May 22, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Subscription Commerce Update – Disruptors Face DisruptionSubscription services continue to capture billions of dollars that would otherwise go to conventional retailers. However, we are now seeing some US subscription commerce disruptors face disruption themselves.
May 17, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: The Mall Is Not Dead, Part 3 – Five Predictions for Five Years OutWe conclude our Mall Is Not Dead series by looking ahead to the future of the shopping mall in the US. Over the coming years, many malls will reshape their offerings by moving away from a focus on apparel stores clustered around department store anchors toward more diverse networks that include nonapparel retailers, leisure and entertainment tenants, event and pop-up spaces, and business service providers.
March 16, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Transforming the fashion industry through data-driven and actionable consumer insights and preferencesFashwire is launching a first-of-its-kind app that connects brands, designers and retailers.
February 27, 2018 Deep Dive Premium The CORE Framework for Artificial Intelligence in RetailThe CORE framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in retail notes the value of AI in four areas for retailers seeking to compete with platforms such as Amazon and JD.com.
February 26, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Chinese Apparel Shoppers – Online Vs. Offline Preferences and Drivers of Customer SatisfactionAlthough e-commerce is the preferred channel for purchasing apparel in China, brick-and-mortar is still very relevant. Our proprietary consumer survey shows that the vast majority of Chinese consumers (96%) purchase apparel both online and offline.
February 15, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Amazon Apparel – US Survey Reveals What Shoppers Buy, Which Retailers They Have Switched from and Their Attitudes Toward Amazon as a Fashion RetailerOur survey of US shoppers has uncovered a wealth of findings on Amazon Fashion including Amazon Prime purchases, competition with Target, private label offerings, demographics and shopper satisfaction.
January 4, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: The Rise of Social Media Influencers and Their BrandsOver the past few years, we have witnessed the rise of bloggers and social media influencers, and influencer marketing is rapidly becoming commonplace in categories spanning beauty to fashion.
December 27, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: The Challenges of an Aging Population—South KoreaThis report examines the rapidly changing demographic makeup of South Korea, the implications an aging population has on its economy and the various policies the government has put in place to address this issue.
November 30, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Battle of the Titans: Inditex Versus H&M—More Differences than Similarities?Zara and H&M are often spoken of in the same breath—as the fast-fashion invaders that are stealing market share away from mass-market rivals in a number of countries. Yet, despite the similarities, we see some key distinctions between H&M and Zara’s parent company Inditex.
November 29, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Singles’ Day Shopping Festival 2017 Review SurveySingles’ Day has grown to become the single-most significant online shopping day in China and the biggest shopping event globally. Following our Singles’ Day Shopping Festival 2017 preview survey in October, which detailed consumer sentiment and buying preferences ahead of the 11.11 event, we conducted a post-Singles’ Day survey to gauge shoppers’ satisfaction with key retailers in China. We detail our key findings in this report.
November 23, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: NFC Technology—Helping Retailers Think Like BrandsRetailers can deploy near-field communication (NFC) tags in stores to better engage with shoppers on-site. The tags can be used to send customers product information and links and to create a more personalized shopping experience.
November 15, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: US Holiday 2017— All Signs Point to “Shop!”FGRT remains optimistic about the prospects for holiday sales in the US this year and we are forecasting sales growth of 3%–4%. We believe there could be upside to this estimate, given favorable economic conditions, such as an extremely low unemployment rate and benign changes in wages and prices for food and fuel.
November 7, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: The Amazon Invasion – A Timeline of the E-Commerce Giant’s Global ConquestIn this report, we investigate Amazon’s offering, global expansion and the routes it has chosen to operate in. We provide timelines of key corporate announcements and events for each country in which Amazon operates.
October 30, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: China Consumer Survey— Insights on the Positioning of the Leading Online Platforms for ApparelThis is our first report based on the ProsperChina Quarterly Survey—the largest online survey of consumers in China.
October 28, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: The Future Customer Experience – AI and IoT in RetailThis report explores how retailers are adopting AI & IoT to improve shopper interactions, inventory management, personalization, customer service and physical stores.
