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This report provides select findings from Coresight Research’s March 15 survey of US consumers on their behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers.

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We highlight selected findings from our weekly survey across three key topics:

  • What consumers have bought in-store and online
  • Whether respondents are avoiding public areas —and which types of places they are avoiding
  • What activities consumers have done in the past two weeks

Our full report is available to premium subscribers and includes further findings on shoppers’ current online spending habits and the retailers they shopped at.

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Coresight Research’s March 15 survey provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis, with a focus on the implications for US retail.

Our tracker questions cover the following:

  • What product categories respondents had purchased in-store and online in the past two weeks
  • Which retailers respondents had bought food and nonfood products from in the past two weeks
  • What activities respondents have done in the past two weeks
  • Whether respondents are currently avoiding public areas—and which types of places they are avoiding

We also present findings and trend data on what consumers are buying more and less of than pre-pandemic.

If you do not have a premium subscription, you can access select findings in a complimentary abridged report.

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CONTENTS

What’s the Story?

What Shoppers Are Buying and Which Retailers They Are Buying From

Reviewing Trend Data in Current Purchasing Behavior 

What Shoppers Are Doing and Where They Are Going

What We Think

Methodology

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  • 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.
  • Complementing our monthly reports, the Coresight Research US Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the scale and trajectory of US retail.

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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” predicts a volatile period for US retail as it annualizes the troughs from 2020 and as a third round of stimulus checks hit consumers’ bank accounts.

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 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 Amazon, Primark, Psycho Bunny and Toys“R”Us in the US and Greggs, John Lewis and Thorntons 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 Trackers.

Complementing our weekly report, the Coresight Research Retail Store 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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The Coresight Research team attended Zalando’s virtual Capital Markets day on March 16, 2021. In this report, we present insights from the event, covering the company’s “starting point for fashion” vision, its new targets for 2025 and its sustainability goals.

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Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research discusses loss-prevention technology and staying ahead of the bad guys.

To access these insights and join future events, subscribe to Coresight Research.

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The Coresight Research team attended Target’s virtual Financial Community Meeting on March 2, 2021. In this report, we present insights from the event, covering the company’s continued investment in its supply chain, its assortment expansion through partnerships and private-label launches, and its focus on digital and flexible fulfillment capabilities.

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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.

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The Coresight Research team attended American Eagle Outfitters’ virtual Investor Day on January 21, 2021. We present our top takeaways from the event, including the company’s initiatives to meet the objectives of its “Real Power. Real Growth plan”, as well as its long-term opportunities in the international market and sustainability commitments.

Click here to read more Coresight Research coverage of American Eagle Outfitters.

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Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of Monthly Reports.

Complementing our monthly reports, the Coresight Research US Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the scale and trajectory of US retail.

Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well in February 2021. This report covers the following:

  • US total retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles—year-over-year change
  • US total retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles—two-year stack
  • US total retail sales including gasoline and automobiles—year-over-year change
  • US total retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles—month-over-month change
  • Retail sales growth by sector
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The Coresight Research team attended Adidas virtual Investor Day 2021 on March 10, 2021. In this free report, we present key insights from the event, covering the company’s performance in 2020 the three initiatives central to its “Own the Game” strategy moving forward.

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In January and February, China’s total retail sales jumped 30.7% year over year, against weak 2020 comparatives.

We review monthly data for retail in China in total and by sector:

  • We chart the trend in retail sales growth over the last 13 months.
  • We show retail sales growth for 15 sectors across food and nonfood retail, for each of the latest three months.
  • We discuss growth in online retail sales, by major sector.

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

Click here to view our full collection of monthly retail sales reports.

 

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We discuss the challenges that many retailers face in leveraging data effectively, as well as the as well as the strengths of artificial intelligence (AI) for retail data analysis. We use Coresight Research’s proprietary CORE framework to categorize and explain the benefits of AI for retailers and provide examples where retailers are using data and AI to enhance their businesses.

Click here to read more about our CORE framework.

For further information on how AI can help retailers to compete and thrive, click here.

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CONTENTS

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Data and AI in Retail: A Deep Dive

A Retailer-Centric vs. Customer-Centric Market

Retailers Struggle To Integrate Their Data

AI: New Data Relationships and Actionable Insights

The Coresight CORE Framework

Communication

Optimize Pricing

Rationalize Inventory

Experiential Retail

What We Think

Implications for Brands/Retailers

Implications for Real Estate Firms

Implications for Technology Vendors

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