Analyst CornerAnalyst Corner: Wayfair Turns a Profit for the First Time in Four Years—Four Drivers of Its Performance, with Madhav Pitaliya Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst August 10, 2025 Reasons to ReadWelcome 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, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses the key drivers and trends that drove the recent performance of online home-goods retailer Wayfair, in which it turned a quarterly profit for the first time since 2021. Analyst Corner also highlights our key research from the past week and upcoming reports to look out for, so you don’t miss out. Other relevant research: Read previous Analyst Corner reports, including last week’s report, which discusses the “push and pull” effect we are witnessing, whereby digital channels are adding greater convenience as physical stores lose some of their competitive edge around convenience, service and immediacy. Economic Sentiment Climbs; Walmart Overtakes Lowe’s in Home-Improvement Sector: US Consumer Survey Insights US Home and Home Improvement—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: A Modest Recovery with a Focus on Pro See all our coverage of digital commerce and physical commerce. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Retail Sales Outlook: Our Retail Growth Outlook Score Strengthens, SlightlyWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 10: US Store Openings Exceed 2,000Sycamore Partners To Acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance—Exploring the Reasons for and Implications of the $23.7 Billion DealMay 2025 US Retail Sales: Core Sales Growth Proves Solid Despite Pull-Forward of Purchases
