Monthly Reports Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on the US, the UK and China: Monthly Consumer Update—We analyze key consumer indicators for the US, the UK and China China Retail Sales UK Retail Sales US Retail Sales US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales—We track several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker—We provide a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear. Complementing our monthly reports, the Coresight Research US Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the scale and trajectory of US retail. Insight Report | April 16, 2021March 2021 US Retail Sales: Stimulus and Vaccines Drive a Very Strong Month premiumInsight Report | April 12, 2021March 2021 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: Economy Is Poised To Lift Off with Stimulus and Vaccines premiumInsight Report | April 9, 2021US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: After February Slide, Clothing and Footwear Spending Growth To Jump premiumInsight Report | March 30, 2021February 2021 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | March 29, 2021February 2021 UK Retail Sales: Sales Struggle as Lockdown Continues premiumInsight Report | March 17, 2021February 2021 US Retail Sales: Weather and Lack of Stimulus Slows Growth, but Sales Remain Strong premiumInsight Report | March 17, 2021January and February 2021 China Retail Sales: Total Sales Jump 30.7%; All Sectors Report Positive Growth Against Weak 2020 premiumInsight Report | March 12, 2021February 2021 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 36%, Easing Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | March 11, 2021US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: Clothing and Footwear Spending Sees Revival in January premiumInsight Report | March 5, 2021February 2021 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: Without Additional Stimulus, Early Spring Sales Look Set To Weaken premiumInsight Report | February 24, 2021January 2021 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | February 22, 2021January 2021 UK Retail Sales: Sales Slide Further amid Lockdown premiumInsight Report | February 19, 2021January 2021 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 32%, Heading for Gradual Recovery premiumInsight Report | February 18, 2021January 2021 US Retail Sales: Stimulus Boosts January Retail Sales Growth premiumInsight Report | February 9, 2021US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: Clothing Declines Deepen in December premiumInsight Report | February 5, 2021January 2021 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: Employment Recovery Stalls but Stimulus Should Again Boost Income premiumInsight Report | January 28, 2021December 2020 China Retail Sales: Total Sales Jump 5.2%, with Full-Year Decline of 2.3% premiumInsight Report | January 27, 2021December 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | January 25, 2021Holiday 2020: UK Retail Wrap-Up—Digitally Adept Retailers Thrive; UK Retail Sales Fall in December premiumInsight Report | January 18, 2021December 2020 US Retail Sales: A Strong December Takes Total Holiday Growth to 9% premiumInsight Report | January 18, 2021December 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 36%, Easing Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | December 22, 2020November 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | December 18, 2020November 2020 UK Retail Sales: Total Sales Jump 7.6% Despite Lockdown Restrictions premiumInsight Report | December 18, 2020November 2020 US Retail Sales: Total Growth Remains Very Strong premiumInsight Report | December 11, 2020November 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 37%; Black Friday Underperforms premiumInsight Report | November 26, 2020October 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | November 23, 2020October 2020 UK Retail Sales: Total Sales Jump 8% Ahead of Second Lockdown premiumInsight Report | November 17, 2020October 2020 US Retail Sales: Further Double-Digit Year-over-Year Growth premiumInsight Report | November 11, 2020October 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 35%, and More Steeply Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | October 30, 2020September 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | October 26, 2020September 2020 UK Retail Sales: Home Improvement and Online Strengthen Total Sales Expansion premiumInsight Report | October 19, 2020September 2020 US Retail Sales: Total Sales Jump 12%; Declines Ease in Apparel While Several Nonfood Sectors Surge premiumInsight Report | October 16, 2020September 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Decline Eases to 34% premiumInsight Report | September 30, 2020August 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | September 21, 2020August 2020 UK Retail Sales: Rebound Continues, Underpinned by Online Sales and Big-Ticket Sectors premiumInsight Report | September 18, 2020August 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 41%, Easing Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | September 17, 2020August 2020 US Retail Sales: Further Strong Year-over-Year Growth premiumInsight Report | August 27, 2020July 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | August 24, 2020July 2020 UK Retail Sales: Big-Ticket and Small Retailers Take Total Growth Back to Pre-Crisis Levels premiumInsight Report | August 17, 2020July 2020 US Retail Sales: Strength in Multiple Nonfood Sectors Drives Total Growth to 10% premiumInsight Report | August 14, 