Event Coverage | June 23, 2025 Free Report NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer—AgendaNextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate + the New Consumer will bring together a curated mix of leaders and innovators to dive into the shifts reshaping how we build, operate and connect. Dive into the full agenda, which puts a sharp focus on AI (artificial intelligence), the evolving consumer and the spaces where commerce comes to life. Read More
Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Premium 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
Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Premium Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Furniture Frenzy—At Home’s Bankruptcy, Ashley’s Store Renewal and Openings from IKEA, Wayfair and MoreOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from Ashley, At Home, IKEA and Wayfair, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Executive Chairman at Vera Bradley. 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 Premium 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
Store Tracker | June 13, 2025 Premium Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Casey’s To Open 80 Stores; Torrid To Close 180 StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from Casey’s, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Torrid, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Operating Officer at Kirkland’s. Read More
Store Tracker | June 6, 2025 Premium Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 23: Aldi and Topshop To Open 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 Aldi, B&M, Bershka and Heron Foods, among others. Read More
Store Tracker | June 6, 2025 Premium Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 23: Rite Aid To Close Almost 500 StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from American Eagle, Signet Jewelers, Rite Aid, Ulta Beauty and others, as well as the announcement of a new CEO at Aldi US. Read More
Store Tracker | June 4, 2025 Premium US Store Tracker Extra, May 2025: Rite Aid Takes Total Closed Retail Space to Over 110 Million Square FeetIn May 2025, store closures by New Rite Aid, Office Depot and Smithland pushed the total amount of retail space to close in the US this year to over 100 million square feet, Coresight Research calculates. Dive into all the latest brick-and-mortar developments in US retail with our comprehensive data on closures, openings and square-footage impacts. Read More
Store Tracker | May 30, 2025 Premium Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 22: Store Closures Up by 57%Our Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from LEGO, Pandora, Williams-Sonoma and others, as well as the announcement of a new President at Coborn’s. Read More
Store Tracker | May 30, 2025 Premium Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 22: Marks & Spencer Announces Additional Store OpeningsOur 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 Marks & Spencer, NEXT and Poundland, among others. We also discuss the appointment of a new UK CEO at Tesco. Read More
Store Tracker | May 23, 2025 Premium Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 21: US Store Closure Cross 5,000 as Rite Aid Begins Closing StoresOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store closures by Rite Aid (now New Rite Aid), as well as highlight store opening and closure announcements from Bling Glamour, Boot Barn, CVS Health and others. Read More
Store Tracker | May 23, 2025 Premium Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 21: Greggs Drives Store Closures—And OpeningsOur 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 Greggs, The Range and The TJX Companies, among others. Read More
Insight Report | May 21, 2025 Premium Dick’s Sporting Goods To Acquire Foot Locker: Analyzing Store Overlap, Shopper Penetration and Strategic ReachDick’s Sporting Goods announced in mid-May 2025 that it will acquire competitor Foot Locker for $2.4 billion. Uncover the implications of the deal for each company and for the wider US apparel market. We offer insights on shopper penetration, store portfolios and expansion, and geographical reach, leveraging proprietary survey findings and data analysis. Read More
