June 19, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 25: The Children’s Place To Close Hundreds of StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Chico’s, Guess and The Children’s Place in the US, and Poundstretcher and Travis Perkins in the UK.
June 18, 2020 Insight Report Premium Aldi’s One-Year Anniversary in China: Key Learnings for International GrocersWith discount supermarket Aldi celebrating its one-year anniversary in China, we discuss the retailer’s success in the market and the learnings it could offer to other foreign grocers. We explore the five key components of Aldi’s strategy in the China market—including the retailer’s adoption of technology in a new retail model, its focus on fresh food, the implementation of cost-saving strategies and the role of online stores in offering imported goods to consumers.
June 17, 2020 Insight Report Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Technology Companies Supporting Store ReopeningsWe continue our Retail-Tech Landscape report series, which spotlights innovative technology companies that are disrupting the retail industry. This landscape focuses on technology companies whose solutions can support retailers in reopening stores as they emerge from coronavirus lockdowns. Our landscape infographic summarizes these companies.
June 12, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 24: Signet Jewelers To Close Many StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from RH, RTW Retailwinds and Signet Jewelers in the US, and Debenhams and Monsoon Accessorize in the UK.
June 11, 2020 Flash Report Register for Free Access Ulta Beauty Management Discusses Its Covid-19 Experience and Expectations for the Post-Crisis RealityUlta Beauty management attended two events this week, in which they discussed the company’s experiences during the coronavirus pandemic and expectations going forward. We summarize the key insights—including store reopenings, the acceleration of virtual try-on technology, beauty trends and growth categories.
June 11, 2020 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium US Home and Home-Improvement Retail: Post-Crisis OutlookWe explore the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on the home and home-improvement sector—including on sales, spending, store closures and retailer bankruptcies—and present an outlook for the remainder of 2020. To analyze the sector, we look closely at select US retailers, including Home Depot, RH and Willams-Sonoma. We summarize our key estimates for 2020 in an infographic
June 10, 2020 Insight Report Premium US Father’s Day Retail Preview 2020: Uncertain Outlook as Demand Will Be Tested in First Post-Lockdown Shopping HolidayWith Father’s Day just around the corner, we estimate total US consumer spending on the occasion this year, in the context of easing coronavirus lockdowns. We propose actions that retailers could take to engage with shoppers and drive sales for Father’s Day.
June 10, 2020 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Open for Business with Alex Gourlay, Co-COO of Walgreens Boots Alliance: Adapting to Coronavirus-Led Consumer Shifts in the Food, Drug and Mass SectorAs part of our Open for Business webinar series, we hosted Alex Gourlay, Co-COO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. We present the transcript from this webinar, in which Gourlay offered insights into how his company responded quickly to the coronavirus crisis and leveraged digital opportunities to connect with consumers.
June 9, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members US Store Closures 2020 Outlook: Covid-19 Update—Prolonged Impact Set To Drive Up ClosuresThis report assesses the outlook for physical retail over the remainder of 2020—updating our previous expectations in light of the escalating impact of the coronavirus crisis. We compare year-to-date store closure data with 2019 and discuss a potential rise in bankruptcies, which may become a reality for many struggling retailers. We also update our prediction for the total number of closures we expect to see in the US in the full-year 2020.
June 5, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 23: Tuesday Morning Files for BankruptcyOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Burlington Stores, Dollar Tree and Tuesday Morning in the US, and ALDO and Monsoon Accessorize in the UK.
June 3, 2020 Insight Report Premium Retail Robustness Index: June 2020 Update—Assessing Resilience as Stores ReopenCoresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand as the Covid-19 lockdowns began. This report updates the scores based on financial reports and retailer store-reopening announcements in the context of easing lockdown. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since we first published our Retail Robustness Index.
May 29, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 22: L Brands To Close StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from L Brands and The TJX Companies in the US.
May 28, 2020 Insight Report Premium Beauty Insights: The Future of Home Hair Color as Salons ReopenSalons are reopening across the US as coronavirus lockdowns are lifted. We assess the impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown and recovery on the home hair color product category and explore the possible future reality of the hair color sector over the next year.
May 26, 2020 Insight Report Premium New Retail Briefing: Tmall Debuts a Luxury Discount Platform, Enabling Brands To Clear InventoryBrands and e-commerce platforms in China have been implementing new initiatives to generate sales in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. We discuss these recent developments in New Retail, which include the launch of new luxury discount channel on Alibaba’s Tmall and a new group-buying platform by Tencent.
May 22, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 21: JCPenney Files for Bankruptcy; Pier 1 Imports To LiquidateOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from JCPenney, Nordstrom and Pier 1 Imports in the US and Antler and Johnson Shoes Company in the UK.
