April 9, 2025 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025 Wrap-Up: Customer-Centricity for a New Golden Age of RetailWe present our top insights from Shoptalk Spring 2025, centered around five key themes, from unified commerce and customer-centricity to retail media and advanced retail technologies. Reflect on what you heard at the conference and catch up on what you missed! Coresight Research is an official research partner of Shoptalk Spring 2025.
April 4, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 14: Urban Outfitters Announces Expansion PlanOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the recent major store expansion plan announced by Urban Outfitters. Non-store-closure news includes Macy’s appointing a new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
April 4, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 14: Marks & Spencer Announces Store Openings Across Multiple FormatsOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight Marks & Spencer’s recently announced store expansion plan, with store openings occurring across many of its formats.
April 2, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members US Store Tracker Extra, March 2025: US Total Closed Retail Space Exceeds 100 Million Square FeetIn March 2025, closures by Big Lots, Forever 21 and Macy’s caused total US closed retail space for the year to push past 100 million square feet, according to Coresight Research estimates. Discover US retailers’ latest store closure and opening announcements, as well as the square-footage impacts of these developments, with our monthly US Store Tracker Extra series.
April 1, 2025 Event Presentation Premium Shoptalk Spring 2025—Our Takeaways: Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call, April 2025Fresh from Shoptalk Spring 2025, we reflect on key themes from the event, covered in panel discussions with retail leaders and our conversations with technology innovators. From unified commerce to retail media, don’t miss our top takeaways! This presentation accompanies the on-demand webinar of the Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call in April 2025.
April 1, 2025 Insight Report Premium Dollar Tree To Divest Family Dollar: Here’s What It Means—Consumer + Real Estate Data AnalysisWe offer our take on the sale of the Family Dollar business by Dollar Tree, Inc., which was announced on March 26, 2025. Discover the key factors in Dollar Tree’s integration struggles with Family Dollar and what the acquisition agreement means for Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and other retailers.
March 30, 2025 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Are You Ready for the Future of Physical Retail? Three Trends in US Retail Real Estate, with Anand KumarIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Anand Kumar, Managing Director of Retail Research, discusses three key real estate trends we are watching in the US retail market in 2025 and beyond, covering technology integration, experiential retail and more.
March 28, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 13: Dollar Tree and Five Below Drive Store OpeningsOur Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight discount-store developments—namely, store openings by Five Below and Dollar Tree, Inc., as well as the sale of Family Dollar. Non-store-closure news includes The Container Store’s CEO stepping down.
March 28, 2025 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 13: Kingfisher Announces Store Expansion Plans; Whole Foods Opens New London StoreOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store openings by Kingfisher and Whole Foods, and closures by Morrisons, as well as other developments from other retailers. Non-store-closure news includes The White Company appointing a new Chief Financial Officer.
March 27, 2025 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Recap—12 Innovators, Two WinnersWhich retail-technology innovators won the Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition? Find out and read highlights from each presentation in this recap report. Coresight Research is a research partner of Shoptalk Spring.
March 26, 2025 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day Two—Next-Generation Search and the Leading Edge of Storytelling, from Influencers to Lived ValuesWe present insights on the second day of Shoptalk Spring 2025, covering next-generation search and the future of marketing—from understanding the consumer to storytelling to building communities.
March 25, 2025 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025: Day One—Creating Value Is Critical to Success; Tech-Powered Personalization Permeates Panel DiscussionsWe present highlights from the first day of Shoptalk Spring 2025, covering topics including curated product assortment, retail hospitality, value creation, advanced technology, retail media and much more!
March 25, 2025 Innovator Profile Register for Free Access Shoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch Competition: Innovator ProfilesDiscover the 12 innovators participating in the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competition at Shoptalk Spring 2025! We pull together our Innovator Profiles into one downloadable document for your convenience.
March 24, 2025 Insight Report Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Unified CommerceUnified commerce enables brands and retailers to provide a comprehensive and integrated shopper experience. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to discover key solution providers that are helping retail companies eliminate customer, product and inventory data silos to best capitalize on consumer behavior and maximize sales.
March 24, 2025 Infographic Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Shoptalk US “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch, 2016–2025We present retail-tech innovators you need to know from Shoptalk Las Vegas over the years! Discover the “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch competitors and winners.
