March 10, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Mining Silver: Identifying Opportunities in the Senior BoomThe growth in senior populations worldwide is impacting consumer spending patterns. We review the aging trend and explore commercial & economic implications.
March 8, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Retail Revolution— US Apparel Shifts in 20 ChartsDespite some reports to the contrary, Amazon is not among the top 10 apparel retailers in the US, by revenues, if we consider what it retails in its own right.
March 6, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: IoT in Retail—Digitalizing Brick-and-Mortar StoresInternet of Things (IoT) technology has the potential to transform the way retailers operate brick-and-mortar stores.
March 3, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: An Overview of the Digitalization of the Apparel Supply ChainDigital technologies are transforming the apparel supply chain by challenging old operating models and unleashing new opportunities. This is the first in a series of reports that will investigate the different aspects of the digitalization of the supply chain. As the introduction to the series, this report:
February 27, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Gen Z and Beauty—the Social Media SymbiosisThis report is part of our new series, The New Beauty Consumer, which looks at various aspects of beauty retailing and consumption.
February 22, 2017 Deep Dive Premium DEEP DIVE: Fashion Re-Commerce EvolutionThe marketplace for online fashion resale continues to evolve rapidly. Following an initial wave of online fashion consignment startups, weaker players have gone out of business and stronger players have grown and attracted more investment funding to propel their further growth.
February 14, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Paris—The Third Largest European Startup HubThis is the third report in our series on European startup capitals. Paris is a leading startup hub globally and is the third-largest European center for startup development. The main factors that make Paris one of the top startup hubs include:
February 13, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Millennials and Furniture in the US and the UK – Ten Characteristics That Define the MarketSince millennials range in age from 16 to 36, they constitute a consumer segment that is of growing value in most markets. These consumers are entering their peak spending years and are establishing family homes.
February 10, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: US Retail—Store Closure and Management Change TrackerAmong the major US retailers that we track, so far this year, eight have announced store closures and another six have announced management changes.
February 7, 2017 Deep Dive Premium India Rising — An Overview of India’s Burgeoning Startup EcosystemThis is the first report in our series on the Indian startup ecosystem.
February 7, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: US Consumer Survey: Amazon is Winning the Battle in the Toy SegmentWhile brick-and-mortar stores remain the main channel where consumers go to buy toys, online retailing has doubled its mind share compared with five years ago: 14.7% of consumers say they go online to purchase toys versus 7.3% five years ago.
January 27, 2017 Deep Dive Premium 2017 Spring Festival Preview Part 2: Chinese Expected to Spend Big on Outbound Travel and EntertainmentIn Part 2 of our 2017 Spring Festival Report, we focus on two main themes: 1) the continued rise in Chinese outbound travel; and 2) the growing preference for spending on experiences and entertainment.
January 16, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Millennial Lifestyles Drive Growth in Apparel RentalOnline apparel and accessory rental services are proliferating. Apparel rental models allow customers to borrow items for a set time period, typically at a meaningful discount to the products’ retail price.
December 12, 2016 Deep Dive Premium Online Grocery Series: Germany – Playing Catch-UpThis is the fourth in our series of reports analyzing online grocery markets around the world. Germany lags other markets in grocery e-commerce despite having one of the largest grocery sectors in Europe and an advanced nonfood e-commerce market.
December 5, 2016 Deep Dive Premium DEEP DIVE: International Retailers Guide To Cross-Border Ecommerce In ChinaThis report examines cross-border e-commerce platforms Tmall Global and JD Worldwide, and how they complement an international retailer’s China strategy.
