Retail 2024: Five Forces and Five Trends Impacting US Retail

What's Inside

As part of our Retail 2024 series of outlook reports, our flagship annual report outlines five forces and five retail trends that Coresight Research expects to impact US retail throughout 2024, which we believe will be a year of transition for consumers and retailers alike. Additionally, we identify strategies for brands and retailers to best capitalize on the momentum from each force and trend.

The Coresight Research Retail 2024 series of reports looks ahead to the prospects for retail in 2024, exploring key trends by geography (namely, the US, the UK, China and India) and sector. We will also discuss trends in healthcare and technology.

Data in this research report include:

• Proprietary survey data on US consumers’ inflation perceptions and shopping and sustainability preferences
• Proprietary survey data on US consumers’ concerns around retail theft and theft ramifications
• US fashion resale market: sales by distribution channel and year-over-year growth, 2018–2024E
• US retail media advertising revenue, 2021–2023E
• US Fed rate, 2018–2024E

Companies mentioned in this report include: Kohl’s, Lululemon Athletica, Macy’s, Michaels, NIKE, Shein, Walmart

Other relevant research:

• Retail 2024 Sector Outlooks: Ebook
• The 4-5-4 US Retail Calendar, 2024–25
• Weinswig’s Weekly: New Year’s Resolutions for Retail in 2024
• December 2023 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: The Picture Heading Into 2024