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This report outlines the potential economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China, which has since spread to other parts of the world. As the situation remains in flux, estimates and analysis are preliminary.

Click here to view Coresight Research’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

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Beauty brands and retailers are working hard to develop and launch new technologies that offer new features to drive customer engagement with the brand.

  • Technology is transforming beauty, offering more personalization than ever before.
  • Technology tools can create customized recommendations for users.
  • Many new technology devices are paired with the company’s products.
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Reasons to Read

This report outlines the potential economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China, which has since spread to other parts of the world. As the situation remains in flux, estimates are preliminary.

Click here to view Coresight Research’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

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This months economic data from the US, the UK and China was largely positive despite some dampening effects.

  • US food inflation turned to deflation.
  • Fuel prices rose sharply.
  • Consumers shrugged off the higher gas prices and boosted consumer spending almost 7% year over year.

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

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Every year, football fans across the country organize at-home watch parties, head out to bars and restaurants or visit friends for the grand finale of the football season: The Superbowl. This year’s, the 54th, will see record consumer spend, up some 9% from last year.

  • The majority will watch the game at their own party or someone else’s.
  • Millions will also head to bars and restaurants to watch.
  • The National Chicken Council estimates fans will consume 1.4 billion chicken wings, up by 27 million over last year.
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This report is part of a biweekly series in which we discuss developments in China under the banner of “New Retail.” We offer insights into recent news, with a focus on digitalization and strategic collaborations.

This week, highlights include the opening of a new-format store in Beijing by JD.com’s 7Fresh, the launch of a peer-to-peer dropshipping option in Alibaba’s Taobao app and the addition of location-based services to secondhand products marketplace Idle Fish.

The appendix details the last 12 months of New Retail developments in China.

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With the drugstore retail sector evolving in the face of digital disruption, we explore how two traditional pharmacy chains—CVS and Walgreens—are responding to competition from e-pharmacy startups and other online rivals. We discuss a number of key strategies that the two companies are implementing to expand their offerings:

  • Embracing retail heathcare
  • Refreshing and redesigning beauty spaces
  • Launching subscription loyalty programs
  • Entering into strategic partnerships, such as with Kroger and Target

We also look at some of the online startups that are disrupting the pharmacy retail market, as well as the potential privatization of Walgreens.

The appendix includes four timelines of key events for CVS and Walgreens across healthcare and beauty.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What Will Be the Big Retail-Tech Startup Trends of 2020? 

In 2020, we expect emerging technologies to change the way consumers interact with brands, while retailers will increasingly collaborate with tech startups to futureproof their business. We expect developments across multiple categories, including robotics, sustainability and personalization.

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Dollar General started out life as a wholesale outlet in a small town in Kentucky home to only a few thousand people, quickly becoming a major presence in the town and setting the tone for its future market positioning:

  • Around 70% of stores are in towns of 20,000 people or fewer
  • Most products are priced at $10 or less, with around 25% offered for $1

Click here to read our full collection of Retailers’ Timelines.

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Executive Summary

January 26, 2020

  • This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at what Walmart is doing with Jet.com.

In the news this week:

  • CVS Health opened nine HealthHUB stores in Tampa, another step in its goal to open 1,500 health-service-oriented stores in the US by the end of 2021.
  • Carrefour acquired food-box company Potager City, which delivers to 350 towns in France with seven logistics centers and over 3,300 pick-up points.
  • China’s Tencent Holdings said it plans to step up international investments, consider tie-ups with more startups and explore new market segments.

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

  • What is happening in retail in the US and UK this week
  • Year-to-date 2020 major US and UK store openings and closures
  • 2020 major US retail bankruptcies
  • New non-store-closure news

This week, there are highlights from Bose, Casey’s and Papyrus in the US and Arcadia in the UK.

Click here to view our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Trackers.

Complementing our weekly Tracker report, the new Coresight Research Retail Store Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2020 year to date, filterable by sector and year. Click here to view.

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Executive Summary

  • Current retail environment
  • Why look to the East for inspiration?
  • What can the West learn from retail in the East?
  • How retailers can be best in 2020 and beyond?
  • Conclusion
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Overview of sustainability

  • Coresight encore sustainability framework
  • Sustainability in the future
  • Sustainability in different countries
  • What can retailers and brands learn
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Our Consumer Tech Briefing series discusses recent developments in the world of technology.

This month, highlights include product launches from CES 2020 (including AI-driven technology from Samsung and L’Oréal), the unveiling of a “Parallel Reality” concept by Delta Air Lines and Amazon’s integration of digital assistant Alexa into Lamborghini and Rivian vehicles.

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Executive Summary

The Coresight Research team was in New York for the National Retail Federation’s (NRF’s) Big Show. In the Supply Chain and Logistics Workshop, we heard about the dramatic shifts taking place in sourcing and allocation. 

These are our key insights from the event:

·    Technology enables business transformation and the synchronization of logistics elements, from planning to delivery.

·   Retailers will form alliances to better leverage the opportunity to integrate systems.

To see more from NRF 2020, read our coverage of day 1, day 2 and day 3.

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