Product TypeInsight Report Chinese New Year Preview: E-Commerce Platforms and Brands Seek To Tap into the Year of Rat’s $156 Billion in Consumer Spending Author Coresight January 16, 2020 Chinese New Year is the single most important holiday of the year in Chinese culture. We look at what retailers, brands and online platforms are doing to make the most of this annual retail opportunity.
Product TypeInsight Report Insights from China: How Foreign Retailers Can Leverage the “She Economy” Author Coresight January 14, 2020 Women are being empowered in China, as we are seeing increasing employment rates and higher incomes for female workers. We look at the increasing shopping power of Chinese women and how foreign brands and retailers can leverage the opportunity of the thriving “She Economy.”
Product TypeDeep Dive Can AR and VR Be Game Changers in Furniture Retail? Author Coresight January 13, 2020 Augmented and virtual reality technologies are slowly but surely transforming the shopping experience for consumers in both online and offline retail. We review how various store-based and digital-first furniture retailers are investing in these technologies and assess the impact, challenges and potential of these investments.
Product TypeDeep Dive Amazon Apparel Update: An Analysis of Listings on Amazon Fashion Author Coresight January 8, 2020 In collaboration with competitive intelligence provider DataWeave, we aggregated data on almost 1 million women’s and men’s clothing products listed on Amazon.com. We analyze apparel listings by category, brand and seller to identify key trends on Amazon Fashion.
Product TypeFlash Report Double 12 Shopping Festival 2019 Wrap-Up Author Coresight December 20, 2019 E-commerce platforms and offline merchants celebrated China’s last major shopping festival of the year, Double 12, on December 12. We provide highlights from this year’s festival, including the promotions and performance of Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall, the popularity of livestreaming, Alipay’s partnership with offline merchants and the strong consumption in lower-tier cities experienced by JD.com.
Product TypeEvent Coverage Insights from the Second Alibaba ONE Business Conference: Customer Acquisition, Product Innovation and Organization Digitalization Author Coresight December 20, 2019 China’s retailers come together to discuss new digitalization strategies at the Second Alibaba ONE Business Conference.
Product TypeDeep Dive Alibaba vs. Amazon: Head to Head in E-Commerce and Technology Author Coresight December 19, 2019 Alibaba Group and Amazon are innovators in retailing and technology, and both are expanding their presence into international markets. Employing its “New Retail” strategy, could the emerging China giant threaten Amazon’s global dominance? We discuss the competition between these two companies, considering their retail ecosystems, global expansion plans, financial performance and internally developed technologies.
Product TypeCompany Profile Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Author Coresight December 18, 2019 Alibaba Group is an e-commerce company that operates through various subsidiaries in China and internationally. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, the company operates in four segments: Core Commerce, Cloud Computing, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.
Product TypeInsight Report The Landscape of China’s New Digital Economy: Reviewing Recent Trends Author Coresight December 18, 2019 The landscape of China’s digital economy has changed dramatically, with some existing players losing share of consumers' time spent on digital platforms, and a number of new companies gaining share. We assess the current marketplace and review recent trends, with a focus on major players Alibaba and Tencent.
Product TypeInsight Report New Retail Briefing: Christian Louboutin Beauty Launches a Flagship Store on Tmall Author Coresight December 17, 2019 Dior launches a seasonal Christmas mini program on WeChat; Christian Louboutin Beauty opens its flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall; and Alibaba invests in milk-delivery startup Tianxianpei.
Product TypeDeep Dive 3Q19 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up Author Coresight December 17, 2019 Third-quarter 2019 retail earnings show mixed results across categories. Our coverage of the Coresight 100 reveal most companies beat consensus, but there were sectors that fared much better than others—and luxury was one that did not meet expectations despite recent recovery.
Product TypeInsight Report Holiday 2019: US Black Friday and Cyber Monday Online Pricing Insights Author Coresight December 13, 2019 In partnership with competitive intelligence provider DataWeave, we aggregated and analyzed pricing data on over 53,000 products on the websites of Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot and Macy’s.
Product TypeDeep Dive Tencent’s Smart Retail Strategy Author Coresight December 10, 2019 Chinese Internet giant Tencent is focusing on the business-to-business space through its “Smart Retail” concept—the company’s answer to Alibaba’s New Retail. Tencent’s Smart Retail ecosystem has a number of components that facilitate the integration of online and offline commerce, including the leveraging of WeChat mini programs, investment in JD.com and the exploitation of the company’s strength in gaming and digital entertainment.
Product TypeInsight Report Insights from China: The Opportunities in China’s $1.3 Trillion Lower-Tier Markets Author Coresight December 10, 2019 China’s online retailers target the country’s fast-growing but lower-income, lower-tier cities. For decades, retailers and brands have focused on a handful of China’s “tier-1” cities that are seen as wealthier and more sophisticated. Now, retailers are looking at up-and-coming lower-tier areas for growth.
Product TypeFlash Report Holiday 2019: US Cyber Monday Digital Sales Hit $9.4 Billion Author Coresight December 4, 2019 Cyber Monday continued Black Friday’s streak of record-breaking online sales for a roaring start to the holiday shopping season in the US. Sales were especially heavy at the last minute, with consumers spending an average of $11 million per minute in the final hour.
