Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | February 24, 2021 Register for free access Activist Investors Seek Change at Kohl’s: An Analysis of Metrics and a Benchmark to Industry At Kohl’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders, activist investors issued a letter to shareholders pushing for board changes to increase profitability. Kohl’s officially rebutted this letter on February 22, 2021. We analyze selected key metrics that the Investor Group identified in its assessment of Kohl’s and compare them to the performance of the largest department store chain in the US and Kohl’s competitor, Macy’s.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | February 18, 2021 Register for free access Tractor Supply Company Acquires Orscheln Farm and Home In this free report, we discuss the agreement reached by US retailer Tractor Supply Company on February 17, 2021, to acquire US farm and ranch retailer Orscheln Farm and Home. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | December 4, 2020 Register for free access Holiday 2020: US Black Friday and Cyber Monday Insights—Digital Sales Growth Underwhelms on Cyber Monday This year, Black Friday in the US has been mainly digital, as consumers shift spending to e-commerce. In this free report, we discuss digital sales performance during Cyber Week, covering total revenues and year-over-year growth, the boost provided by pickup services, US retailers’ average discount rates and popular product categories among US shoppers. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | November 12, 2020 Register for free access Singles’ Day 2020: Another Strong Double 11 Festival Supports China’s Retail Bounceback Following a solid first round of sales, Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Festival 2020 held its second sale period on the typical November 11 for 24 hours. In this report, we present early sales results and new technologies adopted during the shopping spree.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | November 5, 2020 Register for free access Singles’ Day 2020: Early Observations of Alibaba’s Double 11 In China, Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival 2020 held its first sale period at 12:00 a.m. on November 1–3, following a pre-sale on October 21–31. In this free report, we present some early sales results from the first round of this year’s Singles’ Day event and discuss our observations so far, covering livestreaming and order fulfillment.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | November 4, 2020 Register for free access Two REITs—CBL and Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust—File for Bankruptcy Protection In this free report, we discuss recent bankruptcy protection filings from two REITS—CBL and Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, with both filings representing voluntary moves intended to trigger agreements reached with their respective creditors.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | November 3, 2020 Register for free access Walmart Unplugs Its Fleet of Shelf-Scanning Robots In this free report, we discuss a recent move by Walmart to axe its program to deploy shelf-scanning robots, with the company having reportedly canceled its contract with robotics technology provider Bossa Nova robotics. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | October 26, 2020 Register for free access Introducing the New Coresight 100: The Companies Reinventing Retail With 2020 having accelerated the pace of change in retail, we have re-evaluated the Coresight 100, our focus list of the top 100 of the largest and most influential companies in the global retail ecosystem. We introduce the new list of the top companies to watch, which spans eight sectors and now includes select innovators and private companies. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | October 16, 2020 Register for free access Amazon Prime Day 2020: Implied GMV of Around $6 Billion as Third-Party Sales Jump 60% In this free report, we discuss the metrics that Amazon released for its Prime Day 2020 event. Third-party sellers on Amazon generated sales of over $3.5 billion worldwide during Prime Day. We estimate that Amazon likely saw total worldwide Prime Day sales of around $6 billion.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | September 23, 2020 Register for free access Amazon Prime Day 2020 Reportedly To Take Place on October 13: Five Predictions With Amazon expected to hold its Prime Day for Western markets in October this year, we present five expectations for the shopping event—including global sales estimates, the extension of Prime Day and its potential to eclipse Black Friday and Cyber Monday in terms of number of shoppers.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | September 21, 2020 Register for free access Coresight Research, Shopkick and Fashwire Introduce the New 10.10 Shopping Festival Together with Shopkick and Fashwire, Coresight Research is excited to announce the inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival, a US-based event that will take place on October 9–11, 2020. We detail the rationale behind launching the event, the participation of the partner companies and the opportunities that this new shopping festival offers to brands, retailers and consumers. With both an online and offline presence, 10.10 will provide a gamified shopping experience and pull forward holiday shopping this year.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | September 7, 2020 Register for free access US Survey Update: Consumers Continue To Return to Shopping Centers (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our US consumer survey, undertaken on September 2, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | August 31, 2020 Register for free access US Survey Update: How Covid-19 Has Impacted Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Sustainability (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our US consumer survey, undertaken on August 26, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | August 24, 2020 Register for free access US Survey Update: Online Grocery Shopping Looks To Be Here To Stay (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our US consumer survey, undertaken on August 19, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | August 17, 2020 Register for free access US Survey Update: How Consumers Expect To Shop for the Holidays (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our US consumer survey, undertaken on August 12, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.Read More