January 7, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access CES 2019: Five Innovative Technology Startups From Day 1The Coresight Research team is attending CES 2019 (formerly, the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas this week. Here are some of the notable startups and startup trends we saw on day one: Snips offers voice assistant technology as a white-labelled solution for enterprise device manufactures. Dreamlight provides a “smart” sleep mask, a complex sleep-aid system that uses lighting and sound to help people sleep better. Lululab showed offLumini, an artificial intelligence skincare assistant that analyzes facial skin to make personalized skincare product recommendations.
January 7, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access CES 2019 Day 1: Five Cool Things You Need to KnowThere has already been a proliferation of voice-controlled digital devices, such as intelligent digital assistants. With the advance of the Internet of Things, we will start to see connected devices communicating with each other.
January 6, 2019 Insight Report 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:
January 5, 2019 Insight Report 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.
January 4, 2019 Analyst Corner 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.
January 2, 2019 Insight Report 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:
January 1, 2019 Company Earnings Update 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%.
December 31, 2018 Question of the Week Free Report What triggers Chinese consumers to start an online search?Question of the Week December 31 2018 – What triggers Chinese consumers to start an online search?
December 28, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 52: Sears May Close an Additional 50-80 Stores; Gymboree to File for Second Bankruptcy Loan in Less Than Two YearsCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a selected group of retailers in the US And the UK, as well as the major US store bankruptcies. Year to date in 2018, US retailers have announced 5,437 store closures and 2,963 store openings.
December 28, 2018 Analyst Corner 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.
December 21, 2018 Analyst Corner 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.
December 21, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 51: Laura Ashley Set to Close 40 UK StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a selected group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies.
December 19, 2018 Insight Report 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.
December 19, 2018 Insight Report Premium November 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Retail Sales Growth Slows and Traffic Declines SignificantlyTotal US retail sales including automobiles and gasoline increased 4.0% on a year-over-year basis in November, according to the US Census Bureau. This was slower growth compared to October’s 4.5% year-over-year growth.
December 18, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access H&M (STO: HM-B) 4Q18 Sales Update: Constant-Currency Sales Rise 6.0%In 4Q18, H&M grew sales including value-added tax (VAT) by 11.9% in its reporting currency, the Swedish krona.
