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How Loyalty Programs Help Retailers To Retain Customers and Drive Growth

Coresight October 22, 2019

Well-designed loyalty programs offer retailers the opportunity to gain a larger share of wallet and increase customer retention. In this report, we examine best practices for implementing loyalty programs and how retailers can leverage consumer data to drive growth, as well as emerging trends in this field.

Insight Report

Holiday 2019: US Retail Hiring Set To Be Flat

Coresight October 21, 2019

Part of our Holiday 2019 series, this report outlines key developments related to holiday hiring in US retail

Company Earnings Update

Casino Group (ENXTPA: CO) 3Q19 Update: Progress Toward Targets but France Proves Flat

Coresight October 18, 2019

Latin America propelled Casino Group’s third-quarter sales, as French same-store sales proved broadly flat.

US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics, September 2019: Traffic Decline Steepens

Coresight October 18, 2019

US store traffic and average transaction value fell in September while the conversion rate climbed, with wide regional variations.

Store Tracker

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 42: Ross Stores Opens More Locations

Coresight October 18, 2019

In the US, year-to-date announced closures have already exceeded the total we recorded for the full year 2018. Coresight Research estimates announced US store closures could reach 12,000 by the end of 2019.

Insight Report

Supply Chain Briefing: A Growing Emphasis on Sustainability

Coresight October 17, 2019

Consumers are placing higher importance on sustainability to live eco-friendlier lives, and companies from the retail, consumer packaged goods and apparel industries are adopting sustainable practices in response. As consumers continue to place an emphasis on purchasing products from companies that “go green”, sustainability can be a competitive differentiator.

Store Tracker

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 41: Bed Bath & Beyond Plans More Store Closures

Coresight October 11, 2019

Company Earnings Update

Tesco (LSE: TSCO) 1H20 Results: Dave Lewis To Step Down in 2020

Coresight October 3, 2019

Tesco reported 1H20 results and announced that CEO Dave Lewis will leave the business in summer 2020. He will be succeeded by Ken Murphy, formerly of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Deep Dive

2Q19 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up

Coresight October 2, 2019

This report reviews the most recent quarterly earnings for (mostly) US-based companies in the Coresight 100, our focus list of retailers, brand owners and real estate firms.

Insight Report

August 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China

Coresight September 30, 2019

Each month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth.

Store Tracker

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 39: Madison Reed To Expand to Hundreds of Locations

Coresight September 27, 2019

Company Earnings Update

Sainsbury’s (LSE: SBRY) 2Q20 Trading Update: Closing Stores as 1H20 Profits Set to Dip

Coresight September 26, 2019

In 2Q20, Sainsbury’s reported a sequential improvement in sales growth. The company sees an opportunity to cut costs by £500 million over five years.

Store Tracker

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 38: Casey’s to Open More Stores

Coresight September 20, 2019

Deep Dive

Buy Online, Return In Store: Assessing Strategies and Drivers of Adoption

Coresight September 19, 2019

In this report, we explain the buy online, return in store (BORIS) model in detail and assess how some US retailers are using this service to enhance their omnichannel retailing.

Insight Report

Introducing the SCORE Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Grocery Retail

Coresight September 16, 2019

With this report, we introduce Coresight Research’s SCORE framework for AI in grocery retailing. This framework segments use cases into five critical areas.