Deep Dive | December 11, 2019 Premium Cannabis Insights: The Marijuana ConsumerWe analyze the results of our US survey of marijuana (or cannabis) users, in nine states where marijuana is legal for recreational use. We look at how much marijuana users spend on the drug, how often they use marijuana and how they consume it, where they purchase the drug and why they use the drug—including medical and recreational reasons. Read More
Insight Report | December 11, 2019 Premium Supply Chain Briefing: A Growing Role for Predictive Analytics in RetailPredictive analytics to play an increasing role in retail: Companies across industries are embracing predictive analytics to help them predict consumer behavior to better plan marketing, pricing and assortment. Read More
Deep Dive | December 10, 2019 Premium Tencent’s Smart Retail StrategyChinese Internet giant Tencent is focusing on the business-to-business space through its “Smart Retail” concept—the company’s answer to Alibaba’s New Retail. Tencent’s Smart Retail ecosystem has a number of components that facilitate the integration of online and offline commerce, including the leveraging of WeChat mini programs, investment in JD.com and the exploitation of the company’s strength in gaming and digital entertainment. Read More
Insight Report | December 10, 2019 Premium Beauty Insights: What Beauty Retailers Are Offering for the 2019 Holiday Shopping SeasonThe US beauty sector is expected to see strong sales this holiday season, with consumers indicating that beauty and personal care items will be popular as gifts. We assess the key strategies that major beauty brands and retailers—such as Macy’s, Sephora and Ulta Beauty—are implementing to capitalize on this opportunity. Read More
Insight Report | December 10, 2019 Premium Insights from China: The Opportunities in China’s $1.3 Trillion Lower-Tier MarketsChina’s online retailers target the country’s fast-growing but lower-income, lower-tier cities. For decades, retailers and brands have focused on a handful of China’s “tier-1” cities that are seen as wealthier and more sophisticated. Now, retailers are looking at up-and-coming lower-tier areas for growth. Read More
Deep Dive | December 9, 2019 Premium How Dollar Stores Are Gearing Up To Sustain GrowthDollar stores emerged as Wall Street darlings in the early 2000s, got a boost during the financial crisis—and just kept going. We look at how the major players, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar General, plan to maintain the momentum in the coming years. Read More
Question of the Week | December 9, 2019 Free Report How Does Cyber Week 2019 in the US Compare to Alibaba’s Singles’ Day?QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How Does Cyber Week 2019 in the US Compare to Alibaba’s Singles’ Day? Read More
Deep Dive | December 8, 2019 Free Report Innovator Intelligence: Maximizing Retail Profitability Through Mobile-First Workforce Management SoftwareQuinyx is a workforce management (WFM) software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider that offers artificial intelligence (AI)-driven scheduling, staffing, time reporting, communication and task management all in one place. Read More
Event Coverage | December 7, 2019 Register for Free Access China International Fashion Retail Industry Summit: Key InsightsChina International Fashion Retail Industry Summit sheds light on the future of retail as China continues its decades-long shift away from centrally planned command-economy to consumer-driven. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 7, 2019 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly—December 8, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at the coming shopping rush as consumers dash to buy gifts during the shortest-possible season between Black Friday and Christmas. Read More
Deep Dive | December 6, 2019 Premium Holiday 2019: Retailers Harness the Power of Social MediaContinuing our Holiday 2019 series, we outline the popularity of social media channels among holiday shoppers for gift inspiration and promotion tracking. We discuss the engagement of selected retailers—including Amazon, Target and Walmart—and outline their holiday campaigns heading into the holiday season. Read More
Store Tracker | December 6, 2019 Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 49: Citi Trends Plans To Open up to 30 Stores AnnuallyOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Forever 21, Lidl and Toys “R” Us in the US and Bonmarché in the UK. In the US, year-to-date announced closures have already exceeded the total we recorded for the full year 2018. Read More
Insight Report | December 5, 2019 Premium Xcel Brands x Coresight Research Monthly Fashion Trend Report: December 2019—Top Trends Include Sherpa Sweaters and Organza TopsSherpa sweaters and organza tops are trends that continue to grow and will remain popular for some time. Sherpa sweaters are a steady growth trend with a heavy social media presence while organza tops had the highest search growth rate. Read More
Insight Report | December 5, 2019 Premium Insights into Belgrade’s Innovation EcosystemWe discuss the nature and impact of the emerging technology innovation ecosystem of Belgrade in Serbia, which is evolving as a solid community of innovative companies and as a regional hub for the Balkans and Southeast Europe. The Coresight Research team visited Belgrade to talk with notable accelerators and startups, including one that applies blockchain technology in the food supply chain and another that helps retailers with staff training. Read More
Insight Report | December 5, 2019 Premium The Shopping Center in 2020: Mitigating the Impact of Store ClosuresAs we head toward 2020, we see new opportunities for US shopping centers, impacted by 2019’s wave of store closures. We explore the future of malls by considering a number of key topics, including the slowdown in apparel and increasing consumer demand for entertainment and experiences. Read More
