Deep Dive | January 12, 2019 Premium Understanding WeChat, China’s Super App: Part 2 — How WeChat Mini Programs Spell Opportunity for Brands and RetailersWeChat dominates the social media scene in China — so much so that even large companies are leveraging its reach over using their own apps, and even buying add space in WeChat games. To tap into this opportunity, WeChat has been developing “mini programs” that operate within WeChat but function as a separate company app would, allowing users to order, pay for, pick up or have goods delivered. What’s the opportunity? Read More
Analyst Corner | January 11, 2019 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY JANUARY 11, 2019Retailers in the U.S. may have enjoyed a bumper holiday season, but their counterparts elsewhere in the world have been experiencing greater uncertainty. In China, the pace of economic growth has slowed, while in Germany, shoppers have shown renewed caution. Meanwhile, in the U.K., details on Brexit remain unclear, even though the exit date is now less than three months away – raising the real possibility of a deal-less Brexit. Across the U.S., Europe and Asia, macroeconomic and political uncertainty threatens to persist for at least the first few months of 2019. In this week’s note, we look at four inflection points we expect could significantly impact the economy and consumer sentiment in various countries. Read More
Store Tracker | January 11, 2019 Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 2: Lidl and Wegmans to Open Three Stores While JCPenney Plans to Close Three StoresYear to date in 2019, U.S. retailers have announced 1,170 store closures and 1,176 store openings. Read More
Event Coverage | January 9, 2019 Register for Free Access The 4th New Economy Think Tank Summit: Three Things You Need to KnowThe Coresight Research team was in the room when some of China’s most innovative, tech-focused retailers came together for the fourth New Economy Think Tank Summit by AliResearch, the research arm of Alibaba. The Speakers included Min Wanli, Chief Machine Intelligent Scientist, Alibaba; Chen Weiru, Executive Director of Alibaba Industrial Internet Center; Liu Song, Vice President, Alibaba Group; Gao Hongbing, Vice President, Alibaba Group, Director of AliResearch; Steven Zhang, Vice President of Alibaba DingTalk; Ma Mingjie, Director General of Research Department of Innovation, The State Council Development Research Center; and, Michael Irwin Jordan, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley and Chair of Ant Financial Scientific Advisory Board. Read More
Insight Report | January 6, 2019 Premium The Future of Apparel Sourcing: Technology Set to Enable More Transparent, Local and Faster Supply ChainsTechnology is already disrupting the way apparel sourcing operates. We’ll look at how these innovations will change the apparel sourcing of the future. Key findings include: Read More
Insight Report | January 5, 2019 Premium AI in Retail: Putting New Tools in the Hands of RetailersArtificial intelligence(AI) is putting new tools into the hands of retailers, helping them eliminate friction in the shopping process, deepen their engagement with customers, uncover business insights and automate processes. Read More
Analyst Corner | January 4, 2019 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly January 4, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” previews the upcoming CES 2019 trade show (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show), which will be held in Las Vegas next week. Read More
Insight Report | January 3, 2019 Premium The Rise of Luckin Coffee: Are We Seeing the Start of China’s Starbucks?Coffee shop sales in China hit some ¥30 billion (US$4.4 billion) in 2017, and are expected to reach ¥1 trillion (US$145.9 billion) by 2025,according to consultancy firm Qianzhan. Read More
Insight Report | January 2, 2019 Premium November 2018 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. Metrics for November include: Read More
Company Earnings Update | January 1, 2019 Register for Free Access Next (LSE:NXT) Holiday 2018 Trading Update: Very Weak In-Store Sales; Online Sales Continue to Grow StronglyBritish fashion retailer Next reported an increase of 1.5% in total full-price sales for the holiday period from October 28 to December 29, beating the consensus estimate of 0.4%. Read More
Insight Report | December 30, 2018 Premium Retail Opportunities in India and China: What Drives the Key Differences Between Local ConsumersIndia and China two are of the world’s largest economies, but China’s economy has strength in many areas India’s does not. We examine some of these in this report. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 28, 2018 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly December 28, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” takes a look back at key events in retail this year and a look forward to what is on the horizon for 2019. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 21, 2018 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY DECEMBER 21, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses what US retail sales data and other recent metrics tell us as we enter the holiday homestretch. Read More
Insight Report | December 19, 2018 Premium Ten Days of Holiday Innovators: 2018 Wrap UpCoresight Research recently featured profiles of 10 innovative companies that spanned beauty, health and wellness; apparel, footwear and accessories; and, home in our Ten Days of Holiday Innovators series. Here we summarize some of the key themes we saw. Read More
Insight Report | December 18, 2018 Premium WISHI: Bringing Expert Style Advice into Everyday LifeOnline and mobile personal stylist platform WISHI is tapping into an emerging trend of digitalization of fashion. Read More