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ABB Smart Buildings Business 2023 Examined
February 21st, 2024Budderfly Energy Efficiency as a Service Business Examined
January 3rd, 2024Amazon One Enterprise’s Palm-based Access Control Assessed
Faces, fingers, and eyes have so far dominated the biometric access control landscape but retail giant Amazon is betting on palms to redefine the future of physical security. Initially released in 2020, the palm-based access control solution Amazon One has been gradually building momentum in the retail and hospitality sectors. Now the recent release of […]
#Podcast 25: Making Sustainability a Habit!
In our Podcast series “Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!”, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. In Episode #25 of our Podcast, In this Era of ESG Reporting and Focus on Climate Change, how can Organisations Change their Culture to make Sustainability a Habit? Prabhu Ramachandran, CEO of Facilio […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Grosvenor Property Group in Smart Buildings
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Grosvenor Property Group in the smart commercial buildings space. We have mapped strategic partnerships and investment activity by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type over a 3-year period between January 2021 and July 2023. Grosvenor (GPUK) is the UK’s largest private property […]
Live Stream: Physical Retail’s Automation Journey
How can Retailers Leverage the Power of Artificial Intelligence? The physical retail sector has always been a highly competitive environment, and successful retailers need to constantly evolve to meet the needs of consumers. Energy efficiency in physical retail stores directly links the growing trend in sustainability with the in-person customer experience. Join us for this […]
MapsPeople Indoor Mapping Business & 2022 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine MapsPeople, a Danish public company providing indoor mapping and navigation software. This analysis, covering their latest financial results, Go-to-Market strategy and 2023 guidance, is based on press releases, investor presentations and their 2022 Annual Report. This article updates our previous analysis of August 2022. MapsPeople is a SaaS company […]
ABB Divests Multisite Retail Business & Invests Further in BrainBox AI as a Strategic Partner
Brainbox AI has announced the acquisition of ABB’s multisite retail business and a US$20 million fundraising round led by the Government of Québec as a lead investor for US$10 million, alongside ABB, a returning lead investor and global partner. This Research Note highlights the background to this announcement and the strategic rationale of both companies, […]
Reinventing Commercial Real Estate the ‘Smart’ Way!
Three years ago, much of the world was in lockdown and the ‘great remote working experiment’ had begun. Today, firms continue to announce permanent remote/hybrid work policies and most experts agree that the global pandemic dramatically accelerated the evolution of work. This rapid shift has caused a steep decline in the demand for physical office […]
#Podcast 17: What can the Workplace Learn from Retail Experience?
In our Podcast series “Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!”, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. What can the Workplace Learn from Retail Experience? Some companies are finding it hard to encourage people back to the Office after the pandemic. They know that they need to offer their employees a […]