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On March 27, 2022, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of Shoptalk 2022’s “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 15 early-stage US retail-technology innovators compete to win the Shark’s Choice and Audience Choice awards.

In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this free report, we present Glimpse, a retail-technology company that enables brands and retailers to create immersive product trial experiences through collaborations with short-term rentals.

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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Coresight Research attended MarketingPulse and EtailingPulse 2022, a virtual forum held on March 16–17, 2022. The event brought together more than 60 marketing executives, brand representatives, advertising elites and e-commerce experts globally.

We present our key insights on the latest global trends in marketing and e-commerce, with a focus on the following:

  • Retailers’ approaches to entering the metaverse
  • New consumer behavior in China
  • Strategies for deploying influencers

Read more about the intersection of retail and the metaverse in our new Metaverse Latest series.

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Coresight Research has identified inclusivity as a key trend to watch in retail and a component trend of Coresight Research’s RESET framework for change.

Beauty has traditionally focused on young, Caucasian women, but there are opportunities for the beauty sector to serve underrepresented consumers from diverse races and ethnicities. As part of our coverage of the inclusive beauty retail landscape, we examine how brands and retailers are incorporating diversity into their strategic goals and the trends driving the race-inclusive movement in beauty.

Read the first report in our Inclusive Beauty series, on the male cosmetics sector. Look out for the next report, which will cover opportunities for beauty brands and retailers to reach consumers of diverse ages.

For more on inclusivity in retail, read our separate report.

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On March 27, 2022, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of Shoptalk 2022’s “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 15 early-stage US retail-technology innovators compete to win the Shark’s Choice and Audience Choice awards.

In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this free report, we present Niftmint, a retail-technology company operating at the intersection of commerce and blockchain technology through NFTs (non-fungible tokens).

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.

Read more about NFTs in Coresight Research’s first Building Blocks of the Metaverse report.

Click here to read more innovator research (including Innovator Profile reports) from Coresight Research.

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Coresight Research has identified inclusivity as a key trend to watch in retail and a component trend of Coresight Research’s RESET framework for change.

Inclusivity is influencing long-term change within the retail industry, driving billion-dollar growth in multiple product categories, including beauty for all ages, races and genders. As part of our coverage of the inclusive beauty retail landscape, we explore five key market drivers and notable brand launches in the male cosmetics sector.

Look out for the next reports in our Inclusive Beauty series, covering opportunities in beauty to reach consumers of diverse races and ages.

For more on inclusivity in retail, read our separate report.

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The pandemic provided luxury department stores with an opportunity to reinvent themselves following pressure from the consumer shift to online and brands’ movement away from wholesale in the department store sector in recent years.

Read our outlook for the global luxury department store sector and explore five key ways in which major players are evolving to remain relevant.

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The e-commerce apparel market presents growth opportunities, especially for companies that can innovate to offer interactive experiences and address increasing last-mile costs.

In this E-Commerce Outlook, we examine the size and trajectory of the US online apparel and footwear sector and present key market drivers, industry players, themes and innovators.

Learn more about apparel specialty retailers in the US, UK and China in our Market Outlook.

Contents (Click to navigate)

Introduction

E-Commerce Performance and Outlook

Market Factors

Competitive Landscape

Themes We Are Watching

E-Commerce Innovators

What We Think

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On March 27, 2022, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of Shoptalk 2022’s “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 15 early-stage US retail-technology innovators compete to win the Shark’s Choice and Audience Choice awards.

In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this free report, we present Mavi.io, a technology provider that brings a retail marketplace for curated shopping to car dashboards.

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.

Read more about quick commerce.

Click here to read more innovator research (including Innovator Profile reports) from Coresight Research.

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Coresight Research has identified inclusivity—providing equal access for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized—as a key trend to watch in retail and a component trend of Coresight Research’s RESET framework for change.

We explore progress in 2021 and present our expectations for the development of inclusivity in retail in 2022, across areas such as adaptive products, gender-free and plus-size offerings, and the diversification of suppliers.

Read more about inclusivity in retail in our separate reports:

Contents (Click to navigate)

Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Inclusivity in Retail—Trends from 2021, Learnings for 2022: Coresight Research Analysis

Adaptive Retail Moves Beyond Apparel and Footwear

Gender-Free Merchandise Extends into More Categories

The Plus-Size Market Is Expanding

Brands and Suppliers Are Improving Diversity

Investments Increasingly Focus on Diversity and Inclusion Programs

What We Think

Appendix: About Coresight Research’s RESET Framework

 

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  • Coresight Research has identified corporate evolution as a key trend to watch in retail and a component trend of Coresight Research’s RESET framework for change.
  • In 2021, the overall value of VC funding transactions in the US retail and consumer goods industry more than doubled from 2020 to $6.5 billion, despite a slight reduction in the number of transactions.
  • VC financing transactions included companies in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors, such as apparel and footwear stores, automotive retailers, breweries, consumer electronics manufacturers, food retailers, furniture and home-furnishing retailers, Internet and direct marketing retailers, packaged foods manufacturers, personal care products manufacturers, restaurants, sporting goods retailers and software retailers, among others.
  • We expect the strong retail-focused VC funding trends (in terms of value) in the US to continue in 2022.

Click the image below to read about the rapid expansion of VC funding in US retail, as well as full lists of recently completed, announced and active retail-focused VC transactions.

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Coresight Research’s March 14, 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 shoppers are buying online and in-store
  • What consumers are doing and where they are going—including avoidance of public places
  • 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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On March 27, 2022, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of Shoptalk 2022’s “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 15 early-stage US retail-technology innovators compete to win the Shark’s Choice and Audience Choice awards.

In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this free report, we present Returnmates, a shipping and returns retail-tech company.

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.

For more on the returns challenge in retail, read our separate report, US Retail Returns: Reshaping Customer-Focused E-Commerce.

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We explore the advantages, background and key details of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), as well as notable examples of NFTs in the retail metaverse.

This report is the first in our new Building Blocks of the Metaverse series, which presents insights into the core technological components of the retail metaverse, including important details for retailers to know in establishing a presence and operating in the virtual space.

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

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In January and February 2022, year-over-year sales growth accelerated while online retail sales decelerated.

We review monthly data for retail sales in China in total and by sector, including the following:

  • Retail sales growth over the last 13 months
  • Retail sales growth for 15 sectors across food and nonfood retail, for each of the latest three months
  • Growth in online retail sales

We also present data for two-year retail growth.

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 the multiyear strategy of major UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) as it announces changes in its leadership.

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

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