Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | January 14, 2021 premium E-Commerce Outlook: US Apparel and Footwear—Growth Prospects for 2021 and Beyond In the first report in our E-Commerce Outlook series, we discuss the trends and major drivers in US apparel and footwear online shopping. We also discuss the competitive landscape in the US apparel and footwear sector, as well as market innovators and key themes to watch for the year ahead. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | January 12, 2021 premium Chinese New Year: Five Strategies for International Brands and Retailers To Capitalize on the Holiday Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, is the most important holiday of the year in Chinese culture, falling on February 11–17 in 2021. We discuss five ways in which international brands and retailers can capitalize on this retail opportunity in 2021 and future years, covering new products, red packets, themed campaigns, livestreaming and logistics.Read More
Product TypeCompany Profile Product TypeCompany Profile | January 8, 2021 Register for free access HanesBrands, Inc. (NYSE: HBI) Hanesbrands is a US-based manufacturer and retailer of apparel and accessories. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the company employs approximately 63,000 employees worldwide.Read More
Product TypeCompany Profile Product TypeCompany Profile | January 8, 2021 Register for free access Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TSE: 9983) Fast Retailing is a Japan-based retailer of apparel, footwear and accessories. Headquartered in Yamaguchi, the company operates stores in 25 countries around the world.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | January 7, 2021 premium Retail Robustness Index: January 2021 Update—Scores Rebound as Product Mix Shifts Back to Normalized Levels Coresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The January 2021 update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in December 2020.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | January 7, 2021 premium The TJX Companies: A Timeline of Key Events The TJX Companies, an off-price apparel and home goods retailer, has been steadily growing its revenues and physical footprint. This report provides a timeline of significant events in the company’s history over the past four years, as well as data on total revenue growth and comparable store sales across the TJX segments from fiscal year 2015 to 2020. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | January 5, 2021 premium 3Q20 US Retail Inventory Tracker: Inventory Turnover Rates Increase Year over Year for Most Retailers In our quarterly US Retail Inventory Tracker reports, we analyze inventory trends among those US retailers listed in the Coresight 100. We look at the inventory levels of various retailers in 3Q20 and assess why levels may have changed from the year-ago period—with most retailers posting increased inventory turnover levels. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | January 5, 2021 premium US Grocery E-Commerce: Sustained Shifts in Fulfillment and Service Models To Drive Long-Term Growth Covid-19 has catalyzed the widespread adoption of online shopping in grocery, driving fundamental, lasting changes in consumer behavior. In this report, we provide an essential briefing on recent shifts in the US grocery e-commerce market and present an outlook for the future, with a focus on fulfillment and service models—including BOPIS and curbside pickup.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | December 24, 2020 Register for free access US CPG Sales Tracker: CPG E-Commerce Stays Strong, Led by 84% Growth in Online Food Sales The Coresight Research and IRI monthly US CPG Sales Tracker provides our data-driven insights into online sales trends in the US CPG industry—covering the product categories of food & beverage; health & beauty; and general merchandise & homecare. In this report, we present five key insights from the four weeks ended November 29, 2020.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | December 23, 2020 premium 3Q20 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Discretionary Sectors Regain Momentum We assess the recent performance of selected US-based retailers, brands, e-commerce platforms and REITs in terms of revenues, earnings per share and comps for the third quarter of 2020, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies beat revenue consensus estimates, and most of the discretionary sectors regained their momentum during the quarter.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | December 22, 2020 premium Beauty Insights: An Analysis of Kohl’s and Sephora vs. Target and Ulta Beauty Partnerships—Which Retailers Win? Recently, the two biggest beauty retailers in the US, Sephora and Ulta Beauty, announced partnerships with Kohl’s and Target, respectively. As part of our Beauty Insights series, we look at the benefits that the partnerships offer each retailer and analyze which retailers are set to gain the most. Read More
December 22, 2020 Holiday Bites: Top Five US Retailers by Biggest Holiday Hiring Plans 2020 Our Holiday Bites series features bitesize information on the shape and scale of consumer demand, retail sales and category performance in the 2020 holiday season. We consider the subject of top five US retailers by biggest holiday hiring plans 2020.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | December 22, 2020 premium New Retail Briefing: Alibaba Upgrades Its Taobao Content Ecosystem We discuss recent developments in New Retail in China, including Alibaba’s upgrades to the Taobao app content ecosystem and the opening of three Seven Fresh Life stores in Guangzhou between December 18 and 25 by JD.com. We also discuss Alibaba’s investment in the community-group buying platform “Nice Tuan”.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | December 17, 2020 premium The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #12—Five Notable Things We Have Seen in US Retail This Holiday Season This report concludes The 12 Weeks of Holidays series, in which we have presented key data, trends and observations in the countdown to the peak holiday season. In this report, we discuss five key trends that we have seen this holiday season in US retail, spanning hiring to online grocery growth to last-mile delivery.Read More
December 17, 2020 Holiday Bites: Selected US Retailers: Increased Fulfillment Capacity Our Holiday Bites series features bitesize information on the shape and scale of consumer demand, retail sales and category performance in the 2020 holiday season. We consider the subject of selected US retailers: increased fulfillment capacity.Read More
