Monthly Reports Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics, and key consumer indicators for the US, the UK and China in our Monthly Consumer Update. Insight 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
