Event Presentation | October 28, 2025 Premium Agentic Commerce: What Retailers Need to Know for Holiday 2025 and to Succeed in 2026—Premium Subscriber Call, October 2025Understand how agentic commerce and specifically agentic shopping are emerging as a shopping channel ahead of holiday 2025 in this event presentation. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 26, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: The Brave New World of Agentic Shopping, with John HarmonIn this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, explores the brave new world of shopping provided by AI (artificial intelligence)-powered chatbots, with in-platform checkout having become available just in time for this year’s holiday shopping season. Read More
Store Tracker | October 24, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 43: Gap Returns To Physical 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 The Original Factory Shop, Quality Discounts, Yours Clothing, Gap, Urban Outfitters, Footasylum and more. Read More
Store Tracker | October 24, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 43: Astrid & Miyu and Hermès Open 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 Astrid & Miyu, Hermès, L.L.Bean, Skims and more. Read More
Store Tracker | October 23, 2025 Databank Members Canada Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025: Store Openings Edge Past Closures as Costco, Sephora and Uniqlo ExpandThe Canada Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on announced and actual store openings and closures in Canada. In this report, we include highlights from Costco, Sephora, Uniqlo and more. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | October 22, 2025 Premium US Beauty Retailing: Market Forecast and Competitive Landscape—From Rebound to Reinvention in 2026As part of our 2025 Market Navigator on beauty retailing in the US, we highlight key developments in market growth, category dynamics, retail channel shifts and consumer behavior we have seen in 2025, as well as our estimates for the market through 2029. Read More
Deep Dive | October 21, 2025 Premium Holiday 2025: The Last Mile—Tariff-Driven Early Buying To Ease Peak Season Shipping RushHoliday 2025 brings new last mile trends as retailers tackle surcharges, labor gaps and shifting demand to ensure on-time delivery. Read More
Store Tracker | October 17, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 42: Store Closures Exceed 1,000Our 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 New Look, Alo Yoga, Iceland, Marks & Spencer, Sweaty Betty and more. Read More
Store Tracker | October 17, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 42: 40 New Openings for Ross Stores Reflect Off-Price EncroachmentOur 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 Metro Mattress, Samsung, Ross Stores and more. Read More
Deep Dive | October 16, 2025 Premium Holiday 2025: US Consumer Survey and Retail Outlook—From Social to Smart: AI Becomes the New Driver of Holiday Discovery and ValueWhere, when and how will US consumers spend for holiday 2025? We analyze proprietary survey data to offer critical insights on the shape of demand and consumers’ shopping expectations for the holiday season. Read More
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
