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Analyst Corner | April 20, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Is Shein’s Fashion Model a Template for Environmental Sustainability? with John Mercer

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Mercer, Head of Global Research, discusses Shein’s business model, highlighting insights from the Retail Technology Show 2025. Understand the company’s approach to aligning supply and demand in the fashion industry, and its implications for sustainability.

Insight Report | April 16, 2025 Premium

US Tariffs: Divergence Between Consumer and Business Sentiment and What It Means for Retail

As global trade tensions escalate and tariff policies evolve, we analyze how US consumer expectations compare to business confidence. Dive into the latest data, including proprietary survey findings, to unpack a divergence in key sentiment metrics and understand what this mean for retail.

Event Coverage | April 14, 2025 Premium

Walmart Investment Community Meeting 2025: From Low-Margin Retailer to Diversified, Digital Profit Engine, But Tariffs Create Uncertainty

We present insights from Walmart’s Investment Community Meeting 2025, covering its digital businesses, Sam’s Club’s growth plans, and the impacts of tariffs.

Insight Report | April 11, 2025 Premium

US Tariffs: Three Actions for Risk Mitigation and Long-Term Positioning

We expect rising tariffs to reshape the global retail landscape, forcing retailers and brand owners to rethink their supply chains and competitive strategies. Amid this context, Coresight Research provides a three-step action plan to help industry players safeguard margins, preserve agility and seize strategic advantage.

Insight Report | April 9, 2025

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Breathing Space for US Retailers and Brands: US Tariffs Paused for 90 Days But Hiked Further for China

US President Trump has announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for countries excluding China—introducing a lower 10% rate in the interim—while simultaneously escalating tariffs on Chinese imports to a staggering 125%. In this report, we unpack the implications of the latest tariff restructuring, offering insights for brands and retailers looking to navigate the increasingly volatile trade environment.

Deep Dive | April 9, 2025 Premium

What You Need to Know About US Tariffs and Consumers’ and Retailers’ Reactions—April 2025 Update

What are the impacts of new US tariffs on the retail industry and the economy? How are consumers and retailers responding? Find out in our new report, which explores economic disruption, consumer sentiment and retail strategies, drawing on proprietary survey data and industry interviews.

Insight Report | April 8, 2025 Premium

4Q24 Retail Inventory Insights: Retailers Maintain Lean Inventories as Overall Inventory Ratio Remains Unchanged

Our quarterly US Retail Inventory Insights series analyzes inventory trends in US retail. In this report, dive into trends by sector and inventory turnover ratios among major US retailers in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Insight Report | April 4, 2025 Premium

US Tariffs: Who Wins, Who Loses and What It Means for the Economy

Rising trade barriers and tariffs—including the announced reciprocal tariffs by the US on April 2, 2025—are fundamentally reshaping global supply chains and corporate strategies. In this report, we examine the industries poised to benefit or suffer in a high-tariff environment.

Deep Dive | March 31, 2025 Free Report

Unlocking Success: The Pathway to Profitability for US Brands and Retailers

Driving margin expansion is increasingly challenging in a highly competitive retail environment and amid growing uncertainty around tariffs. Understand profitability challenges and the technologies that retail companies are prioritizing to solve them with our free, survey-driven research report, produced in partnership with Rithum. We explore the path to profitability across the retail value chain, from product assortment to retail media to returns.

Event Coverage | March 27, 2025 Free Report

Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Recap—12 Innovators, Two Winners

Which retail-technology innovators won the Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition? Find out and read highlights from each presentation in this recap report. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Spring.

Event Presentation | March 26, 2025

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Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Event Format and Competitors

This presentation from the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch at Shoptalk Spring 2025 outlines the competition’s format and judging panel as well as the 12 participating retail-technology innovators.

Innovator Profile | March 25, 2025

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Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch Competition: Innovator Profiles

Discover the 12 innovators participating in the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition at Shoptalk Spring 2025! We pull together our Innovator Profiles into one downloadable document for your convenience.

Insight Report | March 24, 2025

Retail-Tech Landscape: Unified Commerce

Unified commerce enables brands and retailers to provide a comprehensive and integrated shopper experience. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to discover key solution providers that are helping retail companies eliminate customer, product and inventory data silos to best capitalize on consumer behavior and maximize sales.

Infographic | March 24, 2025

Retail-Tech Landscape: Shoptalk US “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch, 2016–2025

We present retail-tech innovators you need to know from Shoptalk Las Vegas over the years! Discover the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competitors and winners.

Event Coverage | March 18, 2025

Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Preview—12 Innovators Leveling Up the Customer Experience and Streamlining Operations

We preview the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch at Shoptalk Spring 2025, providing details on the competition’s format and judging panel as well as the 12 participating retail-technology innovators. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Spring.