Deep DiveUS Consumer Tracker: Holiday-Season Expectations Shift, Suggesting Volatility Coresight Research August 23, 2021 Reasons to ReadCoresight Research’s August 16 survey provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail. This week’s US Consumer Tracker covers the following: A monthly temperature check of shoppers’ holiday-season expectations Which retailers consumers are buying from and what they are buying, online and in-store Complementing our weekly survey reports, our US Consumer Tracker Extra monthly series offers additional insight, including long-term consumer trends and a detailed analysis of where current trends will lead in the coming months. Click here to view our full collection of US Consumer Tracker and US Consumer Tracker Extra reports. Premium subscribers can also access data from our weekly surveys in our US Consumer Tracker Databank. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Financial Sentiment Turns Negative; Tariff Pessimism Deepens; Inflationary Trade-Down Persists: US Consumer Survey InsightsSeptember 2025 US Retail Sales: Delayed Government Data Show Strong Retail Growth in SeptemberWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 15: Guess? To Close Nearly 20 StoresNRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Wrap-Up—The Future of Retail Will Be Driven by AI, Innovation and a Commitment to Sustainability