Insight Report | October 22, 2020 Premium Insights from China: Using Social Commerce Platform Little Red Book To Raise Brand AwarenessChinese social commerce platform Little Red Book blends user-generated content and e-commerce. We discuss the growing popularity and influence of the platform, and present four ways in which brands can leverage Little Red Book to raise brand awareness—covering online stores, collaboration with influencers, livestreaming and advertising. Read More
Insight Report | October 22, 2020 Premium Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s: #6—Trends To Watch in Last-Mile DeliveryIn our Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s series, we analyze the technologies and trends that are enabling the evolution of the supply chain. In this report, we discuss key trends in last-mile delivery processes in the retail industry and what major players are doing to tackle last-mile challenges. Read More
Insight Report | October 21, 2020 Premium Big Billion Days and Great Indian Festival 2020: Highlights So Far from India’s Key E-Commerce FestivalsFlipkart’s annual Big Billion Days (BBD) sales event and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival (GIF) kicked off on October 16 and October 17 respectively, with BBD running for six days through October 21 and GIF set to continue for a month without a specific end date. We discuss the festival highlights so far, including sales data released by the retailers, consumer reach, headline promotions and top offer categories. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 11, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Could Retailers Run Short of Inventory this Holiday Season?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses potential inventory shortages for this holiday season. Read More
Deep Dive | October 7, 2020 Premium RetailTech: Loss-Prevention Technology—Staying Ahead of the Bad GuysLoss of merchandise has multiple consequences for a retailer, including a reduction in profits from the missing items as well as the inability to fulfill ship-from-store orders. We consider the sources of retail loss and the technologies—both hardware and software—that can be used to help retailers identify and prevent loss. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 4, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: The New 10.10 Shopping Festival To Kickstart the US Holiday Shopping SeasonThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how the new 10.10 Shopping Festival will kickstart the holiday shopping season in early October in the US this year. Read More
Store Tracker | October 2, 2020 Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 40: Allbirds To Increase Store FootprintOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Allbirds and Ascena Retail Group in the US and Aldi and B&M in the UK. Read More
Event Coverage | October 2, 2020 Register for Free Access Alibaba Group Investor Day 2020: Alibaba Is Well-Positioned To Capture the Digitalization Trend in the Wake of Covid-19The Coresight Research team attended Alibaba Group’s annual Investor Day virtually. We present key insights from the event on September 28–30, covering the recent performance and future outlook of Alibaba’s key businesses, as well as the company’s overall strategies. Read More
Event Coverage | October 2, 2020 Register for Free Access Workforce Management Automation in the New Retail Environment, with Andreas Sjölund, QuinyxOn September 22, 2020, Coresight Research hosted Andreas Sjölund, Quinyx Chief Revenue Officer and Cofounder, to discuss how workforce management automation can help retailers manage the new retail landscape. We present key insights from the webinar. Read More
Deep Dive | October 1, 2020 Premium 2Q20 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Reviewing the Covid-19 RecoverySecond-quarter 2020 retail earnings include recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. We assess the recent performance of US retailers in terms of revenues, earnings per share and comps, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Although the pace of recovery varies between retail sectors, many retailers initially saw strong sales in reopened stores, driven by pent-up demand. Furthermore, the coronavirus-led pivot to e-commerce led to unprecedented growth in digital sales. Read More
Event Coverage | September 30, 2020 Register for Free Access Coresight Research x IBM: Redefining Sustainability for the New Era of RetailWe present key insights from the “Redefining Sustainability for a New Era of Retail” webinar, which was hosted by Coresight Research and IBM and featured speakers from The North Face and Tapestry. The webinar included discussion of Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework for sustainability in retail, and explored how retailers can set and achieve bold sustainability goals to improve the triple bottom line: planet, people and profits. Read More
Insight Report | September 30, 2020 Premium August 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaAnalyzing consumer demand in August 2020, we saw the US and the UK maintain strong growth momentum, while China continued to see a rebound. Read More
Deep Dive | September 29, 2020 Premium US Home-Improvement E-Commerce: Retailers Accelerate Plans To Scale Online OperationsDespite the underwhelming narrative for much of discretionary retail in the US this year, home-improvement retail is one sector that has fared well, supported in part by key retailers’ quick pivot to e-commerce. We discuss how three major Coresight 100 home-improvement retailers have accelerated their shift toward digital transformation and upped their e-commerce game to generate success. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 27, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Brands, Celebrities, Retailers and Social Media Platforms Are Encouraging People To Get Out and VoteThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses brands, celebrities, retailers and social media platforms encouraging people to vote in the upcoming US election. Read More
Insight Report | September 25, 2020 Register for Free Access Blockchain Promises Financial Inclusion to the World’s 1.7 Billion-Plus Unbanked InhabitantsBlockchain is a powerful, fundamental financial technology that offers benefits to consumers around the world, particularly those currently excluded from financial systems. We present its features and the benefits it provides to businesses and consumers globally. We discuss three examples of companies that are developing blockchain solutions—namely, China-based Ant Group, UK-based Electroneum and US-based Ripple. Read More
