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Coresight Research’s May 17 survey provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail. 

Our US Consumer Tracker covers the following: 

  • How consumers plan to spend over Memorial Day weekend this year—and the activities that they plan to do
  • What consumers are doing and where they are going—including record-low avoidance of public places
  • What consumers are buying 
  • Which retailers consumers are buying from 

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In April 2021, UK retail sales grew significantly year over year, due to the easing of lockdown restrictions and the release of pent-up demand.

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
  • Two-year growth rates, in total and by sector
  • 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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The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) and Unilever are major players in the global consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. In our Head-to-Head report, we provide insights into key elements of their businesses, covering revenue growth and segmentation, their approaches to digital transformation and product expansion, and the two companies’ growth strategies.

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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 impact of fuel price increases on summer travel and spending in the US.

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

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Our fourth annual online grocery survey explores the development of US online grocery shoppers’ behavior and preferences, with a focus on the impact of Covid-19.

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We highlight three key insights into our proprietary survey data, covering the following topics:

  1. Whether crisis-driven shopping habits are set be retained once the pandemic subsides
  2. What retailers consumers are buying online groceries from
  3. Which grocery categories consumers are buying online

Our full report is available to premium subscribers and includes further findings on online grocery shoppers’ spending behaviors.

Click here to view our weekly US consumer survey reports, which provide a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail.

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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 year to date in 2021
  • What is happening in retail in the US and UK this week
  • Year-to-date 2021 major US and UK store openings and closures

This week, there are highlights from Casey’s, Floor & Décor, Hurley, Meijer, Sundance Catalog, Whole Foods Market and Windsor Fashion in the US and Amazon, Happy Socks, Havaianas, Kurt Geiger, Oliver Bonas, Sofology and Wren Kitchens in the UK. We also discuss quarterly store opening and closure settlements following the release of quarterly company filings this week.

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 2021 year to date, filterable by sector and year. Click here to view.

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Our fourth annual online grocery survey explores the development of US online grocery shoppers’ behavior and preferences, with a focus on the impact of Covid-19.

We expect the Covid-19 crisis to have a lasting impact on consumers’ online grocery shopping behavior—our survey found that over one-third of online grocery shoppers do not expect to change their online grocery shopping habits once the crisis eases or ends. Our proprietary analysis informs US grocery retailers in preparing for the second half of the year and beyond.

Click here to read our prior online grocery survey, conducted in mid-March 2020.

Non-subscribers can access a free report featuring select findings from our survey here.

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Introduction

Four Top Insights from Our Online Grocery Survey

  1. Most Online Grocery Shoppers To Stick with E-Commerce Post Crisis
  2. Consumers Prefer Rapid Delivery
  3. New York Consumers Are Most Interested in Buying Groceries Online
  4. First-Time Online Customers are Satisfied with E-Commerce Services

Survey Findings in Detail

Three in Five Consumers Now Buy Groceries Online

Pandemic Reinforces Online Grocery Shopping Behavior

More Consumers Use E-Commerce for the Majority of Their Grocery Shopping

Amazon and Walmart Almost Level in Online Race

Walmart Converts Store Shoppers To Online Faster Than Competitors

Prime Members Prefer Amazon’s Regular Website for Grocery Purchases

Delivery Moves Ahead of Collection

Consumers Favor Faster Delivery

Consumers in New York Most Interested in Shopping for Groceries Online

Fresh Food Categories Go Mainstream

First-Time Online Customers are Overall Satisfied with E-Commerce Services

Older Millennials and Higher-Income Shoppers Are Key Demographics for Online Grocery Shopping

What We Think

Survey Methodology

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On May 13, 2021, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, presented the Livestreaming Playbook for Beauty at the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW)’s State of the Industry: Retail Acceleration to Transformation event, which was held digitally this year.

In this free report, we present key insights from Weinswig’s presentation, covering an overview of livestreaming e-commerce in China and the US and selected recommendations for US beauty brands and retailers to excel in this innovative sales channel.

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Coresight Research has identified livestreaming e-commerce as one of the key retail trends to watch in 2021. To learn more about best practices in US livestreaming e-commerce across the retail industry, read Coresight Research’s separate Playbook report.

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Sephora and Ulta Beauty are the two largest beauty retailers in the US. In our Head-to-Head report, we provide insights into the two companies’ sales performance and evolving store portfolios, as well as their product offerings, loyalty programs, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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Deborah Weinswig, CEO & Founder of Coresight Research presents key trends for China’s New Retail and discusses how brands and retailers can learn from the innovations and capitalize on them across the globe.

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As part of Coresight Research’s Head-to-Head series, we compare P&G and Unilever, leading players in the global consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. In this report, we provide insights into four key elements of their businesses, covering revenue growth and segmentation, as well as the two companies’ strategies for digital transformation and driving growth.

Click here to read the previous report in the series, Head-to-Head in Beauty: Sephora vs. Ulta.

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What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

P&G vs. Unilever: A Deep Dive

Company Overviews

1 Revenue

2 Digital Transformation

3 Product Expansion: Gaining Market Share During Covid-19

4 Growth Strategies

What We Think

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  • The Coresight Research US Consumer Tracker provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail.
  • Our latest weekly consumer survey, undertaken on May 10, 2021, found that the proportion of consumers that reported going to a restaurant in the past two weeks rose to an all-time high.
  • Looking at long-term trends, it is clear that consumers have become increasingly willing to get back to normal ways of living, with the proportions of consumers that have arranged/gone on trips and met family and friends having increased significantly since the levels on March 1.
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In April, China’s total retail sales grew 15% year over year, against weak 2020 comparatives.

We review monthly data for retail 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, by major sector

We also present data for year-over-year retail growth compared to April 2019, prior to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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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Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research discusses the contactless beauty landscape and e-commerce growth as a driver of solutions.

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Coresight Research CEO & Founder, Deborah Weinswig, and Prevedere Founder & CEO, Rich Wagner, explore top trends and predictions for the US CPG industry and discuss how companies can navigate in the coming year.

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