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Deep Dive | July 22, 2025 Premium

US Back to School 2025, Part 3: Essential Categories and Apparel for the BTS Season—Athleisure and Basics Set to Lead

Explore proprietary Coresight Research survey data to discover the categories and apparel brands and retailers that are set to take the lead during this year’s US back-to-school (BTS) season in the third report in our US Back to School 2025 series.

Store Tracker | July 18, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 29: New Look Closes Additional Stores

Our Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store closures by Crocs, New Look, Ralph Lauren, The White Company and more.

Deep Dive | July 9, 2025 Databank Members

Consumer Sentiment Declines; Plus, Apparel and Footwear Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey Insights

Are looming tariffs impacting US consumer sentiment? Understand the consumer mindset with our comprehensive data on financial and economic expectations. Also this week, we dive into apparel and footwear shopping trends, uncovering popular retailers, brands and products.

Insight Report | June 27, 2025 Premium

1Q25 Retail Inventory Insights: Lean Inventory, Tariff Mitigation, Supply Chain Adjustments

Our quarterly US Retail Inventory Insights series analyzes retail inventory turnover. Discover inventory turnover ratios by sector and for selected major retailers in the first quarter of 2025. Dive into key commentary on inventory trends, planning and challenges—with insights on tariffs, AI (artificial intelligence)-driven tools and more.

Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Debenhams To Open Stores; Poundland To Close 68 Stores

Our 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 Debenhams, PMT, Poundland and T.M.Lewin, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Customer Officer at John Lewis Partnership.

Insight Report | June 19, 2025 Premium

Head-to-Head in Global Luxury Retailing: Kering vs. LVMH

As part of our Head-to-Head series, we compare Kering and LVMH, the two leading houses in the global luxury sector. Delve into key insights on these companies’ revenues, markets of operation, digital strategies and more.

Deep Dive | June 18, 2025 Premium

Earnings Insights 1Q25: Wrap-Up—Growth Outpaces Declines Across Most Sectors

We analyze the recent performance of selected retailers, brands and e-commerce platforms (Coresight 100 companies mostly based in the US) in the first quarter of 2025, covering revenues, earnings per share and comps, and considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes.

Store Tracker | June 4, 2025 Databank Members

US Store Tracker Extra, May 2025: Rite Aid Takes Total Closed Retail Space to Over 110 Million Square Feet

In May 2025, store closures by New Rite Aid, Office Depot and Smithland pushed the total amount of retail space to close in the US this year to over 100 million square feet, Coresight Research calculates. Dive into all the latest brick-and-mortar developments in US retail with our comprehensive data on closures, openings and square-footage impacts.

Infographic | June 3, 2025 Free Report

Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 6: Costco Wholesale, Deckers Outdoor and Ulta Beauty Report Growth While Department Stores Face Challenges—Infographic

Discover the latest revenue and EPS (earnings per share) data from week six of the 1Q25 (first quarter of 2025) earnings season with this infographic, covering various companies that reported in the week ended June 1, 2025, including Best Buy, Macy’s, Ulta Beauty and more.

Insight Report | June 2, 2025 Premium

US Forecast To See Multibillion-Dollar Hit from Falling International Visitor Spend: Another Retail Headwind

What is the outlook for international visitor numbers, spending and spending at retail? We look at recent data and projections.

Analyst Corner | June 1, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Chinese Consumers Still Embrace International Brands—If Those Brands Deliver: Three Key Findings from a New Study, with John Harmon

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, presents three insights on China e-commerce dynamics, drawing on data from the recently published China Online Consumer Brand Index (a study by Peking University, supported by Alibaba). Discover which international brands are most popular and what the study’s findings reveal about Chinese consumers’ online shopping preferences.

Store Tracker | May 23, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 21: Greggs Drives Store Closures—And Openings

Our 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 Greggs, The Range and The TJX Companies, among others.

Infographic | May 21, 2025 Free Report

Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 4: Alibaba, Walmart and Others Report Sales Growth While Under Armour Reports Sales Decline—Infographic

Discover the latest revenue and EPS (earnings per share) data from week four of the 1Q25 (first quarter of 2025) earnings season with this infographic, covering various companies that reported in the week ended May 18, 2025, including Alibaba, Walmart and more.

Insight Report | May 21, 2025 Premium

Dick’s Sporting Goods To Acquire Foot Locker: Analyzing Store Overlap, Shopper Penetration and Strategic Reach

Dick’s Sporting Goods announced in mid-May 2025 that it will acquire competitor Foot Locker for $2.4 billion. Uncover the implications of the deal for each company and for the wider US apparel market. We offer insights on shopper penetration, store portfolios and expansion, and geographical reach, leveraging proprietary survey findings and data analysis.

Store Tracker | May 16, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 20: Bob’s Discount Furniture Announces Store-Expansion Plan

Our 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 Bob’s Discount Furniture, Office Depot and QuickTrip, among others.