Insight Report | May 21, 2024 Premium Earnings Insights 1Q24, Week 4: Alibaba and Walmart Report Sales Increases; The Home Depot and Under Armour See Sales DeclinesOur weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary from major US retailers. This week, there are highlights on first-quarter 2024 earnings from companies that reported in the week ended May 19, 2024, including Alibaba, The Home Depot, JD.com, Under Armour and Walmart. Read More
Analyst Corner | May 12, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner—Our 2024 Amazon Apparel US Consumer Survey, with Anand Kumar: Insights From Our Seventh Annual SurveyIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research, discusses key insights from our seventh annual survey of Amazon apparel shoppers, which was undertaken in March 2024 and featured over 2,000 US consumers. Read More
Store Tracker | May 10, 2024 Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 19: Apparel Retailer rue21 To Close All StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from CVS Health, Murphy USA, rue21, Sam Ash Music, Suit Direct and QuickChek, among others. Read More
Deep Dive | May 2, 2024 Premium How US Consumers Are Shopping for Groceries: Revealing Opportunities in Promotions and Private LabelCPG brands and grocery retailers are currently operating in a volatile environment, one that presents unique challenges and numerous opportunities. We discuss key ongoing consumer shopping trends in the US grocery landscape, using proprietary Coresight Research consumer survey data, as well as data from Circana and Placer.ai. Read More
Insight Report | May 2, 2024 Premium RetailTech: Frictionless Checkout—The Eye in the Sky Makes Shopping a BreezeHow is “Just Walk Out” technology progressing? Discover developments and trends in AI (artificial intelligence), RFID (radio-frequency identification), computer vision and more that are enabling frictionless checkout at retail stores. Read More
Deep Dive | April 30, 2024 Databank Members Personal Financial Security Is On the Rise: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhat is the state of US consumers’ financial health? How do they feel about their personal financial situation and the state of the economy? Find out the answers in our latest weekly US Consumer Survey Insights report, which presents an update on US consumer sentiment and shopping behaviors. Read More
Event Presentation | April 30, 2024 Premium The AI Revolution: Unveiling Opportunities for Growth and Innovation—Insights Presented at NACDS Annual Meeting 2024How is AI (artificial intelligence) revolutionizing the retail industry? Read our full presentation from the NACDS Annual Meeting 2024 to discover AI’s potential and actionable strategies to harness AI effectively. Read More
Deep Dive | April 29, 2024 Premium Amazon Apparel US Consumer Survey 2024: Amazon Regains Its Spot as America’s Most-Shopped Clothing and Footwear RetailerSince 2018, we have conducted an annual survey of US consumers to shed light on their clothing and footwear shopping patterns and habits on Amazon.com. We examine our seventh annual survey’s findings in detail and provide valuable insights that draw from our comprehensive, seven-year dataset. Read More
Deep Dive | April 25, 2024 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Demand ForecastingThe need for demand for advanced demand-forecasting tools has evolved with the digitalization, increasing complexity and heightened competition of the retail landscape today. Catch up on demand-forecasting trends for retail and discover key technology solution providers in this field. Read More
Insight Report | April 22, 2024 Premium April 2024 US Retail Sales Outlook: Projecting Low-Single-Digit Growth Amid Growing Disposable IncomeThe monthly Coresight Research US Retail Sales Outlook series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. We analyze the latest available data as of April 19, 2024. Read More
Insight Report | April 22, 2024 Premium New Sustainability Requirements in Europe—Dragging the Rest of the World Forward?The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is an important piece of regulation that aims to standardize sustainability reporting in the EU and will impact companies all over the world. We examine the timeline by which the CSRD will come into effect, what topics the new standards cover and what companies will be impacted by the CSRD. Read More
Analyst Corner | April 21, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner—AgeTech: Revolutionizing Aging in the US with Madhav PitaliyaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses AgeTech—technology aimed at improving the lives of older adults—a key trend in the modern US healthcare industry. Read More
Store Tracker | April 19, 2024 Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 16: 7-Eleven Announces Over 200 Store Openings and ClosuresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from 7-Eleven and Tesco, among others. Read More
Insight Report | April 18, 2024 Premium Retail Shrink and ORC: Is Self-Checkout on the Way Out? US Retailers Scale Back To Fight TheftContinuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on developments from the US and the UK. We discuss recent legislative changes, retailer announcements and news about loss-prevention technologies. Plus, discover insights on the scaling back of self-checkout from retailer earnings calls. Read More
Event Coverage | April 18, 2024 Premium AI Council Summit—Event Insights: Exploring the Transformative Impact of AICoresight Research held our AI Council Summit event in Paris, France, on April 15, 2024. The AI Council Summit explored the transformative impact of AI within the retail industry, with panelists delivering actionable insights and showcasing real-world use cases. Read More
