Deep Dive | October 14, 2025 Databank Members Higher-Income Sentiment Declines; Holiday Shopping Lull Before a Promotional Surge: US Consumer Survey InsightsHow is US consumer sentiment changing? We review our latest weekly data on financial and economic sentiment, plus we analyze consumers’ shopping for holiday 2025. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 12, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: US Seasonal Shopping in the Holiday Quarter, with Aditya KaushikIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Aditya Kaushik, Analyst, explores US consumers’ spending expectations for shopping events in the fourth quarter of 2025—namely, Halloween (October 31), Singles’ Day (November 11), Black Friday (November 28) and the end-of-year holiday season. Read More
Insight Report | October 10, 2025 Premium Flipkart Big Billion Days 2025: Wrap-Up—Sales-Tax Reforms, Quick Commerce and “Trust Shield” Shape GrowthWe present key insights from Flipkart’s Big Billion Days (BBD) 2025, which ran alongside major festive events in India. This wrap-up explores how GST reforms, rapid expansion in quick commerce and new post-purchase trust features helped Flipkart capture pent-up demand and set the tone for sustained momentum through Diwali and the holiday season. Read More
Store Tracker | October 10, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 41: Claire’s To Close 145 StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store openings and closures by Claire’s, Boyes, Miniso, Urban Outfitters and more. Read More
Store Tracker | October 10, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 41: Rite Aid Shuts Up Shop; Amazon Fresh Closes StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight store openings by New Rite Aid, Amazon Fresh, LEGO and more. Read More
Deep Dive | October 9, 2025 Databank Members Seasonal Shopping, 4Q25—Early Spending Momentum Sets the Tone for the Holiday Season: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWill US consumers celebrate or spend on key events in the fourth quarter this year? This month’s US Consumer Survey Insights Extra—Seasonal Shopping report analyzes consumer expectations for Halloween, Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, Single’s Day and Black Friday, as well as looking back at how consumers celebrated Labor Day, back-to-school shopping and Amazon Prime Day in the third quarter. Read More
Company Profile | October 8, 2025 Premium Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) Company ProfileAlbertsons is a retailer of food, drug and general merchandise products. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the company operates stores across the US. Read More
Company Profile | October 8, 2025 Premium Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) Company ProfileTarget is a retailer of apparel and accessories, beauty, food and beverage, hardlines, home furnishings and décor, and household essentials. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company operates stores in US. Read More
Company Profile | October 8, 2025 Premium Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) Company ProfileDollar General is a retailer of apparel, food and beverages, general merchandise, and health and beauty products. Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, the company operates stores in the US. Read More
Company Profile | October 8, 2025 Premium Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) Company ProfileWilliams-Sonoma company profile with insights about growth strategies, headwinds and tailwinds, and financial metrics. Read More
Company Profile | October 8, 2025 Premium Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Company ProfileWalmart is a US-based retailer of apparel, footwear, general merchandise and groceries. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company operates stores across the US and 24 other countries. Read More
Deep Dive | October 8, 2025 Databank Members Tariff Pessimism Cools; Inflationary Trade-Down Persists: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraHow is US consumers’ shopping behavior changing amid new tariffs––we review our latest US consumer data on consumers’ perceptions of the impacts of tariffs and consumers’ inflation awareness and responses to inflation. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | October 8, 2025 Premium US Beauty Retailing: Themes, Concepts and Innovators—Personalization, Tech Integration and Wellness To Drive ChangeAs part of our 2025 Market Navigator on beauty retailing in the US, we explore the key trends and themes in the space, our blue-sky thinking and the retail innovators we are watching. Read More
Deep Dive | October 7, 2025 Databank Members Higher-Income Sentiment Improves; Holiday Shopping Is Firmly Under Way: US Consumer Survey InsightsHow is US consumers’ sentiment changing amid new tariffs––we review our latest US consumer data on consumer sentiment. Also, we analyze early holiday 2025 shopping trends. Read More
Company Profile | October 7, 2025 Premium Ocado (LSE: OCDO) Company ProfileOcado is a UK-based technology provider and online retailer of clothing, food and beverages, and general merchandise. Headquartered in Hatfield, England, the company operates in Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the US. Read More