Market Outlook 11 minutes PremiumSector Overview: US Home and Home Improvement Retailers — Mixed Signals in a Time of Bounty Coresight Research February 8, 2019 Executive SummaryEach of our Sector Overview reports provides an essential briefing on a sector or market. Themes in U.S. home and home improvement include: Interest rates remain on the rise. U.S. consumer confidence appears to have peaked. Consumer spending preferences are still directed at home improvement. Data on housing permits, starts and completions are mixed but remain high. U.S. existing home sales growth is slowing at a faster pace. U.S. home prices are up 5% year to date through November 2018, based on the S&P/Case-Shiller index. Lowe’s senior management changes and reboot promise operational improvements and modernization at the company. RH is positioning itself as much more than just a hardware store; calling its stores “galleries” and seeing itself building a luxury platform and brand with a “discerning level of taste.” This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: March 2023 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaCES 2024 Day One: Elevance Health, Intel, L’Oréal and Walmart Drive Customer-Centric InnovationThe Coresight Research CORE Framework for Generative AI in RetailApril 2023 US Housing Market Indicators: All Home Sales See Year-Over-Year Declines