September 21, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Holiday Expectations Continue To Shift, Impacting Spend and ChannelsAs consumers re-evaluate their holiday spending expectations, brick-and-mortar retailers may lose out to online competitors—particularly among certain demographics, according to Coresight Research survey findings. Our latest US Consumer Tracker analyzes shoppers’ evolving plans for the 2021 holiday season and provides a detailed update on US consumer behaviors, with a focus on the implications for retail.
September 16, 2021 Deep Dive Premium Customer-Centric Commercial Collaboration: The Importance of Data in Interconnected Supply ChainsContinuing our series titled The New Age of Customer-First Supply Chains, we discuss the importance of customer-centric commercial collaboration in the modern, interconnected retail supply chain, particularly in the current environment. We explore the different types of technology-powered collaboration—between retailers and suppliers, and with consumers.
September 15, 2021 Deep Dive Free Report The State of AI Adoption in 2021: Retail Survey FindingsCoresight Research and Impact Analytics’ survey analysis explores the benefits of AI (artificial intelligence) adoption across allocation planning, assortment planning, promotion management and forecasting. We discuss best practices and challenges in AI adoption, key steps in progressing AI maturity and top priorities for gaining maximum return on investment.
September 14, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Partial Return to Activities Prompted by Labor Day May Prove Short-LivedOur latest US Consumer Tracker charts Labor Day’s effects on consumer behaviors, with a focus on the implications for retail.
September 13, 2021 Deep Dive Premium US Off-Price Retail: Strategies in the Physical and Digital ChannelsAs the US off-price sector becomes increasingly competitive, we explore the physical and digital strategies of major off-price retailers Burlington Stores, Nordstrom Rack, Ross Stores and The TJX Companies. We discuss brick-and-mortar expansion over the past 10 years, store productivity, trends in physical retail and digital growth.
September 8, 2021 Deep Dive Premium Head-to-Head in Apparel Specialty Retail: H&M vs. Inditex (Zara)As part of Coresight Research’s Head-to-Head series, we compare H&M and Inditex (the owner of Zara), two of the biggest players in the global apparel specialty retail sector. We provide insights into five key elements of their businesses.
September 8, 2021 Deep Dive Premium What Happened to eBay? Charting the Marketplace’s Position in US RetailWe quantify eBay’s relative decline in US retail and investigate why the company has seemingly lost out to its competitors. We discuss eBay’s GMV trends over the past five years, its share of nonfood shoppers and its positioning in the resale market.
September 7, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Inflation—Perceptions and ReactionsUS consumers have noticed increased prices and intend to cut their discretionary spending in response, according to Coresight Research survey findings. Our latest US Consumer Tracker analyzes consumers’ perceptions of inflation and provides a detailed update on consumer behaviors, with a focus on the implications for retail.
September 6, 2021 Deep Dive Premium Fulfillment in US Grocery E-Commerce: Heading Toward Greater DiversityWe assess the rapidly evolving US online grocery-delivery market, which has been impacted by changing consumer expectations amid the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss disruptive new players in the fulfillment landscape and the challenges facing retailers.
September 3, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker Extra, August 2021: Assessing the Delta-Driven Consumer RetreatConsumers’ retreat from physical stores in the face of Covid-19’s Delta variant has derailed many retailers’ hopes of a quick recovery. Our US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers a deeper dive into key longer-term trends revealed by our weekly survey data.
September 2, 2021 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium Market Outlook: Grocery Retail in India—A Sustained Shift to E-Commerce and a Focus on Health and WellnessIn this Market Outlook, we provide an overview of grocery retail in India, including consumer spending growth and projections. We also discuss key market drivers, avenues for growth and prominent themes in grocery retail through the remainder of 2021 and beyond.
August 30, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Mall Visits Increase Despite Heightened Shopper CautionOur latest survey report assesses the impact of opposing drivers of consumer behavior: back-to-school shopping and increased caution due to the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant. We also present findings on where, how and how much consumers are spending, as well as consumer avoidance of public places and what activities they have done in the past two weeks.
August 26, 2021 Deep Dive Premium Head-to-Head in Sportswear: Adidas vs. NIKEAs part of Coresight Research’s Head-to-Head series, we compare Adidas and NIKE, the two largest sportswear companies globally. In this report, we provide insights into the two companies’ revenues, as well as sales channels, key strategies, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
August 23, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Holiday-Season Expectations Shift, Suggesting VolatilityOur latest weekly survey report presents findings on where, how and how much consumers are spending, as well as consumer avoidance of public places and what activities they have done in the past two weeks. This week, we also take a monthly temperature check of shoppers’ holiday-season expectations.
August 19, 2021 Deep Dive Premium Head-to-Head in Discount Retail: Dollar General vs. Dollar Tree, Inc.As part of Coresight Research’s Head-to-Head series, we compare Dollar General and Dollar Tree, Inc., the two largest dollar store companies in the US by revenue and store count. In this report, we provide an overview of both companies, including market share, and cover three key elements of their businesses—comprising revenue, profitability and store strategy.
