November 19, 2019 Insight Report Premium Singles’ Day 2019: Analyzing New ProductsNew products were a pillar of Alibaba’s 2019 Singles’ Day shopping festival strategy, with over 1 million new products launched. We review the new offerings on Tmall to understand the significance of the new product strategy and the benefits for brands and retailers.
November 19, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Google Cloud Acquires CloudSimple, a Provider of Tools To Migrate VMWare Environments to the CloudGoogle Cloud announced via a blog post the acquisition of CloudSimple, a leading provider of secure, high performance, dedicated environments to run VMware workloads in the cloud.
November 19, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access HP’s Board Rejects Xerox’s $33.5 Billion Takeover Offer but Remains Open to Further ConsiderationHP’s board rejected Xerox acquisition bid, saying the offer undervalues the company and is not in the interests of the shareholders.
November 19, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Estée Lauder Continues International Growth in Skincare with Acquisition of Have & Be, Owner of Dr Jart+ BrandThe Estée Lauder Companies will acquire Korean beauty company Have & Be. We discuss how this move, which follows Estée Lauder’s 2015 minority stake investment, will give the company a foothold in the fast-growing Korean beauty sector.
November 18, 2019 Deep Dive Premium What Beauty Retailers Can Learn from the Dynamic Retail Ecosystems of Asia: Applying the CORE FrameworkWe discuss the value of artificial intelligence (AI) to beauty retailers and its use cases, applying Coresight Research’s proprietary CORE framework for AI in retail. We also highlight a number of key insights from China, based on data from Coresight Research’s Beauty Consumer Survey, which was conducted in October 2019.
November 18, 2019 Insight Report Premium October 2019 US Retail Sales: Declines Slow in Clothing and Department StoresUS retail sales grew again in October, but we saw mixed results at clothing specialty retailers, department stores and nonstore retailers
November 18, 2019 Insight Report Premium US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics, October 2019: Traffic Decline Eases SlightlyOctober US retail traffic and in-store metrics were a mixed bag, with fluctuations week by week and across regions.
November 18, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Singles’ Day 2019: Analyzing Brands and Retailers’ Marketing CampaignsThis report is the first in a series analyzing brands’ and retailers’ activities for Singles’ Day 2019. We assess the different promotional strategies that brands employed in the lead up to November 11 this year as they looked to increase customer engagement and maximise sales potential.
November 15, 2019 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly—November 17, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at another record-breaking Singles’ Day – and what it means for Western retailers.
November 15, 2019 Insight Report Premium October 2019 UK Retail Sales: Online-Only Retailers Continue to Gain Share in E-CommerceUK retail sales were up by 3% year over year in October 2019, according to ONS data. This was slower than in September, likely due in part to further Brexit uncertainty. Online-only retailers grew sales at a double-digit pace to gain share of total UK e-commerce sales.
November 15, 2019 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 46: Amazon Plans To Launch New Grocery Store FormatOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Amazon in the US and supermarket chains Lidl and Sainsbury’s in the UK. In the US, year-to-date announced closures have already exceeded the total we recorded for the full year 2018.
November 14, 2019 Insight Report Premium Singles’ Day 2019: Making an Impact around the WorldContinuing our coverage of Singles’ Day 2019 in China, we visited physical stores and e-commerce websites on November 11 to gauge the adoption of the shopping holiday by retailers globally and to gather examples of 11.11 deals.
November 14, 2019 Insight Report Premium Store Tour: Adidas Ups Its Game with New London FlagshipAdidas’ new London flagship store brings together a brand-building experience, digital integration and product customization in the latest example of “spectacular retail.”
November 14, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access SAP Outlines Focus on Growth and Operational Excellence at 2019 Capital Markets DayGerman business software group SAP announced ambitious plans to expand profit margins by five percentage points through 2023.
November 13, 2019 Deep Dive Premium UK Department Stores: A Year of DeclineDepartment stores in the UK are facing tough conditions while being tied into long leases. Some UK retailers have entered into administration or used company voluntary arrangements to prevent collapse. This report focuses on the struggles of four of the UK’s biggest names: Debenhams, House of Fraser, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis.
