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Insight Report | September 16, 2020 Premium

Insights from China: China’s Domestic Duty-Free Market Grows in the Wake of Covid-19

The Covid-19 crisis has heavily impacted airport retail in 2020. By contrast, China’s domestic duty-free market is accelerating. We discuss the market’s size and potential for growth, exploring three key drivers that present opportunities for brand and retailers—namely Hainan’s new duty-free policy, the rise of downtown duty-free stores and the shift of spending to the online channel.

| September 15, 2020 Free Report

Three Things You Need To Know: Autonomous Retail in China—Opportunities for Brands

We present Three Things You Need To Know on Autonomous Retail in China: Opportunities for Brands.

Analyst Corner | September 13, 2020

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Could There Be an October Surprise in Retail This Year?

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses shifts in the holiday-season shopping period, with retailers launching promotions as early as October.

Deep Dive | September 10, 2020 Premium

Autonomous Retail in China: Opportunities for Brands

In China, alternative retail formats are becoming more desirable for brands and retailers to meet consumer demand for safety and convenience in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. We discuss the rise of “autonomous retail,” our term for a labor-light, technology-heavy retail segment that encompasses unstaffed stores, vending machines and unstaffed shelves.

Insight Report | September 10, 2020 Premium

Two Months to Singles’ Day: Five Marketing Tools To Drive Store Traffic for Alibaba’s Newly Extended Double 11 Event

With two months to go until Singles’ Day 2020, we explore how brands and retailers can use Alibaba’s marketing tools to increase brand or product exposure and drive traffic to their Tmall and Taobao stores.

Analyst Corner | September 6, 2020

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Three Learnings from the Latest US E-Commerce Data

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses three learnings on US e-commerce.

Analyst Corner | August 30, 2020

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Could Supplemental Employment Benefits Be Behind the Strength in US Retail Sales?

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the astounding rebound in US retail sales and the potential effect of supplementary unemployment benefits on retail robustness in the country.

Insight Report | August 27, 2020 Premium

July 2020 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China

Analyzing consumer demand in July 2020, we saw the US and the UK maintain growth momentum, while China continued to see improvements.

Deep Dive | August 26, 2020 Premium

Retail Innovators: E-Commerce Platforms

The Coresight Research Retail Innovators series examines how key players and startups are disrupting different retail sectors. In this report, we focus on six innovators in the global e-commerce market: Fanjoy, Huckberry, Mia.com, Simsim, Springlane and Yunji. We discuss these industry players in the context of changing consumer behavior and the influence of social commerce.

Insight Report | August 25, 2020 Premium

New Retail Briefing: Burberry Launches a Social Store with Tencent; JD.com Invests $100 Million in Li & Fung

We discuss the recent developments in New Retail, including the opening of Burberry’s new “social retail” store with Tencent and the launch of Alibaba’s fifth Taobao Maker Festival, as well as flagship store openings on JD.com and the platform’s new business partnerships.

Deep Dive | August 25, 2020 Premium

Retail Reimagined: Coresight Research Ebook

In Coresight Research’s Retail Reimagined ebook, we offer a thematic outlook to the post-crisis world, exploring eight key retail trends in how brands and retailers can engage with consumers (e.g., gamification, social media), adopt innovative ways of selling (e.g., livestreaming, community group buying, shopping festivals, contact-light retail) and deliver products in an efficient way.

Analyst Corner | August 23, 2020

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Weinswig’s Weekly: US Retail Plans for Late Back-to-School Spending but an Early Holiday Season

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the coronavirus-led delay to the back-to-school season for US retail, as well as the pull-forward of peak holiday demand.

Deep Dive | August 18, 2020 Premium

Retail Innovators: Apparel Technologies

The Coresight Research Retail Innovators series examines how key players and startups are disrupting different retail sectors. In this report, we focus on five innovators in the apparel market: 3DLOOK, Obsess, Bold Metrics, Unmade and Myant. We discuss these industry players in the context of the technological innovations they are using to meet changing consumer demand in the apparel sector, including the influence of e-commerce and a heightened emphasis on remote and virtual services, as well as sustainability.

Analyst Corner | August 16, 2020

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Weinswig’s Weekly: What Simon Said—The State of Retail REITs

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the state of the retail real-estate sector—with second-quarter data from Simon Property Group, one of the industry’s largest real-estate investment trusts.

Insight Report | August 13, 2020 Premium

Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s: #4—Smarter and Greener Warehousing

In our Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s series, we analyze the technologies and trends that are enabling the evolution of the supply chain. In this report, we discuss changes in retail warehousing needs and how technology solutions are helping to meet demand and optimize operations.