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Using data from RetailNext, we analyze US retail traffic and in-store metrics in April 2023, in total and by sector, region and location type.

Data in this report include:

  • Year-over-year changes in US store-based traffic and sales for the past 13 months
  • Year-over-year changes in US store-based nonfood retail metricsfor the past 13 months—including conversion, ATV, shopper yield and average unit retail
  • Year-over-year changes in US retail traffic for selected industry verticals, for the past 13 months

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  • Our monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on China, the UK and the US.
  • 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.
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Our weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary from major US retailers within our Coresight 100 coverage list as they report first-quarter 2023 earnings.

This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended May 27, 2023, across nine sectors: apparel and footwear, beauty, department stores, discount stores, electronics retailers, home and home improvement, petcare retailers, specialty apparel and warehouse clubs.

Data in this report are:

  • Quarterly data from companies, including gross margins and sales data by brand (where applicable), channel and geography

Companies mentioned in this report include: Big Lots, Deckers Outdoor, Dollar Tree, Guess?, Petco, Ulta Beauty and Williams-Sonoma

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Our Monthly Consumer Update analyzes key consumer indicators from the US, the UK and China. In this report, we examine the latest data as of May 2023, covering inflation, earnings, retail sales and more.

Data in this research report are: 

  • Average weekly earnings versus consumer prices in the US and the UK
  • Per capita disposable income versus consumer prices in China
  • Consumer prices for food at home and gasoline (automotive fuel) in the US, the UK and China
  • Total retail sales (ex. automobiles and automotive fuel) in US, the UK and China

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  • The Coresight Research US Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the scale and trajectory of US retail.
  • Our full collection of 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.
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The Coresight Research US Livestreaming Tracker is a quarterly series that provides updates on trends in the live-video e-commerce space. We analyze findings from proprietary US consumer surveys on the role of livestreaming in the shopping journey.

In this report, we present data from our latest survey, conducted in April 2023, which asked consumers about their engagement with “shoppable livestreams” (live, online videos focused on promoting and selling products) in the past three months.

Data in this report, based on proprietary survey findings, include:

  • Use of livestream shopping—frequency of watching shoppable livestreams and reasons for watching
  • Livestream shopping platforms—platforms used to watch shoppable livestreams (and breakdowns by age groups and platform type) and product categories that viewers have watched vs. purchased via livestreaming
  • Purchasing process—spending via livestreaming across selected product categories and reasons for cart abandonment
  • Livestreaming content—formats that viewers prefer to watch, degree of influence of livestream technology and host characteristics on purchase decisions, and future expectations for content

Companies mentioned in this report include: Costco, Dollar General, Facebook, Home Depot, IKEA, Instagram, Kohl’s, Sam’s Club, Sephora, Target, Twitch, Ulta Beauty, YouTube

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The Coresight Research weekly US Consumer Tracker takes a regular temperature check on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, based on exclusive proprietary survey data.

In this report, we present findings from our survey conducted on May 22, 2023.

Data in this research report are our latest proprietary survey findings and four-week changes for:

  • Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks
  • Avoidance of public places, by type of public place
  • What products consumers have bought in-store and online in the last two weeks
  • Which retailers consumers have bought food and nonfood products from in the last two weeks

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Aldi, Amazon, Albertsons, Ahold Delhaize, Costco, Dollar General, Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, Kohl’s, Kroger, Macy’s, Target, Walmart

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Using data from the Office for National Statistics, we analyze UK retail sales in April 2023, in total and by sector.

Data in this report are:

  • Year-over-year changes in UK total retail sales (excluding automotive fuel) for the past 13 months
  • Year-over-year changes in retail sales by sector, February—April 2023
  • Year-over-year changes in online retail sales for the past 13 months

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Our monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on China, the UK and the US.

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The Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear. Our latest report covers spending from April 2023, showing that clothing and footwear spending growth slowed further to 2.7% year over year.

Data in this research report include:

  • US consumer spending on clothing and footwear year-over-year percentage change, April 2022–April 2023
  • US consumer spending on clothing by category year-over-year percentage change, April 2022–April 2023
  • US consumer spending on footwear year-over-year percentage change, April 2022–April 2023
  • US consumer spending on selected beauty categories year-over-year percentage change, April 2022–April 2023                                         

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The Coresight Research weekly China Consumer Tracker takes a regular temperature check on Chinese consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, based on exclusive proprietary survey data.

