Insight Report | August 8, 2022 Premium Building Blocks of the Metaverse: The Internet of Things (IoT) and Digital TwinsAs part of our Building Blocks of the Metaverse series, we explore the Internet of Things (IoT) as it relates to the metaverse, covering its key components and the benefits of digital twins. Read More
Deep Dive | August 8, 2022 Premium BEST Framework—A New Era in Retail ExcellenceWe relaunch our proprietary BEST framework to help retailers achieve excellence by taking a consumer-centric approach to physical and digital retail via brand building, experiences, services and technology integration. Read More
Analyst Corner | August 7, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Amazon’s Same-Day Store Deliveries: Another Service Model in RetailThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses Amazon’s latest retail initiative—offering same-day deliveries on behalf of select brands, fulfilled from those retailers’ stores—and what this means for the company moving forward. Read More
Insight Report | August 5, 2022 Premium US Holiday Retail 2022: Early Thoughts on a Likely Challenged Peak SeasonOur early US holiday retail outlook offers our first thoughts on 2022’s holiday-season trading in US retail, to help retailers, suppliers and vendors plan for the peak season, covering consumer demand, input costs and holiday hiring. Read More
Deep Dive | August 5, 2022 Databank Members US Consumer Tracker Extra: Sustainability—How Important Is It to Shoppers and What Do They Want Retailers To Do?Our US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers a deeper dive into longer-term trends revealed by our proprietary survey data. In this report, we analyze the importance of sustainability on how consumers shop and what they want retailers to do, using our surveys from 2020, 2021 and 2022. Read More
Store Tracker | August 5, 2022 Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 31: US Store Openings Near 4,500Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from J.Crew, Boot Barn and Prada, among others, in the US and Joules, Superdry and TK Maxx, among others, in the UK. Read More
Deep Dive | August 4, 2022 Premium July 2022 US Housing Market Indicators: Signs of Softening Demand as All Home Sales See Double-Digit DeclineWe examine nine indicators to assess the health of the housing market. The most recent data show that demand is softening as all home sales declined. Read More
Deep Dive | August 4, 2022 Premium US Back to School 2022: Top Categories and Apparel BrandsContinuing our US Back to School 2022 series, we analyze the categories and clothing, accessories and footwear brands that US consumers look set to shop this season. We identify spending expectations across multiple product categories by school level and income group, leveraging findings from a proprietary survey of US consumers. Read More
Company Profile | August 3, 2022 Premium Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) Company ProfileAvery Dennison Corporation is a US-based retail technology company that produces pressure-sensitive materials in the form of tags, labels and other products, including RFID tags and inlays, plus equipment and solutions. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company operates in over 50 countries. Read More
Deep Dive | August 3, 2022 Premium Head-to-Head in India Retail: Reliance Industries vs. Tata GroupReliance Industries and Tata Group are two of the biggest conglomerates in India. As part of our Head-to-Head series, we provide key insights into their retail and consumer businesses, including their performances, business strategies, operating margins, brand portfolios and sustainability initiatives. Read More
Store Tracker | August 3, 2022 Databank Members US Store Tracker Extra, July 2022: Retailers To Open 75 Million Square Feet of New Retail Space in 2022The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of July 29, 2022, versus the comparable period in 2021. Read More
Insight Report | August 2, 2022 Register for Free Access US CPG Sales Tracker: Online CPG Growth Accelerates to High-TeensThe Coresight Research and IRI monthly US CPG Sales Tracker provides our data-driven insights into online sales trends in the US CPG industry—covering the product categories of food & beverage; health & beauty; and general merchandise & homecare. In this free report, we present five key insights from the four weeks ended July 10, 2022. Read More
Insight Report | August 2, 2022 Premium Amazon Prime Day India 2022: Wrap-Up—Event Showcases Consumers’ Willingness To SpendAmazon India held its sixth annual Prime Day shopping festival on July 23–24, 2022. We present key insights and trends from the event. Read More
Deep Dive | August 2, 2022 Premium US Fashion Rental Market Booms, Driven by Occasion WearThe US fashion rental market is booming in 2022. We analyze the market with proprietary market sizing, market segmentation and consumer survey data. We cover the market’s growth, business models and major players, as well as opportunities for US brands and retailers. Read More
Insight Report | August 2, 2022 Premium Battling High Input Costs: European Apparel Retailers’ Key StrategiesHigh inflation is leading to more competition among European apparel retailers. We examine strategies these retailers are using to battle high inflation costs and analyze the impact on their gross margins. Read More