Product TypeFlash Report April 3, 2020 premium Coronavirus Insights: US Survey Update—Shoppers Cut Back Further, with Apparel Bearing the Brunt (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our US consumer survey, undertaken on April 1, which asked respondents about their behavior and sentiment amid the coronavirus crisis.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 27, 2020 premium Coronavirus Insights: US Survey Update—Shopper Worries Increase, Prompting More To Cut Retail Spending (Select Findings) This complimentary report features select findings from our US consumer survey, undertaken on March 25, which asked respondents about their behavior and sentiment amid the coronavirus crisisRead More
Product TypeFlash Report March 20, 2020 premium Coronavirus Insights: Survey Finds US Shoppers Are Bracing for the Long Haul (Select Findings) This free report features select insights from Coresight Research’s March 2020 survey of US consumers on the subject of the coronavirus. We asked how concerned they are, what their job/income concerns are, what kind of places they are avoiding and whether their behaviors will change in the long term.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 18, 2020 premium Amazon Suspends Inbound Shipments of Non-Essential Products from Marketplace Sellers As the coronavirus outbreak spreads in the US, online has surged as shoppers shun stores and crowded locations. Faced with unprecedented demand, Amazon suspends support for third-party sellers for all but essential items. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 17, 2020 premium Amazon Plans To Add 100,000 Workers, Bucking the COVID-19 Employment Trend As coronavirus angst drives people to hoard toilet paper and shun crowded places (including most retail locations), many in retail may worry about their prospects. But Amazon plans to hire 100,000 people—and give them a raise.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 16, 2020 premium Former Home Depot CFO Carol Tomé To Succeed David Abney as UPS CEO UPS has surprised company watchers by appointing the first outsider to serve as CEO. The former Home Depot CFO was credited with deliver huge gains in shareholder value, and now UPS hopes she can do the same for them.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 13, 2020 premium Coronavirus Briefing: US Retailers Hit by Both Demand and Supply Chain Issues US retailers are assessing the impact of the coronavirus. As US retail companies reported 4Q19 earnings, many noted sharply lower sales in China and outlined the impact of supply-chain disruptions. However, suppressed retail demand in the US market is likely yet to come. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 11, 2020 premium Coronavirus Briefing: How Tech Companies in China Are Leveraging AI and Cloud Computing To Battle the Coronavirus With the number of new cases of coronavirus reported in China falling—but numbers climbing in other parts of the world—China’s technology giants have been working on AI and machine learning-assisted research and diagnostic tools. And making them available to the world.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 10, 2020 premium Coronavirus Briefing: China’s PMI Slumps as Disruption Continues in Supply Chain; International Demand Could Be the Next Challenge The effects of the coronavirus outbreak on retail are being felt across the globe. With supply-chain disruption continuing, China’s PMI has slumped, with factory activity falling to an all-time low in February 2020. We consider the impact of the virus to China’s exports market going into the second quarter of the year. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 5, 2020 premium Coronavirus Briefing: What Have China’s Shoppers Been Buying Online? The coronavirus outbreak impacted consumer behavior in China over the Chinese New Year public holiday. We assess the best-selling products online across a number of retail sectors: grocery, home cleaning, personal care, medicine and electronics.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 4, 2020 premium Coronavirus Briefing: Four Coronavirus-Driven Digital Trends and Their Post-Outbreak Prospects Online services of all sorts have boomed in China since the coronavirus outbreak, compounded by delays to official back-to-work (and back-to-school) dates after the long Chinese New Year holidays, quarantines and the avoidance of public places (even work) by most consumers. Will the digital shopping trend continue once the outbreak is over?Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 4, 2020 premium Hudson’s Bay Company Goes Private; CEO Steps Down Hudson’s Bay Company announced it has completed its privatization, along with management changes and a that it intends to pursue the same strategy as a private company it did as a listed company.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 4, 2020 premium Walmart To Launch Loyalty Program Called Walmart+ Walmart looks to be muscling in on Amazon’s turf with the launch of a new loyalty program called Walmart+, which the company will launch in March. Just how similar is Walmart+ likely to be to Amazon Prime? Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 3, 2020 premium Walmart Launches Third-Party Vendor Fulfillment Services on Its Marketplace On February 24, 2020, Walmart launched fulfillment services for third-party vendors on its marketplace, offering services similar to Amazon. Read More
Product TypeFlash Report March 2, 2020 premium Coronavirus Briefing: How Brands Are Communicating with Consumers During the Outbreak With the coronavirus outbreak showing no signs of slowing soon, retailers and brands in China are looking for creative ways to keep shoppers engaged with the brand as most people shun public places and avoid shopping for non-essential products. Read More
