Analyst Corner | July 27, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: The Labubu Craze—Revealing How Gens Z and Alpha Are Redefining Retail, with Charlie PoonIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Charlie Poon, Analyst, discusses the ways in which Labubu, a palm-sized toy, has become the current “it item” globally, and what its popularity with younger generations reveals about the current retail landscape. Read More
Store Tracker | July 25, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 30: Marks & Spencer Opens Airside Food StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store openings and closures by Apple, Marks & Spencer, The Works and more. Read More
Store Tracker | July 18, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 29: New Look Closes Additional StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store closures by Crocs, New Look, Ralph Lauren, The White Company and more. Read More
Analyst Corner | July 13, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Agentic AI Will Change Shopping and Selling, with John HarmonIn this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, discusses how agentic AI will change how we shop, and how retailers will need to respond. Read More
Store Tracker | July 11, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 28: Watches of Switzerland Pulls Back on UK Store EstateOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store closures by TGJones, Watches of Switzerland and more. Read More
Insight Report | July 8, 2025 Premium Retail 2025: UK Retail Predictions—Midyear Trends UpdateWe provide a midyear review of the six predictions and trends that we outlined for UK retail for 2025. Understand how the market is adapting in a high-cost, low-growth environment—across data, media, margins and consumer behavior. Read More
Store Tracker | July 4, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 27: Store Closures Up 8% Year Over YearOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store closures by Clarks and Superdrug, as well as the appointment of a new Marketing Director (Food) at Marks & Spencer. Read More
Store Tracker | June 27, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 26: River Island To Close 30+ StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store closures by New Look and River Island, among other developments, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Commercial Officer at Asda. Read More
Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Debenhams To Open Stores; Poundland To Close 68 StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at Debenhams, PMT, Poundland and T.M.Lewin, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Customer Officer at John Lewis Partnership. Read More
Insight Report | June 19, 2025 Premium Head-to-Head in Global Luxury Retailing: Kering vs. LVMHAs part of our Head-to-Head series, we compare Kering and LVMH, the two leading houses in the global luxury sector. Delve into key insights on these companies’ revenues, markets of operation, digital strategies and more. Read More
Deep Dive | June 18, 2025 Premium Earnings Insights 1Q25: Wrap-Up—Growth Outpaces Declines Across Most SectorsWe analyze the recent performance of selected retailers, brands and e-commerce platforms (Coresight 100 companies mostly based in the US) in the first quarter of 2025, covering revenues, earnings per share and comps, and considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Read More
Deep Dive | June 17, 2025 Free Report The State of In-Store Retailing 2025: The Dawn of New-Age Stores, Powered by TechnologyStore intelligence technologies offer transformative potential to optimize brick-and-mortar retail operations. Dive into our survey-driven insights on how to tackle inefficiencies and protect margins. This is our second annual study diving into the state of in-store retailing, offering year-over-year data comparisons. This report is produced and made available to non-subscribers of Coresight Research in partnership with Simbe. Read More
Analyst Corner | June 15, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Exploring IKEA’s City Stores Worldwide, with John MercerIn this week’s Analyst Corner, John Mercer, Head of Global Research, discusses new openings by IKEA, based on our observations from store tours. We consider what the new store formats and features reveal about wider retail real estate trends in Western markets and in the furniture retail sector specifically. Read More
Store Tracker | June 13, 2025 Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Matalan To Open Stores; Poundland Continues To Shutter StoresOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at Anthropologie, Matalan, Poundland and Superdry, among others. Read More
Infographic | June 10, 2025 Free Report Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 7: Dollar Stores See Growth Amid Tariff Pressures—InfographicDiscover the latest revenue and EPS (earnings per share) data from week seven of the 1Q25 (first quarter of 2025) earnings season with this infographic, covering various companies that reported in the week ended June 8, 2025, including Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Petco and more. Read More
