December 7, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 49: Dollar General Announces Significant Expansion Plan for 2019Coresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies.
December 6, 2018 Insight Report Premium US Holiday 2018: Gifting (and Self-Gifting) OutlookWe review the categories, products and brands that are likely to be in demand this holiday season.
December 6, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) 3Q18 Results: Revenues Up; Completed Real Estate Deal and European TransactionHBC reported fiscal 3Q18 revenues of C$2.2 billion, up 5.6% from the year-ago quarter of C$2.1 billion.
December 5, 2018 Insight Report Premium Voice Shopping: The Next Driving Force for E-Commerce?Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have increased the accuracy of speech recognition programs to an almost-human level. Smart devices can now comprehend and follow even complicated instructions such as “tell a joke.” With AI-powered personal assistants, also called intelligent personal assistants (IPAs), consumers can purchase items by just speaking to their devices, without having to log in and check out each time they shop.
December 4, 2018 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Top Takeaways from the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2018, Day 2On November 30, the Coresight Research team attended the second day of the Bengaluru Tech Summit,taking place November 29–December 1 in Bengaluru, India. Here are our key takeaways from the second day of the event:
December 4, 2018 Insight Report Premium More Retailers are Investing in Physical StoresThis report discusses six prominent retailers’ investments in physical stores and the reasons why investments in stores are on the rise.
December 4, 2018 Insight Report Premium Amazon’s Ambitious Plan to Disrupt Convenience Stores—and Maybe Quick Service Restaurants, TooAmazonGo stores are small, cashierless, checkout-free convenience stores that primarily offer on-the-go food options in metropolitan areas.
December 3, 2018 Insight Report Premium Ten Days of Holiday Innovators, 2018: Day 10 – Olivers, a Men’s Athletic Apparel BrandTo kick off the 2018 holiday shopping season, Coresight Research is featuring daily profiles of 10 innovative companies that span health and wellness; apparel, footwear and accessories; and beauty. Each of our Ten Days of Holiday Innovators profiles provides a company overview, insight into what makes the company innovative and the company’s recommended “must-have” gift for 2018. In this, the final report in our series, we look at Olivers Apparel.
December 3, 2018 Insight Report Premium Holiday 2018: US and UK Digital Retail Trends—Amazon May Lose Prime Momentum in the Crucial Fourth QuarterIn this report, we examine five online shopping trends that we expect to be prominent in the US and the UK this holiday season.
November 30, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 48: Gap Plans Store Closures in the “Hundreds”Coresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies.
November 30, 2018 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY NOVEMBER 30, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses what we have learned from visiting and analyzing Amazon’s physical stores.
November 30, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Top Takeaways from the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2018, Day 1On November 29, the Coresight Research team attended the first day of the Bengaluru Tech Summit, taking place November 29–December 1 in Bengaluru, India
November 30, 2018 Insight Report Premium October 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth.
November 29, 2018 Insight Report Premium Kroger: A Timeline of Key Events – November 2018This is the third report in our Retailers’ Timelines series. In this report, we examine a timeline of key events in Kroger’s recent history that have shaped it into the retailer it is today.
November 29, 2018 Insight Report Premium US Holiday 2018: Giving Tuesday—Generosity Rules the DayThe Tuesday after Thanksgiving, known as “Giving Tuesday,” is an unofficial start to year-end charitable contributions. Ahead of the day, Whole Whale, a consultancy focused on nonprofits and for-benefit companies, forecast that charities would raise a total of $363 million this Giving Tuesday.
