Analyst Corner | June 29, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Five Back-to-School Shopping Trends to Watch, with Madhav PitaliyaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses the back-to-school (BTS) shopping trends we are watching in 2025, drawing on findings from a proprietary survey of parents in the US. Read More
Insight Report | June 17, 2025 Premium Amazon Prime Day 2025: Preview—Five Essential Insights on Consumers’ Shopping PlansAmazon’s annual Prime Day shopping festival will be held during July 8–11, 2025, across 20 global markets, including the US. Leveraging proprietary US consumer survey findings, we present five essential insights ahead of the event, including how consumer interest in Prime Day compares with actual conversion, which product categories are set to dominate, and what brands can do to drive sales. Read More
Insight Report | June 16, 2025 Premium Retail Under Pressure: How Will Tariffs Disrupt the Back-to-School and Holiday Seasons?Discover how retailers are adjusting their strategies ahead of the 2025 back-to-school and end-of-year holiday seasons in response to recent and potential changes to tariffs. Read More
Insight Report | May 12, 2025 Premium How Will Tariffs Impact China’s Singles’ Day 2025? Six Months To Go—What Brands and Retailers Need to KnowChina’s Singles’ Day, the largest online shopping festival in the world, is just six months away. The economy is facing external challenges like tariffs, yet key sectors show underlying resilience. We discuss what brands and retailers need to know to prepare for the upcoming festival, covering the country’s macroeconomic context and leveraging proprietary survey analysis to explore consumer sentiment. Read More
Insight Report | April 14, 2025 Premium Music Festivals: A Key Opportunity for Retail Brand EngagementWhat opportunities do music festivals present for brands and retailers, and what strategies can brands employ to engage with festivalgoers and drive spending? Dive into Coresight Research survey findings to understand festivalgoers’ 2025 plans, and uncover four key ways that retail companies can create immersive experiences that resonate with festival audiences. Read More
Insight Report | March 14, 2025 Premium India’s Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: How Convenience, Technology and Sustainability Powered a Multibillion-Dollar FestivalFestivals provide huge retail opportunity. Dive into how convenience, technology and sustainability powered the multibillion-dollar Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in India, and discover learnings for retail companies to capitalize on large-scale events moving forward. Read More
Insight Report | February 21, 2025 Premium Chinese New Year 2025 Review: From Shopping to Screens—How Younger Consumers Boosted Spring Festival SpendingHow did consumers celebrate Lunar New Year this year and where did they direct their spending? Explore the impact of Chinese New Year, also known the Spring Festival, including retail trends, consumer preferences and market opportunities that emerged during the holiday. Read More
Deep Dive | February 6, 2025 Databank Members Seasonal Shopping, 1Q25—Expectations for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWill US consumers spend on key events in the first quarter this year? This month’s US Consumer Survey Insights Extra—Seasonal Shopping report analyzes consumer expectations for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day, as well as for the end-of-year holiday season. Read More
Insight Report | January 29, 2025 Premium Chinese New Year 2025: New Trends—Domestic Travel and Subsidy-Boosted SpendingHappy Chinese New Year! How are consumers in China celebrating? Dive into Spring Festival trends and retail activities, with a focus on travel and the impacts of government subsidies. Read More
Insight Report | January 24, 2025 Premium Holiday 2024: UK Retail Wrap-Up—Cautious Spending and Late Shopping Fuel Volatile Peak TradingUnderstand holiday 2024 retail performance in the UK with our analysis of sales metrics and major retailers’ trading updates. Read More
Deep Dive | January 23, 2025 Premium Holiday 2024: US Retail Wrap-Up—Apparel and Amazon Dominate SpendingCoresight Research concludes our coverage of the 2024 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 2025. Read More
Infographic | December 20, 2024 Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 51: US Holiday Retail HomestretchDiscover key data points we are watching in week 51 of 2024. This week, we focus on US retail holiday data, with insights on the popularity of Temu, total fourth-quarter sales growth projections and shopper traffic trends. Read More
Insight Report | December 19, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024: US Holiday Retail Homestretch—Retail Resilience; Temu in Top 10; Positive Traffic TrendsWe review what we have learned so far on retail demand in the US this holiday season, drawing on proprietary survey data, company reports, shopper traffic data and sector-level retail sales figures. Read More
Insight Report | December 6, 2024 Premium Retail Around the World: Black Friday 2024—Coresight Research ObservationsAs part of our coverage of the 2024 holiday season, we present our observations of Black Friday in India, Hong Kong and the UK. Read More
Deep Dive | December 3, 2024 Premium Black Friday 2024: Insights from US Store Visits—Which Retailers Could Have Done Better?Last week, the Coresight Research team undertook our annual Black Friday store visits, visiting the stores of more than 40 retailers across six states. We offer our observations on the brick-and-mortar channel during Black Friday 2024, covering the breadth and depth of promotions, product quantity and availability, and consumer activity and demand, among other topics. Read More
