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Each Market Navigator report offers an in-depth, data-rich view of a retail, consumer or technology sector and is packed with data on sectors, segments, companies and consumers. Our analysts discuss at greater length the sector themes they are observing and the insights they are forming on their markets. We intend these definitive guides to serve as points of reference to those in the retail ecosystem, guiding readers’ strategic decision-making and assisting them in tapping opportunities and navigating disruption in retail and adjacent industries.

We launch our Market Navigator series with this report on US apparel and footwear retailing, covering physical retail and e-commerce, with analysis of the menswear, womenswear and childrenswear segments.

We explore market growth factors, the competitive landscape, consumer survey analysis, themes we are watching, retail innovators in the space, and more. Key topics include inflation, sustainability, private label, M&A, the metaverse and retail media.

Data in this report include:

  • US apparel and footwear market size and year-over-year change, 2018–2027E—plus growth and penetration of specialty retailers’ sales and the online sector
  • Breakdown of apparel and footwear sales by segment, 2018–2022
  • Estimated distribution of apparel and footwear sales by channel, 2018–2022
  • Market sizes and growth for the menswear, womenswear and childrenswear segments, 2018–2027E
  • Store numbers and store traffic metrics for leading retailers in the market
  • Proprietary US consumer survey analysis—retailers, brands and categories that apparel and footwear shoppers have shopped in the past three months

Companies mentioned in this report include: Amazon, American Eagle Outfitters, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Foot Locker, Gap Inc., Macy’s, NIKE, Nillio, Obsess, Poshmark, Ralph Lauren, Savitude, Shein, Target, T.J. Maxx, Victoria’s Secret, Walmart, Zegna

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Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk 2023. On March 26, 2023, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of the “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 12 early-stage innovators compete to win the Judges’ Choice and Audience Choice awards.

In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this report, we present Frate, a returns management software provider that aims to reduce the impacts of returns on profitability and the environment.

This report forms part of our Innovator Profile series, which focuses on emerging technologies that are disrupting traditional retail and fueling innovation across the retail value chain.

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This graphic presents selected insights from our March 6, 2023, survey of US consumers.

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  • Every four weeks, we ask consumers if they had noticed price increases in retail recently. For a second consecutive month, consumers reported record-high inflation awareness.
  • In grocery, all strategies to combat inflation that involve trading down saw increases in adoption, while the proportion of consumers buying fewer products in both food and nonfood bounced back after sliding last month.

Click the image below to read the full US Consumer Tracker report, which provides further analysis of US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment.

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The Coresight Research US Housing Market Indicators series analyzes the current housing market landscape in the US, based on a range of metrics. We identify the factors influencing the industry and resulting in changes in supply and demand with inputs for the retail sector.

This report analyzes the latest data available as of the end of February 2023.

Data in this report include:

  • US housing permits, starts and completions
  • US existing home sales
  • US Pending Home Sales Index, overall and by region
  • US new home sales and year-over-year changes
  • US Housing Affordability Index

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Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk 2023. On March 26, 2023, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of the “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 12 early-stage innovators compete to win the Judges’ Choice and Audience Choice awards.

In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this report, we present Wink, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) biometric identity and payments platform.

This report forms part of our Innovator Profile series, which focuses on emerging technologies that are disrupting traditional retail and fueling innovation across the retail value chain.

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Our Three Things You Need To Know series provides free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings.

This graphic presents selected insights on Temu, the new e-commerce marketplace taking the US by storm.

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Temu is a new, cross-border marketplace that can be accessed by app and website. It was launched in September 2022 by multinational commerce group PDD Holdings and has quickly become popular in the US. Temu offers products at extremely low prices across 250 categories, including apparel, beauty, electronics and home and home-improvement.

We examine recent proprietary consumer survey data to understand consumers’ usage and reception of Temu in the US e-commerce space.

 

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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 fourth-quarter 2022 earnings.

This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended March 12, 2023, across four sectors: beauty, e-commerce, 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 are: BJ’s Wholesale, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gap, JD.com and Ulta Beauty

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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 March 6, 2023.

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

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

Companies mentioned in this 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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This Executive Summary provides a preview of the first report in our Market Navigator series, which is a new research product for Coresight Research subscribers. Launching this week, each report in the series will offer an in-depth, data-rich view of a retail, consumer or technology sector.

The Market Navigator series will launch with a 100-page report on US apparel and footwear retailing, which will publish on March 15, 2023. Subscribers can gain a sneak peek into our research in this report.   

Data in this report include:

  • Coresight Research estimates on market scale and opportunity—including estimated overall sales growth for 2023, growth by segment and online sales growth
  • Proprietary US consumer survey data on the leading brands and retailers in the market

Companies mentioned in this report include: Adidas, Amazon, NIKE, Nillio, Obsess, Savitude, Target, Under Armour, Walmart

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

In this report, we present findings from our survey conducted on February 27, 2023.

Data in this report are:

  • Avoidance of public places, by type of public place—latest data and two-week PPT changes
  • Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks
  • 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 since December 2022

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Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk 2023. On March 26, 2023, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of the “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 12 early-stage innovators compete to win the Judges’ Choice and Audience Choice awards.

In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this report, we present IN BOLD PRINT., whose cloud-based platform helps brands measure their carbon emissions and share their journey toward achieving sustainability goals.

This report forms part of our Innovator Profile series, which focuses on emerging technologies that are disrupting traditional retail and fueling innovation across the retail value chain.

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India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Union Budget—an annual financial statement about the estimated revenue and expenditure of the government for the upcoming fiscal year—in Parliament in February 2023. As part of our India Retail Insights series, we present highlights from the Union Budget for fiscal 2024, ending March 2024, and the implications for the country’s retail industry and associated sectors.

Data in this report include:

  • India’s GDP growth rate for fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2024 (estimated)
  • Capital expenditure in India’s Union Budget for fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2024 (estimated)
  • Estimated miles in India’s National Highway network for fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2025 (estimated)

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The Coresight Research and IRI monthly US CPG Sales Tracker provides our data-driven insights into online sales trends in the US CPG industry—covering the product categories of food & beverage, health & beauty, and general merchandise & homecare.

This edition of the report presents five key insights from the four weeks ended January 22, 2023. 

Data in this report include:

  • CPG e-commerce, multi outlet and convenience stores (MULOC) and total sales growth
  • CPG e-commerce sales
  • E-commerce CPG sales growth by category type
  • Food & beverage departments: e-commerce and total sales growth
  • Nonfood departments: e-commerce and total sales growth

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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” (CEO and Founder of Coresight Research), discusses the new Coresight Research Market Navigator report series, which will launch soon.

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  • ​Read last week’s Weinswig’s Weekly, which presents a head-to-head comparison of e-commerce marketplace Temu with fast-fashion player Shein, covering sustainability, supply chain and more.

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

Data in this 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 report include: Amazon, Abercrombie & Fitch, Big Lots, Burlington Stores, Dollar Tree, Macy’s, Nordstrom and Sprouts Farmers Market.

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Complementing our weekly report, 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.

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