December 3, 2024 Deep Dive Premium Black Friday 2024: Insights from US Store Visits—Which Retailers Could Have Done Better?Last week, the Coresight Research team undertook our annual Black Friday store visits, visiting the stores of more than 40 retailers across six states. We offer our observations on the brick-and-mortar channel during Black Friday 2024, covering the breadth and depth of promotions, product quantity and availability, and consumer activity and demand, among other topics.
December 1, 2024 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Analyst Corner—Looking Forward to 2025: Why Retail Media Excites Me, with Manik BhatiaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Manik Bhatia, Head of Custom Research, discusses what’s ahead for retail advertising. From AI (artificial intelligence) to the in-store opportunity, find out how retail media networks (RMNs) are set to evolve.
November 29, 2024 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 48: US Closures Up 69% Year Over YearOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight additional closures by Bath & Body Works and Save-A-Lot, and detail other recent store announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes management changes at Kohl’s and Asda.
November 22, 2024 Premium Market Navigator—US Retail and E-CommerceUnderstand the growth trajectory of the US retail market and dive into critical areas that are reshaping the market, from the future of stores to the Ozempic economy. The insights in this video are based on our Market Navigator on US retail and e-commerce.
November 22, 2024 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 47: Big Lots Announces Even More Store ClosuresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight additional closures from Big Lots and detail other recent announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes the appointment of a new CEO at Citi Trends.
November 21, 2024 Insight Report Premium Holiday 2024—Black Friday Preview: Projecting Low-Single-Digit Sales Growth as Early Deals Pull Demand ForwardAs part of our coverage of the 2024 holiday season, Coresight Research examines the potential of Black Friday this year (November 29), including expected growth, proprietary survey data on consumers’ shopping intentions, and major retailers’ Black Friday plans and promotions.
November 18, 2024 Deep Dive Premium Holiday 2024: Hottest Toys—Creativity-Boosting Toys and Promotions To Rule the SeasonWe discuss the hottest toys in the US retail space based on the “top toys” lists from Amazon, Target and Walmart, among others. We also discuss these retailers’ initiatives to drive toy sales and present key trends that we expect to influence toy gifting this holiday season.
November 15, 2024 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 46: Big-Ticket Weakness Claims Another Home RetailerOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight another significant rise in US store closures and detail recent announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes the appointment of a new Chief Marketing Officer at REI.
November 15, 2024 Infographic Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 46: US Retail and E-Commerce FocusDiscover key data points we are watching in week 46 of 2024. This week, we present highlights from our Market Navigator on US retailing, covering market projections, market share breakdown and e-commerce penetration.
November 14, 2024 Insight Report Premium Retail Shrink and ORC: US Retailers Continue To Backtrack on Self-Checkout, Shoplifting Soars to Record Levels in England and WalesWe present the latest developments in retail shrink, including new legislation and self-checkout changes in the US, and shoplifting data from the UK. Plus, dive into recent commentary on shrink from selected retailers.
November 12, 2024 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium Market Navigator: US Retail and E-Commerce—Seizing Opportunities Amid a Changing LandscapeIn this Market Navigator, Coresight Research explores the US retail and e-commerce market. Dive into our report today to gain insights on emerging ideas and opportunities in US retailing, understand the growth trajectory of the market as we head into 2025, and explore the competitive landscape.
November 8, 2024 Infographic Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 45: Stores, Stores, StoresDiscover key data points we are watching in week 45 of 2024. This week, we focus on physical retail: How are store closures tracking for 2024 in the UK, the US and Canada?
November 8, 2024 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 45: American Freight To Close All StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight the huge rise in US store closures and detail recent announcements from various major retailers, including American Freight, Marks & Spencer and Primark. Non-store-closure news includes an update on the CEO of Dollar Tree stepping down.
November 7, 2024 Store Tracker Databank Members US Store Tracker Extra, October 2024: Drugstore Chains Drive Total Closed Space to 99 Million Square FeetStore closures announced by CVS Health, Ulta Beauty, Walgreens Boots Alliance and others will drive total closed retail space in 2024 to nearly 99 million square feet in the US. Read about the latest store openings and closures as of the end of October 2024, including their square-footage impact.
November 6, 2024 Store Tracker Databank Members Canada Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024: Closures Outpace OpeningsThe Canada Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on announced and actual store openings and closures in Canada. In this report, we include highlights from Alimentation Couch-Tard, Loblaw Companies, Sobey’s and more.
