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Event Coverage | January 8, 2020

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CES 2020, Day 1: Self-Care, Connected Cities and Health Tech

The Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas for CES 2020 and offer our top five insights from the first day of this seminal event, including technology that delivers ultra-personalized, on-demand products and health services that help brands build consumer relationships.

Deep Dive | January 8, 2020 Premium

Amazon Apparel Update: An Analysis of Listings on Amazon Fashion

In collaboration with competitive intelligence provider DataWeave, we aggregated data on almost 1 million women’s and men’s clothing products listed on Amazon.com. We analyze apparel listings by category, brand and seller to identify key trends on Amazon Fashion.

Insight Report | January 6, 2020 Premium

Computer Vision and Visual Search: Transforming Retail Operations and the Shopping Experience

The retail industry has seen the rapid adoption of computer vision over the last few years. This transformative technology is enabling greater operational efficiency for retailers and is providing shoppers with new ways to explore products and interact with retailers and brands. Walmart is leading legacy retailers in the R&D of computer vision, while collaboration with emerging technology providers is a key adoption strategy for many retailers.

Deep Dive | January 2, 2020 Premium

Rental, Subscription and Resale: How Companies Are Tapping Demand

Under pressure from subscription and rental services, mainstream retailers are launching rental services of their own and teaming up with digital natives. We’re seeing brick-and-mortar retailers strike collaboration deals with online subscription services, launch their own services—and be acquired as digital natives look for physical space.

Deep Dive | December 19, 2019 Premium

Alibaba vs. Amazon: Head to Head in E-Commerce and Technology

Alibaba Group and Amazon are innovators in retailing and technology, and both are expanding their presence into international markets. Employing its “New Retail” strategy, could the emerging China giant threaten Amazon’s global dominance? We discuss the competition between these two companies, considering their retail ecosystems, global expansion plans, financial performance and internally developed technologies.

Insight Report | December 18, 2019 Premium

The Landscape of China’s New Digital Economy: Reviewing Recent Trends

The landscape of China’s digital economy has changed dramatically, with some existing players losing share of consumers’ time spent on digital platforms, and a number of new companies gaining share. We assess the current marketplace and review recent trends, with a focus on major players Alibaba and Tencent.

Insight Report | December 11, 2019 Premium

Supply Chain Briefing: A Growing Role for Predictive Analytics in Retail

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.

Insight Report | December 10, 2019 Premium

Beauty Insights: What Beauty Retailers Are Offering for the 2019 Holiday Shopping Season

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.

Deep Dive | December 9, 2019 Premium

How Dollar Stores Are Gearing Up To Sustain Growth

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.

Deep Dive | December 6, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: Retailers Harness the Power of Social Media

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.

Insight Report | December 5, 2019 Premium

The Shopping Center in 2020: Mitigating the Impact of Store Closures

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.

Insight Report | December 4, 2019 Premium

Ulta Beauty: A Timeline of Key Events

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.

Flash Report | December 4, 2019

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AWS Unleashes a Flurry of Announcements at 2019 AWS re:Invent Conference

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.

Flash Report | December 3, 2019

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Holiday 2019: US Black Friday Sees Companies Promote More Heavily, Shoppers Continue to Migrate Online

In the US, this year’s Black Friday saw retailers promote more heavily than last year and consumers continue to migrate to online platforms.

Insight Report | November 27, 2019 Premium

Alibaba: A Timeline of Key Events

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.