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Insight Report | July 11, 2022 Premium

Four Months to Singles’ Day: Four Strategies for Brands To Prepare for 11.11

We continue our countdown to Singles’ Day by presenting four key marketing strategies that brands and retailers should implement to set themselves up for success during this year’s shopping festival—covering influencers, national priorities, e-commerce trends and more.

Analyst Corner | July 10, 2022

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Drought, War and Pestilence (Or, The Outlook for US Food Prices)

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the prospect for further price rises in food in the US.

Store Tracker | July 8, 2022 Databank Members

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 27: US Store Closures Down 58% Year over Year

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Bed Bath & Beyond, Givenchy and Reiss in the US and Boots, Clarks and Sainsbury’s in the UK.

Deep Dive | July 7, 2022 Premium

Playbook: Digitalization for Faster, Closer and More Sustainable Sourcing

In this Playbook, we present five key pandemic-led sourcing trends and the strategies retailers and brands globally can use to overcome sourcing hurdles, driving efficiencies in their supply chain. We cover digitalization, acquisitions, sustainability and more.

Insight Report | July 6, 2022 Premium

Amazon Fresh—Unlocking the Potential of Physical Stores in Grocery

Amazon Fresh stores are central to Amazon’s multiyear efforts to forge a solid brick-and-mortar presence in grocery—intensifying competition within the industry and reshaping urban commercial real estate scenes.

Insight Report | July 6, 2022 Premium

RetailTech: Warehouse Management Platforms—Enhancing the Central Nervous System of the Supply Chain

Warehouses form the central nervous system of the supply chain, connecting supply and demand. We discuss the functional areas of warehouse management platforms, enabling technologies (such as artificial intelligence and robotics) and leading warehouse management software solution providers.

Store Tracker | July 6, 2022 Databank Members

US Store Tracker Extra, June 2022: New Retail Space To Outpace Closed Retail Space by 2X in 2022

The 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 June 24, 2022, versus the comparable period in 2021.

Insight Report | July 5, 2022 Premium

India Retail Insights: Resale—Opportunities and Challenges for Domestic and International Retailers

Resale platforms are gaining prominence in India. With a focus on the online channel, we discuss the prominent reselling models, key players in the market, and the opportunities and challenges for domestic and international retailers entering India’s resale space.

Deep Dive | July 5, 2022 Premium

Market Outlook: Australian Grocery Retailers—Online Grocery Battles To Heat Up

In this Market Outlook, we discuss the Australian grocery sector, presenting our market sizing estimates for 2022 and beyond. We explore notable market factors, e-commerce growth, the competitive landscape and retail innovators.

Insight Report | July 5, 2022 Premium

Reducing GHG Emissions in Retailers’ Supply Chains: The Beginning of a Long Journey to Sustainability

US corporations are facing growing pressure from the government and stakeholders to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through their supply chains. We discuss how 10 US retailers with global supply chains (selected from the Coresight 100) are responding—covering net-zero goals, science-based targets and more.

Deep Dive | July 5, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker: The Summer of Travel Rages On

US consumers continue to travel more. Our US Consumer Tracker survey analysis presents a detailed update on US consumers’ behavior and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail.

Insight Report | July 4, 2022 Premium

1Q22 US Retail Inventory Tracker: Discretionary Weakness Drives Inventory Surge

Our quarterly US Retail Inventory Tracker analyzes inventory trends among US retailers listed in the Coresight 100. In this report, we look at the inventory levels of various retailers in 1Q22 and assess how and why levels are changing. This quarter, overall inventory turnover rates decreased slightly year over year.

Deep Dive | July 4, 2022 Premium

US Back to School 2022: Retail Outlook—Here’s What Shoppers Say They Will Do

As we move into peak summer ahead of the new school year, we present our outlook for the US back-to-school (BTS) retail season. We contextualize our overall expectations with macroeconomic data and findings from a proprietary survey of US consumers.

Insight Report | July 4, 2022 Premium

Building Blocks of the Metaverse: Payments

As part of our Building Blocks of the Metaverse series, we explore digital payments in the metaverse, covering the underlying technologies as well as payment solutions and channels. Our discussion covers blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, digital wallets, crypto payment gateways and more.

Insight Report | July 4, 2022 Premium

Apparel Brands and Retailers Increase Capital Expenditures, Focusing on Supply Chain and Stores

We explore capital expenditures by apparel brands and retailers in 2022, identifying key investment areas among selected companies in the Coresight 100.