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In June 2025, announced store closures by At Home and New Rite Aid, which have filed for bankruptcy, pushed the total amount of retail space to close in the US this year to over 120 million square feet, Coresight Research calculates.

Dive into US retailers’ latest store closure and opening announcements, as well as the square-footage impacts of these developments, with our monthly US Store Tracker Extra series. In this report, we offer insights into announced developments as of June 27, 2025.

Data in this report are:

  • Year-to-date (YTD) US store closures and openings estimates for 2025 and 2024, by retailer—total number of store closures/openings and their square-footage impact
  • US announced store closures and openings: week-by-week data for 2025 versus the comparable period in 2024
  • US retail bankruptcies, 2025 vs. 2024

Companies mentioned in this report include: Burlington Stores, Casey’s, Dollar Tree, Kroger, New Rite Aid, Torrid, Ulta Beauty

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The Weekly US Consumer Sentiment infographic series from Coresight Research takes a regular temperature check on US consumer sentiment in the context of shifts in the macroeconomic landscape.

Data in this infographic are proprietary survey findings on:

  • US consumers’ expectations for the economy overall and for their own personal financial situation over the next 12 months
  • Sentiment trends by income (selected insights)

This week, we point to continued improvement in consumers’ financial expectations, which are diverging further from lagging economic sentiment. The latest data in this infographic are from our survey conducted on June 23, 2025.

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

This week, in addition to our usual weekly findings on consumer sentiment, activities and shopping patterns, we dive into findings on mass merchandiser and warehouse club shopping specifically. Uncover popular retailers and the most bought categories in these sectors.

The latest data in this report are from our survey conducted on June 23, 2025, with headline findings on the dominance of Walmart among mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs (by shopper penetration). We also highlight continued improvement in consumers’ financial expectations, which are diverging further from lagging economic sentiment.

Data in this research report are our latest proprietary survey findings on:

  • Popular retailers and product categories among mass merchandiser and warehouse club shoppers
  • Consumers’ expectations for the economy overall and for their own personal financial situation—plus, breakdowns of our findings by income
  • Where consumers have bought food and nonfood products from in the last two weeks
  • What consumers have bought in-store and online in the last two weeks
  • Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks

Companies mentioned in this research report include: BJ’s Wholesale Club, Costco, Sam’s Club, Target, Walmart

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The Coresight Research NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer conference, held on June 23, 2025, brought together a curated mix of leaders and innovators to dive into the shifts reshaping how we build, operate and connect. The event agenda put a sharp focus on AI (artificial intelligence), the evolving consumer and the spaces where commerce comes to life.

On July 1, 2025, the Coresight Research team shared our takeaways from this conference in the latest Premium Subscriber Call, providing insights on critical topics impacting retail operations in 2025 and beyond.

Read this presentation to explore five key themes from NextGen 2025, from the power of AI to the retail media opportunity to agile supply chains.

  • Premium subscribers can watch the on-demand webinar replay here.

Featured speakers on the Coresight Research team:

  • Maxwell Kahn, President
  • Anna Beller, Director of Special Projects
  • John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research
  • Jiayue Zhao, Strategy Consultant

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We kick off our US Back to School 2025 series of reports by diving into proprietary survey findings on US consumers’ spending expectations for the BTS (back-to-school) season.

  • When will consumers start shopping for BTS, and how much will they spend?
  • How are inflation and tariffs impacting BTS 2025 shopping behavior?
  • In which categories are consumers willing to shop resale?

Read this report to find out!

Data in this research report include:

  • When consumers will shop for BTS, 2025 vs. 2024
  • How much consumers expect to spend on BTS per child
  • How much consumers expect to spend on BTS compared to 2024—overall (in dollar and volume terms) and breakdowns by income, geography and school level
  • The impacts of inflation and tariffs on BTS shopping
  • Attitudes to BTS shopping—including spending on online learning tools, budget changes and openness to resale

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The Coresight Research and Circana monthly US CPG Sales Tracker provides our data-driven analysis of sales trends in the US CPG (consumer packaged goods) industry—covering the product categories of food & beverages, health & beauty, and general merchandise & homecare.

  • How is the pace of CPG e-commerce growth shifting, and what macro and consumer trends are sustaining it?
  • Which departments are driving or dragging total and online sales performance?
  • Which product categories are seeing the strongest momentum across online and in-store channels?

Find out with this report, which presents key insights for the four weeks ended June 15, 2025.

Data in this research report include:

  • CPG sales growth—e-commerce, in-store and in total
  • E-commerce and total CPG sales growth by category type
  • Food & beverages department breakdown by category: e-commerce and total sales growth
  • Nonfood department breakdown by category: e-commerce and total sales growth

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Welcome to Analyst Corner! Every Sunday, a member of the Coresight Research team discusses upcoming or recent research and their thoughts on interesting topics in their area of expertise.

This week, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses the back-to-school (BTS) shopping trends we are watching in 2025.

Each year, Coresight Research surveys hundreds of parents of school-age children in the US to assess expected spending levels and shopping behavior for BTS. We will soon release in-depth research reports on findings from our latest survey, conducted in June 2025. Ahead of that series, we share preliminary findings and their implications.

  • When, where and how will BTS shoppers spend? Look out for our upcoming three-part BTS series to find out.

We also highlight our key research from the past week and upcoming reports to look out for, so you don’t miss out.

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  • Read previous Analyst Corner reports, including last week’s report, which presents three consumer-focused predictions that will define retail’s trajectory in the second half of 2025, from stagflation to private-label expansion.

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Our quarterly US Retail Inventory Insights series analyzes retail inventory data.

