Insight Report | February 23, 2022 Premium Innovations in Apparel Stores: Reinventing Physical Retail To Drive Engagement, Loyalty and SalesBrands and retailers are innovating to tempt customers back to physical apparel stores. We discuss key examples of successful strategies including experiential retail, seamless shopping and providing personalized services. Read More
Deep Dive | February 21, 2022 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: The MetaverseThe infinite metaverse environment holds huge opportunity for retail. Retailers can be open for business 24/7, offering engaging and immersive virtual spaces to connect with consumers as well as exclusive digital assets. We present selected startups globally that are helping to shape the metaverse. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 20, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Four Questions Brands and Retailers Should Ask Themselves About the MetaverseThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” outlines and answers four questions brands and retailers should be considering on the metaverse. Read More
Deep Dive | February 15, 2022 Premium International Department Stores’ Growth Strategies: Five Learnings for US RetailersWe present five strategies that US department store retailers can learn from international retailers to increase store and online traffic, expand their customer base and grow revenues in the pandemic-impacted environment. Read More
Deep Dive | February 15, 2022 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Last-Mile Delivery SolutionsRetailers are focused on improving their last-mile capabilities to meet increasing demand from consumers for fast and convenient delivery services. We present selected startups globally that provide last-mile delivery technologies—covering automated dispatching, autonomous driving, robotics integration and more. Read More
Insight Report | February 14, 2022 Premium Livestreaming Latest, February 2022: Collaborations Invigorate the Live Shopping ExperienceAs part of our Livestreaming Latest series, we present recent partnerships and three notable trends in the global livestreaming space—which include a focus on Chinese New Year spending. We offer examples of recent livestreaming events from retail companies globally. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 13, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Could This Valentine’s Day Mark the Real Return to Normal?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the Valentine’s Day holiday as a potential turning point for retail. Read More
Deep Dive | February 11, 2022 Premium Global Luxury Resale Market: Will Stellar Growth Trends Continue?The global luxury resale market saw a surge in 2021 and is set to continue its rapid growth in 2022 and beyond. We examine the market’s size, trajectory, major players and key drivers. Read More
Event Coverage | February 10, 2022 Register for Free Access Retail-Tech Landscape: NRF 2022—Technology InnovatorsWe present a landscape of the innovative global startups that exhibited at NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show, covering data analytics and monetization, demand forecasting, e-commerce optimization, logistics and fulfillment, and more. Read More
Insight Report | February 9, 2022 Premium Sustainability in CPG: Initiatives To Address Deforestation, Plastic Waste and MoreSustainable products are driving growth in the CPG (consumer packaged goods) sector. We examine three key sustainability strategies being implemented by major nonfood CPG companies globally. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 6, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: What Walmart’s “New Department Store” Tells Us About Where Brick-and-Mortar Retail Is HeadedThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses learnings from Walmart’s new department store-style format for multibrand, multichannel retailing in a digital age. Read More
Insight Report | February 4, 2022 Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Threats to Ocean Freight Rate Stabilization and Typhoon Rai’s Impact on Major South-Asian PortsAs part of our Supply Chain Briefing series, we discuss the threat of Omicron-led restrictions to the stabilization of ocean freight rates. We also examine the impact of Typhoon Rai on global supply routes, as well as steps that Amazon is taking to build US logistics capacity. Read More
Deep Dive | February 3, 2022 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Reality Technologies Enabling Brands and Retailers To Offer Immersive Shopping ExperiencesBrands and retailers leverage immersive technologies including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to replicate physical shopping experiences and interactions in a digital environment or enhance their brick-and-mortar spaces. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally that provide reality technology solutions. Read More
Insight Report | February 1, 2022 Premium Brand Mashups in Luxury: Gucci Fast Becoming the Chief of CollaborationsWe explore the value of brand mashups (collaborations) in the global luxury market, highlighting three primary benefits of this strategy with examples of recent high-profile partnerships. Read More
Insight Report | February 1, 2022 Register for Free Access Introducing the New Coresight 100: Retail Companies To Watch for 2022Matching the rapid rate of change and evolution in the retail industry, we have reviewed and updated our Coresight 100 focus list to highlight the most important and influential brands and retailers that our readers and subscribers should pay attention to in 2022. Read More