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Retail 2025: 10 Trends in Retail Technology

We present 10 key technologies that we expect to be influential in retail in 2025, spanning the physical store, e-commerce and operations. From retail media expansion to the power of GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) in the supply chain, understand what is significant today and what will be important in the year ahead. This research report is made available to non-subscribers through its sponsorship by Intel.

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Retail 2025: China Retail Predictions

Our annual report on the China retail market—part of our Retail 2025 series of outlook reports—details six predictions around trends that Coresight Research expects to transform retail in the country throughout 2025. From the impact of government stimulus packages to the “pingti” trend and GenAI (generative artificial intelligence), discover the key trends of the China retail market.

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Party City and Big Lots To Close All Stores: What’s the $100 Billion Elephant in the Room?

Two major US retailers, Big Lots and Party City, are closing. Big Lots stated that it will conduct an out-of-business sale following the failure of a deal to sell the company, while Party City plans to close all its stores. We argue that these closures are indicative of an underrecognized pressure on retailers, which we identify as totaling about $100 billion in scale.

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AI Risks, Success Stories and Opportunities—Insights from Legends of Commerce: Content & Cocktails

Legends of Commerce: Content & Cocktails brought together industry experts, retailers, brands and technology innovators to explore the future of retail. This report, exclusively available to Coresight Research premium subscribers, provides key insights from the full event, spotlighting the role and benefits of AI (artificial intelligence) in retail.

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Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 50: Dollar Tree’s Expansion Spree Pushes US Store Openings Closer to 6,000

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight Dollar Tree’s major expansion, and detail other recent store announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes management changes at Five Below and J.Crew, among others.

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Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 49: UK Closures Down 30% Year Over Year

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight additional closures by Alimentation Couche-Tard and openings by Harbor Freight Tools, and detail other recent store announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes management changes at Capri Holdings.

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