Product TypeInsight Report Supply Chain Briefing: A Growing Role for Predictive Analytics in Retail Author Coresight December 11, 2019 Predictive analytics to play an increasing role in retail: Companies across industries are embracing predictive analytics to help them predict consumer behavior to better plan marketing, pricing and assortment.
Product TypeInsight Report Beauty Insights: What Beauty Retailers Are Offering for the 2019 Holiday Shopping Season Author Coresight December 10, 2019 The US beauty sector is expected to see strong sales this holiday season, with consumers indicating that beauty and personal care items will be popular as gifts. We assess the key strategies that major beauty brands and retailers—such as Macy’s, Sephora and Ulta Beauty—are implementing to capitalize on this opportunity.
Product TypeDeep Dive How Dollar Stores Are Gearing Up To Sustain Growth Author Coresight December 9, 2019 Dollar stores emerged as Wall Street darlings in the early 2000s, got a boost during the financial crisis—and just kept going. We look at how the major players, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar General, plan to maintain the momentum in the coming years.
Product TypeDeep Dive Holiday 2019: Retailers Harness the Power of Social Media Author Coresight December 6, 2019 Continuing our Holiday 2019 series, we outline the popularity of social media channels among holiday shoppers for gift inspiration and promotion tracking. We discuss the engagement of selected retailers—including Amazon, Target and Walmart—and outline their holiday campaigns heading into the holiday season.
Product TypeInsight Report The Shopping Center in 2020: Mitigating the Impact of Store Closures Author Coresight December 5, 2019 As we head toward 2020, we see new opportunities for US shopping centers, impacted by 2019’s wave of store closures. We explore the future of malls by considering a number of key topics, including the slowdown in apparel and increasing consumer demand for entertainment and experiences.
Product TypeInsight Report Ulta Beauty: A Timeline of Key Events Author Coresight December 4, 2019 Ulta Beauty timeline: How a mass-market beauty retailer upped its game by moving into more high-end products, carrying digital native and DTC products – and bolstering its loyalty program.
Product TypeFlash Report AWS Unleashes a Flurry of Announcements at 2019 AWS re:Invent Conference Author Coresight December 4, 2019 Amazon Web Services (AWS) made a series of announcements at its 2019 AWS re:Invent Conference. Many centered on enabling 5G wireless, which promises fiber-optic-like speed for mobile devices, enabling many yet-unimagined new business opportunities.
Product TypeFlash Report Holiday 2019: US Black Friday Sees Companies Promote More Heavily, Shoppers Continue to Migrate Online Author Coresight December 3, 2019 In the US, this year’s Black Friday saw retailers promote more heavily than last year and consumers continue to migrate to online platforms.
Product TypeInsight Report Alibaba: A Timeline of Key Events Author Coresight November 27, 2019 From 2017 to 2019, Alibaba expanded its cloud business into new territories outside China. We examine key events from the company’s recent history as part of our Retailers’ Timelines series.
Product TypeDeep Dive Holiday 2019: Hottest Toys Author Coresight November 26, 2019 Continuing our Holiday 2019 series, we outline key trends that we think are going to influence toy gifting in the US this shopping season. We also consider the competitive strategies of major players in the toys and games sector, including Amazon and Walmart.
Product TypeInsight Report Ulta Beauty vs. Sephora: Assessing Loyalty Reward Programs and the Buying Behaviors of Beauty Shoppers Author Coresight November 25, 2019 We discuss the success of two dominant US retail chains, Ulta Beauty and Sephora, with a focus on the nature and impact of each retailer’s loyalty program as well as their employment of artificial intelligence and data analytics to drive customer engagement. We also compare the shopping behaviors of Ulta’s and Sephora’s customers using survey data.
Product TypeCompany Profile Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE: SKX) Author Coresight November 21, 2019 Skechers U.S.A., Inc. designs and markets lifestyle footwear for men, women and children and also performance footwear for men and women under the Skechers Performance brand name. Additionally, Skechers offers apparel, accessories, eyewear and other merchandise. The operating segments of Skechers are: domestic wholesale, international wholesale and retail (which includes e-commerce).
Product TypeCompany Profile HanesBrands, Inc. (NYSE: HBI) Author Coresight November 20, 2019 Founded in 1901, HanesBrands is a basic apparel company headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the US. It is a manufacturer and marketer bras, underwear, activewear, socks, and shapewear under various brands such as Hanes, Champion, Playtex and Gear for Sports.
Product TypeInsight Report Costco: A Timeline of Key Events Author Coresight November 20, 2019 This report looks at Costco’s rise from its first warehouse in 1983 in Seattle to over 780 by the end of 2019, $152.7 billion in revenue in FY19 and its current international expansion.
Product TypeFlash Report Estée Lauder Continues International Growth in Skincare with Acquisition of Have & Be, Owner of Dr Jart+ Brand Author Coresight November 19, 2019 The Estée Lauder Companies will acquire Korean beauty company Have & Be. We discuss how this move, which follows Estée Lauder's 2015 minority stake investment, will give the company a foothold in the fast-growing Korean beauty sector.
