Analyst Corner 13 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeinswig’s Weekly November 3, 2017 Coresight Research November 3, 2017 Executive Summary This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the upcoming retail holiday season, including Black Friday, and our expectations regarding promotional activity this holiday season. This year, more Americans are expected to begin their holiday shopping in the middle of the season, or Thanksgiving weekend, as opposed to late in the season, or early December, a new survey from The NPD Group has found. Less than one week after announcing its acquisition of Lord & Taylor’s flagship store in New York, office-space firm WeWork is reportedly set to pay around £600 million (US$796 million) for a large development in the City of London. Smartphone shipments in India grew by 23% and crossed the 40 million mark for the first time in the third quarter of 2017. That means India has overtaken the US in smartphone sales. 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: Chinese New Year 2024 Review: Revealing Trends Amid Evolving Preferences—China Retail InsightsInnovator Profile: Radd.’s Video-Marketing Tool Drives E-Commerce Traffic and ConversionWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 5: Walmart Announces US ExpansionUS Store Tracker Extra, April 2024: Ross Stores To Open 2+ Million Square Feet of Retail Space