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We examine the growing gender-free category, considering how education and fit are relevant for brands or retailers entering the category. We discuss the evolution of the category, covering the following:

  • The mainstreaming of gender identity
  • Legal requirements promoting the category
  • Store openings
  • Product launches
  • Celebrity brands

Read our report on inclusivity trends in retail.

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Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

The Evolving Gender-Free Category: Coresight Research Analysis

Mainstreaming of Gender-Identification Categories Beyond Men and Women

Legal Changes Are Pushing the Category Forward

Gender-Free Specialty Retailers Opened Stores Focusing on Teens and Kids

Gender-Free Launches Expand, Led by Mass Market and Accessible Luxury

Celebrity Product Launches and Fashion Promotion Legitimize the Category

Education, Technical Design and Fit: Considerations for Entering the Category

What We Think

 

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We present recent developments in the metaverse space—covering virtual worlds and platforms; brands and retailers; and technology and access. We also explore the rise of augmented reality (AR) technology in fashion, with highlights from Burnett New York’s recent “MetaBurnett” event, which linked the real and virtual worlds.

This report is part of our Metaverse Latest series, which provides regular updates on metaverse developments globally, showing how key players and new entrants are seizing opportunities in the space. In this report, we present developments as of July 6, 2022.

Read the previous report in the series, which discusses the the rise of meta humans as influencers.

For more on how brands are using AR and other technologies in the metaverse, read Building Blocks of the Metaverse: Immersive Technologies.

Click here to read more Coresight Research coverage of the metaverse.

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Brands and retailers need to plan their marketing strategies well in advance of Singles’ Day 2021 in order to ensure that they are well positioned to drive traffic and maximize sales—particularly this year, in a challenging economic environment.

With four months to go until the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, we present key strategies that brands and retailers should implement to set themselves up for success during this year’s shopping festival.

In this report, we cover the following:

  • The use of influencers in brand campaigns—including key opinion leaders (KOLs), key opinion consumers (KOCs) and virtual humans
  • Localized marketing tools offered by major e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba and JD.com
  • The importance of aligning with national priorities such as sustainability
  • E-commerce trends in China, including digital collectibles

Click here to read more about Singles’ Day 2022 as we count down to the event, as well as further Coresight Research coverage of past Singles’ Day events.

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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 the prospect for further price rises in food in the US.

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

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

  • A week-by-week comparison of store openings and closures in the US and UK in year-to-date 2022
  • What is happening in retail in the US and UK this week
  • 2021 and year-to-date 2022 major US and UK store openings, store closures and bankruptcies

This week, there are highlights from Bed Bath & Beyond, Givenchy and Reiss in the US and Boots, Clarks and Sainsbury’s in the UK. We also discuss quarterly store opening and closure settlements following the release of quarterly company filings from Bed Bath & Beyond.

Click here to view our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports.

Complementing our weekly report, the Coresight Research US Store Tracker Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2022 year to date, filterable by sector and year.

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Our US Housing Market Indicators report offers the latest insights into the state of the US housing landscape. We cover nine recent metrics for the US market. This month’s report shows that demand contracted while mortgage rates hit decade highs.

Read our complete coverage of the home and home improvement sector here.

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Our US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers a deeper dive into longer-term trends revealed by our weekly survey data. With inflation at a 40-year high, we examine changing consumer behavior and major food retailers’ shopper profiles by income.

We assess emerging trends in the following key areas:

  • Consumers’ perceptions of inflation 
  • Consumers’ responses to inflation by income 
  • Consumers’ responses to inflation by region
  • Consumers’ responses to inflation by age

Click here to view our full collection of US Consumer Tracker weekly survey reports.

Premium subscribers can also access data from our weekly surveys in our US Consumer Tracker Databank.

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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.

Apparel brands and retailers are increasing their capital expenditures (CapEx) in 2022, focusing primarily on supply chain and stores. We explore a selected group of brands and retailers from the Coresight 100, detailing their CapEx, including the top five focus areas for 2022 and examples of spending in each area.

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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 sourcing as a key trend to watch in retail and a component trend of Coresight Research’s RESET framework for change. In this Playbook, we present five key pandemic-led sourcing trends and the strategies retailers and brands globally can use to overcome sourcing hurdles, driving efficiencies in their supply chain. 

We cover digitalization, acquisitions, sustainability and more, with highlights from leading retail companies such as Adidas, Chanel, Kering, PVH Corp., NIKE and Walmart. 

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Amazon Fresh stores are central to Amazon’s multiyear efforts to forge a solid brick-and-mortar presence in grocery. We assess the retailer’s prospects, covering the following areas:

  • Amazon Fresh’s influence as both disruptor and trendsetter in the industry
  • Trends of smaller-format stores and data-driven platforms
  • Amazon Fresh’s technological advantage

Read our profile of Amazon as part of our Coresight 100 list, our Amazon apparel US survey findings and our coverage of Amazon Prime Day 2022.

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Warehouses form the central nervous system of the supply chain, connecting supply and demand. We explore the position of the warehouse in the modern, technology-powered supply chain and the functional areas of warehouse management platforms.

We also discuss enabling technologies (such as artificial intelligence and robotics) and leading warehouse management software solution providers—including IBM, Oracle, Microsoft and more.

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Our monthly US Store Tracker Extra report supplements the Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports with additional insight, including retailer-level data on square footage and closures and openings as a percentage of total store base.

This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings at the end of each month in 2022 versus the comparable period in 2021.

Year-to-date data in this report are as of June 24, 2022 (corresponding to week 25 in our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker) versus the comparable period in 2021 (the four weeks ended June 25, 2021).

  • Click here to view our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker and monthly US Store Tracker Extra reports.
  • The Coresight Research US Store Tracker Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2022 year to date, filterable by sector and year. Click here to view.
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Resale platforms are gaining prominence in India. With a focus on the online channel, we explore India’s reselling market, covering the following key topics:

  • Prominent reselling models and key players—including eBay
  • The rise of online thrift stores
  • Opportunities for retailers in resale—covering India’s digitally savvy consumer demographic and demand for sustainability
  • Headwinds in the market, such as counterfeiting
  • International retailers’ expansion into India’s resale market—with highlights from Poshmark

For more on this topic, read our Playbook on how to succeed with alternative models in retail, covering resale, subscription and rental.

This report is part of our India Retail Insights series. Click here for more Coresight Research coverage of India retail.

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In this Market Outlook, we discuss the Australian grocery sector, presenting our market sizing estimates for 2022 and beyond. We explore notable market factors, e-commerce growth, the competitive landscape and retail innovators.

Read our 2022 US online grocery survey and learn about opportunities in India’s international grocery market.

Click here for all Coresight Research coverage of grocery retailers.

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Introduction

Market Performance and Outlook

Market Factors

Online Market

Competitive Landscape

Themes We Are Watching

Retail Innovators

What We Think

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US corporations are facing growing pressure from the government and stakeholders to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through their supply chains. We discuss how 10 US retailers with global supply chains (selected from the Coresight 100) are responding—covering net-zero goals, science-based targets and more.

The 10 covered companies in this report are from multiple retail sectors:

  • Department stores—Macy’s and Nordstrom
  • Discount stores—Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Five Below
  • Home-improvement retail—Home Depot
  • Mass merchandisers—Target and Walmart
  • Wholesale clubs—BJ’s Wholesale Club and Costco 

Click here to view our full Coresight 100 list and access more coverage of these retailers. 

Read more about sustainability in retail and the retail supply chain. 

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