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Deep Dive | December 1, 2025 Premium

Black Friday 2025: Key Insights from US Stores—Solid Shopper Demand, Some True Doorbusters and Greater Omnichannel Integration

On November 28, 2025, the Coresight Research team conducted its annual Black Friday store tour, visiting more than 30 retailers across Florida, New Jersey and New York. We present our on-the-ground observations, including the scope and depth of promotions, product availability, store execution and consumer activity.

Deep Dive | November 28, 2025 Premium

US Black Friday 2025: Early Read—Early-Morning Footfall Points to a Selective Return of the Black Friday Store Energy

Today, the Coresight Research team is undertaking its annual Black Friday store tours. We present an early read on the shopping event, including insights into crowd levels, promotions, inventory volume and staffing levels.

Deep Dive | November 17, 2025 Premium

Five Ways AI Is Being Used in Apparel and Footwear Retailing—and What’s Next

As part of our Five Ways AI Is Being Used… series, this report explores discover how AI is revolutionizing apparel and footwear retail through smarter forecasting, automation and personalization to drive growth and efficiency.

Insight Report | November 12, 2025 Premium

Retail Crime and Shrink: Facial Recognition Tech Gains Ground; Shoplifting Climbs 13% in England

Explore global retail shrink trends and how facial recognition and AI innovations are transforming theft prevention and retailer strategies.

Deep Dive | November 10, 2025 Premium

Agentic Commerce: How Retailers Can Employ OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol To Unleash a True AI Shopping Agent

Discover how to enable Instant Checkout in ChatGPT with Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) and what it means for retailers.

Insight Report | November 6, 2025 Premium

Kroger and Instacart Expand Partnership To Advance Agentic Shopping and Accelerate Delivery Efficiency

Kroger and Instacart expand their partnership, enhancing AI-driven shopping and rapid delivery. Learn how this collaboration reshapes grocery retail and customer experience.

Insight Report | October 22, 2025 Premium

Research Preview: Agentic Commerce—Retail Moves to Product Visibility and Checkout on ChatGPT

OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT Instant Checkout feature enables in-chat purchase. This Research Preview features insights from Coresight Research’s upcoming report series on agentic commerce.

Insight Report | October 17, 2025 Premium

Singles’ Day 2025: Three Trends To Look For as AI Moves Center Stage

Previewing Singles’ Day 2025: Read to discover three trends to look for as AI moves center stage.

Deep Dive | October 6, 2025 Premium

Playbook: GenAI To Reinvent Supply Chains

Reinvent retail supply chains with generative AI—explore strategies, technologies, risks, and ethics shaping the future of GenAI in supply chain.

Insight Report | July 4, 2025 Premium

Amazon Prime Day India 2025: Preview—Capitalizing on E-Commerce Momentum; Unlocking Small-Town Potential Through Speed and Value

Uncover how Amazon is leveraging Prime Day 2025 to deepen its reach and competitiveness in India’s booming e-commerce market—and the key features setting this year’s shopping event up for success. We offer five essential insights on Prime Day, spanning Amazon’s reach to small towns, its use of AI (artificial intelligence) to enhance the shopping experience, and more.

Event Presentation | July 2, 2025 Premium

NextGen 2025 Highlights: Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call, July 2025

Discover highlights from the Coresight Research NextGen 2025 conference. Explore five key themes, from AI (artificial intelligence) to retail media to supply chains. This presentation accompanies the on-demand webinar replay of the Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call held on July 1, 2025.

Event Presentation | June 4, 2025 Premium

The Agentic AI Playbook: Insights Presented by Deborah Weinswig at NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show APAC

Where are we in the AI revolution? How should your business approach the launch of AI agents? Uncover the answers to these questions and explore the agentic AI opportunity with this presentation, delivered by Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, at NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show APAC.

Deep Dive | May 23, 2025 Premium

RetailTech: AI in Digital Commerce—GenAI Supercharges Retail to Provide a Seamless Shopping Journey

We explore how AI/ML (machine learning) and GenAI (generative AI) are redefining every step of the customer journey in digital commerce—from awareness and consideration to purchase and retention. Discover how retailers can adapt to shrinking consumer attention spans and create seamless, personalized experiences. We cover key topics including digital marketing, retail media, virtual stores and more.

Insight Report | May 20, 2025 Premium

AI Insights: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo To Join OpenAI as CEO of Applications

OpenAI announced on May 7, 2025, that Fidji Simo, the current CEO and Chair of Instacart, will join OpenAI later this year as CEO of Applications. We discuss the implications of this move for the company and for the AI (artificial intelligence) race in general.

Insight Report | May 19, 2025 Premium

RetailTech: Three Technologies Landlords Can Use to Take Malls to the Next Level

From smarter foot-traffic insights to real-time building optimization and lease management, a new generation of technologies is reshaping what’s possible for mall operators. We explore how landlords can transform shopping centers into data-powered environments that are more efficient, intelligent and profitable.