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? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 20: Asda Opens New Format; Skims Plans to Step into the UK in 20262025 Tariffs: Impacts on the US Consumer Economy—InfographicInnovator Profile: Novel—Driving Conversion and Boosting Loyalty with Branded Wallet PassesAnalyst Corner: US Consumer Sentiment Varies by Age and Income—Uncovering Demographic Trends, with Aditya Kaushik