3Q21 US Retail Inventory Tracker: Inventories Jump Despite Supply Chain Constraints

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In our quarterly US Retail Inventory Tracker reports, we analyze inventory trends among US retailers listed in the Coresight 100.

In this report, we look at the inventory levels of various retailers in 3Q21 and assess why levels may have changed from the year-ago period, across the following sectors:

• Apparel specialty retail—American Eagle Outfitters, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Foot Locker, Gap, Lululemon Athletica and Urban Outfitters
• Beauty retail—Bath & Body Works and Ulta Beauty
• Department stores—Kohl’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom
• Discount stores—Big Lots, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet
• Drugstores—CVS Health and Walgreen Boots Alliance
• Electronics retail—Best Buy
• Food and grocery retail—Grocery Outlet and Kroger
• Home and home-improvement retail—Home Depot, Lowe’s, RH, Tractor Supply, Wayfair and Williams-Sonoma
• Luxury retail—Capri Holdings and Tapestry
• Mass merchandisers—Target and Walmart
• Off-price retail—Burlington Stores, Ross Stores and The TJX Companies
• Warehouse clubs—BJ’s Wholesale Club and Costco

Click here to read the previous report in the series, which looks at 2Q21.