2020July 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 46%, and More Steeply Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | August 7, 2020Costco Monthly Sales, July 2020: Comp Growth Accelerates Further, but E-Commerce Growth Decelerates premiumInsight Report | July 31, 2020June 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | July 27, 2020June 2020 UK Retail Sales: Reopening of Nonessential Stores Drives Strong Recovery in Discretionary Sectors premiumInsight Report | July 20, 2020June 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 62%, Plateauing Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | July 17, 2020June 2020 US Retail Sales: Total Sales Jump 9%; Declines Ease in Apparel while Several Nonfood Sectors Surge premiumCompany Earning Update | July 14, 2020Costco Monthly Sales, June 2020: Highest Total Comp Growth in the Past Year, but E-Commerce Growth DeceleratesRegister for free accessInsight Report | June 25, 2020May 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | June 22, 2020May 2020 UK Retail Sales: Partial Rebound in Discretionary Sector Even Before Most Stores Reopen premiumInsight Report | June 22, 2020May 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by Over 83%, Slowing Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | June 17, 2020May 2020 US Retail Sales: Total Year-over-Year Growth Turns Positive; Declines at Discretionary Sectors Ease While Food Stores and Nonstore Retailers See Strong Growth premiumCompany Earning Update | June 5, 2020Costco Monthly Sales, May 2020: Comp Growth Accelerates as E-Commerce Sales DoubleRegister for free accessInsight Report | May 29, 2020April 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | May 29, 2020April 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by over 96%, but Less Steeply Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | May 25, 2020April 2020 UK Retail Sales: Huge Declines in Discretionary Sectors Conceal Meaningful Sales Retention through E-Commerce premiumInsight Report | May 18, 2020April 2020 US Retail Sales: Discretionary Sectors Post Huge Declines; Food Stores and Nonstore Retailers Save Total Sales from Double-Digit Fall premiumInsight Report | May 12, 2020April 2020 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Comps Decline, but E-Commerce Almost Doubles and Food Sales Surge Over 30% premiumInsight Report | April 28, 2020March 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | April 27, 2020March 2020 UK Retail Sales: Coronavirus Lockdown Inflicts Severe Blow to Discretionary Sector; Decline Set To Worsen in April premiumInsight Report | April 16, 2020March 2020 US Retail Sales: Discretionary Sectors Post Deep Declines as Coronavirus-Led Lockdowns Hit Consumer Spending premiumInsight Report | April 15, 2020March 2020 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Sees Food Sales Surge over 30%, but Softlines Down by Double Digits premiumInsight Report | April 10, 2020March 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Falls by Over 60%, and Much More Steeply Toward the End of the Month premiumInsight Report | March 30, 2020February 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | March 30, 2020February 2020 UK Retail Sales: The Calm Before the Storm premiumInsight Report | March 19, 2020February 2020 US Retail Sales: Growth Strengthens as Grocery Stores See Coronavirus-Driven Panic Buying premiumInsight Report | March 11, 2020February 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Decline Steepens as Coronavirus Fears Impact Shopper Behavior premiumInsight Report | March 9, 2020February 2020 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Comp Growth Increases on the Back of Coronavirus Buying premiumInsight Report | February 26, 2020January 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | February 20, 2020January 2020 UK Retail Sales: Online Retailers and Small Chains Drive Growth premiumInsight Report | February 18, 2020January 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Decline Abates for the Third Month in a Row premiumInsight Report | February 17, 2020January 2020 US Retail Sales: Multiple Sectors Register Declines Amid Overall Slower Growth premiumInsight Report | February 12, 2020January 2020 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Sales Remain Strong as Holiday Momentum Fades premiumInsight Report | January 29, 2020December 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | January 21, 2020December 2019 UK Holiday 2019 Retail Sales and Trading Review: December Recovery Too Modest To Rescue Total Holiday Sales premiumInsight Report | January 15, 2020US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics, December 2019: Traffic Decline Eases premiumInsight Report | January 14, 2020December 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Late Cyber Monday Drives Jump in Costco Online Sales premiumInsight Report | December 26, 2019November 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | December 17, 2019US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics, November 2019: Traffic Decline Steepens Slightly but Black Friday Performs premiumInsight Report | December 17, 2019November 2019 US Retail Sales: Slowdown Seen Across Sectors with Major Softening in Clothing and Department Stores premiumInsight Report | November 27, 2019October 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | November 18, 2019October 2019 US Retail Sales: Declines Slow in Clothing and Department Stores premiumInsight Report | November 18, 2019US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics, October 