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: Financial Sentiment Turns Negative; Tariff Pessimism Deepens; Inflationary Trade-Down Persists: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2026, Week 9: Marks & Spencer Leads Store OpeningsEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 6: Sales Decline for Kroger, Macy’s, Ross Stores and Other Retailers—InfographicFinancial Sentiment Hits a Year-to-Date High: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 33, 2025—Infographic
