bank Group at CES 2020 on a Global Tech Challenge, calling for companies around the world to create solutions in three key areas: health, gender inequality, and technologies that enable communities to be resilient. The Health Tech Challenge category is accepting applications through February 25 to connect innovators with healthcare providers in East Africa. Eureka Park • CES 2020 was also the world's largest startup event, with more than 1,200 companies from 46 countries featured within Eureka Park offering disruptive innovations and attracting investors and big-name brands. Technologies unveiled within

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