April 3, 2025 Deep Dive Premium 4Q24 Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Widespread Positive Sales Growth Recorded This QuarterWe analyze the recent performance of selected retailers, brands and e-commerce platforms (Coresight 100 companies mostly based in the US) in the fourth quarter of 2024, covering revenues, earnings per share and comps, and considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes.
April 2, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members US Store Tracker Extra, March 2025: US Total Closed Retail Space Exceeds 100 Million Square FeetIn March 2025, closures by Big Lots, Forever 21 and Macy’s caused total US closed retail space for the year to push past 100 million square feet, according to Coresight Research estimates. Discover US retailers’ latest store closure and opening announcements, as well as the square-footage impacts of these developments, with our monthly US Store Tracker Extra series.
April 2, 2025 Deep Dive Databank Members Consumer Sentiment Stabilizes… for Now; Plus, Inflation Awareness Rises: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhat are US consumers’ perceptions of inflation, and how are they changing their spending habits as a result? We analyze new survey findings on consumers’ inflation-combating strategies when shopping for food and nonfood products. We also present an update on consumer sentiment.
April 1, 2025 Event Presentation Premium Shoptalk Spring 2025—Our Takeaways: Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call, April 2025Fresh from Shoptalk Spring 2025, we reflect on key themes from the event, covered in panel discussions with retail leaders and our conversations with technology innovators. From unified commerce to retail media, don’t miss our top takeaways! This presentation accompanies the on-demand webinar of the Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call in April 2025.
April 1, 2025 Insight Report Premium Dollar Tree To Divest Family Dollar: Here’s What It Means—Consumer + Real Estate Data AnalysisWe offer our take on the sale of the Family Dollar business by Dollar Tree, Inc., which was announced on March 26, 2025. Discover the key factors in Dollar Tree’s integration struggles with Family Dollar and what the acquisition agreement means for Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and other retailers.
April 1, 2025 Deep Dive Databank Members Seasonal Shopping, 2Q25—Expectations for Easter, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day; Plus, Holiday 2025 Plans: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWill US consumers celebrate or spend on key events in the second quarter this year? This month’s US Consumer Survey Insights Extra—Seasonal Shopping report analyzes consumer expectations for Easter, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, as well as for the end-of-year holiday season.
March 30, 2025 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Are You Ready for the Future of Physical Retail? Three Trends in US Retail Real Estate, with Anand KumarIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Anand Kumar, Managing Director of Retail Research, discusses three key real estate trends we are watching in the US retail market in 2025 and beyond, covering technology integration, experiential retail and more.
March 28, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 13: Dollar Tree and Five Below Drive Store OpeningsOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight discount-store developments—namely, store openings by Five Below and Dollar Tree, Inc., as well as the sale of Family Dollar. Non-store-closure news includes The Container Store’s CEO stepping down.
March 28, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 13: Kingfisher Announces Store Expansion Plans; Whole Foods Opens New London StoreOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store openings by Kingfisher and Whole Foods, and closures by Morrisons, as well as other developments from other retailers. Non-store-closure news includes The White Company appointing a new Chief Financial Officer.
March 28, 2025 Infographic Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 13: Dollar Tree, Inc. To Sell Family DollarDiscover key data points we are watching in week 13 of 2025. This week, amid the news that Dollar Tree is selling the Family Dollar business, we offer proprietary US consumer survey data on shopper penetration rates at these dollar stores.
March 27, 2025 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day Three—Community Building, Earning Loyalty and Enhancing Search Are Top of MindWe present highlights from the third (and final) day of the conference. Discover insights on community building, loyalty and AI (artificial intelligence)-powered search.
March 27, 2025 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Recap—12 Innovators, Two WinnersWhich retail-technology innovators won the Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition? Find out and read highlights from each presentation in this recap report. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Spring.
March 27, 2025 Infographic Premium Consumer Sentiment Steadies: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 13, 2025—InfographicOur latest weekly update on US consumer sentiment, based on proprietary survey findings, highlights steadying financial expectations but continued declines in economic sentiment.
March 26, 2025 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day Two—Next-Generation Search and the Leading Edge of Storytelling, from Influencers to Lived ValuesWe present insights on the second day of Shoptalk Spring 2025, covering next-generation search and the future of marketing—from understanding the consumer to storytelling to building communities.
March 26, 2025 Event Presentation Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Event Format and CompetitorsThis presentation from the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch at Shoptalk Spring 2025 outlines the competition’s format and judging panel as well as the 12 participating retail-technology innovators.