2019: Traffic Decline Eases Slightly premiumInsight Report | November 15, 2019October 2019 UK Retail Sales: Online-Only Retailers Continue to Gain Share in E-Commerce premiumInsight Report | November 12, 2019October 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Comps Accelerate premiumInsight Report | October 30, 2019September 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | October 18, 2019September 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Decline Steepens premiumInsight Report | October 18, 2019September 2019 US Retail Sales: Solid Total Growth but Clothing Soft premiumInsight Report | October 14, 2019September 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Experiences Slower Growth, but Beats Consensus Estimate premiumInsight Report | September 30, 2019August 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | September 20, 2019August 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Labor Day Weekend Boosts August Traffic premiumInsight Report | September 20, 2019August 2019 UK Retail Sales: Mixed Fortunes premiumInsight Report | September 16, 2019August 2019 US Retail Sales: A Solid Month with Clothing Stores Returning to Growth premiumInsight Report | September 9, 2019August 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Comps Beat Expectations premiumInsight Report | August 23, 2019July 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | August 18, 2019July 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Increased Traffic Post Independence Day Weekend premiumInsight Report | August 16, 2019July 2019 US Retail Sales: Growth Accelerates in Most Sectors premiumInsight Report | August 16, 2019July 2019 UK Retail Sales: Growth Accelerates for Internet Retailers premiumInsight Report | August 12, 2019July 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Reports Comps Below Consensus premiumInsight Report | July 26, 2019June 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | July 22, 2019June 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Independence Day and Father’s Day Boost Traffic premiumInsight Report | July 18, 2019June 2019 UK Retail Sales: Smaller Retailers Drive Overall Growth, Clothing and Furniture Stores See Solid Boost premiumInsight Report | July 16, 2019June 2019 US Retail Sales: Slowdown Seen Across Sectors, Nonstore Retailers Continue Growth Trajectory premiumInsight Report | July 12, 2019June 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco’s Comps Beat Consensus, Buckle’s Men’s Segment Boosts Sales, Cato’s Sales Rise premiumInsight Report | June 28, 2019May 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | June 21, 2019May 2019 UK Retail Sales: Soft Growth, Driven by Smaller Retailers premiumInsight Report | June 18, 2019May 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Memorial Day and Mother’s Day Boost Traffic premiumInsight Report | June 18, 2019May 2019 US Retail Sales: Slowdown Seen Across Sectors with Major Softening in Clothing and Department Stores premiumInsight Report | June 11, 2019May 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco’s Comps Below Consensus, Buckle’s Sales Drop, Cato’s Comps Meet Management Expectations premiumInsight Report | May 31, 2019April 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | May 24, 2019April 2019 UK Retail Sales: Late Easter and Warm Weather Drive Jump in Sales premiumInsight Report | May 23, 2019April 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Easter Week Boosts Traffic premiumInsight Report | May 17, 2019April 2019 US Retail Sales: Growth Decelerates in Most Sectors with Major Slowdown in Home Improvement and Clothing Stores premiumInsight Report | May 14, 2019April 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Comps Ahead of Consensus, Buckle’s Men’s Segment Outperforms Women’s, Cato Posts Robust Comps premiumInsight Report | April 30, 2019March 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | April 22, 2019March 2019 US Retail Sales: Growth Seen in Most Sectors with Major Uplift in Home Improvement premiumInsight Report | April 22, 2019March 2019 UK Retail Sales: Small Retailers Drive Solid Total Growth; Food Retailers’ Online Sales Decline for the First Time in Eight Years premiumInsight Report | April 17, 2019March 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Traffic Decline Steepens premiumInsight Report | April 15, 2019March 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco and Buckle Comps Show Sequential Improvement; Cato Comparable Sales Continue to Slide premiumInsight Report | April 2, 2019February 2019 US Retail Sales: Slowdown Seen Across Sectors with Major Softening in Home-Improvement premiumInsight Report | March 29, 2019February 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | March 25, 2019February 2019 UK Retail Sales: Fragmented Sectors Drive Strong Total Growth, But Core Sectors Show Softness premiumInsight Report | March 19, 2019February 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Traffic Decline Eases premiumInsight Report | March 15, 2019February 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Comps Decelerate, Buckle and Cato Comparable Sales Fall premiumInsight Report | March 13, 2019January 2019 US Retail Sales: Retail Rebound, Supported by Strong Sales at Home-Improvement Stores premiumInsight Report | March 7, 2019January 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | February 22, 2019January 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Post-Holiday Fatigue and Inclement Weather Drive Underwhelming January Traffic