Store Tracker | August 7, 2020 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 32: Lord & Taylor and Tailored Brands File for BankruptcyOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Lord & Taylor and Tailored Brands in the US, and Amazon, DW Sports and Hotter in the UK Read More
Insight Report | August 6, 2020 Premium Retail Reimagined: Implementing Contact-Light Retail To Deliver a Safe and Convenient Shopping ProcessAs part of our Retail Reimagined series, which explores the outlook for retail in a post-crisis world, we discuss how retailers are implementing contact-light retail operations to minimize contact for the consumer during the shopping journey. We discuss curbside pickup, cashierless stores, contactless payment and vending machines. Read More
Event Coverage | August 6, 2020 Register for Free Access Open for Business with Joel Anderson, Five Below: Staying Resilient and Adapting to the New EnvironmentAs part of our Open for Business webinar series, we hosted Joel Anderson, President and CEO of discount-store chain Five Below, Inc. We present an edited transcript from this webinar, in which Anderson offered insights into how the company has adapted to the changing environment and consumer behaviors amid the coronavirus crisis—covering key topics such as store reopening and self-checkout. Read More
Event Coverage | August 5, 2020 Register for Free Access Exploring Covid-19 Recovery with Ethan Chernofsky, Placer.ai: A Retail Turning Point or a Return to Status Quo?Coresight Research hosted Ethan Chernofsky, VP of Marketing at Placer.ai, in a webinar to discuss the future of US retail and the impacts of the Covid-19 crisis. We present an edited transcript from this webinar, which offers insights into the return of traffic to malls, mission-driven shopping and channel innovation in grocery, and retailers’ market positioning in the changing landscapes of different sectors. Read More
Insight Report | August 4, 2020 Premium Retail Reimagined: Making the Store Experience FrictionlessAs part of our Retail Reimagined series, which explores the outlook for retail in a post-crisis world, we discuss how retailers are removing friction from the shopping process by adopting technologies that support seamless and integrated in-store experiences—including self-guided scanning and augmented and virtual reality technology. Read More
Insight Report | August 4, 2020 Premium US Store Closures: Department Store Closures Exacerbate Challenges Faced by Mall OwnersStore closures are continuing to mount across various discretionary sectors in the US retail industry—with the rise in department store closures and bankruptcies a particular cause for concern for mall owners. We provide an overview of announced department store closures and bankruptcy filings and discuss the implications for mall owners and the retail industry as a whole. Read More
Insight Report | August 3, 2020 Premium US Back to School 2020: A Redefined Shopping BasketPart of our US Back to School 2020 series, we look at what the shopping basket may look like this season amid uncertainty around school and college reopening models due to the coronavirus crisis. We discuss the challenges that retailers face in determining demand and the implications of the transformed BTC season for students and retailers. Read More
Event Coverage | July 31, 2020 Register for Free Access Coresight Research x Bloomberg Intelligence: The Future of Retail, Supply Chains and Retail Real EstateCoresight Research and Bloomberg Intelligence hosted a series of virtual panel discussions on July 28, 2020, in which industry leaders and company executives explored the future of retail, the supply chain and retail real estate in the new normal, post Covid-19. We present key highlights from the digital event. Read More
Store Tracker | July 31, 2020 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 31: Ascena Retail Set To Shut More than 1,000 StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Ascena Retail Group, Neiman Marcus and Tailored Brands in the US, and Ben Sherman and Oak Furnitureland in the UK. Read More
Event Coverage | July 30, 2020 Register for Free Access Coresight Research x Alibaba Group: Finding Growth in the China Market—Tapping the 6.18 Shopping FestivalCoresight Research and Alibaba Group hosted Amanda Baldwin, President at Supergoop!, and Erick Haskell, President of International at Allbirds, in a webinar to discuss how international brands can find growth in the China market by leveraging Alibaba’s Tmall Global e-commerce platform. We present an edited transcript from this webinar, which offers insights into consumer trends in China, the 6.18 shopping festival and the challenges presented by the Covid-19 crisis. Read More
Insight Report | July 30, 2020 Free Report Coresight Research x CEW: Beauty Insights—Spectacular Retail Drives Beauty Growth in ChinaThe Chinese beauty market is the second largest in the world behind the US, and it is growing at a rapid rate—fueled by e-commerce and social and digital technologies. Together with CEW, we highlight China’s spectacular retail model in beauty, which blends engaging strategies with technologies and optimizes digital marketing and shopping formats with an AI-enabled supply chain. Read More
Company Profile | July 28, 2020 Premium Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB) Company ProfileKontoor Brands is a US-based retailer of denim, apparel and accessories. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the company operates in more than 65 countries. Read More
Deep Dive | July 28, 2020 Free Report Innovator Intelligence: Decoding Customer Data To Redefine Success in Category ManagementAs part of our Innovator Intelligence series, we discuss key trends impacting retail category management and how retailers and manufacturers can leverage technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence to become more shopper-centric. We also explore Centricity, an analytics company that leverages AI and machine learning to understand changing shopper demand in real time. Read More
Insight Report | July 28, 2020 Premium US Back to School 2020: The Outlook for Retail amid Uncertainty and a Gloomy Economic BackdropLaunching our US Back to School 2020 series, we outline our expectations for the season this year, which is being shaped by the coronavirus crisis. We discuss the core market drivers behind our estimates of consumer spending in the US—including consumer focus on health and safety, the impact of Covid-19 on discretionary retail, potential school and college reopening models and the economic backdrop. Read More
Store Tracker | July 28, 2020 Premium US Retail Bankruptcies: Store Closures Set To Spike amid Acceleration in Bankruptcy FilingsIn the wake of the coronavirus crisis, a number of US retailers have filed for bankruptcy. We outline recent developments and their implications for the retail industry, as well as our expectations for the acceleration of bankruptcy filings and store closures through the remainder of the year. Read More
