Deep Dive | December 1, 2025 Premium Black Friday 2025: Key Insights from US Stores—Solid Shopper Demand, Some True Doorbusters and Greater Omnichannel IntegrationOn November 28, 2025, the Coresight Research team conducted its annual Black Friday store tour, visiting more than 30 retailers across Florida, New Jersey and New York. We present our on-the-ground observations, including the scope and depth of promotions, product availability, store execution and consumer activity. Read More
Deep Dive | October 16, 2025 Premium Holiday 2025: US Consumer Survey and Retail Outlook—From Social to Smart: AI Becomes the New Driver of Holiday Discovery and ValueWhere, when and how will US consumers spend for holiday 2025? We analyze proprietary survey data to offer critical insights on the shape of demand and consumers’ shopping expectations for the holiday season. Read More
Deep Dive | September 30, 2025 Databank Members Economic Sentiment Remains Under Pressure; Plus, Apparel Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsHow is US consumer sentiment changing? We review our latest US consumer data. We also analyze consumer shopping behavior at apparel retailers and brand owners. Read More
Deep Dive | September 17, 2025 Premium Earnings Insights 2Q25: Wrap-Up—Most Companies See Sales Improvement Despite Tariff ConcernsWe analyze the recent performance of selected retailers, brands and e-commerce platforms (Coresight 100 companies mostly based in the US) in the second quarter of 2025, covering revenues, earnings per share and comps, and considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Read More
Deep Dive | September 10, 2025 Databank Members Who Shops Where? 2025 Shopper Demographics: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWe examine who shops at different major US retailers for food and nonfood, as well as offering a closer look at shopper demographics for apparel, footwear and beauty retailers. This US Consumer Survey Insights Extra report takes a deep dive into our weekly survey data by building shopper profiles. Read More
Deep Dive | August 18, 2025 Premium US Apparel & Footwear Retailing—Themes, Concepts and Innovators: AI, Value, GLP-1 and More To Drive Apparel TransformationThe 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. Read More
Deep Dive | July 9, 2025 Databank Members Consumer Sentiment Declines; Plus, Apparel and Footwear Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsAre looming tariffs impacting US consumer sentiment? Understand the consumer mindset with our comprehensive data on financial and economic expectations. Also this week, we dive into apparel and footwear shopping trends, uncovering popular retailers, brands and products. Read More
Deep Dive | June 18, 2025 Premium Earnings Insights 1Q25: Wrap-Up—Growth Outpaces Declines Across Most SectorsWe analyze the recent performance of selected retailers, brands and e-commerce platforms (Coresight 100 companies mostly based in the US) in the first quarter of 2025, covering revenues, earnings per share and comps, and considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Read More
Insight Report | June 16, 2025 Premium Retail Under Pressure: How Will Tariffs Disrupt the Back-to-School and Holiday Seasons?Discover how retailers are adjusting their strategies ahead of the 2025 back-to-school and end-of-year holiday seasons in response to recent and potential changes to tariffs. Read More
Store Tracker | June 4, 2025 Databank Members US Store Tracker Extra, May 2025: Rite Aid Takes Total Closed Retail Space to Over 110 Million Square FeetIn May 2025, store closures by New Rite Aid, Office Depot and Smithland pushed the total amount of retail space to close in the US this year to over 100 million square feet, 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. Read More
Analyst Corner | June 1, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Chinese Consumers Still Embrace International Brands—If Those Brands Deliver: Three Key Findings from a New Study, with John HarmonIn this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, presents three insights on China e-commerce dynamics, drawing on data from the recently published China Online Consumer Brand Index (a study by Peking University, supported by Alibaba). Discover which international brands are most popular and what the study’s findings reveal about Chinese consumers’ online shopping preferences. Read More
Infographic | May 7, 2025 Free Report Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 2: Adidas, CVS, Sprouts and More Report Solid Sales Growth—InfographicDiscover the latest revenue and EPS (earnings per share) data from week two of the 1Q25 (first quarter of 2025) earnings season with this infographic, covering various companies that reported in the week ended May 4, 2025, including Adidas, Coca-Cola, eBay, Prada and more. Read More
Store Tracker | May 2, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 18: Skechers To Close Multiple Stores; Whole Foods Market To Open Smaller-Format StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight store opening and closure announcements from Skechers, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market, among others. In non-store-closure news, Dollar Tree has appointed a new Chief Supply Chain Officer. Read More
Infographic | April 10, 2025 Free Report 4Q24 Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Which Companies Missed, Beat and Fell in Line with Expectations?—InfographicExplore which companies beat consensus expectations and which missed consensus expectations during 4Q24 (the fourth quarter of 2024) earnings season with this infographic, covering more than 90 of the companies on the Coresight 100, our focus list of retailers and brand owners. Read More
Deep Dive | April 9, 2025 Premium What You Need to Know About US Tariffs and Consumers’ and Retailers’ Reactions—April 2025 UpdateWhat are the impacts of new US tariffs on the retail industry and the economy? How are consumers and retailers responding? Find out in our new report, which explores economic disruption, consumer sentiment and retail strategies, drawing on proprietary survey data and industry interviews. Read More