Analyst Corner 13 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeinswig’s Weekly Aug 17, 2018 Coresight Research August 17, 2018 Executive SummaryAugust 17, 2018 This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how athleisure and sneaker culture are changing mainstream fashion. The National Retail Federation raised its US retail sales forecast for 2018. The trade body now expects retail sales, excluding automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants, to rise by a minimum of 4.5% over 2017. Retailer Sports Direct has agreed to take over all of House of Fraser’s stores and stock, as well as its brand name, for £90 million ($115 million). Chinese online grocery delivery company Dada-JD Daojia announced that it has raised $500 million from Walmart and JD.com in its latest round of funding. 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: Is Influencer Marketing Still Effective in the Global Beauty Market?Macy’s $5.8 Billion Buyout Bid: A Symphony of Risk and OpportunityAI @ Retail: Supercharging the Customer Experience—Insights Presented at the Vision Monday Leadership Summit 2024Retail Shrink and ORC: US Small Business Owners’ Perspectives on Retail Theft, Plus New Measures To Combat Theft in New York, the UK and Australia
