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Brands and retailers leverage immersive technologies including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to replicate physical shopping experiences and interactions in a digital environment or enhance their brick-and-mortar spaces.

This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally that provide reality technology solutions.

To view more of our Retail-Tech Landscapes spotlighting innovators that are disrupting the retail industry, click here.

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Retail-Tech Landscape: Reality Technologies

Reality Technology Trends in Retail

Retail-Tech Landscape: Reality Technologies—Infographic

Retail-Tech Landscape: Reality Technologies, by Category

AR-Based Product Visualization

AR-Based Virtual Try-On Solutions

Metaverse

In-Store AR/VR Solutions

Online AR/VR Experiences

AR Content for Advertising Campaigns/Sales Enablement

AR for Manufacturing and Design

 

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a way for apparel and footwear brands and retailers to redefine core portfolios and build operational resilience.

We analyze 2021 apparel and footwear-focused M&A activity in the US and the UK, and detail selected major transactions that completed last year. We also discuss the prospects for, and drivers of, M&A  growth in 2022 and beyond.

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Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

M&A in Apparel and Footwear Retail: Coresight Research Analysis

US: Key Areas of M&A Activity

UK: Key Areas of M&A Activity

Notable Upcoming Apparel and Footwear-Focused M&A Transactions

Our Insights: Apparel and Footwear-Focused M&A Growth and Future Prospects

What We Think

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Coresight Research and Nogin’s three-part report series, Headless Commerce, explores the emerging commerce-as-a-service (CaaS) space in the US and the key trends in the market. We leverage findings from an October 2021 Coresight Research survey of e-commerce leaders in the US to identify the key challenges and benefits in building and using e-commerce infrastructure and tools.

In this report, our analysis and insights focus on mid-size companies, covering the following topics:

  • The levers of profitability in e-commerce
  • Why brands and retailers should capitalize on AI (artificial intelligence), ML (machine learning) and predictive analytics
  • How CaaS can help improve profitability

This free report is sponsored by Nogin, a CaaS full-stack e-commerce platform that includes R&D (research and development), sales optimization, and ML- and AI-driven marketing and fulfillment.

Read the first report in the series, Headless Commerce: Part 1—The Evolving State of E-Commerce Infrastructure.

Click here to read more Innovator Research from Coresight Research.

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Coresight Research’s quarterly report series keeps you up to date on the latest economic data from the US and China.

In this report, we look at recently released data for the fourth quarter of 2021, which show growth acceleration in the US and further slowdown in growth momentum in China. We also discuss data in aggregate for 2021.

We discuss the following key macroeconomic indicators:

  • Changes in US GDP, industrial production and personal consumption expenditure
  • Changes in China’s GDP, industrial production and per capita expenditure

Click here to read the previous report in this series, from November 2021.

Click here to read our latest report on key consumer indicators in the US, China and the UK—part of our Monthly Consumer Update series.

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We review US holiday retail performance, through major retailers’ trading updates, proprietary survey findings and recently published retail sales data. We outline the key themes of the holiday season that will impact 2022.

Gain insights into the following:

  • How consumer expectations married up with actual behavior over the holiday season
  • Why consumers are returning products
  • Which types of retailers saw the biggest gains

Click here to read more Coresight Research coverage of US holiday retail.

Click here to access our US Holiday Retail 2021 Databank.

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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 January 28, 2022 (corresponding to week 4 in our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker) versus the comparable period in 2021 (the four weeks ended January 29, 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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We explore growth momentum in the US jewelry industry.

This report covers the following key content:

  • The size the US jewelry market in 2021 and 2022 and expectations for growth the coming years
  • The competitive landscape—including leading retail players in the space
  • Innovators that are redefining the category—namely Nano Innovator Holdings and Syte
  • Key themes in the market—including sustainability, retailers expanding their addressable market and data-driven personalization

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Introduction

US Jewelry Market: Performance and Outlook

Market Factors

Competitive Landscape

Themes We Are Watching

Retail Innovators

What We Think

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Through 2020 and 2021, we saw numerous luxury brands enter partnerships to capture the attention of consumers through unique products, creative marketing and limited-time merchandise. With the ongoing hype around the metaverse, several luxury brands are collaborating with unlikely partners to participate in the trend.

