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Event Presentation | February 27, 2025 Premium

Data and Tech for Development—Tapping into the Consumer’s Head: Insights Presented at Retail Property Symposium 2025

Dive into actionable intelligence on the state of the retail market and consumer economy, and the technologies that retail real estate companies can leverage to get ahead. This presentation, delivered at the Retail Property Symposium 2025, also touches on tariffs, unified commerce, AI (artificial intelligence), the growth of Shein and Temu, the Ozempic economy, and much more!

Insight Report | February 26, 2025 Premium

Earnings Insights 4Q24, Week 4: Birkenstock, Hermès, Sprouts and More Post Double-Digit Growth

Our weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary from major retailers within our Coresight 100 coverage list as they report fourth-quarter 2024 earnings. This week, discover highlights from major companies that reported in the week ended February 21, 2025.

Infographic | February 26, 2025 Free Report

Earnings Insights 4Q24, Week 4: Birkenstock, Hermès, Sprouts and More Post Double-Digit Growth—Infographic

Discover the latest revenue and EPS (earnings per share) data from week four of the 4Q24 (fourth quarter of 2024) earnings season with this infographic, covering various companies that reported in the week, including Hermès, Sprouts Farmers Market and Walmart, among others.

Deep Dive | February 26, 2025 Databank Members

Beauty Shopping in Focus; Economic Sentiment Turns Negative: US Consumer Survey Insights

From the dominance of Walmart and Amazon to the most popular product categories, dive into our survey-driven insights on beauty shopping in the US. Plus, understand how overall consumer sentiment is tracking as expectations for the economy turn negative.

Event Presentation | February 25, 2025 Premium

What Can Retailers Learn from Shein and Temu?: Premium Subscriber Call, February 2025

What lessons can retailers learn from Shein and Temu? Explore how these Chinese e-commerce players are disrupting retail, redefining consumer engagement and supply chain innovation. This presentation accompanies the on-demand webinar of the Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call in February 2025.

Analyst Corner | February 23, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Can Technology Adoption Decelerate the Store Closure Trend? Three Recommendations from Manik Bhatia

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Manik Bhatia, Head of Custom Research, offers three recommendations for US retailers to effectively adopt technology solutions in order to drive brick-and-mortar retail success in the face of rising store closures.

Insight Report | February 21, 2025 Premium

Chinese New Year 2025 Review: From Shopping to Screens—How Younger Consumers Boosted Spring Festival Spending

How did consumers celebrate Lunar New Year this year and where did they direct their spending? Explore the impact of Chinese New Year, also known the Spring Festival, including retail trends, consumer preferences and market opportunities that emerged during the holiday.

Store Tracker | February 21, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 8: US Store Closures Exceed 3,000, Up 420% Year Over Year

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight the growing number of store closures in the US—so far in 2025, US store closures are up 420% year over year. Non-store-closure news includes the CEO of Hanesbrands stepping down.

Infographic | February 21, 2025 Free Report

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 8

From US consumer sentiment and retail sales to grocery store traffic for Amazon, discover key data points we are watching in week 8 of 2025.

Insight Report | February 20, 2025 Premium

February 2025 US Retail Sales Outlook: Growth Set for a Slowdown in February and March

The monthly Coresight Research US Retail Sales Outlook series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. We analyze the latest available data as of February 18, 2025.

Deep Dive | February 20, 2025 Premium

Grocery Retailing—US Real Estate Insights: Value and Specialty Grocers Lead Store Expansion as Traditional Retailers Lag Behind

Building on our Market Navigator on US grocery retailing, we take a deeper dive into the sector’s real estate landscape, exploring retailers’ store portfolios, opening and closure strategies, and recent store traffic data.

Insight Report | February 19, 2025 Premium

Earnings Insights 4Q24, Week 3: Gucci Sales Slump 21%, Plus Updates from Ahold, Amazon, Coty and More

Our weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary from major retailers within our Coresight 100 coverage list as they report fourth-quarter 2024 earnings. This week, discover highlights from major companies that reported in the week ended February 7, 2025.

Deep Dive | February 18, 2025 Databank Members

Department Stores in Focus; Plus, Consumer Sentiment Latest: US Consumer Survey Insights

From the dominance of Kohl’s to the popularity of apparel categories, dive into our survey-driven insights on department store shopping. Plus, what are consumers’ expectations for the economy and their personal finances? Discover how overall consumer sentiment is tracking in this weekly research report series.

Infographic | February 17, 2025 Free Report

2025 Tariffs: Impacts on the US Consumer Economy—Infographic

Discover new data on the US consumer economy in this free infographic, spanning inflation, consumer sentiment and tariffs.

Analyst Corner | February 16, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Constrained Consumers Could Soon “Get to the Goods” Again—Evolving In-Store Loss Prevention, with John Harmon

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, discusses the challenges that locking up goods as a loss-prevention measure presents for retailers and consumers, and a key technology solution that has finally arrived.