Analyst Corner | March 13, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Prestige Beauty Opportunity Heats Up Between Kohl’s, Target and WalmartThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses competition in prestige beauty among major US retailers. Read More
Insight Report | March 11, 2022 Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Air Freight Market To Brace for Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict as Oil and Commodity Prices SoarAs part of our Supply Chain Briefing series, we discuss the global impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on supply chains, including a tighter freight market, a jump in oil prices and rising commodity prices. We also present FedEx’s new shipping container service. Read More
Deep Dive | March 10, 2022 Premium Sustainability in Sourcing: Greening Supply Chains Is More Critical Now Than Ever BeforeWe examine opportunities for greening in the retail supply chain, through the lens of Coresight Research’s proprietary environmental sustainability framework, EnCORE. We explore the challenges retailers could face in improving sustainability in sourcing and how they can resolve them. Read More
Insight Report | March 10, 2022 Premium Achieving Agility and Resilience in Sourcing: Five Strategies for Brands and RetailersThe pandemic and diplomatic tensions have brought about closer scrutiny of sourcing strategies in retail. Against the backdrop of supply chain disruption, we present five strategies for global brands and retailers to improve sourcing agility and resilience, covering speed to market, technologies, supplier partnerships and more. Read More
Deep Dive | March 7, 2022 Premium Global Luxury Department Stores: How Are They Evolving?The pandemic provided luxury department stores with an opportunity to reinvent themselves. We present our outlook for the global sector’s recovery and explore five key ways in which luxury department stores are evolving to remain relevant. Read More
Analyst Corner | March 6, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: $5 Billion—Our Number of the Week in RetailThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses why the figure $5 billion tells us where retail is headed. Read More
Deep Dive | March 2, 2022 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: PaymentsPandemic-induced growth in e-commerce sales has led to increased focus among brands and retailers on developing their payment infrastructure. We present selected startups globally with innovative payment technology solutions. Read More
Insight Report | February 28, 2022 Premium February 2022 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaAnalyzing consumer demand in January 2022, we saw strong growth in retail sales in the US and the UK. Retail sales data was not reported for China. We assess trends and consider wage growth and food and fuel prices in these three markets. Read More
Insight Report | February 28, 2022 Premium Metaverse Latest: Digital Land Grabbing, Virtual Influencers and Meta BeautyThe first report in our new Metaverse Latest series presents recent developments and three notable trends in the metaverse space—covering the land-grabbing craze, the rise of virtual influencer marketing and the emergence of technology-driven meta beauty. Read More
Deep Dive | February 28, 2022 Premium Luxury in the Metaverse: Recent Developments and Future PotentialWe believe that the metaverse is set for tremendous growth and that luxury’s role will grow increasingly prominent. We present examples of recent developments in the space by luxury brands and explore the future potential of the luxury metaverse, including the technology innovators that are supporting the luxury metaverse and key considerations for players looking to build a virtual presence. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 27, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Walmart Launches Regularly Scheduled Livestreamed ProgrammingThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses Walmart’s latest livestreaming expansion. Read More
Insight Report | February 23, 2022 Premium Innovations in Apparel Stores: Reinventing Physical Retail To Drive Engagement, Loyalty and SalesBrands and retailers are innovating to tempt customers back to physical apparel stores. We discuss key examples of successful strategies including experiential retail, seamless shopping and providing personalized services. Read More
Insight Report | February 22, 2022 Premium Chinese New Year 2022 Review: Increased Travel and Winter Olympics Boost Retail Sales—But Underlying Weak Trajectory Likely UnchangedWe review the 2022 Chinese New Year holiday, covering travel, gifting, duty-free shopping and the Winter Olympics. Read More
Deep Dive | February 21, 2022 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: The MetaverseThe infinite metaverse environment holds huge opportunity for retail. Retailers can be open for business 24/7, offering engaging and immersive virtual spaces to connect with consumers as well as exclusive digital assets. We present selected startups globally that are helping to shape the metaverse. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 20, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Four Questions Brands and Retailers Should Ask Themselves About the MetaverseThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” outlines and answers four questions brands and retailers should be considering on the metaverse. Read More
