Insight Report | June 27, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024: Early US Retail OutlookTake 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. Read More
Insight Report | June 25, 2024 Premium Amazon Prime Day 2024: Preview—Five Key InsightsAmazon’s Prime Day shopping event will be held on July 16–17 this year. We present five key insights into Prime Day 2024 ahead of the event—covering US consumers’ expectations to shop, popular product categories, Prime membership rates and more. Read More
Insight Report | June 24, 2024 Premium China’s 6.18 Shopping Festival 2024: Sales Model Shifts, Low-Price Strategies, New Brands and LivestreamingThe 6.18 shopping festival is the second largest annual online shopping festival in China. What happened during this year’s event? Dive into performance data from Alibaba and JD.com, and discover four key trends, from sales model shifts to livestreaming. Read More
Insight Report | May 10, 2024 Premium China Retail Insights: Countdown to China’s Singles’ Day 2024, Six Months To Go—What Brands and Retailers Need To KnowSingles’ Day, the largest online shopping festival in the world, is just six months away! We discuss what brands and retailers need to know to prepare for the upcoming festival in China, covering the macroeconomic context and leveraging proprietary survey analysis to explore Chinese consumer sentiment. Read More
Insight Report | February 26, 2024 Premium Chinese New Year 2024 Review: Revealing Trends Amid Evolving Preferences—China Retail InsightsIn this report, we review the 2024 Chinese New Year holiday, highlighting the impact of the event on China’s consumer market and revealing retail trends, consumer preferences and market opportunities that emerged during the holiday. Read More
Insight Report | January 24, 2024 Premium Holiday 2023: US Retail Wrap-Up—Strong Performance in E-Commerce and Clothing Sectors Drives GrowthCoresight Research concludes our coverage of the 2023 holiday season in US retail with our annual wrap-up report, drawing on proprietary consumer survey data, store-visit (traffic) data from Placer.ai, trading updates from selected retailers and retail sales data from the US Census Bureau. Read More
Insight Report | January 23, 2024 Premium Chinese New Year 2024 Preview: Good Fortune for Retail as the Year of the Dragon Takes Off—China Retail InsightsAs part of our China Retail Insights series, we preview the 2024 Chinese New Year holiday—also recognized as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. Discover our projections for retail sales during the holiday. We also offer insights into tourism and gifting trends and highlight notable brands that are celebrating the Year of the Dragon with limited-edition product collections. Read More
Insight Report | December 20, 2023 Premium Holiday 2023: US Holiday Homestretch—Amazon and Off-Pricers Poised To Win This SeasonAs the end of the 2023 holiday shopping season approaches, we take stock of the latest metrics, leveraging proprietary survey data, retail sales results and shopper traffic data. Read More
Insight Report | December 15, 2023 Premium Holiday 2023: Exclusive Black Friday and Cyber Monday Survey FindingsWe discuss retail performance in the US on Black Friday and Cyber Monday with the help of our proprietary survey data. We also offer wider learnings for holiday 2023 and the retail environment in general. Read More
Insight Report | December 7, 2023 Premium Retail Around the World: Black Friday 2023—Coresight Research ObservationsOur Retail Around the World series presents photographs of retail in action from across the globe, taken by members of the Coresight Research team. This report covers our observations of Black Friday sales from outside the US. Read More
Insight Report | December 4, 2023 Premium Holiday 2023: Delving Into Key Service Category Trends in the USWe discuss key service category trends for the 2023 holiday season in the US, drawing from our proprietary survey data and store traffic information from Placer.ai, a third-party location analytics provider. Read More
Insight Report | November 30, 2023 Premium Holiday 2023: Festive Frenzy of Social Commerce—Seven Social Media Strategies To Drive EngagementWe dive into trending retail-related posts, offering a curated glimpse into the creative strategies employed by these posts and providing a roadmap for companies seeking to make a lasting impact during the 2023 holiday season. Read More
Insight Report | November 27, 2023 Premium Holiday 2023: Black Friday Insights from Store Visits in the US and the UKWhat happened on Black Friday 2023? The Coresight Research team conducted our annual tour of stores to offer insights on the shopping event in the US and the UK, covering the depth of promotions, product quantity and availability, consumer activity and demand, and more. Read More
Insight Report | November 24, 2023 Premium US Black Friday 2023: Early Read—Store Traffic Exceeds Expectations Despite Lack of DoorbustersBlack Friday has arrived! We offer an early read on the shopping event, based on store tours conducted by the Coresight Research team in the US. Read More
Insight Report | November 24, 2023 Premium Singles’ Day 2023 Performance: Positive Reports from Major E-Commerce PlatformsThe world’s largest online shopping festival, Singles’ Day, reached its climax on November 11, 2023. We present key Singles’ Day performance highlights from major e-commerce platforms in China, including Alibaba and JD.com. Read More