We discuss the key benefits of collaboration and examine recent major luxury brand mashups, such as between Gucci and Disney (Mickey Mouse); Gucci and The North Face; and Dior and NIKE.

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Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Brand Mashups in Luxury: Coresight Research Analysis

Three Benefits of Collaboration

In-House Collaborations

Multibrand Collaborations: Balenciaga, Gap and Yeezy

Luxury Collaborations in the Metaverse

What We Think

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Matching the rapid rate of change and evolution in the retail industry, we have reviewed and updated our Coresight 100 focus list to highlight the most important and influential brands and retailers that our readers and subscribers should pay attention to in 2022.

Our launch report covers what’s new for the Coresight 100 in 2022—including updated sector and geographic coverage, selection criteria and performance tracking. The full Coresight 100 list is included in the report appendix.

Read all Coresight 100 research coverage.

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We identify meaningful trends in India’s retail sector in 2021 and present our expectations for 2022. We discuss startups, IPOs (initial public offerings), quick commerce, e-commerce and more.

Read the previous report in our India Retail Insights series, which discusses India’s group-buying market, including its key players, opportunities and challenges.

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We have seen a flurry of interesting acquisitions and investments in the global luxury market in recent years. We discuss selected major M&A (mergers and acquisitions) deals in 2021 and explore the key growth areas in luxury business expansion moving forward.

This report covers the following:

  • A breakdown of M&A and private placements in the global luxury market, by disclosed transaction value
  • M&A strategies by large luxury companies, small luxury companies and private equity firms
  • The current focus on supply chains and manufacturing
  • M&A and private placements on the horizon

We also provide a full list of M&A and private placement transactions from 2019 to late January 2022 in the appendix at the end of this report.

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Introduction

M&A in the Global Luxury Market: Coresight Research Analysis

M&A and Private Placements in 2022 and Beyond

What We Think

Appendix

 

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In this Market Outlook, we explore China’s apparel and footwear market and present our expectations for future growth, as well as key market drivers. We discuss the market’s competitive landscape, themes we are watching and retail innovators.

Interested in China retail? Read our recent reports on the country’s e-commerce trends for 2022 and grocery retail innovation with Freshippo.

Cut out and keep our 2022 calendar on the key festivals and holidays for promotional campaigns in China.

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What’s the Story?

Market Performance and Outlook

Market Factors

Online Market

Competitive Landscape

Themes We Are Watching

Retail Innovators

What We Think

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Coresight Research’s January 24, 2022, survey explores US consumers’ plans for Valentine’s Day spending. We also provide a detailed update on consumers’ overall behavior and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail.

This week’s US Consumer Tracker covers the following:

  • Valentine’s Day spending expectations, including how much consumers will spend versus last year as well as how and where they will shop
  • 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.

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

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Our weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary at major US retailers within our Coresight 100 coverage list, as they report fourth-quarter 2021 earnings.

We condense what retail companies are reporting regarding the following key content:

  • Management commentary on demand trends in the fourth quarter (where reported)—including comparable sales growth, details on consumer demand by category or channel, and qualitative insights
  • How recent performance reflects the impacts of, or recovery from, the Covid-19 pandemic
  • The outlook for demand, as reflected in revenue guidance or more qualitative commentary

This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended January 30, 2022, across multiple sectors: apparel and footwear brand owners (Levi’s), drugstore retailers (Walgreens Boots Alliance) and home-improvement retailers (Tractor Supply Company).

Click here to read the 3Q21 Earnings Season Wrap-Up.

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We examine the US athleisure market—sports apparel and footwear that can be worn for casual purposes—and identify key drivers and trends in the market. We explore what brands and retailers are doing to better serve the market.

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