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Insight Report | October 30, 2020

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Brand Journeys to Singles’ Day 2020: #4—Punky Colour Aims for the Clean-Beauty Market Gap in China

Hosted annually on November 11, Singles’ Day is the world’s largest online shopping festival. Continuing Coresight Research’s Brand Journeys to Singles’ Day 2020 series, we profile US hair-dye brand Punky Colour and discuss the brand’s focus on clean beauty and delivering a consistent brand experience as it enters the China market.

Insight Report | October 29, 2020

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US CPG Sales Tracker: CPG E-Commerce Remains Strong, Led by 75% Growth in Online Food Sales

The Coresight Research and IRI monthly US CPG Sales Tracker provides our data-driven insights into online sales trends in the US CPG industry—covering the product categories of food & beverage; health & beauty; and general merchandise & homecare. In this report, we present five key insights from the four weeks ended October 4, 2020.

Insight Report | October 29, 2020 Premium

New Retail Briefing: Alibaba To Invest in Travel Retailer Dufry To Tap Into China’s Growing Domestic Duty-Free Market

We discuss recent developments in New Retail in China, including Alibaba’s planned investment in travel retailer Dufry to capture sales from China’s growing domestic duty-free market and Pinduoduo’s partnership with Yili, the largest dairy company in China, to livestream the production process in its formula factory as a move to gain consumer trust.

Insight Report | October 28, 2020

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Brand Journeys to Singles’ Day 2020: #2—C.O. Bigelow Employs Heritage Marketing Strategy in China

Hosted on November 11, Singles’ Day is the world’s largest online shopping festival. Coresight Research’s Brand Journeys to Singles’ Day 2020 series profiles 11 US and international small- and medium-sized brands with insights into their Tmall Global strategy in the run up to the shopping event. For our second report in the series, we profile C.O. Bigelow and discuss the brand’s heritage marketing strategy in its Tmall Global journey.

Insight Report | October 28, 2020 Premium

Singles’ Day 2020 Preview: What’s New for the World’s Largest Shopping Festival?

This year, Singles’ Day has become more important than ever for brands and retailers to drive sales and mitigate the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. We provide our 11 predictions for Singles’ Day, explore what’s new from Alibaba for this year’s event and take a look at how different platforms are approaching 11.11—including JD.com, Pinduoduo and Suning.com.

Event Coverage | October 28, 2020

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Preventing Fraud in the Shifting Online Retail Landscape, with Jesse Thares, Riskified

On October 14, Coresight Research hosted Jesse Thares, Growth, E-Commerce and Payments Consultant at Riskified, to discuss fraud prevention in the shifting online retail landscape. We present key insights from the webinar.

Event Coverage | October 23, 2020

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Big Billion Days 2020 Wrap-Up: Focus on “Tier 2 and Beyond” Regions Drives Sales

Flipkart held its annual Big Billion Days in India on October 16–21. We discuss the metrics that Flipkart released for the five-day event, covering the e-commerce platform’s focus on “Tier 2 and beyond” cities and sales growth across multiple product categories.

Insight Report | October 22, 2020 Premium

Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s: #6—Trends To Watch in Last-Mile Delivery

In our Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s series, we analyze the technologies and trends that are enabling the evolution of the supply chain. In this report, we discuss key trends in last-mile delivery processes in the retail industry and what major players are doing to tackle last-mile challenges.

Market Navigators/Market Outlook | October 21, 2020 Premium

Market Outlook: US Beauty Industry—The Path to Recovery Is Being Led by Digital Business

In this Market Outlook, we explore the recovery of the US beauty industry in a coronavirus-impacted retail environment. We analyze data on the sector’s size and present our estimates for growth in 2020 and 2021. We outline the competitive landscape and consider the innovators that are enabling e-commerce expansion in beauty. This report also discusses a number of key themes in the market—including shifting demand in skin care and makeup categories, opportunities for eye makeup and the adoption of touchless retail.

Event Coverage | October 21, 2020

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Women in Retail Leadership Days: Previewing the “Shark Tank”-Style Virtual Startup Pitch Session

Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee the Women in Retail Leadership Days startup pitch session on October 22, 2020. We preview the event, outlining the judging criteria and profiling the three women-led retail-tech startups that will present their solutions—namely, ThirdChannel, Perksy and Savitude.

Insight Report | October 21, 2020 Premium

Big Billion Days and Great Indian Festival 2020: Highlights So Far from India’s Key E-Commerce Festivals

Flipkart’s annual Big Billion Days (BBD) sales event and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival (GIF) kicked off on October 16 and October 17 respectively, with BBD running for six days through October 21 and GIF set to continue for a month without a specific end date. We discuss the festival highlights so far, including sales data released by the retailers, consumer reach, headline promotions and top offer categories.

Event Coverage | October 20, 2020

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Revolutionizing Grocery in the New Era of Retail: Key Insights from the California Grocers Association Strategic Conference

Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, spoke at the California Grocers Association Strategic Conference, providing insights into the trends shaping the future of the grocery sector. We present key takeaways from the event, including the challenges that grocers face in today’s retail world and the future of the omnichannel grocery shopping experience and supply chain.

Flash Report | October 16, 2020

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Amazon Prime Day 2020: Implied GMV of Around $6 Billion as Third-Party Sales Jump 60%

In this free report, we discuss the metrics that Amazon released for its Prime Day 2020 event. Third-party sellers on Amazon generated sales of over $3.5 billion worldwide during Prime Day. We estimate that Amazon likely saw total worldwide Prime Day sales of around $6 billion.

Market Navigators/Market Outlook | October 13, 2020 Premium

US Apparel Retail: Post-Crisis Outlook—Fall 2020 Update

We explore the continued impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on the US apparel retail sector and present an outlook for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. In addition to commentary from US apparel brands and retailers, we discuss the adoption of new selling models, expansion in the digital channel and technological innovation, among other key trends. We summarize our key estimates in an infographic.

Insight Report | October 8, 2020 Premium

Buy Now, Pay Later: A Growing Trend in Retail

“Buy now, pay later” (BNPL), a service that allows shoppers to break down purchases into monthly installments, has become a popular payment option, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. We explore the growth of the BNPL market, the competitive landscape and the use of such services by US consumers. We also discuss three recent developments by major financial services companies in the BNPL space.