In this research report, we present findings from our survey conducted on May 15, 2023.

Data in this research report are:

  • Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks
  • Avoidance of public places, by type of public place—latest data and one-and four-week PPT changes
  • What products consumers have bought in-store and online in the last two weeks
  • Expectations for economic conditions and personal finances in the next 12 months
  • A timeline of selected Covid-19 policy changes in China

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With the worst effects of the pandemic and Covid-19-related fears in the rear-view mirror, in-person retail, including malls and standalone stores, is witnessing a revival in India as consumers venture out for shopping, dining and entertainment. We examine five key trends signaling this strong revival of brick-and-mortar retail in India.

Data in this research report include:

  • Consumer spending on retail categories in India and year-over-year change for fiscal 2017–2027E
  • Indian consumers reason for preferring in-store shopping
  • Retail real estate leasing rates for full-year 2022 in India

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Apple, Biba, Levi Strauss, Reliance Retail and Tata Group

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Each report in the Weinswig’s Weekly series reflects on a topical theme in retail. We also highlight our key research from the past week and upcoming reports to look out for, so you don’t miss out.

This week’s note, “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig,” discusses the power of generative AI (artificial intelligence) and its significance in retail.

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We present highlights from our sixth annual Amazon Apparel US Consumer Survey research report, which explores the preferences and habits of US clothing and footwear shoppers on Amazon.com.

In this infographic, we answer three key questions:

  • How popular is Amazon.com among apparel shoppers?
  • Does Prime membership influence apparel shopping?
  • Why do apparel shoppers buy from Amazon?

Proprietary survey data in this infographic include:

  • Proportions of US shoppers who have bought and expect to buy apparel from Amazon.com, 2028–2023
  • Proportion of US apparel shoppers who made an apparel purchase via a Prime membership, 2023
  • Apparel shoppers’ reasons for shopping on Amazon.com, 2023 vs. 2022

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Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies.

Data in this research report include:

  • 2023 week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the US and the UK
  • 2022 week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the US and the UK
  • 2023 major US store closures and openings
  • 2023 major UK store closures and openings

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Boot Barn and Shoe Zone

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Complementing our weekly reports, the Coresight Research US Store Tracker Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2023 year to date, filterable by sector and year—now including retailer-level data.

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The Coresight Research monthly US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers a more detailed or specific take on trends and data from our weekly surveys of US consumers.

In this week’s report, we examine which retailers are successfully persuading consumers to cross the aisle and shop for both food and nonfood products, based on our proprietary survey data in year-to-date 2023.

Data in this research report, based on proprietary survey findings, include:

  • Proportions of consumers who have bought food, nonfood, both or neither at mass merchandisers, dollar stores and warehouse clubs
  • Breakdown of shopping trends by household income
  • Product categories purchased by selected groups of shoppers

Companies mentioned in this report include: Amazon, Costco, Dollar General/Family Dollar, Sam’s Club, Target, Walmart

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We present five trending technology themes from Shoptalk US and Shoptalk Europe 2023, covering generative AI (artificial intelligence), Web3 in the supply chain, and more.

Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk US and Shoptalk Europe.

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Ahold Delhaize, Chewy, COS, GNC, Google, Haute.ai, Lowe’s, OpenAI, PacSun, Pinterest, Poshmark, Sonae MC, Verishop, Zalando

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We examine the first-quarter earnings releases of six sportswear brands or brand owners to gain valuable insights, including the impact of the Yeezy line at Adidas, and offer forward-looking implications on pricing, inventory clearance and supply chain management.

Companies featured are those within our Coresight 100 coverage list, our watch list of key brands and retailers.

Data in this research report include:

  • Revenues and gross margins of selected sportswear brands in the first quarter of 2023
  • Inventories of selected sportswear brands at the end of the first quarter of 2023
  • Apparel and footwear sales of selected sportswear brands in the first quarter of 2023

Companies mentioned in this report include: Adidas, Columbia Sportswear, Puma, Skechers and Under Armour

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