Market Outlook | January 14, 2025 Free Report Retail 2025: 10 AI Trends— An Inflection Point in the GenAI RevolutionDive into 10 critical AI (artificial intelligence) trends for 2025. Spanning retail media, agentic AI and more, our recommendations help you understand how to harness the power of AI to drive real business results, aligning with the Coresight Research CORE Framework for AI in retail. This research report is made available to non-subscribers through its sponsorship by invent.ai. Read More
Event Coverage | January 14, 2025 Premium NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show: Day Two—Diving into Loyalty and Sustainability with Sephora, Target, Walmart and OthersWe present highlights from the second day of NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show, covering loyalty programs, sustainability efforts and the future of beauty retailer Sephora. Read More
Event Coverage | January 13, 2025 Premium NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show: Day One—Agentic AI in Focus for Nvidia; Retail Revolution for Amazon and Macy’sWe present highlights from the first day of NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show, covering digital twins, agentic AI (artificial intelligence), the reinvention of the department store by Macy’s, and Amazon’s approach to innovation. Read More
Market Outlook | January 8, 2025 Free Report Retail 2025: 10 Trends Shaping the Retail Media MarketWe present 10 trends shaping the global retail media market in 2025, touching on the impacts of AI (artificial intelligence), the in-store opportunity, strategic partnerships and more. This research report is made available to non-subscribers through its sponsorship by Criteo. Read More
Event Coverage | January 3, 2025 Premium A Guide to NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show—Six Game Changers Set to Reshape RetailWhat should you expect from NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show? Our event guide presents notable sessions for attendees across major topics in retail, from GenAI to digital product passports and more. Read More
Insight Report | December 23, 2024 Premium Party City and Big Lots To Close All Stores: What’s the $100 Billion Elephant in the Room?Two major US retailers, Big Lots and Party City, are closing. Big Lots stated that it will conduct an out-of-business sale following the failure of a deal to sell the company, while Party City plans to close all its stores. We argue that these closures are indicative of an underrecognized pressure on retailers, which we identify as totaling about $100 billion in scale. Read More
Market Outlook | December 20, 2024 Premium US and China E-Commerce—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: Online Sales To Maintain Strong Growth MomentumDiscover directional market insights and themes to watch in online retailing in China and the US in 2025. We touch on geopolitical tensions, GenAI (generative artificial intelligence), the expansion of cross-border e-commerce retailers and livestreaming e-commerce, among other topics. Read More
Insight Report | December 5, 2024 Premium Amazon Haul: The E-Commerce Giant Takes On Its Cross-Border CompetitorsAmazon has announced the launch of a new digital storefront, Amazon Haul, which offers all its products for $20 or less. We examine the target audience for Amazon Haul, its impact on the main Amazon site and its key advantages over cross-border competitors, such as Shein, Temu and TikTok Shop. Read More
Research Digest | November 20, 2024 Premium Insights Video: Singles’ Day 2024 Findings—Premium Subscriber CallWatch this video to discover performance metrics and highlights from this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival in China. We analyze proprietary survey findings to assess consumer behavior, and discuss e-commerce platform cooperation, government subsidies, livestreaming and more. Read More
Deep Dive | November 18, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024: Hottest Toys—Creativity-Boosting Toys and Promotions To Rule the SeasonWe discuss the hottest toys in the US retail space based on the “top toys” lists from Amazon, Target and Walmart, among others. We also discuss these retailers’ initiatives to drive toy sales and present key trends that we expect to influence toy gifting this holiday season. Read More
Analyst Corner | November 10, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: AliExpress Fights for Share of Cross-Border E-Commerce with New Singles’ Day Push—with John MercerIn this week’s Analyst Corner, John Mercer, Head of Global Research and Managing Director of Data-Driven Research, discusses moves by China’s AliExpress cross-border e-commerce platform (owned by Alibaba Group) to penetrate Western markets, including through its Singles’ Day promotions. Read More
Analyst Corner | November 3, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Has Temu Stalled US Dollar Stores’ Growth?—Assessing the Threat with Sujeet NaikIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Sujeet Naik, Analyst, offers data-driven insights on whether online marketplace Temu has played a role in the recent underperformance of dollar stores in the US. Read More
Insight Report | October 24, 2024 Premium US Dollar Stores Face a Slowdown—Is Temu To Blame?Historically, dollar stores have been known to thrive during tough economic times; however, US dollar-store chains are currently experiencing sluggish growth. Is Temu a principal reason for this weakness? We analyze proprietary survey data to find out. Read More
Infographic | October 18, 2024 Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 42: Global FocusDiscover key data points we are watching in week 42 of 2024. This week, we take a global focus, with data spanning Amazon Prime Big Deal Days in the US, Golden Week in China and Flipkart’s Big Billion Days in India. Read More
Insight Report | October 16, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and Competitor Promotions—First Thoughts on Holiday ImplicationsDive into data-driven insights on the impacts of promotional events on the shape of holiday demand, covering Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, Target Circle Week and Walmart Holiday Deals. We also assess what Amazon reported for its event this year. Read More