Market Outlook 13 minutes PremiumSector Overview: Mass Merchants — Dollar Stores Expand, Mass Merchandisers Digitalize and Costco Widens Its Lead Among Warehouse Clubs Coresight Research February 21, 2019 Executive SummaryEach of our Sector Overview reports provides an essential briefing on a sector or market. In this report, we look at discount stores, mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs. Macroeconomic data continue to support strong consumption. Consumers embraced “cheap chic” during the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–2008 — and stayed at the value end of the spectrum. Mass merchants are embracing private label, deploying technology such as robots to improve the shopping experience, be more efficient and take on Amazon. Dollar stores continue lead retail in terms of growth in new stores. The group, in general, has not widely embraced e-commerce, however Costco, Target and Walmart are aggressively doing so. Costco is leading the pack in terms of comparable sales growth and driving an acceleration in its ecommerce efforts. Activity in the sector is benefiting from the return of BJ’s Wholesale Club as a public company and startups that are leveraging e-commerce to take on the incumbents. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Where Do Shoppers Cross the Aisle?: US Consumer Tracker Extra, May 2023May 2023 China Retail Sales: Growth Eases, Breaking Upward MomentumNavigating Digital Transformation: Optimizing Retail Operations Amid Margin PressureRetail-Tech Landscape: Retail Media