June 24, 2021 Insight Report Premium 6.18 Shopping Festival 2021 Provides a Further Boost to Retail in ChinaThe 6.18 Shopping Festival further stimulated post-pandemic consumption in China. We outline sales performances across different e-commerce platforms during the festival and discuss three key trends that we saw during this year’s event—covering consumer interest in new products, upgraded logistics networks and e-commerce platforms’ strategies to improve the shopping experience.
June 24, 2021 Insight Report Premium 1Q21 US Retail Inventory Tracker: Most Retailers Post Higher Inventory Turnover Rates on a Two-Year BasisOur quarterly US Retail Inventory Tracker analyzes inventory trends among US retailers listed in the Coresight 100. In this report, we look at the inventory levels of various retailers in 1Q21 and assess how and why levels are changing—with most retailers posting improved inventory turnover levels on a two-year basis.
June 18, 2021 Insight Report Premium Amazon Prime Day 2021: Preview—Five Key InsightsWe present five key insights into Prime Day 2021 in advance of the event on June 21–22, covering popular product categories, advantages of the June timing for Amazon, Prime membership rates, support for third-party businesses and competing retailers’ sales events.
June 18, 2021 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 24: US Store Closures Up 4% Year over YearOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Dillard’s, Hermès and Schnucks in the US and Amazon, Debenhams and Toolstation in the UK.
June 14, 2021 Insight Report Premium Earnings Insights 1Q21, Week 5: Stitch Fix and RH Maintain Strong Growth MomentumOur weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary at major US retailers as they report first-quarter 2021 earnings. This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended June 13, 2021—namely, RH and Stitch Fix.
June 14, 2021 Event Coverage Register for Free Access 10 Trends in China’s E-Commerce Market: Coresight Research Presents at Bucharest Tech WeekDeborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, presented at the Bucharest Tech Week event on May 19, 2021. We offer key insights from the presentation, in which Weinswig discussed China’s e-commerce growth and Coresight Research’s 10 key trends in the market for 2021—including livestreaming, shopping festivals, community group buying and more.
June 11, 2021 Insight Report Premium Five Months to Singles’ Day: Understanding the Popular Marketing Tools in China—Livestreaming and Content MarketingWith five months to go until Singles’ Day 2021, we discuss the popular Chinese social media apps that can enable brands and retailers to increase brand awareness and ultimately drive sales during the festival—covering livestreaming and content marketing platforms.
June 8, 2021 Insight Report Premium Earnings Insights 1Q21, Week 4: Big Lots, Five Below and Lululemon Post Strong Results, While PVH Corp. Sees a Slower RecoveryOur weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary at major US retailers as they report first-quarter 2021 earnings. This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended June 6, 2021—namely, Big Lots, Five Below, Lululemon Athletica and PVH Corp.
June 7, 2021 Deep Dive Premium Playbook: Evolving the Last Mile in the USIn this Playbook, we present four key strategies that US retailers can adopt to gain a competitive advantage in the last mile, covering in-house logistics infrastructure, returns, sustainability, and technology for BOPIS and curbside pickup.
June 6, 2021 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Amazon Prime Day—June 21–22, 2021This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the reveal of Amazon’s Prime Day event this year.
June 4, 2021 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 22: US Store Closures Up 16% Year over YearOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from for Conn’s and Timothy Oulton in the US and Floor Superstore and Paul Smith in the UK.
June 4, 2021 Insight Report Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Consumers’ Shopping Plans for Amazon Prime Day 2021 (Select Findings)This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on May 24. We discuss US consumers’ spending plans for Amazon’s Prime Day this year.
June 2, 2021 Store Tracker Databank Members US Store Tracker Extra, May 2021: 18 Million Square Feet of Net Retail Space To Open in 2021 Despite Closures Outpacing OpeningsThe US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of May 28, 2021, versus the comparable period in 2020.
June 2, 2021 Insight Report Premium Earnings Insights 1Q21, Week 3: American Eagle Outfitters, Foot Locker, Gap and Urban Outfitters Report Strong Sales GrowthOur weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary at major US retailers as they report first-quarter 2021 earnings. This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended May 30, 2021, including American Eagle Outfitters, Dollar Geeral, Foot Locker, Gap, Guess?, Ulta Beauty, Urban Outfitters, VF Corporation, Williams-Sonoma and more.
June 1, 2021 Insight Report Premium How Will Amazon Fresh Stores Impact the US Grocery Market?Amazon is rapidly expanding the footprint of its Amazon Fresh store format in the US. We discuss three key ways that Amazon’s recently launched store format will impact US grocery retailers and the overall market.
