March 24, 2021 Insight Report Premium India Retail Insights: Tata Group To Put Its Eggs in BigBasket—Acquisitions Boost Conglomerate’s Retail PresenceAs part of Coresight Research’s India Retail Insights series, we examine Tata Group’s competitive positioning within retail—against the dominance of Reliance Industries—and the implications of its impending acquisition of a majority stake in online grocery retailer BigBasket.
March 23, 2021 Event Presentation Premium The Future of Retail: A Look at 2021 and BeyondMarie Driscoll, Senior Analyst at Coresight Research discusses the new consumer: behaviors that will stick and those that will revert.
March 22, 2021 Insight Report Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: More Consumers Return to Stores for Apparel Purchases (Select Findings)This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on March 15, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.
March 22, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: More Consumers Return to Stores for Apparel Purchases (Full Report)Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. This week, we present findings on what categories consumers have purchased and which retailers they have purchased food and nonfood products from. We also discuss consumer avoidance of public places and what consumers are buying more of and less of than pre-pandemic. Our consumer survey was undertaken on March 15.
March 19, 2021 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 11: Big Lots To Open up to 60 StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Amazon, Primark, Psycho Bunny and Toys“R”Us in the US and Greggs, John Lewis and Thorntons in the UK.
March 18, 2021 Insight Report Premium Target Financial Community Meeting 2021: Focus on Fulfillment, Partnerships and Store Expansion This YearThe Coresight Research team attended Target’s virtual Financial Community Meeting on March 2, 2021. We present our top takeaways from the event, including the company’s continued investment in its supply chain, its assortment expansion through partnerships and private-label launches, and its focus on digital and flexible fulfillment capabilities.
March 16, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Consumers Get Back to Socializing (Full Report)Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. This week, we present findings on what activities consumers have done, including key trends from the past three months and breakdowns by income group. We also discuss consumer avoidance of public places and what consumers are buying more of and less of than pre-pandemic. Our consumer survey was undertaken on March 8.
March 16, 2021 Insight Report Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Consumers Get Back to Socializing (Select Findings)This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on March 8, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.
March 12, 2021 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 10: US Openings Exceed Closures as Discount Chains ExpandOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Abercrombie & Fitch, Burlington Stores, Chico’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dollar Tree, Foxtrot Market, Gap, Grocery Outlet, NIKE, Ross Stores and The Children’s Place in the US and Clarks and Morrisons in the UK.
March 10, 2021 Free Data Graphic Free Report Coresight Bites: US Store Tracker Extra—Retail Square-Footage Impacts of US Store Openings and ClosuresWe present Coresight Bites: US Store Tracker Extra—Retail Square-Footage Impacts of US Store Openings and Closures
March 8, 2021 Insight Report Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Rebound in Online Apparel and Beauty Purchases (Select Findings)This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on March 1, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.
March 8, 2021 Deep Dive Databank Members US Consumer Tracker: Rebound in Online Apparel and Beauty Purchases (Full Report)Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. This week, we present findings on what product categories consumers had purchased in-store and online in the past two weeks, as well as what they are buying more of and less of than pre-pandemic. We also discuss what activities consumers have done in the past two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on March 1.
March 5, 2021 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 9: TJX Companies To Open 81 Net US Stores in 2021Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Amazon, Bath & Body Works, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Casper Sleep, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hudson, Macy’s, Paper Source, Payless, Sprouts Farmers Market, TJX Companies and Victoria’s Secret in the US and Amazon, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Thomas Pink in the UK.
March 4, 2021 Store Tracker Databank Members US Store Tracker Extra, February 2021: 2,222 Store Closures by Major US Retailers Will Result in 31 Million Square Feet of Closed Retail Space in 2021The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of February 26, 2021, versus the comparable period in 2020.
March 4, 2021 Insight Report Premium 2021 US Tax Tracker #1: IRS Issues $48 Billion in RefundsThe IRS kicked off the 2021 tax filing season on February 12 this year when it began accepting tax returns for 2020—a delay compared to the normal start in early January. The delays this year allowed the IRS more time to prepare for the Covid-19 Relief Bill, which took effect in the US in late December. The IRS expects to receive over 160 million individual tax returns in 2020.