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Insight Report | December 26, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: Global Holiday Cities—Shanghai

Shanghai retailers up their Christmas season game with more decorations and innovative installations. In a country in which Christmas is not a traditional holiday, merchants have nonetheless grabbed the opportunity to launch holiday-themed marketing campaigns.

Insight Report | December 24, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: Global Holiday Cities—London

London retailers rise to the holiday challenge with innovative approaches to draw in and engage consumers for the 2019 holiday season. We’re seeing railway stations transform into shopping destinations, popups popping up and department stores offer a range of experiences.

Insight Report | December 23, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: Global Holiday Cities—New York City

New York retailers have long set the standard for holiday-themed events, and this year is no exception. Coresight Research visited some of New York City’s newer, more innovative shopping centers along with some of the must-sees.

Flash Report | December 20, 2019

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Double 12 Shopping Festival 2019 Wrap-Up

E-commerce platforms and offline merchants celebrated China’s last major shopping festival of the year, Double 12, on December 12. We provide highlights from this year’s festival, including the promotions and performance of Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall, the popularity of livestreaming, Alipay’s partnership with offline merchants and the strong consumption in lower-tier cities experienced by JD.com.

Insight Report | December 17, 2019 Premium

New Retail Briefing: Christian Louboutin Beauty Launches a Flagship Store on Tmall

Dior launches a seasonal Christmas mini program on WeChat; Christian Louboutin Beauty opens its flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall; and Alibaba invests in milk-delivery startup Tianxianpei.

Insight Report | December 13, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: US Black Friday and Cyber Monday Online Pricing Insights

In partnership with competitive intelligence provider DataWeave, we aggregated and analyzed pricing data on over 53,000 products on the websites of Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot and Macy’s.

Insight Report | December 10, 2019 Premium

Beauty Insights: What Beauty Retailers Are Offering for the 2019 Holiday Shopping Season

The US beauty sector is expected to see strong sales this holiday season, with consumers indicating that beauty and personal care items will be popular as gifts. We assess the key strategies that major beauty brands and retailers—such as Macy’s, Sephora and Ulta Beauty—are implementing to capitalize on this opportunity.

Deep Dive | December 6, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: Retailers Harness the Power of Social Media

Continuing our Holiday 2019 series, we outline the popularity of social media channels among holiday shoppers for gift inspiration and promotion tracking. We discuss the engagement of selected retailers—including Amazon, Target and Walmart—and outline their holiday campaigns heading into the holiday season.

Flash Report | December 4, 2019

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Holiday 2019: US Cyber Monday Digital Sales Hit $9.4 Billion

Cyber Monday continued Black Friday’s streak of record-breaking online sales for a roaring start to the holiday shopping season in the US. Sales were especially heavy at the last minute, with consumers spending an average of $11 million per minute in the final hour.

Flash Report | December 3, 2019

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Holiday 2019: US Black Friday Sees Companies Promote More Heavily, Shoppers Continue to Migrate Online

In the US, this year’s Black Friday saw retailers promote more heavily than last year and consumers continue to migrate to online platforms.

Insight Report | November 30, 2019 Free Report

Holiday 2019: US Black Friday Insights

On November 29, the Coresight Research team undertook its fifth annual tour of stores for Black Friday. We visited 65 stores of 32 different retailers in the US. In this report, we analyze each store according our proprietary BEST framework for physical retail.

Insight Report | November 30, 2019 Free Report

Holiday 2019: UK Black Friday Insights

On November 29, Coresight Research’s UK team undertook its fifth annual tour of stores in central London for Black Friday. In this report, we pick out likely outperformers, one apparent underperformer and other stores of note. We also provide a table comparing promotions this year to those of 2018.

Insight Report | November 27, 2019 Premium

Alibaba: A Timeline of Key Events

From 2017 to 2019, Alibaba expanded its cloud business into new territories outside China. We examine key events from the company’s recent history as part of our Retailers’ Timelines series.

Deep Dive | November 26, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: Hottest Toys

Continuing our Holiday 2019 series, we outline key trends that we think are going to influence toy gifting in the US this shopping season. We also consider the competitive strategies of major players in the toys and games sector, including Amazon and Walmart.

Insight Report | November 25, 2019 Premium

Holiday 2019: Black Friday—Calendar Shift Prompts US Retailers To Pull Deals Forward

Part of our Holiday 2019 series, this report offers our preview to the Black Friday shopping holiday in the US this year. We consider the early promotions of selected retailers such as Amazon, Target and Walmart, and detail online revenue forecasts and the impact of tariffs and trade uncertainty on US retailers this holiday season.