Insight Report | November 11, 2019 Premium Insights from the Singles’ Day Pre-Sale Period: US Retailers’ Exposure to ChinaContinuing our coverage of Singles’ Day 2019 in China, we assess the performance of selected brands in the pre-sale period of the shopping holiday. In the lead-up to November 11, it seems that the exposure of US retailers and other international brands to the Chinese market may have been impacted by trade tensions and the success of targeted marketing strategies employed by indigenous brands. Read More
Insight Report | October 29, 2019 Premium Insights from China: How Foreign Brands Can Capitalize on Traditional Chinese FestivalsChina has many holidays that are culturally meaningful – and which offer excellent opportunities for branding or promotions. This report examines innovative approaches Western brands are using to tap into Chinese tradition. Read More
Insight Report | October 28, 2019 Premium Singles’ Day Preview: What’s New for Double 11 2019?Chinese e-commerce giants have already kicked off their Singles’ Day campaigns, this year focusing more on lower-tier cities and emphasizing customer service elements over price alone. Read More
Insight Report | October 24, 2019 Premium Key Festivals and Holidays for Promotional Campaigns in India in 2020: CalendarIndia sees a number of festivals and holidays that retailers and brands can tap with marketing and promotional campaigns. Use our 2020 calendar to plan your marketing and sales strategies for the India market. Read More
Insight Report | October 21, 2019 Premium Holiday 2019: US Retail Hiring Set To Be FlatPart of our Holiday 2019 series, this report outlines key developments related to holiday hiring in US retail Read More
Insight Report | October 15, 2019 Premium Holiday 2019: Five US Digital Retail Trends for the HolidaysIn this report, we dive into the digital outlook for US retailers for the 2019 holiday season, including a cross-channel shopping trend and the dominance of e-commerce giant Amazon. Read More
Insight Report | October 14, 2019 Premium China’s National Day Wrap-Up: Golden Week Brings Spending BoomWhile China’s economic growth has slowed, Golden Week remains a prime opportunity to spur consumer spending. This year, we saw an acceleration in the rate of total spending, driven by sales growth in retail, catering and travel. Activities surrounding the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and extended retail hours contributed to the strong increase in spending. Read More
Insight Report | October 9, 2019 Premium Big Billion Days 2019 Wrap-Up: Non-Tier-One Focus Spurs Sales GrowthBoth Flipkart and Amazon announced record-high sales in their respective festive season sales in 2019, driven by significant growth in non-tier-one cities and towns. In this report, we look at the success of this year’s Big Billion Days and Great Indian Festival shopping holidays. Read More
Deep Dive | October 7, 2019 Premium Holiday 2019: UK Retail Outlook—One-Third of Nonfood Sales Set To Be OnlineWe expect to see total UK retail sales grow by around 3.5-4.0% year over year, with the midpoint of 3.75% taking total holiday retail sales to £83.7 billion. Read More
Flash Report | October 4, 2019 Register for Free Access Halloween 2019 Will be an $8.8 Billion Holiday in the US, Down Slightly from Last Year’s $9 BillionUS consumers plan to spend an average of $86.27 this Halloween – far less than other holidays such as Valentine’s Day’s $162 average and down slightly from last year’s Halloween record of $86.79 per person. Read More
Flash Report | October 4, 2019 Register for Free Access National Retail Federation Forecasts 2019 US Holiday Sales Growth of 3.8%–4.2%The NRF expects spending in November and December to increase by 3.8%-4.2% year over year, taking total sales to between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion. Read More
Insight Report | October 2, 2019 Premium Big Billion Days 2019: Highlights So Far from India’s E-Commerce FestivalFlipkart’s annual Big Billion Days (BBD) sales event and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival (GIF) kicked off on September 29, and are running for six days through October 4. Read More
Deep Dive | October 1, 2019 Premium Holiday 2019: US Retail Outlook—Anticipating 4% GrowthContinuing our Holiday 2019 series, this report offers our full look at expected US retail demand this November and December. Read More
Insight Report | October 1, 2019 Premium Insights from China: The Billion-Dollar Beauty Brand You May Never Have Heard OfOnline beauty company Perfect Diary is breaking records in China as the first brand to reach ¥100 million in one-day sales on Tmall. They use a creative product development and social media strategy strategy to target Gen Zers and drive consumer engagement. Read More
Insight Report | September 25, 2019 Premium Big Billion Days 2019: Previewing India’s Annual E-Commerce FestivalFlipkart’s annual Big Billion Days (BBD) shopping festival kicks off September 29 and will run for six days this year, through October 4. Read More