premiumInsight Report | February 18, 2019January 2019 UK Retail Sales: Solid Growth for Grocery and Clothing premiumInsight Report | February 18, 2019December 2018 US Retail Sales: Year-Over-Year Growth Slows to Just 1.0% as Most Sectors Experience a Sluggish December premiumInsight Report | February 12, 2019January 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Misses Consensus, L Brands Comps Decline premiumInsight Report | January 28, 2019December 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | January 25, 2019December 2018 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Traffic Recovers After an Early-December Lull premiumInsight Report | January 2, 2019November 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | December 24, 2018November 2018 UK Retail Sales: Unexpectedly Strong Numbers premiumInsight Report | December 19, 2018November 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Retail Sales Growth Slows and Traffic Declines Significantly premiumInsight Report | November 30, 2018October 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | November 22, 2018October 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Retail Sales Growth Strengthens and Traffic Decline Eases premiumInsight Report | November 19, 2018October 2018 UK Retail Sales: Growth Softens in an Unusually Volatile October premiumInsight Report | November 6, 2018September 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | October 23, 2018September 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Clothing Retailers Lead Growth premiumInsight Report | October 19, 2018September 2018 UK Retail Sales: Volume Growth Continues to Sustain Retail Sales Expansion premiumInsight Report | October 17, 2018September 2018 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Continues to Beat Consensus; L Brands Posts Healthy Comparable Sales Growth premiumInsight Report | September 28, 2018August 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | September 21, 2018August 2018 UK Retail Sales: Further Strong Volume Growth premiumInsight Report | September 18, 2018August 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Clothing Retailers Shine while Store Traffic and Sales Continue to Decline premiumInsight Report | September 17, 2018August 2018 US Same-Store Sales: Strong Beat by Costco premiumInsight Report | August 31, 2018July 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | August 20, 2018July 2018 UK Retail Sales: Solid Growth Sustained; Online Sales Remain Robust premiumInsight Report | August 17, 2018July 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Status Quo Continues with YoY Increase in Total Retail Sales and Decline in Store Traffic premiumInsight Report | August 14, 2018July 2018 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | July 31, 2018June 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Steady Increase in YoY Total Retail Sales While Store Traffic Continues to Decline premiumInsight Report | July 31, 2018June 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | July 16, 2018June 2018 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | June 27, 2018May 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | June 19, 2018May 2018 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | June 15, 2018May 2018 UK Retail Sales: A Bounceback with Very Strong Volume Growth; Inflationary Pressures Ease premiumInsight Report | May 30, 2018April 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | May 28, 2018April 2018 UK Retail Sales: Very Weak Month Due to Earlier Easter premiumInsight Report | May 18, 2018April 2018 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | May 16, 2018April 2018 US Retail Sales premiumInsight Report | May 2, 2018March 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China premiumInsight Report | April 23, 2018March 2018 UK Retail Sales: Stronger Volume Growth, Supported by an Earlier Easter premiumInsight Report | April 18, 2018March 2018 US Retail Sales premiumInsight Report | April 17, 2018March 2018 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | March 23, 2018February 2018 UK Retail Sales: Solid Growth Sustained premiumInsight Report | March 23, 2018February 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic premiumInsight Report | January 22, 2018December 2017 UK Retail Sales and Christmas Trading Wrap-Up: Solid Total Growth in Line with FGRT Forecast, but Gains Not Evenly Distributed premiumInsight Report | October 16, 2017September 2017 US Retail Sales and Traffic premiumInsight Report | June 15, 2017May 2017 US Retail Sales and Traffic premiumInsight Report | June 15, 2017May 2017 US Retail Sales and Traffic premiumInsight Report | June 5, 2017May 2017 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | January 23, 2017December 2016 UK Retail Sales and Christmas Wrapup: A Bumper Holiday Period premiumInsight Report | July 25, 2016June 2016 UK Retail Sales: Growth Softens, Apparel Slumps premiumInsight Report | June 1, 2016June 2016 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | November 19, 2015October 2015 UK Retail Sales & E-Commerce Briefing premiumInsight Report | October 8, 2015October 2015 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | September 4, 2015August 2015 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | August 11, 2015July 2015 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | June 11, 2015May 2015 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | May 1, 2015April 2015 US Same-Store Sales premiumInsight Report | April 10, 2015March 2015 US Same-Store Sales premium
