Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: Future of Physical Stores Matrix Coresight Research February 21, 2022 Coresight Bites provide free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings. Subscribers can access the full research here. To find out how to subscribe, click here. We point to physical stores likely clustering around one or more of four functions in the coming years, as shown in our Future of Stores Matrix. Click the image below to read the report. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Coresight Research Agenda for 2026—Retail’s Strategic Imperatives: Premium Subscriber CallAnalyst Corner: Chinese Consumers Still Embrace International Brands—If Those Brands Deliver: Three Key Findings from a New Study, with John HarmonSentiment; Tariff Perceptions; Inflation Reactions—Taking the Consumer Pulse on Essentials: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 37: YTD Retail Bankruptcies Hit 25