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We examine the latest data and assess the overall trends in the US, the UK and China across the following key consumer indicators:

  • Earnings versus inflation
  • Food and fuel prices
  • Retail sales

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. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports.

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 Three Things You Need To Know series provides free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings. Subscribers can access the full research behind this graphic here. To find out how to subscribe, click here.

Kohl’s and Macy’s are the leading department store retailers in the US, making up 52% of the department store sector. In our Head-to-Head report, we examine their revenues, store portfolios, digital sales, product diversification, shopper profiles, consumer purchasing patterns, inflation impacts and recent innovations in physical and digital retail, providing insights into their next stages of growth.

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In our Supply Chain Briefing series, we examine key challenges and developments on retail’s supply side and their implications for the retail environment.

In this report, we explore stabilization of international freight rates, continued challenges within the domestic US distribution chain and the broader impact of the G7 nations’ forthcoming ban on Russian gold.

Click here to read the previous report in the series, in which we cover how the global retail supply chain responded to the lockdowns in Shanghai, Shenzhen and other cities in China, as well as the threat of cyberattacks in supply chains.

Click here to read more Coresight Research coverage of the retail supply chain.

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The Coresight Research Retail Innovators series examines how key players and startups are disrupting different retail sectors. In this report, we focus on five companies—Impact Analytics, Persado, Prevedere, SoftWear Automation and Standard AI—that are disrupting the retail market with AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) technology innovations.

We provide company profiles and consider the following key topics for each innovator:

  • How the company has disrupted the market
  • Tailwinds and headwinds
  • Impact on traditional players

Click here to read the previous report in our Retail Innovators series, which looks at five technology companies that are disrupting the CPG market with their sustainability and product efficacy innovations.

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Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Retail Innovators—Tech: Coresight Research Analysis

  1. Impact Analytics
  2. Persado
  3. Prevedere
  4. SoftWear Automation
  5. Standard AI

What We Think

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The Coresight Research Think Tank series delves into the trends and segments that we have identified as presenting growth opportunities in retail in 2022 and beyond.

Omnichannel fulfillment services, such as buy online, pick up in store, curbside pickup and smart lockers are now areas where retailers are making improvements to provide seamless shopping experiences. We analyze the following:

  • Proprietary survey data indicating consumer preferences for collection vs. delivery
  • Demographics on who uses collection vs. delivery, by age
  • Types of products consumers have collected as well as retailers from which they collect
  • Market drivers
  • Themes we are watching, including examples of how retailers are digitally enhancing services

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Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

BOPIS, Curbside Pickup and Smart Lockers in the US: A Think Tank

Consumer Preferences for Collection Services: Our Survey Data

Competitive Landscape

Market Drivers

Themes We Are Watching

What We Think

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In this free infographic, we present select findings from our Think Tank on how online collection services are reshaping omnichannel retail in the US, covering BOPIS (buy online, pickup in-store), curbside pickup and smart lockers.

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The Coresight Research Think Tank series delves into the trends and segments that we have identified as presenting growth opportunities in retail in 2022 and beyond. 

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The Coresight Research team attended Capri Holding Limited’s online Investor Day on July 20, 2022. We present insights from the events, covering the group’s financial targets and its strategy for the group as a whole, as well as the goals for its individual brands, including the following key topics:

  • The strategic pillars which the group says will lead it to hit $8.0 billion in annual revenue in the long term
  • Where the company plans to spend to follow through on its growth plans
  • The future of the group’s three brands, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors and Versace
  • Upcoming store expansions and renovations to its worldwide fleet of retail locations

Read more of Coresight Research’s coverage of Capri Holding Limited here.

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  • 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.
  • Adjusting for inflation, the year-over-year volume decline in UK retail sales deepened in June to (5.9)%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Excepting the pandemic-hit months of April and May 2020, this set a record for volume declines, based on the ONS’s current data set, which extends back to January 1989.
  • In June, total UK retail sales value growth continued to slow, even as overall consumer price inflation accelerated. The total sector eked out a very modest 1.7% year-over-year value increase during the month.

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Coresight Research’s monthly Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. We analyze the latest available data as of July 20, 2022.

This report includes discussion of the following 10 indicators:

  1. Unemployment rate
  2. Labor force participation rate
  3. Disposable income
  4. Average hourly wages
  5. Consumer sentiment
  6. Saving rate
  7. Gas prices
  8. Interest rate
  9. Housing starts
  10. Home price index

Click here to read the previous report in this series.

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. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports.

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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Coresight Research’s July 18, 2022, survey provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behavior and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail.

This week’s US Consumer Tracker covers the following:

  • What consumers are doing and where they are going—including avoidance of public places
  • What shoppers are buying online and in-store
  • Which retailers consumers are buying from—for food and nonfood purchases

Complementing our weekly survey reports, our monthly US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers additional insight, including long-term consumer trends and a detailed analysis of where current patterns will lead in the coming months. Click here to view our full collection of US Consumer Tracker and US Consumer Tracker Extra reports.

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Kohl’s and Macy’s are the two leading US department stores. In our Head-to-Head series, we compare their revenues, store portfolios, digital sales, product diversification, shopper profiles, consumer purchasing patterns, inflation impacts and innovations.

Read our department store insights for updates on the sector’s 1Q22 performance. Learn how global luxury department stores are evolving.

Read our most recent Head-to-Head report on the global beauty market comparing Estée Lauder vs. L’Oréal.

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Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Kohl’s vs. Macy’s: Coresight Research Analysis

Revenue Growth

Store Portfolios

Digital Sales Moderated in FY 2021: Macy’s Digital Sales Outpace Kohl’s

Product Diversification: Consumer Category Preferences Continue to Shift

Shopper Profiles

Consumer Purchasing Patterns

Inflation Impacts as of the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022

Innovations at Kohl’s and Macy’s

What We Think

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The Coresight Research Playbook series provides recommendations for brands, retailers and marketplaces seeking to tap growth segments and emerging trends.

Coresight Research has identified the expanding metaverse as a key trend to watch in retail and a component trend of Coresight Research’s RESET framework for change. In this Playbook, we outline four key ways in which beauty brands and retailers can begin participating in the metaverse. We also discuss notable recent examples of these strategies from companies including Estée Lauder, L’Oréal and LVMH.

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Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Beauty in the Metaverse: A Playbook

  1. Build Advertising Campaigns in Virtual Worlds
  2. Craft Immersive Experiences for Consumers
  3. Create Virtual Idols
  4. Release NFT Collections and Digital Twins

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Appendix: About Coresight Research’s RESET Framework

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In June 2022, UK retail sales growth grew 1.7% year over year while volume declines were the deepest in decades at 5.9%. Online retail sales decreased by 9.7% year over year.

We review monthly data for UK retail in total and by sector, covering the following:

  • The trend in total value and volume retail sales growth over the last 13 months
  • Value sales growth for 20 sectors across food and nonfood retail, for each of the latest three months
  • Growth in online retail sales, by major sector
  • A Covid-19 lockdown timeline

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. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports.

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In each report in the Weinswig’s Weekly series, Coresight Research CEO and Founder Deborah Weinswig reflects on a topical theme in retail. This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses Amazon’s consolidation of grocery around Amazon Fresh.

Each report also includes recent retail and technology headlines from Asia, Europe and the US.

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