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Deep Dive | December 2, 2021 Premium

E-Commerce Outlook: Global Luxury—Pandemic-Driven Uncertainty To Fuel Growth

As with other retail sectors, 2020 ushered in a new era for luxury—the age of e-commerce. We discuss the trajectory of the global luxury e-commerce market and its major drivers. We also examine the competitive landscape, market innovators and key themes for 2022 and beyond.

Deep Dive | December 1, 2021 Premium

Head-to-Head in Apparel: PVH vs. Ralph Lauren

As part of Coresight Research’s Head-to-Head series, we compare leading global apparel brand owners PVH and Ralph Lauren. We provide insights into four key elements of their businesses: revenue, business coverage, brand mix and innovation.

Insight Report | November 30, 2021 Premium

October 2021 Monthly Consumer Update

Analyzing consumer demand in October 2021, we saw stronger-than-expected growth in retail sales in the US, slow but accelerating sales growth in China, and modest sales growth in the UK. We assess these trends and consider wage growth and food and fuel prices in these three markets.

Deep Dive | November 30, 2021 Premium

Retail-Tech Landscape: Mass Customization

Mass customization allows brands and retailers to offer certain made-to-order features of a product—allowing them to be more customer-centric to differentiate their offerings while still keeping costs closer to that of mass-produced products. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally whose technology solutions support retailers in implementing mass customization, covering 3D printing, visualization and scanning, and more.

Analyst Corner | November 28, 2021

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Target and Walmart Have Loaded Up on Inventory To Capitalize on an Expected Strong Holiday Season

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how Target and Walmart are overcoming supply chain bottlenecks to capitalize on expected strong holiday demand.

Store Tracker | November 26, 2021 Databank Members

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 47: US Store Openings Up 56% Year over Year

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from CVS Health, Giant Food and Kohl’s in the US and B&M, BoConcept and JD Sports in the UK.

Market Navigators/Market Outlook | November 25, 2021 Premium

Market Outlook: UK Grocery Retailers—Pandemic Creates Opportunities for Instant Commerce Channel

The UK grocery sector has been one of the major beneficiaries of the shift in behaviors amid the pandemic. In this Market Outlook, we present our expectations for market growth in 2021 and 2022, as well as growth drivers and challenges, a competitive landscape and key themes in UK grocery.

Company Profile | November 24, 2021 Premium

Aldi Company Profile

Aldi is a Germany-based retailer of food and beverages, health and beauty, home and garden, electrical, and sports and outdoor products. The company operates as Aldi Süd in 10 countries worldwide and as Aldi Nord as 11 countries in Europe and the US.

Deep Dive | November 23, 2021 Premium

Playbook: How Retailers Can Capitalize on Opportunities in M&A and SPACs

In this Playbook, we present four key strategies for global retail players to capitalize on growth opportunities in traditional M&A (mergers and acquisitions) and SPACs (special purpose acquisitions companies).

Insight Report | November 22, 2021 Premium

October 2021 UK Retail Sales: Further Slow Growth

UK retail sales growth returned to modest growth, year over year, in October 2021, ahead of the holiday season. We review data for UK retail in total and by sector for October 2021, covering year-over-year and two-year growth trends.

Analyst Corner | November 21, 2021

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Weinswig’s Weekly: Hundreds of Amazon Fresh Stores Heading for the UK Grocery Sector?

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses Amazon’s reported plans for a large-scale push into UK and mainland European grocery.

Store Tracker | November 19, 2021 Databank Members

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 46: US Store Closures Down 39% Year over Year

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Daiso Japan, Giant Food and Kmart in the US and Amazon, The Food Warehouse and Yours Clothing in the UK.

Company Profile | November 17, 2021 Premium

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (AMS: URW) Company Profile

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is a France-based real estate investment trust. Headquartered in Paris, the company operates in France, the UK, the US and 10 other countries.

Company Profile | November 16, 2021 Premium

eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Company Profile

eBay is a US-based e-commerce retailer of accessories and apparel, automotive, and consumer electronics. It operates in Australia, Germany, the UK, the US and 176 other countries.

Insight Report | November 16, 2021 Premium

Singles’ Day 2021: Making an Impact Around the World

As part of our coverage of Singles’ Day 2021, we look at participation in the shopping festival by retailers around the world—outside of Mainland China—and present examples of the promotions offered around November 11.