Deep Dive | May 14, 2025 Databank Members Confidence and Couture—Consumer Sentiment Ticks Up, Gucci Leads in Luxury: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhich luxury brands are popular among US consumers? What are luxury shoppers buying? Dive into our sector-focused insights and discover how overall consumer sentiment is tracking with our new survey findings. Read More
Deep Dive | May 13, 2025 Premium From Prohibition to Participation: Measuring the Impact of Cannabis and Psychedelic Mushroom Legalization on Consumer SpendingCoresight Research analyzes the shifting regulatory and retail landscape surrounding cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms in the US, providing a data-driven snapshot of current legalization trends, consumer behavior and purchasing patterns. Read More
Deep Dive | May 13, 2025 Free Report Five Ways Brands and Retailers Can Use AI/ML and Shared Data to Energize End-to-End Product ManagementProduct management plays a crucial role in driving revenues, margins, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence), ML (machine learning) and GenAI (generative AI) offer powerful capabilities for retail companies to enhance key functions through the product lifecycle, from product development to customer interaction. This research report is produced and made available to non-subscribers in partnership with Centric Software. Read More
Insight Report | May 12, 2025 Premium How Will Tariffs Impact China’s Singles’ Day 2025? Six Months To Go—What Brands and Retailers Need to KnowChina’s Singles’ Day, the largest online shopping festival in the world, is just six months away. The economy is facing external challenges like tariffs, yet key sectors show underlying resilience. We discuss what brands and retailers need to know to prepare for the upcoming festival, covering the country’s macroeconomic context and leveraging proprietary survey analysis to explore consumer sentiment. Read More
Analyst Corner | May 11, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Three Themes Transforming US Apparel and Footwear Retail in 2025, with Anand KumarIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Anand Kumar, Managing Director of Retail Research, discusses three key themes transforming US apparel and footwear retailing in 2025 and beyond. Read More
Store Tracker | May 9, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 19: Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy—AgainOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight store opening and closure announcements from Publix Super Markets, Rite Aid and Sleep Number, among others. In non-store-closure news, department store Kohl’s fired its CEO. Read More
Store Tracker | May 9, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 19: Store Closures Down 25% Year Over YearOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at Frasers Group, Michael Kors and Poundstretcher, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Customer Officer at Asda. Read More
Deep Dive | May 8, 2025 Databank Members Financial Optimism Falls to Lowest Recorded Level: China Consumer Survey InsightsWe analyze proprietary survey data to uncover consumer sentiment, behavior and shopping trends in China. This report spotlights volatility in consumers’ expectations for the economy and their personal finances against a backdrop of new US tariffs, with recent severe declines in financial optimism. Read More
Deep Dive | May 8, 2025 Premium Tariff Anxiety Hits the Supermarket: US Consumers Turn Cautious When Shopping for GroceriesWe explore the evolving landscape of US grocery retailing, shaped by economic pressures and evolving consumer priorities. Understand shifts in consumers’ food shopping behavior and discover AI (artificial intelligence)-powered strategies for grocery retailers to adapt and improve efficiency. Read More
Insight Report | May 7, 2025 Premium US CPG Sales Tracker: Jump in Food Sales Fuels Total CPG GrowthThe Coresight Research and Circana monthly US CPG Sales Tracker provides our data-driven analysis of sales trends in the US CPG industry—covering the product categories of food & beverages, health & beauty, and general merchandise & homecare. This report presents key insights for the four weeks ended April 20, 2025. Read More
Deep Dive | May 6, 2025 Databank Members Financial Sentiment Improves; Plus, Online Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsNew survey findings reveal positive shifts in US consumer sentiment, particularly among high-income consumers. In addition to diving into consumers’ financial and economic expectations, this report spotlights online shopping trends, uncovering the battle between Amazon and Walmart in US e-commerce. Read More
Deep Dive | May 6, 2025 Databank Members Consumer Sentiment Unpacked—Higher-Income, Younger Consumers Are Most Optimistic: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWhich consumer groups are most optimistic about the US economy and their personal finances, and how have their expectations recently changed? We take a deep dive into our comprehensive weekly survey data since the start of 2025 to reveal trends in US consumer sentiment by age, income, location type (rural vs. urban) and ethnicity. Plus, discover which consumers are most sensitive to changes in the stock market when it comes to their spending behavior. Read More
Analyst Corner | May 4, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: How Is AI Shaping MarTech?—Transforming Your Strategy via Agentic AI, with Manik BhatiaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Manik Bhatia, Head of Custom Research, discusses the potential for increased use of AI (artificial intelligence) within the MarTech (marketing technology) landscape. Read More
Store Tracker | May 2, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 18: WHSmith To Open Additional Travel StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at WHSmith, as well as the announcement of a permanent Chief Financial Officer at John Lewis Partnership. Read More
Store Tracker | May 2, 2025 Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 18: Skechers To Close Multiple Stores; Whole Foods Market To Open Smaller-Format StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight store opening and closure announcements from Skechers, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market, among others. In non-store-closure news, Dollar Tree has appointed a new Chief Supply Chain Officer. Read More
