What's Inside

Welcome to Analyst Corner! Every Sunday, a member of the Coresight Research team discusses upcoming or recent research and their thoughts on interesting topics in their area of expertise.

This week, Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research, discusses three key themes currently transforming the US retail and e-commerce market: social commerce, expanded online marketplaces and retail media.

We also highlight our key research from the past week and reports to look out for in the coming week, so you don’t miss out.

Data in this research report include:

• Proprietary survey data on US consumers’ social media shopping behaviors

Other relevant research:

• Social Commerce in Focus—Beauty Leads the Way: US Consumer Survey Insights
• The US Retail Media Market: Understanding the Ad Buyer’s Perspective in CPG
• Retail 2024: US E-Commerce Technology Trends—Generative AI, Retail Media and Other Revenue-Generating Opportunities To Transform the Online Landscape
• Read previous Analyst Corner reports, including last week’s report, which discusses the potential implications of the Federal Reserve’s recent interest-rate cuts for consumer sentiment in the US.