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Market Navigators/Market Outlook | November 12, 2024 Premium

Market Navigator: US Retail and E-Commerce—Seizing Opportunities Amid a Changing Landscape

In this Market Navigator, Coresight Research explores the US retail and e-commerce market. Dive into our report today to gain insights on emerging ideas and opportunities in US retailing, understand the growth trajectory of the market as we head into 2025, and explore the competitive landscape.

Analyst Corner | November 10, 2024

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Analyst Corner: AliExpress Fights for Share of Cross-Border E-Commerce with New Singles’ Day Push—with John Mercer

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Mercer, Head of Global Research and Managing Director of Data-Driven Research, discusses moves by China’s AliExpress cross-border e-commerce platform (owned by Alibaba Group) to penetrate Western markets, including through its Singles’ Day promotions.

Company Profile | November 8, 2024 Premium

VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) Company Profile

VF Corporation is a US-based brand owner of lifestyle apparel, footwear and related products for men, women and children. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company operates stores in Canada, China, the UK, the US and over 150 other countries. 

Market Navigators/Market Outlook | November 4, 2024 Premium

Research Preview: Market Navigator—US Retail and E-Commerce

We offer an early look at our forthcoming Market Navigator on the US retail and e-commerce market. Gain insights into emerging ideas and opportunities in the market, understand the competitive landscape and explore proprietary survey data.

Analyst Corner | November 3, 2024

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Analyst Corner: Has Temu Stalled US Dollar Stores’ Growth?—Assessing the Threat with Sujeet Naik

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Sujeet Naik, Analyst, offers data-driven insights on whether online marketplace Temu has played a role in the recent underperformance of dollar stores in the US.

Infographic | October 29, 2024 Premium

The Coresight Research FRESH Framework for AI Use and Food Waste Reduction in Grocery Retail

The FRESH framework guides grocery retailers in strategically scaling up AI (artificial intelligence) capabilities to upgrade fresh food operations, maximize margins and reduce food waste.

Insight Report | October 29, 2024 Premium

Introducing the FRESH Framework: Winning in Grocery with AI While Reducing Food Waste

We launch our proprietary FRESH framework to help grocery retailers strategically scale up AI (artificial intelligence) capabilities to upgrade fresh food operations, maximize margins and reduce food waste.

Insight Report | October 24, 2024 Premium

US Dollar Stores Face a Slowdown—Is Temu To Blame?

Historically, dollar stores have been known to thrive during tough economic times; however, US dollar-store chains are currently experiencing sluggish growth. Is Temu a principal reason for this weakness? We analyze proprietary survey data to find out.

Event Coverage | October 22, 2024

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Groceryshop 2024: Wrap-Up—Exciting Tech Abounds, but the Physical Store Remains the Center of Commerce

Groceryshop 2024 took place during October 7–9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. We present our top takeaways from the conference, across vital themes in the grocery space, such as artificial intelligence (AI) retail media, unified shopping experiences, new growth opportunities, and collaboration and partnerships.

Analyst Corner | October 20, 2024

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Analyst Corner: Has the Downfall of US Drugstores Begun?—with Madhav Pitaliya

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses concerning developments from major drugstore and pharmacy retailers, and dives into the various issues that they are grappling with, including regulatory pressures, low reimbursement rates, and competition from the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model.

Event Coverage | October 10, 2024

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Groceryshop 2024 Day Three: Best Practices for Innovation and Unified Shopping Experiences

We present insights from the third and final day of Groceryshop 2024, spanning innovation, sustainability, unified commerce and more.

Event Coverage | October 9, 2024

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Groceryshop 2024 Day Two: A FRESH Perspective on Winning in Grocery with AI-Powered Demand Forecasting

We present insights from the second day of Groceryshop 2024, with highlights covering food waste reduction, AI (artificial intelligence), seamless shopping experiences and more.

Analyst Corner | October 6, 2024

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Analyst Corner—US Grocery Retail: Analyzing the $1.5 Trillion Market with Sujeet Naik

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Sujeet Naik, Analyst, discusses key themes and growth drivers in the US grocery retail market. Discover the impacts of inflation, GLP-1 drugs and more on the trajectory of grocery retail sales.

Infographic | October 4, 2024 Free Report

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

Discover key data points we are watching in week 40 of 2024. With a focus on the US grocery market, we offer insights on the competitive landscape, consumers’ responses to inflation, and more!

Market Navigators/Market Outlook | September 30, 2024 Premium

Market Navigator: US Grocery Retailing—Igniting Unit Growth in a Low-Inflation Environment

In this Market Navigator, Coresight Research explores the US grocery market. Dive in today to gain insights into emerging ideas and opportunities in grocery retailing, understand the growth trajectory of the market and explore the competitive landscape.