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The Coresight Research Weekly Consumer Survey provides vital insights into consumer behavior through ongoing research. The survey tracks US adult consumers weekly, focusing on purchasing habits, both food and non-food items, and how they engage with retailers online and offline. Key data points include consumer sentiment on finances, shopping preferences, and the impact of events like Black Friday and Valentine’s Day. By leveraging this weekly survey, Coresight delivers comprehensive consumer research, empowering businesses with up-to-date trends. The research covers various retail sectors, from grocery stores to e-commerce platforms, and offers valuable insights for understanding consumer decision-making. With almost five years of data, the survey includes interactive reports, downloadable data, and trend analyses, making it an invaluable resource for brands. Consumer insights are accessible via Coresight’s website, supporting data-driven strategies for industries aiming to understand consumer behavior.

  • In-depth Overview of Coresight Research’s Weekly Consumer Tracker: Gain a clear understanding of how Coresight’s weekly survey tracks US consumer behavior, including purchasing patterns, sentiment, and shopping habits. This survey has been ongoing for almost five years, providing valuable historical insights.
  • Learn About the Survey Methodology: Discover how the survey sample is selected, including how it’s designed to represent the US adult population and how it ensures reliable, actionable data with a margin of error of just +/- 2.5%.
  • Insights on Key Consumer Trends: Understand emerging trends in shopping behavior, such as the rise of AI-driven shopping and the impact of major shopping events (e.g., Black Friday, Prime Day). This section provides data on how holidays and special events influence consumer purchasing decisions.
  • Access to Consumer Data: Find out how to access and use Coresight’s rich dataset, including interactive graphs and downloadable reports to tailor insights to your specific business needs. The data spans across categories like apparel, beauty, and more.
  • Exciting New Developments: Get a sneak peek at upcoming products powered by AI and machine learning that will further enrich consumer tracking, such as predictive tools for sales projections and foot traffic analysis. These tools could be key for forecasting trends and making strategic decisions.
  • Expert Insight and Data Access: Hear directly from Philip Moore, Head of Market Research at Coresight, who shares nearly 40 years of expertise in the field, along with contact information for personalized support.

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Coresight Research concludes our coverage of the 2025 holiday season in US retail. We explore proprietary consumer survey data, store-visit (traffic) data, earnings updates from major retailers and retail sales data from the US Census Bureau, providing you with the key takeaways you need to start 2026.

Data in this research report include: 

  • Proprietary survey data on consumers’ pre-holiday spending expectations and their reported, actual holiday spending
  • Survey data on what categories and retailers consumers shopped during the 2025 holiday season
  • Store traffic data for the holiday quarter by sector and retailer
  • US total retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles, December 2024–December 2025
  • US retail sales by sector, October–December 2025

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Amazon, Big Lots, Burlington Stores, Costco, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Five Below, The Home Depot, Kohl’s, Lululemon Athletica, Macy’s, Ross Stores, Sephora, Ulta, Target, The TJX Companies, Ulta Beauty, Walmart, Temu, eBay, Etsy, Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, Urban Outfitters

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Discover key insights into the latest retail movements across the UK in 2026, including store openings, closures, and the impact of major industry shifts.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

  • What are the latest figures for store closures and openings in the UK for 2026 so far?
  • Which major retailers are facing significant store closures, and which are expanding?
  • How does the 2026 performance compare to the previous year’s retail landscape?
  • What trends are emerging in the UK retail sector regarding store openings and closures?
  • Which brands are seeing the most dramatic shifts in their physical retail presence?

Companies mentioned in this report include: B&Q, Cavani, Edikted, Hollister, Lucy & Yak, Lululemon, Malin+Goetz, Millets, Pop Mart, Russell & Bromley, Savers, Søstrene Grene, Superdrug, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Trespass.

Data in this report include: weekly totals of UK store closures and openings for 2026 and 2025; retailer-level breakdowns of announced versus confirmed closures/openings.

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Discover the latest trends in store openings and closures across major US retailers and the broader retail landscape for 2026.

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  • What are the key store closures and openings announced by Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, and Whole Foods Market?
  • How many stores has Costco Wholesale opened, and what are the latest updates on CVS Health’s closures?
  • How have H-E-B and Moleskine contributed to the growth of US retail through new store openings?
  • What are the notable retail bankruptcies and how do they affect the industry landscape?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, Costco Wholesale, CVS Health, Harbor Freight Tools, H-E-B, Moleskine, Raley’s, The Container Store, Whole Foods Market

Data in this report include: weekly totals of US store closures and openings for 2026 and 2025; retailer-level breakdowns of announced versus confirmed closures/openings; total store counts by retailer; total US retail bankruptcies year to date.

