October 16, 2020 Insight Report Premium Sustainability at Kering: Setting the Course for the Luxury IndustryWe discuss the 2025 Sustainability Strategy of Kering, a Paris-based international group specializing in luxury goods. This report is part of our series exploring the commitments of selected major retailers to sustainability, through the lens of Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework.
October 16, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 42: Levi’s To Expand Its Store FootprintOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Dollar General, Levi’s and Five Below in the US and French Connection and House of Fraser in the UK.
October 16, 2020 Insight Report Premium September 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Decline Eases to 34%September 2020 saw the total US nonfood store traffic decline ease to 34% year over year from deeper declines in August, as many states revisited their reopening plans of indoor malls. We review weekly shopper traffic trends through the month, as well as traffic by retailer vertical, region and retailer location type.
October 16, 2020 Flash Report Register for Free Access Amazon Prime Day 2020: Implied GMV of Around $6 Billion as Third-Party Sales Jump 60%In this free report, we discuss the metrics that Amazon released for its Prime Day 2020 event. Third-party sellers on Amazon generated sales of over $3.5 billion worldwide during Prime Day. We estimate that Amazon likely saw total worldwide Prime Day sales of around $6 billion.
October 15, 2020 Insight Report Premium Insights from Amazon’s US Prime Day 2020: A Discount-Focused Start to Holiday ShoppingAmazon held its sixth annual Prime Day shopping festival in the US on October 13–14, having postponed it from July due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We present insights from the 48-hour event, which offered promotions in multiple retail categories and saw the e-commerce platform feature livestreaming sessions to promote deals in real time. We also outline the selected major US retailers that offered deals alongside Amazon’s event this year.
October 15, 2020 Deep Dive Premium 3D Printing: The Future of the Retail Supply Chain?3D printing is an emerging technology that brands and retailers are increasingly incorporating into their manufacturing processes. We discuss ways to leverage 3D technology to optimize manufacturing processes and supply chains, with a focus on the retail industry. By analyzing select use cases, we explore the benefits of this innovative technology, as well as the limitations that have held mainstream retailers back from consistent or large-scale use of 3D printing in manufacturing.
October 15, 2020 Insight Report Register for Free Access Holiday 2020: US Retail Outlook—Five Reasons Why We’re Looking for 5% GrowthWe provide our first estimates for the US retail outlook for holiday 2020, covering expected total retail sales growth and demand by category and sector. We discuss five factors supporting our estimates—including food retail demand, a switch from services to products, and earlier holiday shopping in October. We also consider three wildcards that could have hard-to-predict impacts on holiday spending, including the November election outcome and store capacity issues.
October 14, 2020 Insight Report Premium China’s National Day Wrap-Up: Golden Week Sees Uptick in Discretionary SpendingChina’s National Day holiday ran from October 1 through October 8 this year. We discuss data and offer insights into consumption patterns and behaviors among Chinese tourists during Golden Week 2020, covering travel revenue, retail sales, spending in discretionary categories and food-service revenue. We also consider travel to Macau and the popularity of duty-free shopping.
October 14, 2020 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium Market Outlook: US Drugstore Retail—Telehealth Adoption Accelerates and Competition Heats Up in Health CareIn this Market Outlook, we explore the US drugstore retail sector and its future outlook. We consider the competitive landscape, market innovators and disruptors, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on market growth and online sales. This report also discusses a number of key themes in the market, including store openings from CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, increased telehealth adoption and the growth of drugstore retail e-commerce.
October 14, 2020 Insight Report Premium Big Billion Days 2020 Preview: Flipkart Offers Pre-Booking and Daily Shopping Games To Drive SalesLaunched in 2014, the Big Billion Days shopping festival is the annual flagship shopping event of Walmart-owned Indian retailer Flipkart. The Big Billion days sale will take place on October 16–21 this year. We explore a preview of key features of this year’s Big Billion Days shopping festival, including pre-booking, shopping games, offers and promotions, and upcoming events by retail competitors.
October 13, 2020 Insight Report Premium The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #3—Carriers Add Holiday Surcharges To Manage Holiday Peak CapacityWe discuss the issues regarding last-mile shipping for the holiday season this year, with a focus on shipping capacity volumes and holiday surcharge fees for the big three carriers in the US—FedEx, UPS and the USPS. This report is part of our 12 Weeks of Holidays series, in which we present key data, trends and observations as we count down to the peak holiday season.
October 13, 2020 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium US Apparel Retail: Post-Crisis Outlook—Fall 2020 UpdateWe explore the continued impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on the US apparel retail sector and present an outlook for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. In addition to commentary from US apparel brands and retailers, we discuss the adoption of new selling models, expansion in the digital channel and technological innovation, among other key trends. We summarize our key estimates in an infographic.
October 12, 2020 Insight Report Premium One Month to Singles’ Day: Platforms’ Plans for the 11.11 Global Shopping FestivalWith one month to go until Singles’ Day 2020, we discuss the different plans made by Chinese platforms, including e-commerce and short video platforms, for this year’s event.
October 12, 2020 Insight Report Register for Free Access US Survey Update: Shoppers’ Plans for Prime Day, 10.10, and Target’s and Walmart’s Shopping Events (Select Findings)This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on October 6, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.
October 12, 2020 Deep Dive Premium US Survey Update: Shoppers’ Plans for Prime Day, 10.10, and Target’s and Walmart’s Shopping Events (Full Report)Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. This week, we discuss whether consumers expect to purchase from or browse promotions in the four upcoming shopping festivals in October and the most popular categories for intended purchases. We also discuss consumer behavior across retail and grocery, including findings around consumers’ avoidance of public places, as well as what activities they expect to do in the next two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on October 6.
