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US Apparel & Footwear Retailing—Themes, Concepts and Innovators: AI, Value, GLP-1 and More To Drive Apparel Transformation

The US apparel and footwear market is resetting in 2025, with adaptability becoming a key competitive advantage over scale. The retailers poised to lead the market are those making bold moves now. Ahead of our 2025 Market Navigator on apparel and footwear retailing in the US, we explore the key trends and themes in the space, our blue-sky thinking and the retail innovators we are watching.

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Analyst Corner: What Happened with US and China Consumer Sentiment on the Eve of Expected Tariffs? with John Mercer

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Mercer, Head of Global Research and Managing Director of Data-Driven Research, discusses consumer sentiment trends we are seeing in China and the US, based on data from our proprietary weekly surveys, including the factors that likely supported consumer confidence in China and the US ahead of expected new tariffs.

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