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Discover how the retail industry is leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive transformation and enhance the customer experience, with insights from the CES 2025 Retail Track.

Read this report to uncover answers to these and other questions from CES 2026:

  • How is AI adoption reshaping the retail landscape and what are the key ROI successes being seen?
  • Why is search technology evolving with GenAI and Agentic Commerce, and how does this change the way consumers interact with brands?
  • How are retailers using loyalty programs, personalization, and AI tools to create compelling and trust-based experiences?
  • In what ways are 5G wireless and agentic AI technologies helping retailers optimize operations and improve product availability?
  • How are social media platforms continuing to influence purchasing behavior and what strategies are early adopters using to capitalize on this shift?

Data in this research report include: Data on AI adoption, recent retail ROI announcements, recent Chief AI officer appointments, AI’s contribution to GDP and several Coresight Research Surveys.

Companies mentioned in this report include: Amazon, Dick’s, Intel, Lowe’s, Lululemon, LVMH, Microsoft, Ralph Lauren, Tapestry, Target, The Gap, The Home Depot, The Estée Lauder Company, The Kroger Company, Under Armour, and Walmart.

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Discover why 2026 will bring steady but uneven progress for the US consumer—and what that means for retail strategy and growth.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

  • Why will the US consumer economy remain bifurcated in 2026, rather than seeing a broad-based recovery?
  • How will inflation, interest rates and policy changes continue to pressure lower-income households into 2027?
  • To what extent will higher-income consumers, asset prices and the “wealth effect” drive discretionary retail growth?
  • How will housing-market dynamics and mortgage rates shape demand in categories such as home improvement?
  • What structural competitors—such as GLP-1 drugs—and behavioral shifts will continue to divert consumer spending?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Kroger, Uber Eats, Uber, Postmates, Burlington Stores, Ross Stores, The TJX Companies, Temu and Shein.

Data in this report include: US macroeconomic growth, inflation and interest-rate forecasts; housing-market and stock-market outlooks; migration and inbound travel trends; GLP-1 drug spending projections; and consumer sentiment by income group.

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Discover how US consumers are reacting to shifting economic conditions, inflation pressures and tariffs in the new year.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

  • How is consumer sentiment diverging across income groups—and what does this mean for premium versus value retail performance.
  • To what extent are shoppers still concerned about tariffs and how are those concerns reshaping spending habits?
  • Which categories are seeing pull-forward demand and where might retailers expect softness later in the year?
  • How entrenched is trading down and what specific inflation-related behaviors are dominating in food and nonfood purchases?

Data in this research report include: Consumer sentiment by income and time; consumer tariff concerns and behavioral responses; shopping changes due to inflation; and retailer and category-level shopping data.

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Amazon has announced plans to close its Amazon Fresh (57 stores) and Amazon Go (15 stores) grocery chains in the US, with some conversions to Whole Foods Market stores. Discover the strategic shift at Amazon and its impact on the grocery retail landscape.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

  • What led Amazon to close its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores?
  • What is Amazon’s grocery market share?
  • Why is Whole Foods Market positioned as Amazon’s future bet in grocery retail?
  • What is the potential impact of these closures on Amazon’s long-term market position?
  • How do Amazon’s physical store closures affect its broader grocery strategy?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Amazon, Whole Foods Market, Aldi, Trader Joe’s, Costco.

Data in this report include: Store traffic trends; US grocery market share estimates; Store distribution by state.

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The Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers additional insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements.

In this report, we provide our yearly review of store closures and openings in the US. We review calendar 2025, breaking the counts down by sector, as well as presenting our projections for 2026. We also provide estimated square-footage impacts, location types (on-mall versus off-mall) and openings/closures as a proportion of retailers’ store bases.

