Event Presentation | April 1, 2025 Premium Shoptalk Spring 2025—Our Takeaways: Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call, April 2025Fresh from Shoptalk Spring 2025, we reflect on key themes from the event, covered in panel discussions with retail leaders and our conversations with technology innovators. From unified commerce to retail media, don’t miss our top takeaways! This presentation accompanies the on-demand webinar of the Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call in April 2025. Read More
Insight Report | April 1, 2025 Premium Dollar Tree To Divest Family Dollar: Here’s What It Means—Consumer + Real Estate Data AnalysisWe offer our take on the sale of the Family Dollar business by Dollar Tree, Inc., which was announced on March 26, 2025. Discover the key factors in Dollar Tree’s integration struggles with Family Dollar and what the acquisition agreement means for Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and other retailers. Read More
Deep Dive | April 1, 2025 Databank Members Seasonal Shopping, 2Q25—Expectations for Easter, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day; Plus, Holiday 2025 Plans: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWill US consumers celebrate or spend on key events in the second quarter this year? This month’s US Consumer Survey Insights Extra—Seasonal Shopping report analyzes consumer expectations for Easter, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, as well as for the end-of-year holiday season. Read More
Deep Dive | March 31, 2025 Free Report Unlocking Success: The Pathway to Profitability for US Brands and RetailersDriving margin expansion is increasingly challenging in a highly competitive retail environment and amid growing uncertainty around tariffs. Understand profitability challenges and the technologies that retail companies are prioritizing to solve them with our free, survey-driven research report, produced in partnership with Rithum. We explore the path to profitability across the retail value chain, from product assortment to retail media to returns. Read More
Analyst Corner | March 30, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Are You Ready for the Future of Physical Retail? Three Trends in US Retail Real Estate, with Anand KumarIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Anand Kumar, Managing Director of Retail Research, discusses three key real estate trends we are watching in the US retail market in 2025 and beyond, covering technology integration, experiential retail and more. Read More
Store Tracker | March 28, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 13: Dollar Tree and Five Below Drive Store OpeningsOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight discount-store developments—namely, store openings by Five Below and Dollar Tree, Inc., as well as the sale of Family Dollar. Non-store-closure news includes The Container Store’s CEO stepping down. Read More
Store Tracker | March 28, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 13: Kingfisher Announces Store Expansion Plans; Whole Foods Opens New London StoreOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store openings by Kingfisher and Whole Foods, and closures by Morrisons, as well as other developments from other retailers. Non-store-closure news includes The White Company appointing a new Chief Financial Officer. Read More
Infographic | March 28, 2025 Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 13: Dollar Tree, Inc. To Sell Family DollarDiscover key data points we are watching in week 13 of 2025. This week, amid the news that Dollar Tree is selling the Family Dollar business, we offer proprietary US consumer survey data on shopper penetration rates at these dollar stores. Read More
Event Coverage | March 27, 2025 Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day Three—Community Building, Earning Loyalty and Enhancing Search Are Top of MindWe present highlights from the third (and final) day of the conference. Discover insights on community building, loyalty and AI (artificial intelligence)-powered search. Read More
Event Coverage | March 27, 2025 Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Recap—12 Innovators, Two WinnersWhich retail-technology innovators won the Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition? Find out and read highlights from each presentation in this recap report. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Spring. Read More
Infographic | March 27, 2025 Premium Consumer Sentiment Steadies: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 13, 2025—InfographicOur latest weekly update on US consumer sentiment, based on proprietary survey findings, highlights steadying financial expectations but continued declines in economic sentiment. Read More
Event Coverage | March 26, 2025 Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day Two—Next-Generation Search and the Leading Edge of Storytelling, from Influencers to Lived ValuesWe present insights on the second day of Shoptalk Spring 2025, covering next-generation search and the future of marketing—from understanding the consumer to storytelling to building communities. Read More
Event Presentation | March 26, 2025 Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Event Format and CompetitorsThis presentation from the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch at Shoptalk Spring 2025 outlines the competition’s format and judging panel as well as the 12 participating retail-technology innovators. Read More
Event Coverage | March 25, 2025 Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day One—Creating Value Is Critical to Success; Tech-Powered Personalization Permeates Panel DiscussionsWe present highlights from the first day of Shoptalk Spring 2025, covering topics including curated product assortment, retail hospitality, value creation, advanced technology, retail media and much more! Read More
Deep Dive | March 25, 2025 Databank Members Consumer Sentiment Steadies; Plus, Off-Price and Dollar-Store Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsDive into our survey-driven insights on off-price and dollar-store shopping in the US to uncover shopping rates, popular retailers and the most bought categories. Plus, we continue to track consumer sentiment, with new data this week revealing an end to the decline in financial expectations. Read More