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US store traffic declined 5.8% year over year in June. The conversion rate (CVR) advanced 0.3 percentage points, average transaction value (ATV) grew 4.7% and the product return rate advanced 0.2 percentage points.
Known for its night markets and cultural products, Bangkok’s retail scene also boasts many innovative brands and retailers testing new concepts – and making space for local design talent.
Store closures continued this week, with Charming Charlie announcing it will close all 261 of its stores as its core business is squeezed by increasing competition that is erasing its raison d’etre.
Multiyear transformation plan on track with Tisci at design helm, store refreshes and rationalization underway. Comps up 4%.
Oreo teamed up with Forbidden City to create a new line of featuring traditional Chinese aesthetics. Tmall has given retailers new tools to redesign storefronts to boost store traffic.
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.
The Coresight Research team participated in the AAFA’s Brand Protection Seminar at the iconic Tapestry headquarters in New York’s recently opened Hudson Yards on July 11. This report present Coresight’s key insights from the event.
Takashimaya will exit China after its seven years of loss making, partly due to the store location which was not positioned as a luxury spot, as well as stiff competition from other department store players, some of which chose to collaborate with Internet companies to implement digital transformation and improve traffic.
We look at recent exhibitions by luxury brands and their impact, particularly on social media. These exhibitions suit the current trend and the needs of Chinese consumers in terms of the "clock in" culture and "taste upgrade" on social media.
Coresight Research tracks news about store closures, openings and bankruptcies. Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker focuses on department stores and specialty retail stores, including, but not limited to, those selling softlines, hardlines, consumer electronics, groceries and furniture.
Ralph Lauren Corporation designs, markets and distributes premium lifestyle products across four categories: apparel, home, accessories and fragrances, under the brand names Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Ralph Lauren Collection, Double RL, Polo Ralph Lauren Children’s, Ralph Lauren Home, Lauren Ralph Lauren, RLX, American Living, Chaps and Club Monaco.
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.
On June 17-18, the Coresight Research team attended the PI Apparel New York conference. The event brought together retail industry disrupters to discuss retail challenges and coming technologies that can solve many of them.
US store traffic declined 8.9% year over year in May. The conversion rate (CVR) advanced 0.2 percentage points, average transaction value (ATV) grew 4.1% and the product return rate was flat year over year.
Capri Holdings 2019 Investor Day: Brand Growth Expected to Drive Revenues to $6 Billion in FY2020
