Product TypeMarket Outlook Product TypeMarket Outlook | October 20, 2020 premium US Department Stores: Post-Crisis Outlook—Fall 2020 Update We explore the continued impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on the US department store sector and present an outlook for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. In addition to discussing major players in the department store sector, we explore key trends to provide insight and analysis on focus sales categories, delivery services, fulfillment and digital sales. We summarize our key estimates in an infographic.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | October 19, 2020 10 Takeaways from the 10.10 Shopping Festival, a New, Global, Charitable Shopping Event Coresight Research kicked off the holiday shopping season with its global 10.10 Shopping Festival, which engaged consumers, drove brand awareness and sparked a revitalization of retail. The new event was held on October 9–12 in collaboration with Shopkick, Fashwire and an exciting array of charities and supporting partners, retailers and brands. We present 10 key takeaways from the 10.10 Shopping Festival, exploring its success, its central theme of charitable giveback, and the pull-forward of holiday spending.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | October 8, 2020 10 Things To Know About the Perfect 10 Shopping Festival: Coresight Research Launches the Global 10.10 Shopping Festival Coresight Research is kicking off the 2020 shopping holiday season with the inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival, in collaboration with shopping rewards app Shopkick, online fashion marketplace Fashwire and an exciting array of charities, supporting partners, retailers and brands. We highlight the 10 things you need to know, including which retailers will participate in 10.10 and what proportion of consumers expect to shop the event. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dives Product TypeDeep Dives | October 1, 2020 premium US Businesswear Market: Working from Home Accelerates Casualization, Hitting the Formal Clothing Market The rapid shift toward working from home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the longstanding casualization trend in US workplace dress codes, with significant impacts for the formal businesswear market. We discuss the US businesswear market, future trends and what retailers and brands are doing to better serve this area of the apparel industry amid changing work habits. Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | September 30, 2020 Coresight Research x IBM: Redefining Sustainability for the New Era of Retail We present key insights from the “Redefining Sustainability for a New Era of Retail” webinar, which was hosted by Coresight Research and IBM and featured speakers from The North Face and Tapestry. The webinar included discussion of Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework for sustainability in retail, and explored how retailers can set and achieve bold sustainability goals to improve the triple bottom line: planet, people and profits.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | September 21, 2020 Coresight Research, Shopkick and Fashwire Introduce the New 10.10 Shopping Festival Together with Shopkick and Fashwire, Coresight Research is excited to announce the inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival, a US-based event that will take place on October 9–11, 2020. We detail the rationale behind launching the event, the participation of the partner companies and the opportunities that this new shopping festival offers to brands, retailers and consumers. With both an online and offline presence, 10.10 will provide a gamified shopping experience and pull forward holiday shopping this year.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | September 15, 2020 premium The Slow Decline of Private-Label Clothing in Europe: Global Learnings An increasing shift from private-label apparel to branded clothing has emerged among numerous major clothing retailers in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. We discuss this trend and its implications for brands, retailers and intermediary vendors.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dives Product TypeDeep Dives | September 8, 2020 premium Opportunities in the US Women’s Plus-Size Apparel Market A growing number of inclusive apparel brands and retailers are addressing new consumer expectations in the US women’s plus-size clothing market, broadening their plus-size offerings to better serve this growing segment and take advantage of the opportunity it presents. We present a market overview and explore recent developments—including influencer collaborations and the body positivity movement. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | August 27, 2020 premium US Back to School 2020: Digital Trends and Digital Learning—Online Sales Set To Be Up Strongly in a Weak Total Market As part of our US Back to School 2020 series, we present three insights into digital trends this season—covering e-commerce market share and growth, consumer expectations of how and where they will shop for BTS, and how retailers are promoting digital shopping. We also discuss the role of remote learning in school-reopening plans and how this is impacting BTS shoppers’ spending expectations for online learning.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dives Product TypeDeep Dives | August 25, 2020 premium The US Women’s Intimates Market: Growth Opportunities at a Time of Change Driven by shifting consumer expectations and evolving lifestyle choices, the US women’s intimates industry is showing distinct signs of opportunity. We discuss growth opportunities in the US women’s underwear market, including shifts away from traditional retail, increased consumer and brand focus on inclusivity and diversity, and expanding definitions of the underwear category. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | August 20, 2020 premium Apparel Retailers and Brands Launch New Products and Services To Adapt to the Changing Retail Environment With US consumers shopping online more now than prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, brands and retailers have had to deepen their digital capabilities to adapt to the growth of e-commerce. We explore how the apparel sector is remaining competitive in the fast-changing retail environment by launching new products and services to drive sales during and post crisis. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dives Product TypeDeep Dives | August 18, 2020 premium Retail Innovators: Apparel Technologies The Coresight Research Retail Innovators series examines how key players and startups are disrupting different retail sectors. In this report, we focus on five innovators in the apparel market: 3DLOOK, Obsess, Bold Metrics, Unmade and Myant. We discuss these industry players in the context of the technological innovations they are using to meet changing consumer demand in the apparel sector, including the influence of e-commerce and a heightened emphasis on remote and virtual services, as well as sustainability.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | August 14, 2020 RevTech Ventures Presents: Fireside Chat with Matt Alexander, Neighborhood Goods—E-Commerce Success During the Pandemic We present key insights from our exclusive fireside chat with Matt Alexander, Co-Founder and CEO of Neighborhood Goods, presented by RevTech Ventures. In this report, we focus on three key topics: people-centric stores, interactive technology and booming digital sales.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | August 12, 2020 premium US Back to School 2020: Consumer Survey Update—Further Shift of Spending from In-School to Digital Learning Part of our US Back to School 2020 series, we provide an update on consumer attitudes toward the back-to-school season, based on a recent Coresight Research survey of US consumers. We discuss our findings across three key topics—spending expectations, concerns about Covid-19 and attitudes toward in-store versus online shopping—with a focus on in-school versus online learning. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | August 6, 2020 premium Americans with Disabilities Act Celebrates 30 Years—Opportunities Still Exist for Inclusion, Education and Adaptive Apparel Following the 30-year anniversary of the ADA, we look at how inclusion for people with disabilities is being realized in the US and the role that adaptive apparel can play in facilitating this. We also discuss the opportunity that we see for brands and retailers to enter the adaptive apparel and footwear market and develop innovations to serve the community.Read More
