March 9, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 10: Foot Locker to Close 110 Stores, Open 40 this YearYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 2,160 and the number of store openings is 1,588. Year to date in the UK, there have been 76 store closure announcements and 491 store opening announcements.
March 2, 2018 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Top Takeaways from the TrendSeeder Innovation Series: New Retail Formats PanelThis week, the Coresight Research team attended a TrendSeeder Innovation Series panel called “New Retail Formats, ”which was co-hosted by 24 Seven, TrendSeeder and Davis & Gilbert in New York City. TrendSeeder CEO Avani Patel moderated the panel discussion among industry experts that covered themes such as retail technology, showrooming and improving the customer experience. Here, we share our top takeaways from the event.
March 2, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 9: Charlotte Olympia Files for Bankruptcy, Closing All StoresYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 2,050 and the number of store openings is 1,548.
February 22, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 8: Warby Parker to Open 36 Stores Across the USYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 1,790 and the number of store openings is 1,546.
February 16, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 7: Land of Nod Closes All of Its StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK.
February 12, 2018 Insight Report Premium Retail Reworked – Part 3: The Future of Physical Stores – Four Areas of OpportunityThis report concludes our three-part Retail Reworked series, which considers changes in spending trends and consumer demand. As e-commerce skims off ever more purchases—particularly those that are planned, functional in nature or of higher-value products—physical stores can benefit by focusing on one or more of the following propositions:
February 9, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 6: Bon-Ton Files for BankruptcyFGRT tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK.
February 2, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 5: Bon-Ton to Close Five More StoresFGRT tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK.
January 26, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 4: Toys“R”Us to Close 182 Stores; JCPenney to Close Four StoresFGRT tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK.
January 24, 2018 Insight Report Premium What Retail Apocalypse? Reviewing Trends in US Brick-and-Mortar RetailTotal US store numbers fell in 2017 for the first time since 2009. The decline was driven by apparel retailers and regional malls, which are more skewed toward apparel.
January 18, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 3: Kiko USA and A’gaci File for Bankruptcy; Greggs to Open Net 110–130 StoresFGRT tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK.
January 16, 2018 Insight Report Premium Analyst Opinion: Lack of Differentiation the Structural Driver Behind a New Wave of UK Retailer WoesIn the UK, recent high-profile retailer difficulties have been reported as representing an “embattled” retail sector. However, we believe the fundamental challenge is actually one of undifferentiated stores facing ever-growing competition.
January 12, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 2: Walmart to Close 63 Sam’s Club Stores; RadioShack Exits BankruptcyYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 2,781 and the number of store openings is 1,278.
January 10, 2018 Insight Report Premium Tenant of the Future: Insights from the Hong Kong MarketThis report analyzes which brands, retailers and store formats will be winning in the retail world of the future. The report draws on global analysis performed by FGRT, retail real estate market insights about the Hong Kong market from Colliers International and an expert panel discussion that took place in Hong Kong on the theme the “Tenant of the Future.” The panel discussion was part of the second event of the “Retail Revolution: Disrupt or be Disrupted” event series—a collaboration between FGRT and ULI Asia Pacific, which focuses on innovation in retail and its applications to real estate.
January 5, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 1: A Review of 2017’s Record US Closures; Sears to Close Over 100 More Stores; Macy’s to Close 11 StoresFGRT tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK. This week, we review US store openings and closures for 2017 and look at what has happened so far in 2018.