Data in this report are:

  • US store closure and openings count 2019-2026E
  • Major announced US store closures and openings, 2026
  • US store closures and openings by sector, 2025
  • Breakdown of US store closures in the drugstores chain by retailer, 2025
  • Breakdown of US store openings in the discount-store sector by retailer, 2025
  • Details of announced US store closures and openings for 2025, by retailer—total closures, closures as a proportion of store base, total size (square footage) of estimated closures, predominant location type

Companies mentioned in this report include:  Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Albertsons Companies, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Aritzia, Bath & Body Works, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc., BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., Burlington Stores, Casey’s, Costco Wholesale, Crocs, CVS Health, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Floor & Decor, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Kohl’s, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., Lowe’s Companies, Lululemon Athletica Inc, Macy’s, Inc., Ross Stores, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc, Tapestry, Inc, Target, The Home Depot, The Kroger Co., The TJX Companies, Inc., Tractor Supply Company, Ulta Beauty, Urban Outfitters, Walmart, Williams-Sonoma.

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  • View our full collection of store tracker reports, covering the UK, the US and Canada.
  • The Coresight Research US and UK Store Tracker Databank is the definitive resource for information on store openings and closures by sector in the US and UK retail industries.
  • The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020.
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Discover how retailers can defend and grow margins in 2026 despite uneven sales growth and a volatile consumer backdrop.

Read this report to uncover answers to these and other questions:

  • What macroeconomic, consumer and industry conditions will shape retail performance in 2026—and where do opportunities still exist despite ongoing volatility?
  • How can retailers drive margin expansion through store evolution, advanced technology (including agentic AI), intelligent inventory management and nonretail revenue streams such as retail media and retail-as-a-service?

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Our Sector Focus data graphics feature the latest survey findings on US retail sectors and categories. Dive into the US department store sector in this graphic.

Head to our US Consumer Survey Insights Databank for the full selection of data from our quarterly sector surveys.

Find our full selection of US Consumer Survey Insights reports and data graphics here.

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Read this report to discover:

  • Blinkit’s positioning in India’s quick commerce market
  • Blinkit’s critical operational and financial metrics, including NOV growth and gross profit
  • Blinkit’s store expansion plans
  • Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa’s take on 3Q26 performance

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Our Premium Subscriber Call covered the latest insights on agentic commerce developments, including learnings from CES 2026 and NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show. In this analyst video, discover agentic AI insights from our team: Managing Director of Technology Research John Harmon; Vice President – Advisory Anna Beller; and Strategy Consultant Jiayue Zhao.

Premium subscribers can access the full analyst video here.

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  • Discover our agentic commerce reports here.
  • Visit the Coresight Research Retail Technology Hub to explore reports, data and competitive landscapes on technology.
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Discover the five forces set to redefine global retail in 2026—from fragmented consumer resilience and agentic AI adoption to experiential retail, supply chain agility, and the rise of retail media as a core profit engine.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

  • How are retailers across the US, the UK, India, and China adapting to uneven economic conditions and increasingly value-conscious consumers while sustaining growth?
  • Why is agentic AI becoming a baseline capability in retail, and how are leading players using it to drive conversion, automate operations, and improve decision-making at scale?
  • In what ways are physical stores evolving into experiential, technology-enabled environments—and how does this shift differ across mature and emerging markets?
  • Why is supply chain agility emerging as a critical competitive differentiator, and how are global retailers investing in AI, automation, and localized fulfillment to stay ahead?
  • How are retail media and data monetization reshaping retailer economics, and which regions are moving fastest to unlock high-margin, asset-light growth?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Alibaba Group, Amazon, DMart (Avenue Supermarts), Estée Lauder, Flipkart, JD.com, John Lewis Partnership, Reliance Retail, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges Group, Target, Tesco, Walmart and Zara (Inditex).

Data in this report include: Global and regional retail sales forecasts and YoY growth; consumer spending and inflation trends across major markets; adoption and impact of agentic AI in retail operations; experiential retail performance indicators; supply chain investment and automation trends; and retail media market size, growth rates, and monetization models across regions.

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Keep updated on the latest trends in the UK retail sector, where the number of new store openings is outpacing closures in 2026.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

  • Which retailers did we track store openings and closures for this week?
  • How do store openings and closures in 2026 compare to 2025?
  • Which retailers lead UK store openings and closures so far in 2026?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Asda, Co-op, Deichmann, Dunelm, Farmfoods, Footasylum, Free People, Home Bargains, JD Sports, Jollyes, New Look, Pop Mart, Pull&Bear, Rituals, Savers, Skechers, Smiggle, Søstrene Grene, Stradivarius, Superdrug and Under Armour.

Data in this report include: weekly totals of UK store closures and openings for 2026 and 2025; retailer-level breakdowns of announced versus confirmed closures/openings.

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