Insight Report | October 10, 2019 Premium One Month to Singles’ Day: Leveraging Alibaba’s Ecosystem Fully to Drive ResultsWith one month to go until Singles’ Day, we discuss the rules for merchants for this year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival and what merchants need to know to grow sales during promotional events on Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms. Read More
Insight Report | October 8, 2019 Premium Key Festivals and Holidays for Promotional Campaigns in China in 2020: CalendarChina sees a number of festivals and holidays that retailers and brands can tap with marketing and promotional campaigns Read More
Insight Report | October 8, 2019 Premium New Retail Briefing: Taobao Launches New Feature of Hot-Topic Live RankingTaobao launched a new feature of hot-topic live ranking to prompt users to discover products from trending topics. Read More
Event Coverage | October 8, 2019 Register for Free Access Vera Bradley Investor Day 2019: Three-Year Plan To Accelerate Brand GrowthCoresight Research attended Vera Bradley’s 2019 investor day on Oct 3, 2019, in New York City. The company expects to achieve $490 – $505 million sales in FY20, and to accelerate brand growth through a three-year plan. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 4, 2019 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly — October 4, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at the waning importance of holiday shopping for US retailers, with holiday sales accounting for a steadily decreasing proportion of annual sales. Read More
Insight Report | October 3, 2019 Premium Supply Chain Briefing: 5G Reduces Latency and Speeds Up the Supply Chain5G promises many benefits, including lower latency, higher reliability and greater energy efficiency than previous generations, enabling faster data transfer for improved efficiency and a better customer experience. Read More
Deep Dive | October 2, 2019 Premium 2Q19 US Earnings Season Wrap-UpThis report reviews the most recent quarterly earnings for (mostly) US-based companies in the Coresight 100, our focus list of retailers, brand owners and real estate firms. Read More
Insight Report | October 1, 2019 Premium Insights from China: The Billion-Dollar Beauty Brand You May Never Have Heard OfOnline beauty company Perfect Diary is breaking records in China as the first brand to reach ¥100 million in one-day sales on Tmall. They use a creative product development and social media strategy strategy to target Gen Zers and drive consumer engagement. Read More
Event Coverage | October 1, 2019 Register for Free Access VF Corp Investor Day 2019: A Purpose-Led, Performance-Driven Strategy for GrowthOn September 25, 2019, VF Corporation (VFC) hosted its Analyst/Investor Day at its new corporate headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. At the event, VF articulated its purpose led, performance driven strategy for accelerated business growth and introduced is 2024 targets. Read More
Deep Dive | October 1, 2019 Free Report Buy Now Pay Later Poised to Disrupt the E-Commerce MarketIn this report, we look at the growth of alternative payment methods, specifically the “buy now, pay later” trend – and what changing consumer preferences tell us about the future of the digital payments space. Read More
Insight Report | September 30, 2019 Premium August 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. Read More
Insight Report | September 29, 2019 Premium Xcel Brands x Coresight Research Monthly Fashion Trend Data Report: October 2019The Monthly Fashion Trend Report highlights the fashion trends that are emerging, growing and maturing- offering insights for designers, planners, retailers, buyers and merchandisers. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 27, 2019 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly — September 27, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at the rise of buy online, return in store (BORIS), and the headaches and opportunities it presents for retailers. Read More
Event Coverage | September 26, 2019 Register for Free Access Alibaba Investor Day 2019: Day 2 InsightsOn the 2019 Alibaba Inverstor Day 2, management provided financial updates and outlook, as well as how Alibaba’s digital ecosystem helps merchants to do business anywhere. Read More
Company Earnings Update | September 25, 2019 Register for Free Access Nike (NYSE: NKE) 1Q20 Results: Growth Across All Geographies, Led by Product Innovation and DigitalNike 1Q20 revenues rose 7.1% to $10.66 billion, driven by growth across all geographies, beating the $10.44 billion consensus estimate. Read More