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2Q25 Retail Inventory Insights: Diverging Strategies Amid Tariff Impacts in the Pre-Holiday Build-Up

Our quarterly US Retail Inventory Insights series analyzes inventory trends in US retail. Discover inventory turnover ratios by sector and for selected major retailers in the second quarter of 2025. Dive into key commentary on inventory trends, planning and challenges—with insights on tariffs, diverging supply chain strategies, AI (artificial intelligence)-driven tools and more.

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US Store Tracker Extra, September 2025: Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Alimentation Couche-Tard Add 3+ Million Square Feet to Total Opened Retail Space

In September 2025, announced store openings by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Alimentation Couche-Tard added more than three million square feet of total opened retail space, Coresight Research calculates. Dive into all the latest brick-and-mortar developments in US retail with our comprehensive data on closures, openings and square-footage impacts.

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US Apparel & Footwear Retailing—Themes, Concepts and Innovators: AI, Value, GLP-1 and More To Drive Apparel Transformation

The US apparel and footwear market is resetting in 2025, with adaptability becoming a key competitive advantage over scale. The retailers poised to lead the market are those making bold moves now. Ahead of our 2025 Market Navigator on apparel and footwear retailing in the US, we explore the key trends and themes in the space, our blue-sky thinking and the retail innovators we are watching.

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US Store Tracker Extra, June 2025: 120+ Million Square Feet of Retail Space To Close This Year, Outpacing Openings by Over 1.5X

In June 2025, announced store closures by At Home and New Rite Aid, which have filed for bankruptcy, pushed the total amount of retail space to close in the US this year to over 120 million square feet, Coresight Research calculates. We discuss the latest developments in physical retail with our comprehensive data on closures, openings and square-footage impacts.

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Amazon Prime Day 2025: Preview—Five Essential Insights on Consumers’ Shopping Plans

Amazon’s annual Prime Day shopping festival will be held during July 8–11, 2025, across 20 global markets, including the US. Leveraging proprietary US consumer survey findings, we present five essential insights ahead of the event, including how consumer interest in Prime Day compares with actual conversion, which product categories are set to dominate, and what brands can do to drive sales.

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