Deep Dive | July 4, 2022 Premium 10 Trends in Global Apparel and Footwear RetailIn our report on 10 trends in global apparel and footwear retail, we cover long-term trends such as sustainability and more nascent trends including the metaverse and innovations in apparel physical stores. Read More
Analyst Corner | July 3, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: BNPL—Bubble Now Popping Loudly?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the state of the BNPL (buy now pay later) industry. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | July 1, 2022 Premium Market Outlook: Europe Luxury Sees Bounceback SustainedIn this Market Outlook, we examine the scale, composition and trajectory of the personal luxury goods market in Europe, discuss the factors driving its growth and cover market themes we are watching. This is part of a series of three Market Outlooks on regional luxury goods markets, which also includes reports on the US and Asia. Read More
Store Tracker | July 1, 2022 Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 26: US Store Openings Up 3% 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 Alimentation Couche-Tard, Buc-ee’s and Chico’s, among others, in the US and FatFace, Frasers Group and HMV, among others, in the UK. Read More
Insight Report | July 1, 2022 Premium 6.18 Shopping Festival Tests Chinese Consumer Appetite For Discounts and Deals Following LockdownsThis year’s 6.18 Shopping Festival tested the appetite of Chinese consumers amid continued lockdowns and supply chain disruptions that have dominated the country in 2022. This report discusses the performance of e-commerce platforms such as JD.com and Alibaba’s Tmall and cover three key trends that we saw during this year’s 6.18 event. Read More
Insight Report | June 30, 2022 Premium US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: May 2022’s Clothing and Footwear Spending Up 4% Year over YearThe Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear. In this report, we discuss data from May 2022, showing that spending is up 4% year over year. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | June 30, 2022 Premium Market Outlook: Asia Luxury Market To Drive Global Luxury GrowthIn this Market Outlook, we examine the scale, composition and trajectory of the personal luxury market in Asia, discuss the factors driving its growth and cover market themes we are watching. Read More
Insight Report | June 30, 2022 Register for Free Access US CPG Sales Tracker: Online CPG Growth Slows to a Mid-Teens PaceThe 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 May 15, 2022. Read More
Insight Report | June 30, 2022 Premium Amazon Prime Day 2022: Preview—Five Key InsightsOur Amazon Prime Day preview report presents five key insights into Prime Day 2021 in advance of the event on July 12–13, covering popular product categories, Prime membership rates and competing retailers’ sales events. Read More
Insight Report | June 29, 2022 Premium June 2022 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: What Does the Summer of Experiences Mean for Retail?In our monthly Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales series, we examine several key macroeconomic indicators of US retail sales and analyze how they may impact the industry in the months to come. We analyze the latest available data, as of June 27, 2022, covering income, savings, the job market and housing, and offer US retail sales projections. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | June 29, 2022 Premium Market Outlook: US Luxury Set for Solid GrowthIn this Market Outlook, we examine the scale, composition and trajectory of the US personal luxury market, discuss the factors driving its growth and cover market themes we are watching. Read More
Insight Report | June 28, 2022 Premium June 2022 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaAnalyzing consumer demand in May 2022, the decline of retail sales in China began to ease, while retail sales in the UK and the US grew. We assess these trends and consider wage growth and food and fuel prices in these three markets. Read More
Deep Dive | June 28, 2022 Premium Playbook: How Retailers Can Capitalize on Venture Capital Funding OpportunitiesThis Playbook on venture capital (VC) funding analyzes four key strategies for retailers to capitalize on VC opportunities, offers an action plan for retailers seeking VC funding and presents ways to counter frequent challenges in the process of securing VC funding. Read More
Deep Dive | June 28, 2022 Free Report Shifting Payment Infrastructure—The Path to Frictionless Checkout and Decentralized CommerceAs more consumers experiment with new shopping channels and alternative payment methods (APMs), retailers need to develop their existing payment infrastructure to deliver a satisfying digital consumer experience. In this report, published in collaboration with Bolt, we cover the key points of the shifting payment infrastructure in retail. Read More
Insight Report | June 27, 2022 Premium 1Q22 US Department Store Insights: Nordstrom Outperforms as Consumers Shop for Dress ApparelWe examine the performance of Kohl’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021on a year-over-year basis and to 2019 to compare to pre-pandemic. We make comparisons to 2020 to build a picture of recent trends. We examine sales, revenue, digital sales, product categories and more. Read More