March 15, 2022 Insight Report Premium February 2022 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Strengthens Amid Decline in Covid-19 CasesIn February 2022, total US nonfood store traffic increased by 31.9% year over year, higher than that of January’s growth of 26.9% year over year. We review weekly shopper traffic trends through the month, as well as traffic by retailer vertical, region and retailer location type.
March 15, 2022 Deep Dive Premium Luxury Brands: To DTC or Not To DTC?Luxury brands have been gravitating toward the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model for years, and the pandemic has boosted this shift, putting the wholesale model in a fix. In this report, we discuss the DTC model in luxury retail.
March 14, 2022 Innovator Profile Premium Innovator Profile: Ownit Enables One-Click Checkout at the Point of DiscoveryAs part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Ownit, a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform providing one-click checkout capabilities to brands and retailers.
March 14, 2022 Event Coverage Premium Kroger 2022 Business Update: Alternative Profit Streams To Support Future Margin ExpansionOn March 4, 2022, Kroger hosted its 2022 Business Update event in Orlando, Florida. We present key insights from the event, outlining Kroger’s strategies to bolster its fresh food category, elevate its customer experience and accelerate digital growth and profitability.
March 14, 2022 Deep Dive Premium Playbook: Strategies for Retailers To Monetize the MetaverseIn this Playbook, we present four key strategies for retailers to to begin capitalizing on the benefits of metaverse-related technologies. We discuss notable recent examples of each strategy as well as key considerations and potential use cases.
March 14, 2022 Insight Report Premium Metaverse Latest: Layer 2 Solutions, NFT Collections, Community ExperiencesAs part of our Metaverse Latest series, we present recent developments and three notable trends in the metaverse space—covering Layer 2 solutions, NFT collections and community experiences.
March 13, 2022 Innovator Profile Premium Innovator Profile: Sayollo Provides In-Game Advertising and Selling OpportunitiesAs part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Sayollo, a retail-technology company that provides a platform for advertising and selling in mobile video games.
March 13, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Prestige Beauty Opportunity Heats Up Between Kohl’s, Target and WalmartThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses competition in prestige beauty among major US retailers.
March 12, 2022 Innovator Profile Premium Innovator Profile: Re/tell Supports Online Retailers’ Expansion into the Physical ChannelAs part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Re/tell, a technology startup that helps e-commerce players expand into brick-and-mortar retail.
March 11, 2022 Event Coverage Premium Kohl’s Investor Day 2022: Sephora, Active, Digital and 100 Small-Format Stores To Drive GrowthWe present key insights from Kohl’s virtual Investor Day on March 7, 2022, covering the retailer’s plans to drive growth through its Sephora shop-in-shop business, open smaller stores, become the active lifestyle destination for the entire family and achieve digital expansion.
March 11, 2022 Innovator Profile Premium Innovator Profile: Humankind Enhances the Digital Consumer Experience with Conversational CommerceAs part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Humankind, a conversational commerce, SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform.
March 11, 2022 Insight Report Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Air Freight Market To Brace for Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict as Oil and Commodity Prices SoarAs part of our Supply Chain Briefing series, we discuss the global impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on supply chains, including a tighter freight market, a jump in oil prices and rising commodity prices. We also present FedEx’s new shipping container service.
March 11, 2022 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 10: US Store Expansion Plans Surpass 3,400 New Retail SpacesOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from 2nd & Charles, Barnes & Noble and Summer Classics in the US, and Amazon, Dreams and Mere in the UK.
March 10, 2022 Deep Dive Premium Sustainability in Sourcing: Greening Supply Chains Is More Critical Now Than Ever BeforeWe examine opportunities for greening in the retail supply chain, through the lens of Coresight Research’s proprietary environmental sustainability framework, EnCORE. We explore the challenges retailers could face in improving sustainability in sourcing and how they can resolve them.
March 10, 2022 Insight Report Premium Achieving Agility and Resilience in Sourcing: Five Strategies for Brands and RetailersThe pandemic and diplomatic tensions have brought about closer scrutiny of sourcing strategies in retail. Against the backdrop of supply chain disruption, we present five strategies for global brands and retailers to improve sourcing agility and resilience, covering speed to market, technologies, supplier partnerships and more.
