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Insight Report | February 28, 2022 Premium

US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: January 2022 Sees Further Double-Digit Growth in Clothing and Footwear Spend

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 January 2022, showing continuing growth in consumer spending.

Insight Report | February 21, 2022 Premium

January 2022 UK Retail Sales: Shop Prices Rise at Fastest Pace for 30 Years; Online Sales Slump

Our monthly report on UK retail sales indicates that, although online sales declined, total sales grew in January 2022 as the Omicron variant receded. Two-year sales growth accelerated strongly from December.

Insight Report | February 18, 2022 Premium

January 2022 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Weakens Further; Ticket Remains Strong as Shoppers Consolidate Trips

In our monthly report on US retail traffic and in-store metrics, we analyze sales across sectors, regions and location types. January 2022’s data shows traffic weakening while tickets remain strong.

Insight Report | February 15, 2022 Premium

February 2022 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: Strong Job Growth and High Inflation To Support Retail Sales

In our monthly Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales series, we examine several key macroeconomic indicators of US retail sales and analyze how they may impact the industry in the months to come. We analyze the latest available data, as of the end January 2022, covering income, savings, the job market and housing.

Insight Report | January 31, 2022 Premium

US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: December 2021 Clothing and Footwear Spending Up by Over One-Fifth

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 December 2021, which show continuing growth in consumer spending.

Insight Report | January 27, 2022 Premium

December 2021 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China

Analyzing consumer demand in December 2021, we saw strong growth in retail sales in the US, slowing sales growth in China and solid sales growth in the UK against weak comparatives. We assess these trends and consider wage growth and food and fuel prices in these three markets.

Insight Report | January 24, 2022 Premium

Holiday 2021: UK Retail Wrap-Up—Reviewing Patterns of Recovery in Trading Updates and Retail Sales

We review UK holiday retail performance, through major retailers’ trading updates and recently published retail sales data.

Insight Report | January 20, 2022 Premium

December 2021 China Retail Sales: Growth Slows to 2%, but Full-Year Sales Increase by Double Digits

We present monthly data for retail sales in China showing that in December 2021 year-over-year sales growth slowed while overall 2021 sales grew by double-digits.

Insight Report | January 18, 2022 Premium

December 2021 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Weakens, Ticket Strengthens as Shoppers Consolidate Trips

We analyze store traffic in December 2021 in the midst of rising Covid-19 cases, and review weekly shopper traffic trends through the month, plus traffic by retailer vertical, region and retailer location type.

Insight Report | January 17, 2022 Premium

December 2021 US Retail Sales: Strong December Takes Holiday-Quarter Growth to 13%

We analyze US Census Bureau data to provide December US retail statistics, showing that the holiday shopping season ended early this year with a month-over-month sales drop.

Insight Report | January 4, 2022 Premium

November 2021 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China

Analyzing consumer demand in November 2021, we saw healthy growth in retail sales in the US, slowing sales growth in China, and strengthening sales growth in the UK. We assess these trends and consider wage growth and food and fuel prices in these three markets.

Insight Report | December 23, 2021 Premium

US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: November Clothing and Footwear Spending Up by Almost One-Quarter

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 November 2021, which show an ongoing recovery in consumer spending on apparel as consumers renew their wardrobes and resume social activities.

Insight Report | December 20, 2021 Premium

November 2021 UK Retail Sales: Black Friday Demand and Decade-High Inflation Support Acceleration in Growth

UK retail sales continued to grow, year over year, in November 2021, during the holiday season and registered the largest two-year growth in decades. We review data for UK retail in total and by sector for November 2021, covering year-over-year and two-year growth trends.

Insight Report | December 17, 2021 Premium

November 2021 China Retail Sales: Singles’ Day Boosts Online Sales Penetration

We review the latest data for retail sales in China, in total and by sector. In November 2021, total year-over-year sales growth remained steady, and online sales penetration was driven by the Singles’ Day shopping festival.

Insight Report | December 16, 2021 Premium

November 2021 US Retail Sales: Sales Jump 15% Amid Raised Inflation

November 2021 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a strong 24.8% when compared to 2019 values. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well.