Market Outlook 11 minutes PremiumSector Overview: US Home and Home Improvement Retailers — Mixed Signals in a Time of Bounty Coresight Research February 8, 2019 Executive SummaryEach of our Sector Overview reports provides an essential briefing on a sector or market. Themes in U.S. home and home improvement include: Interest rates remain on the rise. U.S. consumer confidence appears to have peaked. Consumer spending preferences are still directed at home improvement. Data on housing permits, starts and completions are mixed but remain high. U.S. existing home sales growth is slowing at a faster pace. U.S. home prices are up 5% year to date through November 2018, based on the S&P/Case-Shiller index. Lowe’s senior management changes and reboot promise operational improvements and modernization at the company. RH is positioning itself as much more than just a hardware store; calling its stores “galleries” and seeing itself building a luxury platform and brand with a “discerning level of taste.” 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: Decoding the Future of Retail: Highlights from NextGen Commerce, a Coresight Research ConferenceThree Things You Need To Know: Metaverse Pioneers—Fashion—The Web 3.0 Strategies of Adidas and NIKEThe State of In-Store Retailing: Opportunities To Redefine OperationsInnovator Profile: Drop Facilitates Seamless and Scalable Selling on Social Media