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Event Coverage | June 28, 2024 Premium

Brand Influence, Customer Experiences, AI, Sustainability and Talent Matter: Insights from NextGen Commerce, a Coresight Research Conference

The NextGen Commerce conference brought together industry experts, retailers, brands and technology innovators to explore the future of retail. This report, exclusively available to Coresight Research premium subscribers, provides key insights from the full event, covering critical topics such as AI (artificial intelligence) and sustainability.

Insight Report | June 27, 2024 Premium

Holiday 2024: Early US Retail Outlook

Take an early look at the likely trajectory in retail demand for the 2024 holiday season! We present our retail sales growth projections and discuss consumer sentiment, inflation, the holiday calendar and more.

Insight Report | June 21, 2024 Premium

June 2024 US Retail Sales Outlook: Projecting Further Retail Resilience in the Second Half of 2024

The monthly Coresight Research US Retail Sales Outlook series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. We analyze the latest available data as of June 20, 2024.

Infographic | June 21, 2024 Premium

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week

Discover key data points we are watching in week 25 of 2024, from our projections for the global generative AI market to trends in US beauty e-commerce.

Insight Report | June 20, 2024 Premium

US Back to School 2024: Retail Outlook

Discover the consumer context and expected spending trends for the US back-to-school season in the US.

Deep Dive | June 19, 2024 Premium

1Q24 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Many Retail Companies Post Strong Sales Results

We analyze the recent performance of selected retailers, brands and e-commerce platforms in the first quarter of 2024, covering revenues, earnings per share and comps, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes.

Event Coverage | June 19, 2024 Premium

NRF APAC 2024: Wrap-Up—Strategizing for the Future of Retail with AI and Customer-Centricity

We present insights from NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific (NRF APAC 2024). Dive into the future of retail, digital transformation and consumer-centric strategies, with highlights on the use of AI (artificial intelligence) and sustainable practices.

Event Coverage | June 19, 2024

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Shoptalk Europe 2024 Wrap-Up: Retailers as Data Firms, Fueling Retail Media, Unified Commerce and Generative AI Applications

Discover our top insights from Shoptalk Europe 2024, covering topics such as AI (artificial intelligence), unified commerce, retail media and new industry relationships, among others.

Insight Report | June 19, 2024 Premium

May 2024 US Retail Sales: Solid Growth Continues as Department Stores Rebound

In May 2024, US retail sales (excluding gasoline and automobiles) grew by nearly 3% year over year. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at total growth trends and performance by sector.

Infographic | June 14, 2024 Premium

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week: US Surveys Focus

Discover key, survey-based data points we are watching in week 24 of 2024, from consumers’ response to theft-prevention measures to back-to-school shopping plans to inflation-mitigation strategies.

Deep Dive | June 13, 2024 Premium

US Back to School 2024: Popular Products and Classroom Chic—Which Categories and Apparel Brands Will Dominate the Season?

What will consumers buy this back-to-school (BTS) season? Which apparel brands will capture spending? We continue our US Back to School 2024 series of reports by diving into proprietary survey findings on the product categories and apparel brands that consumers look set to shop this season.

Insight Report | June 13, 2024 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Losing Inventory, Losing Customers—US Consumers’ Response to Theft

Continuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on US consumers’ response to theft, presenting new, proprietary survey findings. Plus, dive into recent developments on shrink from the US and the UK, as well as recent earnings commentary from major US retailers, including Dollar General and Kroger.

Deep Dive | June 12, 2024 Premium

US Back to School 2024: How and Where Will Consumers Shop?—Uncovering the Channels and Retailers Set To Capture Share

How and where will consumers shop for back-to-school (BTS) products? We continue our US Back to School 2024 series of reports by diving into proprietary survey findings on the channel and retailers set to capture share this BTS season.

Deep Dive | June 11, 2024 Premium

US Back to School 2024: Preparing for Class—Unveiling Consumer Spending Expectations

We kick off our US Back to School 2024 series of reports by diving into proprietary survey findings on US consumers’ spending expectations for the BTS (back-to-school) season! How much will BTS shoppers spend, and what will influence their purchase decisions? Find out in this comprehensive analysis of consumers’ plans for and attitudes to BTS shopping.

Insight Report | June 11, 2024 Premium

Earnings Insights 1Q24, Week 7: The Latest Financial Commentary from Costco, Dollar Tree, Lululemon, PVH Corp. and More

Our weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary from major US retailers. This week, there are highlights on first-quarter 2024 earnings from companies that reported in the week ended June 9, 2024, including Bath & Body Works, Big Lots, Costco Wholesale, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Lululemon and PVH Corp.