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Deep Dive | July 15, 2025 Databank Members

Sentiment; Tariff Perceptions; Inflation Reactions—Taking the Consumer Pulse on Essentials: US Consumer Survey Insights

What are US consumers’ perceptions of tariffs and inflation, and how are they changing their spending habits as a result? We review three themes from our latest US consumer data: consumer sentiment; the expected impact of tariffs; and perceptions of, and responses to, inflation.

Insight Report | July 14, 2025 Premium

US Holiday 2025: Early Outlook—Improving Signals, But Will It Last?

We analyze US consumers’ expectations for the 2025 end-of-year holiday season and provide our early perspective on US retail’s potential performance during the holiday peak. Uncover key scenarios for holiday retail growth, and understand the impacts of tariffs, inflation and macro uncertainty.

Infographic | July 11, 2025 Free Report

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 28: US Retail and Consumer Latest

Discover key data points we are watching in week 28 of 2025. This week, we highlight US store closures as well as survey-driven insights on consumers’ financial outlook and their expectations to shop Amazon Prime Day.

Deep Dive | July 10, 2025 Databank Members

6.18 Shopping Festival Helps Lift Consumer Sentiment After Recent Lows: China Consumer Survey Insights

We analyze proprietary survey data to uncover consumer sentiment, behavior and shopping trends in China. This report reveals a lift in consumers’ economic and financial outlooks amid the 6.18 shopping festival.

Infographic | July 10, 2025 Premium

Consumer Sentiment Declines as Tariffs Loom: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 28, 2025—Infographic

Our latest weekly update on US consumer sentiment, based on proprietary survey findings, reveals declines in net financial and economic expectations amid expectations of the 90-day tariff pause ending (though this has been delayed from July 9, 2025, to August 1, 2025).

Deep Dive | July 9, 2025 Databank Members

Consumer Sentiment Declines; Plus, Apparel and Footwear Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey Insights

Are looming tariffs impacting US consumer sentiment? Understand the consumer mindset with our comprehensive data on financial and economic expectations. Also this week, we dive into apparel and footwear shopping trends, uncovering popular retailers, brands and products.

| July 8, 2025

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Sustainability at Scale: How a Goodwill E-Commerce VP Is Redefining Retail with AI: The Retaili$tic Podcast, S5. EP27

Retail meets real-time insight in this dynamic series hosted by Deborah Weinswig, CEO of Coresight Research—where data, trends, and tech shape the future of retail.

Deep Dive | July 8, 2025 Databank Members

Seasonal Shopping, 3Q25—Expectations for the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Amazon Prime Day: US Consumer Survey Insights Extra

Will US consumers celebrate or spend on key events in the third quarter this year? This month’s US Consumer Survey Insights Extra—Seasonal Shopping report analyzes consumer expectations for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and Amazon Prime Day, as well as looking back at how consumers celebrated Easter, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in the second quarter.

Insight Report | July 8, 2025 Premium

Retail 2025: UK Retail Predictions—Midyear Trends Update

We provide a midyear review of the six predictions and trends that we outlined for UK retail for 2025. Understand how the market is adapting in a high-cost, low-growth environment—across data, media, margins and consumer behavior.

Analyst Corner | July 6, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Holiday Spirit, Bigger Budgets: US Consumers’ Plans for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and the Holiday Season, with Aditya Kaushik

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Aditya Kaushik, Analyst, discusses new Coresight Research survey data that point to positive US consumer spending expectations versus last year for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and the end-of-year holiday season.

Infographic | July 3, 2025 Premium

Positivity About Personal Finances Continues: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 27, 2025—Infographic

Our latest weekly update on US consumer sentiment, based on proprietary survey findings, reveals continued improvement in consumers’ financial expectations, which are diverging further from lagging economic sentiment.

Deep Dive | July 2, 2025 Databank Members

Positivity About Personal Finances Continues; Walmart Leads Mass Merchandisers and Warehouse Clubs: US Consumer Survey Insights

Dive into our survey-driven insights on mass merchandiser and warehouse club shopping in the US to uncover popular retailers and the most bought categories. Plus, we continue to track consumer sentiment, with new data this week revealing greater divergence between financial and economic expectations.

Analyst Corner | June 29, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Five Back-to-School Shopping Trends to Watch, with Madhav Pitaliya

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses the back-to-school (BTS) shopping trends we are watching in 2025, drawing on findings from a proprietary survey of parents in the US.

Infographic | June 27, 2025 Databank Members

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 26: US Consumer Survey Insights

Discover key data points we are watching in week 26 of 2025. This week, we present highlights from our US consumer survey analysis, covering financial optimism, and off-price and dollar-store shopping.

| June 26, 2025 Premium

Financial Confidence Reaches Five-Month High: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 26, 2025

Our latest weekly update on US consumer sentiment, based on proprietary survey findings, reveals continued improvement in consumers’ financial outlook, with expectations reaching a five-month high.