Event Coverage | October 7, 2020 Register for Free Access Nine Brands Approved To Sell on Tmall Global in Alibaba’s Go Global 11.11 Pitch FestAlibaba’s Go Global 11.11 Pitch Fest provides an opportunity for US brands to pitch their businesses to a panel of industry experts for a chance to sell on Tmall this Singles’ Day. We outline the pitches and the key differentiators of each brand. Read More
Event Coverage | October 5, 2020 Register for Free Access 10 Post-Crisis Retail Trends and Actions: Insights from the Dallas-Fort Worth Retailers Association September MeetingDeborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, presented at the Dallas-Fort Worth Retailers Association September Meeting, providing insights into the trends shaping the future of retail. We summarize key takeaways from the presentation, including five post-crisis trends in retail and five actions that retailers can take to drive market share in the new environment, as well expectations for this holiday season. Read More
Event Coverage | September 30, 2020 Register for Free Access Coresight Research x IBM: Redefining Sustainability for the New Era of RetailWe present key insights from the “Redefining Sustainability for a New Era of Retail” webinar, which was hosted by Coresight Research and IBM and featured speakers from The North Face and Tapestry. The webinar included discussion of Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework for sustainability in retail, and explored how retailers can set and achieve bold sustainability goals to improve the triple bottom line: planet, people and profits. Read More
Deep Dive | September 29, 2020 Premium US Home-Improvement E-Commerce: Retailers Accelerate Plans To Scale Online OperationsDespite the underwhelming narrative for much of discretionary retail in the US this year, home-improvement retail is one sector that has fared well, supported in part by key retailers’ quick pivot to e-commerce. We discuss how three major Coresight 100 home-improvement retailers have accelerated their shift toward digital transformation and upped their e-commerce game to generate success. Read More
Insight Report | September 29, 2020 Register for Free Access US CPG Sales Tracker: Online CPG Growth Re-accelerates as the Pandemic Wears OnThe 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 September 6, 2020. Read More
Insight Report | September 25, 2020 Register for Free Access Blockchain Promises Financial Inclusion to the World’s 1.7 Billion-Plus Unbanked InhabitantsBlockchain is a powerful, fundamental financial technology that offers benefits to consumers around the world, particularly those currently excluded from financial systems. We present its features and the benefits it provides to businesses and consumers globally. We discuss three examples of companies that are developing blockchain solutions—namely, China-based Ant Group, UK-based Electroneum and US-based Ripple. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | September 24, 2020 Premium US E-Commerce: Post-Crisis OutlookWe explore the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on US e-commerce. We present our trend analysis and insights into the online channel’s development in the second quarter of 2020. We also discuss three post-crisis US e-commerce trends across the themes of digital investment, omnichannel capabilities and drones/autonomous vehicles. Read More
Flash Report | September 21, 2020 Register for Free Access Coresight Research, Shopkick and Fashwire Introduce the New 10.10 Shopping FestivalTogether with Shopkick and Fashwire, Coresight Research is excited to announce the inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival, a US-based event that will take place on October 9–11, 2020. We detail the rationale behind launching the event, the participation of the partner companies and the opportunities that this new shopping festival offers to brands, retailers and consumers. With both an online and offline presence, 10.10 will provide a gamified shopping experience and pull forward holiday shopping this year. Read More
Insight Report | September 18, 2020 Premium Highlights from Alibaba’s 9.9 Shopping Festival 2020: Deep Discounts and Livestreaming Boost Consumer SpendingWe highlight the marketing and sales strategies that Alibaba implemented to boost sales during its 9.9 Shopping Festival 2020 this year, in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis—including deep discounts and livestreaming. Read More
Insight Report | September 17, 2020 Premium New Retail Briefing: Alibaba Increases Stake in Logistics Firm YTO Express To Gain Bigger Share of Delivery MarketWe discuss recent developments in New Retail in China, including Alibaba’s investment in logistics firm YTO Express to increase its stake in China’s express delivery market, as well as JD.com’s new partnership with Chinese cooking brand Fulinmen. Read More
Insight Report | September 10, 2020 Premium Two Months to Singles’ Day: Five Marketing Tools To Drive Store Traffic for Alibaba’s Newly Extended Double 11 EventWith two months to go until Singles’ Day 2020, we explore how brands and retailers can use Alibaba’s marketing tools to increase brand or product exposure and drive traffic to their Tmall and Taobao stores. Read More
Store Tracker | September 9, 2020 Databank Members US Store Closures: More Retailers Shift to E-Commerce at the Expense of StoresUS retailers have had to rapidly adjust to the jump in online sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss how retailers are rethinking their brick-and-mortar store presence over the longer term as a result of this refocus—covering store closures and the role of the physical store in omnichannel operations. Read More
Insight Report | September 3, 2020 Register for Free Access US CPG Sales Tracker: Online Food Sales Grow 90%, Outpacing Total E-Commerce GrowthThe 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 July 12, 2020. Read More
Insight Report | September 1, 2020 Premium Beauty Insights: Consumers Prioritize Health and Wellness, Expanding the US Beauty MarketAs part of our Beauty Insights series, we explore the US beauty wellness market, which we estimate will grow significantly over the next five years, driven by consumer emphasis on health amid the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss five key trends in beauty wellness, covering clean beauty, self-care, mental health, sleep care and beauty supplements. Read More
Insight Report | August 27, 2020 Premium US Back to School 2020: Digital Trends and Digital Learning—Online Sales Set To Be Up Strongly in a Weak Total MarketAs part of our US Back to School 2020 series, we present three insights into digital trends this season—covering e-commerce market share and growth, consumer expectations of how and where they will shop for BTS, and how retailers are promoting digital shopping. We also discuss the role of remote learning in school-reopening plans and how this is impacting BTS shoppers’ spending expectations for online learning. Read More