In this report, we present inventory turnover ratios by sector and for selected major retailers in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25). Dive into key commentary on inventory trends, planning and challenges, and discover the answers to the following questions:

  • How are leading retailers adapting their inventory strategies to navigate tariffs, margin pressures and supply chain disruption?
  • What drove divergent inventory turnover trends across retail sectors, and which categories saw the biggest shifts?
  • What role is AI (artificial intelligence) playing in enhancing inventory visibility and operational efficiency for some retailers?

We analyze inventory levels across 11 sectors: beauty, department stores, discount stores, drugstores, electronics, food and grocery, home and home-improvement, luxury, mass merchandisers, specialty apparel, and warehouse clubs.

The companies featured in this series are among those listed in the Coresight 100.

Data in this report include:

  • Inventory turnover ratios by quarter (for the latest quarter and the prior eight quarters)
  • Year-over-year changes in inventory values of covered US retailers for the latest quarter and the prior quarter

Companies mentioned in this report include: American Eagle Outfitters, Aritzia, Bath & Body Works, Costco, Dollar Tree, The Home Depot, Kohl’s, Kroger, Lowe’s Companies, Macy’s, Tapestry, Target, The TJX Companies, Ulta Beauty, Walmart

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

This week, we highlight store developments by Gardner White, Kroger and more, as well as the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer at Ahold Delhaize.

This report presents data up to week 26 of 2025, ended June 27, 2025.

Data in this research report include:

  • Week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the US—2025 vs. 2024
  • Major US store closures and openings—2025 and 2024
  • Major US retail bankruptcies—2025 and 2024

Companies mentioned in this report include: Ahold Delhaize, Gardner White, Lidl, Kroger

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Our Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store closures by New Look and River Island, among other developments, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Commercial Officer at Asda.

This report presents data up to week 26 of 2025, ended June 27, 2025.

Data in this research report include:

  • Week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the UK—2025 vs. 2024
  • Major UK store closures and openings—2025 and 2024

Companies mentioned in this report include: Asda, Farmfoods, New Look, Poundland, River Island

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Our Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week series spotlights key data points from our research.

Discover key data points we are watching in week 26 of 2025. This week, we present highlights from our US consumer survey analysis, covering financial optimism, and off-price and dollar-store shopping.

Dive into the research behind these data points: Financial Confidence Reaches Five-Month High; TJX Dominates Off-Price Retail; Dollar Tree Leads Dollar Stores: US Consumer Survey Insights

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On June 3–4, 2025, Coresight Research attended Amazon’s two-day inaugural Prime Analyst Day in its Seattle, Washington, headquarters and toured a same-day fulfillment facility.

  • How is Amazon redefining Prime as a high-value membership platform rather than just a shipping perk?
  • What is the new Alexa+ offering and why is it a potential game-changer?
  • What did the company have to say about “Buy with Prime”?
  • What technologies are driving Amazon’s same-day fulfillment operations to new levels of speed and efficiency?

Dive into key highlights and strategic insights from our experience to discover the answers to these questions. We detail key focus areas in Prime membership benefits and offer our impressions of the fulfillment center.

Other relevant research:

  • All our coverage of Amazon’s Prime Day
  • Retailer Dashboard: Amazon
  • The Amazon Databank brings together a range of proprietary Coresight Research data on Amazon, with a focus on its US retail and marketplace operations.
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The Weekly US Consumer Sentiment infographic series from Coresight Research takes a regular temperature check on US consumer sentiment in the context of shifts in the macroeconomic landscape.

Data in this infographic are proprietary survey findings on:

  • US consumers’ expectations for the economy overall and for their own personal financial situation over the next 12 months
  • Sentiment trends by income (selected insights)

This week, we point to continued improvement in consumers’ financial outlook, with expectations reaching a five-month high. The latest data in this infographic are from our survey conducted on June 16, 2025.

Accompanying this infographic is a research video. Hear from John Mercer, Head of Global Research and Managing Director of Data-Driven Research, on the trends we are seeing in US consumer sentiment.

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

This week, in addition to our usual weekly findings on consumer sentiment, activities and shopping patterns, we dive into findings on off-price and dollar-store shopping specifically. Uncover shopping rates, popular retailers and the most bought categories in these sectors.

The latest data in this report are from our survey conducted on June 16, 2025, with headline findings on the dominance of The TJX Companies and Dollar Tree by off-price and dollar-store (respectively) shopper penetration. We also highlight continued improvement in consumers’ financial expectations.

Data in this research report are our latest proprietary survey findings on:

  • Whether consumers have bought from off-price retailers or dollar stores in the past three months
  • Popular retailers and product categories among off-price and dollar-store shoppers
  • Consumers’ expectations for the economy overall and for their own personal financial situation—plus, breakdowns of our findings by income
  • Where consumers have bought food and nonfood products from in the last two weeks
  • What consumers have bought in-store and online in the last two weeks
  • Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, Dollar General, The TJX Companies

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The monthly Coresight Research US Retail Sales Outlook series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. In this report, we analyze the latest available data as of June 19, 2025.

Alongside this report, you can access the data behind key charts and tables in the Excel download above.

Data in this research report include:

  • Our projections for retail sales growth by month for the next 12 months
  • Proprietary survey data on consumer sentiment in the US
  • US actual retail sales versus model-predicted sales
  • US unemployment rate and labor force participation rate
  • US average hourly wages for all private-sector employees
  • US annualized real disposable income per capita

Other relevant research:

  • Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators in the US.
  • All our coverage of tariffs
  • The US Retail Sales Databank features retail sales values and year-over-year growth, in total and by sector, by year and by month. This Databank is updated monthly.
  • The Coresight Research US Consumer Survey Databank provides additional insight into US consumer behaviors from our weekly surveys. Our Weekly US Consumer Sentiment infographic series complements our survey reports with selected findings on consumers’ financial and economic expectations each week.
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