Insight Report | November 7, 2022 Premium Countdown to Holiday 2022: US Holiday Hiring—Planned Retail Hiring SlumpsAs part of our 10-week Countdown to Holiday 2022 series, we assess the trends and challenges that we predict will characterize seasonal hiring in retail this year. Read More
Deep Dive | November 4, 2022 Premium October 2022 US Housing Market Indicators: Home Sales Decline as Mortgage Rates Hit 2002 LevelsWe examine nine indicators to assess the health of the US housing market in our monthly report. The most recent data show that all home sales have declined. Read More
Insight Report | November 2, 2022 Premium Countdown to Holiday 2022: UK Retail OutlookAs part of our 10-week Countdown to Holiday 2022 series, we discuss our expectations for the final-quarter peak in UK retailing. Read More
Insight Report | November 2, 2022 Premium October 2022 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaAnalyzing consumer demand in September 2022, retail sales growth slowed in the UK and US. In China, due to the country’s ongoing real estate crisis and Covid-19 lockdowns, retail sales decelerated in September. Our Monthly Consumer Update assesses these trends and considers wage growth, and food and fuel prices in these three markets. Read More
Deep Dive | November 1, 2022 Premium How the US Home and Home-Improvement Market Can Target MillennialsWe analyze the preferences and trends of US millennials, the country’s largest demographic, in home and home-improvement, providing retailers with insights into how to attract this group. Millennials are important to the market as they have the highest rates of homebuying activities. Read More
Insight Report | November 1, 2022 Premium October 2022 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: Macroeconomic Uncertainty Reigns as Fall BeginsCoresight Research’s monthly Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. We analyze the latest available data as of October 20, 2022. Read More
Insight Report | October 31, 2022 Premium US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: September 2022 Clothing and Footwear Spending Up 3.5% Year over YearThe Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear. In this report, we discuss data from September 2022, showing that clothing and footwear spending is up 3.5% year over year. Read More
Insight Report | October 31, 2022 Premium Countdown to Holiday 2022: US Inventory Oversupply Signals Highly Promotional Holiday SeasonAs part of our 10-week Countdown to Holiday 2022 series, we assess the impacts of the supply chain crisis and excess inventory issues on major US retailers for the fourth quarter. Read More
Insight Report | October 31, 2022 Premium September 2022 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Growth Decelerates to 5.7%In our monthly report on US retail traffic and in-store metrics, we review weekly shopper traffic trends through the month, as well as traffic by retailer vertical, region and retailer location type. September 2022’s data shows traffic grew 5.7% year over year. Read More
Insight Report | October 27, 2022 Premium September 2022 China Retail Sales: Total Growth Slows Despite Most Sectors Reporting Positive ResultsWe review the latest data for retail sales in China showing that, in September 2022, year-over-year sales grew 3%. Our report analyzes retail sales in total and by sector. Read More
Insight Report | October 26, 2022 Register for Free Access US CPG Sales Tracker: Online CPG Growth Remains Above 25% Despite DecelerationThe 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 free report, we present five key insights from the four weeks ended September 4, 2022. Read More
Market Outlook | October 25, 2022 Premium Market Outlook: Grocery Retail in India—Growth Led by Convenience and WellnessIn this Market Outlook, we provide an overview of India’s grocery retail market, including major market factors—such as consumers’ spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages—the competitive landscape and themes we are watching in 2023 and beyond. Read More
Deep Dive | October 25, 2022 Premium Countdown to Holiday 2022: US Survey and Retail OutlookWe present the findings of our Holiday 2022 US Consumer Survey. Additionally, we give our holiday sales growth estimate, examine how shopper behavior will differ this year from last and analyze how the current economic environment will impact spending. Read More
Insight Report | October 24, 2022 Premium September 2022 UK Retail Sales: Deepest Real Declines for 30+ YearsIn August 2022, UK retail sales volumes fell 6.4% year over year while values grew 3.1%. Online sales declined by 8.2%. We analyze retail sales, in total and by sector, as well as online sales penetration. Read More
Market Outlook | October 24, 2022 Premium Market Outlook: US Retail REITs—Real Estate Adapts to the Post-Pandemic EnvironmentIn this Market Outlook, we analyze the US retail real estate investment trust (REIT) market, covering key market factors, the competitive landscape and themes we are watching in the space for 2023 and beyond. Read More