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The 12 Weeks of Holidays 2021: #1—US Retail Outlook Update

Kicking off our 12 Weeks of Holiday series, we offer further analysis on the trajectory and trends that we expect to see in US holiday retail this year. We discuss the prospects of a services-versus-retail battle for discretionary dollars and our sector analysts offer their insights into apparel, department stores and grocery in the coming holiday season.

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US Store Tracker Extra, September 2021: Major US Retailers To Open 67 Million Square Feet of New Retail Space in 2021

The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of September 24, 2021, versus the comparable period in 2020.

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