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Insight Report | March 7, 2018 Premium

St. Patrick’s Day Spending Forecast to Hit a Record $5.9 Billion This Year

According to the most recent annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, more than 149 million Americans plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, and to spend a record $5.9 billion on items related to the holiday, up from last year’s total of $5.3 billion.

Insight Report | March 6, 2018 Premium

Kohl’s and Aldi: A Win-Win for an Overspaced Department Store and a High-Growth Grocery Chain

Kohl’s will be carving out space from 5–10 of its stores and leasing that space to grocery discounter Aldi.

Insight Report | March 5, 2018 Premium

Countdown to Shoptalk: Startup Pitch Competition Participant Profile—StoreDNA

The Coresight Research team will be attending and participating in the Shoptalk 2018 conference in Las Vegas March 18–21. Billed as the world’s largest conference devoted to retail and e-commerce innovation, Shoptalk will cover “the rapid evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy—from new technologies and business models to the latest trends in consumer behaviors, preferences and expectations.”

Insight Report | February 27, 2018 Premium

Waymo Set to Make the First Move in Autonomous Ride-Hailing

In this report, we look at Waymo, a company leading the pack in self-driving technology. We also examine some recent developments that are keeping it ahead in the race for autonomous cars.

Deep Dive | February 27, 2018 Premium

The CORE Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Retail

The CORE framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in retail notes the value of AI in four areas for retailers seeking to compete with platforms such as Amazon and JD.com.

Deep Dive | February 26, 2018 Premium

Deep Dive: Chinese Apparel Shoppers – Online Vs. Offline Preferences and Drivers of Customer Satisfaction

Although e-commerce is the preferred channel for purchasing apparel in China, brick-and-mortar is still very relevant. Our proprietary consumer survey shows that the vast majority of Chinese consumers (96%) purchase apparel both online and offline.

Insight Report | February 22, 2018 Premium

Amazon’s Patents: Measuring the Tech Giant’s Intellectual Property

In this report, we explore Amazon’s patent initiatives and history and examine some of the company’s latest inventions.

Insight Report | February 21, 2018 Premium

Where Have Macy’s Shoppers Gone?

Macy’s is the US department store market leader, but the company has experienced falling sales and consequent loss of market share in recent years. To find out where those shopper dollars have gone, we surveyed US consumers and asked those respondents who said that they shop less for apparel at Macy’s than they used to which retailers they have switched their apparel spending to.

Insight Report | February 20, 2018 Premium

Dynamic Pricing: Hard to Compete with AI on Pricing

Dynamic pricing—also referred to as real-time or demand pricing—is an approach used by retailers to set flexible prices for products based on current market demand. In other words, to formulate optimal prices to maximize sales and margins. Advancements in digital technology are enabling retailers’ dynamic pricing strategies to become increasingly accurate and effective.

Deep Dive | February 15, 2018 Premium

Amazon Apparel – US Survey Reveals What Shoppers Buy, Which Retailers They Have Switched from and Their Attitudes Toward Amazon as a Fashion Retailer

Our survey of US shoppers has uncovered a wealth of findings on Amazon Fashion including Amazon Prime purchases, competition with Target, private label offerings, demographics and shopper satisfaction.

Insight Report | February 14, 2018 Premium

US Retailers Ready to Cater to Chinese New Year Shoppers with Mobile Payments

Many Chinese tourists are currently preparing to travel overseas during the Lunar New Year celebration, which begins on February 16 and runs through March 2 this year.In the US, hundreds of thousands of retailers and service providers are ready to cater to these tourists by offering them the mobile-wallet payment options they prefer, such as Alipay.

Insight Report | February 12, 2018 Premium

Retail Reworked – Part 3: The Future of Physical Stores – Four Areas of Opportunity

This report concludes our three-part Retail Reworked series, which considers changes in spending trends and consumer demand.

As e-commerce skims off ever more purchases—particularly those that are planned, functional in nature or of higher-value products—physical stores can benefit by focusing on one or more of the following propositions:

Insight Report | January 31, 2018 Premium

Super Bowl Retail Preview: US Shoppers to Spend $15.3 Billion, Second-Highest Amount on Record

US consumers will spend an estimated $15.3 billion on Super Bowl-related retail purchases ahead of the February 4 event, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

Insight Report | January 30, 2018 Premium

How Machine Learning Can Help Identify Adverse Drug Reactions

In this report, we explore how machine learning can help identify the possibility of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).

Insight Report | January 24, 2018 Premium

What Retail Apocalypse? Reviewing Trends in US Brick-and-Mortar Retail

Total US store numbers fell in 2017 for the first time since 2009. The decline was driven by apparel retailers and regional malls, which are more skewed toward apparel.