What's Inside

The Coresight Research weekly US Consumer Survey Insights series takes a regular temperature check on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, based on exclusive proprietary survey data.

This week, in addition to our usual weekly findings on consumer sentiment, activities and shopping patterns, we dive into findings on apparel, accessories and footwear shopping specifically. Where are US consumers shopping for clothing and footwear, and what categories are they buying?

The latest data in this report are from our survey conducted on January 13, 2025, with headline findings on the dominance of Amazon, Walmart and NIKE in the apparel and footwear sector.

Data in this research report are our latest proprietary survey findings on:

• Which apparel and footwear retailers and brands are most popular
• Popular product categories among sector shoppers
• Where consumers have bought food and nonfood products from in the last two weeks
• What consumers have bought in-store and online in the last two weeks
• Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks
• Consumers’ expectations for the economy overall and for their own personal financial situation—plus, breakdowns of our findings by income

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Adidas, Amazon, Converse, NIKE, Puma, Shein, Target, Walmart

Other relevant research:

• US Apparel and Footwear—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: Low-Single-Digit Growth Expected, with E-Commerce Capturing Share
• Market Navigator: US Apparel and Footwear Retailing—Discounters Poised for Growth Amid Challenging Backdrop
• Visit the Coresight Research Fashion and Luxury Hub to explore sector data, reports and company profiles.
• The Coresight Research US Consumer Survey Databank provides additional insight into US consumer behaviors from our weekly surveys.
• The Market Sizes Databank offers an overview of key retail market or sector sizes, including Coresight Research projections for future years.