Analyst Corner 14 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeinswig’s Weekly January 18, 2019 Coresight Research January 17, 2019 Executive Summary This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” sums up the discussion of the future of physical stores that we heard at NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show this week. Bellwether chains Macy’s Inc., Kohl’s Corp. and Target Corp. all tumbled in premarket trading on Jan. 10 after Macy’s cut its annual earnings forecast and Kohl’s reported disappointing seasonal sales growth. Retail sales growth in the U.K. was flat year over year in December, while comparable sales declined 0.7 percent, despite retailers slashing prices. Retail traffic declined 2.6 percent during the month. Amazon’s expansion in India into areas such as payments, food retail, content, digital voice assistance and customer support has resulted in nearly 1,300 job listings in the country, the highest number of Amazon openings in the Asia-Pacific region. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Consumers Cut Back Amid Inflation Concerns: US Consumer Survey InsightsEarnings Insights 4Q23, Week 1: Deckers, Clorox and Walgreens Report Strong Results; Columbia Sportswear Sees Sales DeclineEarnings Insights 1Q23, Week 4: Ross Stores, TJX and Walmart Post Strong Results; Alibaba Sees Slow GrowthDecember 2023 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China