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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 Fresh, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Läderach and Tempur Sealy in the US and Asda, B&M, Home Bargains, Lidl and Toolstation in the UK

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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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Coresight Research and Blue Yonder conducted two surveys in early January 2021 to understand US retailers’ strategies around local sourcing and the impact of Covid-19 on US consumers’ shopping behaviors.

Based on our findings, we present five key retail insights in this report, covering the following topics:

  • Retailers’ sourcing changes implemented due to Covid-19
  • The benefits that retailers are seeking through local sourcing and nearshoring strategies
  • The degree to which retailers’ perceptions and strategies align with consumer priorities when shopping
  • Preferred shopping channels by consumers when purchasing clothing and footwear
  • The importance of retailers’ environmental sustainability and social impact initiatives to consumers in choosing where to shop for clothing and footwear

Click here to watch the on-demand webinar of the Coresight Research and Blue Yonder virtual mini conference, which brought together leaders from top retailers that have not only survived but thrived during the pandemic—including New Balance, Tractor Supply, Orvis and PVH Corp—to discuss the importance of an agile supply chain in today’s unpredictable retail environment.

View the presentation from the conference, and read our key insights in the free event report, covering nearshoring strategies, inventory management, sustainability, last-mile delivery and more.

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In this report, we discuss the agreement reached by US retailer Tractor Supply Company on February 17, 2021, to acquire US farm and ranch retailer Orscheln Farm and Home.

We discuss the key details of the agreement, which will see Coresight 100 retailer Tractor Supply Company pay $297 million to complete its takeover of Orscheln Farm and Home’s 167 stores in the US Midwest. This marks the company’s latest major acquisition since it took over pet supplies retailer Petsense in 2016.

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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 January 2021. This report covers the following:

  • US total retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles—year-over-year change
  • 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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On May 13, 2020, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, presented on the new world of retail at……

This presentation covers the following:

  • Shifts in consumer grocery purchasing behavior
  • The latest on retail inventory
  • Learnings from China’s perspective through the lockdown

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  • Our US Housing Market Macro Overview offers the latest insights into the state of the US housing landscape. We cover nine recent metrics for the US market in our report.
  • Data on housing completions, permits and starts are positive for the housing sector, with all three metrics registering growth in December 2020. Authorized housing permits increased by 17.3% year over year, whereas housing completions grew 8.0% and housing starts increased by 5.2% year over year, according to US Census Bureau data.

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Continuing to ride on the pandemic-driven e-commerce wave of 2020, warehouse clubs and dollar stores are likely to remain in growth mode through 2021 and beyond. In this report, we look at the omnichannel initiatives and real estate expansion plans of major warehouse clubs (BJ’s Wholesale Club, Costco and Sam’s Club) and discount variety storers (dollar stores Dollar General and Dollar Tree, as well as discount retailers Big Lots and Five Below) in the US as they aim to attract and retain consumers across the income spectrum.

CONTENTS

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Warehouse Clubs and Dollar Stores Forge Ahead: In Detail

Warehouse Clubs Will Continue To Capitalize on E-Commerce

Discount Variety Retailers Build Upon Tentative Steps To Develop Digital Capabilities

Warehouse Clubs and Dollar Stores Will Pursue Physical Expansion in 2021

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Our Housing Market Macro Overview report offers the latest insights into the state of the US housing landscape. We cover nine recent metrics for the US market.

Click here to read our recent report on the e-commerce in the US furniture and home-furnishings retail category.

CONTENTS

Introduction

Overview

US Housing Market Metrics

Data on Housing Permits, Starts and Completions 

US Existing Home Sales 

Inventory of New and Existing Homes Listed for Sale

US Pending Home Sales Index

US New Home Sales 

US Home Prices Growth

US Housing Affordability Index

Mortgage Rates Reach an All-Time Low

What We Think

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Alongside the shift to e-commerce, the Covid-19 pandemic has been driving the digitalization of grocery at brick-and-mortar locations. In this report, we discuss three smart checkout technologies that grocery retailers are increasingly implementing in stores to meet heightened consumer demand for convenience, safety and efficiency in the physical shopping journey.

Click here to read Coresight Research’s essential briefing on recent shifts in the US grocery e-commerce market and our outlook for the future of the online channel in grocery.

CONTENTS

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Grocery Digitalization: In Detail

  1. Automated Checkouts
  2. Smart Carts
  3. Scan-and-Go

What We Think

Implications for Retailers

Implications for Technology Vendors

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We present Three Things You Need To Know on US Consumer Tracker: Consumers Spend Stimulus Checks on Bills and Essentials. Find the full report here.

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

Complementing our weekly report, the Coresight Research Retail Store Databank offers our premium subscribers access to US openings and closures data from 2012 to 2021 year to date, filterable by sector and year. Click here to view.

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This report provides select findings from Coresight Research’s February 8 survey of US consumers on their behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers. This week, we discuss how consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks and what public places consumers are avoiding.

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

  • How consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks
  • What activities consumers have done in the past two weeks
  • Which retailers consumers bought food and nonfood products from

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 February 8 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:

  • How consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks
  • 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?

How Consumers Used and Plan To Use Their Stimulus Checks

Consumers Use Stimulus Checks on Essentials

What Shoppers Are Buying and Which Retailers They Are Buying From

What Consumers Bought In-Store and Online

Which Retailers Consumers Purchased Food and Nonfood Products From

What Shoppers Are Doing and Where They Are Going

Consumers Appear Cautious

Nearly 85% of Consumers Are Currently Avoiding Public Places

Reviewing Trend Data in Current Purchasing Behavior 

What Consumers Are Currently Buying More Of and Less Of

What We Think

Methodology

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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 2020 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
  • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on recent performance
  • 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 February 14, 2021—namely, brand owners Coty, Estée Lauder, Hanesbrands and Under Armour, as well as three REITs: Macerich Company, Simon Property Group and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Read the Earnings Insight 4Q20, Week 1 report here.

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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 parallels between the “Roaring 20s” and the 2020s in the US.

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

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