Holiday Bites: Selected US Retailers: Increased Fulfillment Capacity Coresight Research December 17, 2020 Reasons to ReadOur Holiday Bites series features bitesize information on the shape and scale of consumer demand, retail sales and category performance in the 2020 holiday season. Click here to see more Holiday Bites as well as our in-depth research reports on US holiday retail. Click the image to read more about the topic. Retailers have been making investments to boost fulfillment capabilities and increase capacity, including building new distribution centers or adding functionality to existing centers. Retailers are also using retail stores as fulfillment centers, leveraging in-store inventory to ship to consumers. Both of these supply chain investments take months to execute across national retail chains, so the retailers that have already been strategically investing in these capabilities are best positioned in the near term. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Matalan To Open Stores; Poundland Continues To Shutter StoresUS Retail Sales Outlook—Preview: Latest Retail Projections in the Absence of Government DataWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2026, Week 2: Saks Files for Bankruptcy; Macy’s To Close More Stores; Amazon Plans New SuperstoreMay 2025 US Retail Sales Outlook: Projecting 3% Growth Amid Low Sentiment and Front-Loaded Purchases
