Analyst Corner 16 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeinswig’s Weekly November 24, 2017 Coresight Research November 24, 2017 Executive Summary This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the imminent start of the official holiday shopping season this weekend. Turkey is just one tradition for the Thanksgiving holiday; many US stores planned to open on Thursday night for shoppers looking to get a jump on Black Friday sales. UK retail sales grew by 2.6% year over year in October. Total growth softened from 4.7% in September, largely due to unusually warm weather in October. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is continuing its expansion into offline retail, spending $2.88 billion to acquire a 36.16% stake in one of China’s most prolific operators of hypermarket stores, Sun Art Retail Group. 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: Head-to-Head in Global CPG: Procter & Gamble vs. UnileverRetail Shrink and ORC: US Small Business Owners’ Perspectives on Retail Theft, Plus New Measures To Combat Theft in New York, the UK and AustraliaBreathing New Life into the Shopping Experience: The Surge of the Resale Market—China Retail InsightsOctober 2023 US Retail Sales: Health and Personal Care Stores and Nonstore Retailers Continue To Lead Retail Sales Growth