2008 RETAIL AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT PLANNING 2008 MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE VOLUME 02: Electronic Shelf Label (ESL)

SUMMARY

Report Scope

Electronic Shelf Labels

• Wireless Solutions
  • Infrared (IR)
  • Radio Frequency (RF)
  • Visible Light Technology
• Display Type
  • LCD Display
  • E-Paper
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED)

Retail Automation/POS Equipment

• Electronic Article Surveillance
• Electronic Shelf Labels
• POS Terminals/Workstations
• Self Check-out Stations
• Payment/Transaction Terminals
• POS Receipt Printers
• Handheld POS Scanners
• Stationary POS Scanners
• Radio Frequency Identification
• Mobile Computing Devices
• Retail-Based Kiosks

Vertical Markets

• General merchandise
• Health and personal care
• Grocery
• Gasoline/Convenience Stores
• Specialty Stores
• Hospitality

Distribution Channels

• Direct-to-End User: sales of retail automation/POS equipment that pass directly from the hardware manufacturer to the end user;
• Private Label Partner: sales of retail automation/POS equipment that pass from the hardware manufacturers to a private label account;
• Two-Tier Distributor: indirect sales of retail automation/POS equipment through low value-adding channels;
• Value-Added Reseller/Systems Integrator: indirect sales of retail automation/POS equipment through moderate- and high-value adding channels; and
• Other: sales of retail automation/POS equipment through non-traditional channels, examples include integrated software vendors (ISVs), E-commerce, and non-AIDC channels.

Geographic Regions

• Americas (North, South, Central/Latin)
• EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
• Asia-Pacific

Report Statistics

• Market Forecast Coverage: 2007-2012
• Total Pages : 73
• Total Exhibits: 77
• Phone Survey Sample: 15
• Web Survey Sample: 117
• Profiled Vendors: 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• MARKET ANALYSIS

II. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• SCOPE
• Introduction
• STUDY GOALS
• STUDY TOPICS
• MARKET SEGMENTATION
• METHODOLOGY
• Primary Research
• SECONDARY RESEARCH

III. MARKET ANALYSIS

• MARKET ANALYSIS RESEARCH NOTES
• GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS FOR ESL
• CONNECTIVITY/ WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
• DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
• VALUE PROPOSITION/BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
• VERTICAL MARKETS ANALYSIS

IV. END USER ANALYSIS

• INTRODUCTION
• END-USER RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
• REQUIREMENTS, PREFERENCES, AND SOLUTION CRITERIA

V. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS AND VENDOR PROFILES

• INTRODUCTION
• MARKET ANALYSIS RESEARCH NOTES
• ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL (ESL)
• ILID PTY LTD.
• PRICER AB
• STORE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (SES)
• TAGNETICS
• TELEPANEL SYSTEMS / NRT TECHNOLOGY

VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• ESL MARKET SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• 2008 PREDICTIONS

LIST OF EXHIBITS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• I-1 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• I-2 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Region (Thousands of Units)
• I-3 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• I-4 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Millions of Dollars)
• I-5 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Hardware Segment by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)

III. MARKET ANALYSIS

• III-1 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-2 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Region (Thousands of Units)
• III-3 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Region (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-4 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-5 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Thousands of Units)
• III-6 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-7 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-8 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Thousands of Units)
• III-9 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-10 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-11 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Thousands of Units)
• III-12 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-13 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-14 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Thousands of Units)
• III-15 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Vertical Market (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-16 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Millions of Dollars)
• III-17 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Thousands of Units)
• III-18 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-19 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Millions of Dollars)
• III-20 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Thousands of Units)
• III-21 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-22 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Millions of Dollars)
• III-23 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Thousands of Units)
• III-24 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-25 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Millions of Dollars)
• III-26 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Thousands of Units)
• III-27 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Wireless Solution (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-28 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-29 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Thousands of Units)
• III-30 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-31 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-32 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Thousands of Units)
• III-33 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-34 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-35 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Thousands of Units)
• III-36 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-37 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-38 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Thousands of Units)
• III-39 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Segmented by Display Type (Average Factory Selling Price - AFSP)
• III-40 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Hardware Segment by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-41 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Hardware Segment by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-42 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Hardware Segment by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-43 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels Hardware Segment by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)

IV. END USER ANALYSIS

• IV-1 Total Retail Respondents Segmented by Vertical Market (Percent of All Respondents)
• IV-2 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by Vertical Market (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-3 Total Retail Respondents Segmented by Current Use of Retail Automation Equipment (Percent of All Respondents)
• IV-4 Total Retail Respondents Segmented by Current Use of ESL Solutions (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-5 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by Current Use of Retail Automation Equipment (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-6 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by Current Use of ESL Solutions (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-7 Total Retail Respondents Segmented by Most Recent Installation of Retail Automation Equipment (Percent of All Respondents)
• IV-8 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by Most Recent Installation of Retail Automation Equipment (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-9 Total Retail Respondents Segmented by Annual Retail Automation Budget (Percent of All Respondents)
• IV-10 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by Annual Retail Automation Budget (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-11 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by % of Retail Automation Budget for ESL Solutions (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-12 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by % of Retail Outlets That Will Use ESL in 2008 (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-13 Total Retail Respondents Segmented By Current and Future Retail Automation Equipment/ POS System Purchase Source (Percent of All Respondents).
• IV-14 Total ESL Respondents Segmented By Current and Future Retail Automation Equipment/ POS System Purchase Source (Percent of ESL Respondents).
• IV-15 Total Retail Respondents Segmented By Retail Automation Equipment/ POS System Purchase Source Selection Criteria (Average Level of Importance and Satisfaction Rating)
• IV-16 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by Average Number of ESLs Used In Retail Outlet (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-17 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by ESL Solution Evaluation Criteria (Average Level of Importance and Satisfaction Rating)
• IV-18 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by Primary Adoption Drivers for ESL Solutions (Percent of ESL Respondents)
• IV-19 ESL Respondent's Segmented by ROI for ESL Solutions (Percent of ESL Respondents Currently Using ESL Solutions)
• IV-20 ESL Respondents Segmented by Type of ESL Solution Installed (Percent of ESL Respondents Currently Using ESL Solutions)
• IV-21 ESL Respondents Segmented by Information Presented via ESL Display and ESL Packaging (Percent of ESL Respondents Currently Using ESL Solutions)
• IV-22 ESL Respondents Segmented by Average Price Paid (APP) per ESL (Percent of ESL Respondents Currently Using ESL Solutions)
• IV-23 ESL Respondents Segmented by Primary Manufacturer of Installed ESL Solutions (Percent of ESL Respondents Currently Using ESL Solutions).
• IV-24 Total Retail Respondents Segmented by 2007 Revenue Classification (Percent of All Respondents)
• IV-25 Total ESL Respondents Segmented by 2007 Revenue Classification (Percent of ESL Respondents)

V. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS AND VENDOR PROFILES

• V-1 Global Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-2 Americas Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-3 EMEA Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-4 Asia-Pacific Shipments of Electronic Shelf Labels by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)