Insight Report | August 28, 2018 Premium The Fall of the House of Fraser: A TimelineIn this report, we briefly outline the failure of House of Fraser under the ownership of Sanpower and note the key events that led to its recent acquisition by Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct. Read More
Store Tracker | August 24, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 34: Lowe’s to Close Orchard Supply Stores; House of Fraser London Flagship to Remain OpenCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies. Read More
Store Tracker | August 17, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 33: Casper Sleep to Open 200 Stores in the Next Three YearsYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,379 and the number of store openings is 2,367. Year to date in the UK, there have been 1,196 store closure announcements and 657 store opening announcements. Read More
Store Tracker | August 10, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 32: National Stores and Brookstone the Latest CasualtiesCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies. Read More
Event Presentation | August 9, 2018 Premium 2Q2018 Recap and Back-to-School Outlook (Planalytics)2Q18- Retail Update 1. US Retail Sales Accelerate 2. Store Traffic Continues to Decline 3. June Same Store Sales Solid 4. Retailer Revenues: Strong Overall Growth Read More
Store Tracker | August 3, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 31: Heritage Home Files for BankruptcyCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies. Read More
Store Tracker | July 27, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 30: Homebase Continues to Shut StoresYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,204 and the number of store openings is 2,239. Year to date in the UK, there have been 1,215 store closure announcements and 635 store opening announcements. Read More
Insight Report | July 23, 2018 Premium The Rise of the Unstaffed C-Store: Disruptive Technologies, Increased Efficiencies and the Future of the C-Store ChannelAutomated, unstaffed convenience stores (c-stores) are popping up in many of the most dynamic retail markets around the world, especially in Asia. In this report, we examine the rise of this retail format and provide: Read More
Store Tracker | July 20, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 29: Poundworld to Close All StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies. Read More
Insight Report | July 17, 2018 Premium Who Is Taking the Vacant Toys“R”Us Stores?With June 29 marking its final day in business in its home market, Toys“R”Us has now closed down all of its stores in the US. The impact of the toy retailer’s departure on US retail is significant. We estimate 28.6 million square feet of retail space has been left vacant with the closure of Toys“R”Us, and in terms of the number of stores, this represents 21% of total store closures announced year to date in the US. Read More
Store Tracker | July 13, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 28: Fabletics Plans 75 New StoresYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,204 and the number of store openings is 2,153. Year to date in the UK, there have been 999 store closure announcements and 632 store opening announcements. Read More
Store Tracker | July 6, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 27: Macy’s Plans 55 New Bluemercury StoresYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,146 and the number of store openings is 2,042. Year to date in the UK, there have been 956 store closure announcements and 625 store opening announcements. Read More
Store Tracker | June 29, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 26: O Bag to Open 100 Stores in the USYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,136 and the number of store openings is 1,985. Year to date in the UK, there have been 934 store closure announcements and 625 store opening announcements. Read More
Store Tracker | June 22, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 25: Safeway to Close Two StoresYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,136 and the number of store openings is 1,885. Year to date in the UK, there have been 895 store closure announcements and 622 store opening announcements. Read More
Deep Dive | June 21, 2018 Premium The Decline of the UK Department Store – and Struggles in Germany, TooIn the UK, major midmarket department stores are undertaking store closure programs to address under performance—and Germany’s department-store market leader is seeing sales declines deepen, too. Read More