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Deep Dive | August 5, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker Extra: Sustainability—How Important Is It to Shoppers and What Do They Want Retailers To Do?

Our US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers a deeper dive into longer-term trends revealed by our proprietary survey data. In this report, we analyze the importance of sustainability on how consumers shop and what they want retailers to do, using our surveys from 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Store Tracker | August 5, 2022 Databank Members

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 31: US Store Openings Near 4,500

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from J.Crew, Boot Barn and Prada, among others, in the US and Joules, Superdry and TK Maxx, among others, in the UK.

Deep Dive | August 4, 2022 Premium

July 2022 US Housing Market Indicators: Signs of Softening Demand as All Home Sales See Double-Digit Decline

We examine nine indicators to assess the health of the housing market. The most recent data show that demand is softening as all home sales declined.

Deep Dive | August 3, 2022 Premium

Head-to-Head in India Retail: Reliance Industries vs. Tata Group

Reliance Industries and Tata Group are two of the biggest conglomerates in India. As part of our Head-to-Head series, we provide key insights into their retail and consumer businesses, including their performances, business strategies, operating margins, brand portfolios and sustainability initiatives.

Store Tracker | August 3, 2022 Databank Members

US Store Tracker Extra, July 2022: Retailers To Open 75 Million Square Feet of New Retail Space in 2022

The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of July 29, 2022, versus the comparable period in 2021.

Insight Report | August 2, 2022

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US CPG Sales Tracker: Online CPG Growth Accelerates to High-Teens

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 free report, we present five key insights from the four weeks ended July 10, 2022.

Insight Report | August 2, 2022 Premium

Amazon Prime Day India 2022: Wrap-Up—Event Showcases Consumers’ Willingness To Spend

Amazon India held its sixth annual Prime Day shopping festival on July 23–24, 2022. We present key insights and trends from the event.

Insight Report | August 2, 2022 Premium

Battling High Input Costs: European Apparel Retailers’ Key Strategies

High inflation is leading to more competition among European apparel retailers. We examine strategies these retailers are using to battle high inflation costs and analyze the impact on their gross margins.

Insight Report | August 2, 2022 Premium

Earnings Insights 2Q22, Week 1: Albertsons, Deckers, Kimberly-Clark and Tractor Supply Raise Guidance; Amazon Online Sales Flat

Our weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary from major US retailers as they report second-quarter 2022 earnings. This week features highlights from companies that reported in the week ended July 31, 2022, including Amazon, Albertsons Companies and Columbia Sportswear Company, among others.

Deep Dive | August 2, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker: Shoppers Moderate Their Responses to Inflation

Consumer responses to inflation are evolving. Our US Consumer Tracker survey analysis presents a detailed update on US consumers’ behavior and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail.

Insight Report | August 1, 2022 Premium

US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: June 2022 Clothing and Footwear Spending Growth Slows to 1.5% Year Over Year

The Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear. In this report, we discuss data from June 2022, showing that spending is up 1.5% year over year.

Analyst Corner | July 31, 2022

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Introducing Coresight Research’s 3×3 Framework—Three New Products and Three New Ways to Sell Them

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” introduces Coresight Research’s new 3×3 Framework, presenting nine new retail opportunities.

Store Tracker | July 29, 2022 Databank Members

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 30: US Store Closures Inch Toward 2,000

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Amazon, Burberry and Carhartt, among others, in the US and Company Shop, Co-Op and Skechers, among others, in the UK.

Insight Report | July 29, 2022 Premium

US Economic Update, 2Q22: GDP Declines for a Second Quarter, as Consumer Spending on Goods Falls

We discuss macroeconomic indicators from the US. We look at recently released data for the second quarter of 2022, which show a GDP decline.

Insight Report | July 29, 2022 Premium

July 2022 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China

Analyzing consumer demand in June 2022, sales returned to positive territory in China, while the UK and US saw nominal sales growth. We assess these trends and consider wage growth and food and fuel prices in these three markets.