Infographic | June 20, 2025 Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 25: Predictive Data—Looking Ahead in US RetailDiscover key data points we are watching in week 25 of 2025. This week, we highlight predictive US retail data, from US consumers’ Amazon Prime Day shopping plans and personal financial expectations to our proprietary sales projection for July 2025. Read More
Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Debenhams To Open Stores; Poundland To Close 68 StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at Debenhams, PMT, Poundland and T.M.Lewin, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Customer Officer at John Lewis Partnership. Read More
Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Furniture Frenzy—At Home’s Bankruptcy, Ashley’s Store Renewal and Openings from IKEA, Wayfair and MoreOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from Ashley, At Home, IKEA and Wayfair, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Executive Chairman at Vera Bradley. Read More
Insight Report | June 19, 2025 Premium Head-to-Head in Global Luxury Retailing: Kering vs. LVMHAs part of our Head-to-Head series, we compare Kering and LVMH, the two leading houses in the global luxury sector. Delve into key insights on these companies’ revenues, markets of operation, digital strategies and more. Read More
Analyst Corner | June 15, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Exploring IKEA’s City Stores Worldwide, with John MercerIn this week’s Analyst Corner, John Mercer, Head of Global Research, discusses new openings by IKEA, based on our observations from store tours. We consider what the new store formats and features reveal about wider retail real estate trends in Western markets and in the furniture retail sector specifically. Read More
Store Tracker | June 13, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Matalan To Open Stores; Poundland Continues To Shutter StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at Anthropologie, Matalan, Poundland and Superdry, among others. Read More
Store Tracker | June 13, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Casey’s To Open 80 Stores; Torrid To Close 180 StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from Casey’s, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Torrid, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Operating Officer at Kirkland’s. Read More
Infographic | June 12, 2025 Premium High-Income Consumers’ Financial Sentiment Reaches New Peak: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 24, 2025—InfographicOur latest weekly update on US consumer sentiment, based on proprietary survey findings, reveals improvement in consumers’ economic and financial outlooks, driven by high-income consumers. Read More
Deep Dive | June 11, 2025 Premium US Retail and Consumer Outlook: June 2025We consider the US macroeconomic outlook for 2025 as of the start of June 2025, including metrics that directly impact the consumer economy and in the context of the myriad of recent tariffs announcements made by the US government. Read More
Deep Dive | June 11, 2025 Databank Members Consumer Sentiment Shows Signs of Improvement Amid Temporary Tariff Reduction: China Consumer Survey InsightsWe analyze proprietary survey data to uncover consumer sentiment, behavior and shopping trends in China. This report reveals a rebound in economic and financial optimism following the US government’s announcement of a temporary reduction in tariffs. Read More
Infographic | June 10, 2025 Free Report Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 7: Dollar Stores See Growth Amid Tariff Pressures—InfographicDiscover the latest revenue and EPS (earnings per share) data from week seven of the 1Q25 (first quarter of 2025) earnings season with this infographic, covering various companies that reported in the week ended June 8, 2025, including Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Petco and more. Read More
Deep Dive | June 10, 2025 Databank Members High-Income Consumers’ Financial Sentiment Reaches New Peak; Facebook Slumps in Social Commerce: US Consumer Survey InsightsWe analyze new survey findings on consumers’ economic and financial outlooks, in total and by income group. Plus, we spotlight social commerce, revealing which social media platforms are popular for shopping and which product categories are bought at the highest rates. Read More
Infographic | June 6, 2025 Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 23: US Retail Sectors in FocusDiscover key data points we are watching in week 23 of 2025. This week, we present proprietary survey findings on US consumers’ shopping behavior in the grocery, home and home-improvement sectors. Read More
Store Tracker | June 6, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 23: Aldi and Topshop To Open StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at Aldi, B&M, Bershka and Heron Foods, among others. Read More
Store Tracker | June 6, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 23: Rite Aid To Close Almost 500 StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from American Eagle, Signet Jewelers, Rite Aid, Ulta Beauty and others, as well as the announcement of a new CEO at Aldi US. Read More