Analyst CornerWeinswig’s Weekly Sep 14, 2018 Coresight Research September 14, 2018 Executive SummarySeptember 14, 2018 This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the prospects for US retail as we head into the fourth quarter. Amazon will be the No. 1 seller of apparel in the US in 2018, according to Wells Fargo. The e-commerce behemoth’s apparel and footwear gross sales are expected to top $30 billion this year. HBC and Signa, the respective owners of German department store chains Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt, announced that they have agreed to merge the two chains. On September 10, 2019, Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang will replace Group Executive Chairman and cofounder Jack Ma as chairman of the Alibaba board. Ma will continue to serve as a member of the board until the company’s annual general meeting in 2020. 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: 2026 Sector Outlook: US Retail—Steady Retail Expansion in a More Stable Economic EnvironmentHigh Hopes—Heightened Economic Optimism Entering the New Year: US Consumer Survey InsightsConsumer Sentiment Continues to Improve; Plus, Online Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 27: Store Closures Up 8% Year Over Year
