Insight Report | October 18, 2022 Premium September 2022 US Retail Sales: Growth Slows as Inflation ModeratesSeptember 2022 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew 7.0% year over year. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look how different sectors performed. Read More
Event Coverage | October 18, 2022 Premium Marks and Spencer (M&S) Investor Day 2022: Company Expands Food Stores and Reduces Full-Line StoresThe Coresight Research team attended Marks and Spencer’s Investor Day on October 12, 2022. We present insights from the event, covering five programs from the company’s strategic plan, including its intentions to expand its food stores. Read More
Deep Dive | October 18, 2022 Free Report A Guide to Multiplying Retail Media DollarsWe analyze key trends in the market and offer insights and recommendations for retailers to optimize their retail media strategy, analyzing findings from a proprietary survey of US-based retailers. This free report is sponsored by Swiftly. Read More
Deep Dive | October 17, 2022 Premium America’s Biggest Apparel and Footwear Specialty Retailers: Assessing Performance and StrategyWe analyze America’s biggest apparel and footwear specialty retailers, providing financial metrics, positioning, target audiences, growth strategies and analyst commentary on their performance. Our coverage includes Gap Inc, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Foot Locker, American Eagle Outfitters, Lululemon Athletica, Victoria’s Secret & Co., Urban Outfitters, H&M, Designer Brands and Academy Sports + Outdoors Read More
Deep Dive | October 17, 2022 Free Report US Holiday Gifting 2022: Decoding Shopper Plans Amid Increasing UncertaintyWe discuss what shopping for gifts might look like in the 2022 holiday season. Leveraging a Coresight Research survey of US gift shoppers, we present key trends and consider how retailers can meet the expectations of value-oriented and budget-conscious shoppers while capitalizing on the still-growing gifting economy. This free report is sponsored by GiftNow. Read More
Insight Report | October 17, 2022 Premium Countdown to Holiday 2022: Trends To Watch in US Last-Mile DeliveryAs part of our 10-week Countdown to Holiday 2022 series, we assess the trends and challenges that we expect to affect last-mile shipping this year. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 16, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Shoptober Is Back Again This Year, but for Different ReasonsThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the return of “Shoptober”—the pull-forward of the holiday shopping season into October. Read More
Flash Report | October 14, 2022 Register for Free Access Kroger and Albertsons Announce Merger: Details, Data and ImplicationsOn October 14, 2022, US grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons announced that they entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies plan to merge. In this report, Coresight Research analysts discuss the deal and its likely implications, drawing on sales, store and shopper data. Read More
Store Tracker | October 14, 2022 Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 41: US Store Closures Down 55% Year over YearOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Forever 21, Parachute and Sheetz in the US and Clarks, Dunelm and the Food Warehouse, among others, in the UK. Read More
Company Profile | October 14, 2022 Premium Unilever PLC (LSE: ULVR) Company ProfileUnilever is a UK-based CPG company that operates in beauty, personal care, food and home care segments. Headquartered in London, the company operates in over 190 countries and owns an extensive portfolio of over 400 brands. Read More
Event Coverage | October 13, 2022 Premium Big Billion Days 2022 Wrap-Up: Sellers and Consumers Benefit from Tech-Powered Shopping ExperiencesIndia-based online marketplace Flipkart hosted its annual flagship shopping event, Big Billion Days (BBD), from September 23 to 30, 2022. We present key highlights from BBD 2022, including prominent themes, experiences and categories. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | October 13, 2022 Premium Market Outlook: US Home-Improvement Retailing—Personalization and the Resurrection of In-Store RetailWe analyze the US home-improvement (DIY) retail sector as the housing market cools off, covering market size, factors, the online market, competitive landscape and themes we are watching. We also introduce retail innovators. Read More
Insight Report | October 13, 2022 Premium Livestreaming Latest, October 2022: Creative Live Shopping Campaigns To Elevate the Holiday SeasonAs part of our Livestreaming Latest series, we present recent developments and notable trends in the global livestreaming space—covering continued success of the format in China, increased adoption of in-store livestreaming, and live shopping initiatives ahead of the holiday season. We offer examples of recent livestreaming events from retail companies globally. Read More
Deep Dive | October 12, 2022 Premium RetailTech: Cloud Computing—Amazon vs. Google vs. MicrosoftAs part of our RetailTech series, we outline the benefits and types of cloud computing, and discuss the “Big Three” providers of cloud computing services—Amazon, Google and Microsoft—as well as other providers of cloud services and cloud applications. Read More
Insight Report | October 12, 2022 Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Labor Strikes and Energy Costs Encumber Global Supply ChainsIn our Supply Chain Briefing series, we examine key challenges and developments on retail’s supply side. In this report, we explore the implications of the growing European energy crisis, labor uncertainties in the UK and the US, China’s Zero-Covid policy, and more. We also present selected companies’ supply chain outlook for the rest of 2022. Read More
