Insight Report 8 minutes PremiumUS Holiday Comparable Sales Update: Department Stores See a Slowing Trend While a Number of Specialty Retailers Shine Coresight Research January 31, 2019 Executive SummaryThis report reviews the latest holiday-period comparable sales growth reported by major U.S. retailers. It is an update to our report of January 15. Retailers that reported holiday sales since we published our first update did not change the picture a great deal. Department stores continued to post varied figures, though the general trend was one of slowing underlying growth. A number of specialty retailers performed well. Comparable sales at department store retailer Nordstrom weakened sequentially to 1.3% over the holiday period, compared to 2.3% growth in the previous quarter. Specialty retailers such as Aritzia reported comparable sales growth of 12.9% in fiscal 3Q19, beating the consensus of 8.9%; Ascena Retail reported holiday comparable sales growth of 3%, in line with the previous quarter. Specialty retailer Vince posted direct-to-consumer same-store sales growth of 8.2% in the nine-week period ended January 5. Click here to read Coresight’s coverage on US holiday retail and gain key retail insights for 2019 and prior years. 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: US Holiday Survey and Outlook 2023: E-Commerce To Drive GrowthCoresight Bites: US Consumer Tracker—More Shoppers Cut Grocery Purchases Amid High Inflation AwarenessYour Guide to Groceryshop 2023: How To Navigate Five Themes in Grocery RetailGenerative AI Latest: Funding, New Technology Features and Copyright Infringement