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Deep Dive | June 23, 2022 Premium

Combating Inflation Costs: Analyzing US Retailers’ Pricing and Operational Strategies

This report analyzes US retailers’ pricing and operational strategies in light of rising costs due to inflation. We assess retailers in several sectors including apparel and footwear specialty retail, beauty retail, department stores, food retail, mass retail and off-price retail, presenting what actions they are taking and how their gross margins have been affected.

Deep Dive | June 22, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker: Consumers Further Shift Spending To Experiences

Consumer spending is shifting toward travel and experiences, even as inflation forces shoppers to cut back on groceries. Our latest US Consumer Tracker charts shifts in consumer behaviors, with a focus on the implications for retail.

Deep Dive | June 21, 2022 Premium

Head-to-Head in the Global Beauty Market: Estée Lauder vs. L’Oréal

Estée Lauder and L’Oréal are two of the biggest players in the global beauty market. As part of our Head-to-Head series, we compare the two beauty companies’ revenues, business strategies and operating margins.

Deep Dive | June 15, 2022 Premium

Think Tank: Seizing Social Commerce Opportunities in the US

Social commerce has become a key channel for retail companies to offer a seamless shopping experience. In this Think Tank, we explore the social commerce market in the US, including its development, market factors and trends we are watching.

Infographic | June 14, 2022

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Amazon Apparel US Consumer Survey 2022 Infographic

Coresight Research explores Amazon’s shifting position in an apparel sector reshaped by the pandemic. We present our key findings in a free infographic.

Deep Dive | June 14, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker: Are Consumers Postponing Travel Plans?

While most trends held steady, our data show that taking and planning trips has declined in the past four weeks, perhaps due to the inflationary squeeze on consumers’ budgets. Our latest US Consumer Tracker charts shifts in consumer behaviors, with a focus on the implications for retail.

Deep Dive | June 7, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker: Shoppers Feel the Impact of Rising Grocery Prices

Forty-year-high inflation is dampening consumers’ grocery shopping patterns and discretionary spending. Our latest US Consumer Tracker charts shifts in consumer behaviors, with a focus on the implications for retail.

Deep Dive | June 6, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker Extra: Are Shoppers Consolidating Trips to Stores Amid Record-High Gas Prices?

As record-high US gas prices force consumers to adapt their shopping patterns, we examine consumer behavior broken down by age and income band, based on exclusive Coresight Research data. Our US Consumer Tracker Extra provides a deeper dive into longer-term trends revealed by our weekly survey data.

Insight Report | June 1, 2022 Premium

US Home Fitness: Hybrid Is the Future

Although consumers are returning to gyms, home fitness is evolving into a hybrid model following the huge boom in purchases of fitness equipment for home use during the pandemic. We discuss the home fitness market, including apps, wearables and implications for apparel retailers.

Deep Dive | June 1, 2022 Premium

Amazon Apparel US Consumer Survey 2022: Amazon Dominates as Pandemic Impacts Fade

We explore Amazon’s shifting position in an apparel sector reshaped by the pandemic, revealing how many US shoppers are buying clothing and footwear on Amazon, why, and where (if anywhere) they are switching spending from—among many other findings. This is Coresight Research’s fifth annual Amazon apparel survey report.

Deep Dive | May 31, 2022 Databank Members

US Consumer Tracker: Conflicted Shoppers React to Rising Covid-19 Cases and Rising Temperatures

Consumer behavior shows the conflict between rising Covid-19 cases and warmer weather. Our latest US Consumer Tracker charts shifts in consumer behaviors, with a focus on the implications for retail.

Insight Report | May 30, 2022 Premium

Video: Cryptocurrencies, Retail and the Metaverse

Tej Kamaraju, Analyst at Coresight Research, talks about our new research on cryptocurrencies and retail. In this short video, we cover the potential benefits to retailers of cryptocurrency adoption, how cryptocurrencies are a key component of the metaverse and the recent volatile trends in crypto.

Market Navigators/Market Outlook | May 26, 2022 Premium

Video: Market Outlook—Global Luxury

Coresight Research senior analyst Swarooprani Muralidhar talks about our new research on the global luxury goods market. In this short video, we cover the luxury market’s trajectory, the impact of recent major macro factors, digitalization and the growing importance of China’s luxury consumers.

Market Navigators/Market Outlook | May 26, 2022 Premium

Market Outlook: Global Luxury—Digitalization and Localization To Drive Market Growth

In our most recent Market Outlook, we examine the scale, composition and trajectory of the global personal luxury market, discuss the factors driving its growth and cover market themes we are watching.

Insight Report | May 25, 2022

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US CPG Sales Tracker: Online CPG Sales Growth Passes 20%

The Coresight Research and IRI monthly US CPG Sales Tracker provides our data-driven insights into online sales trends in the US CPG industry—covering the product categories of food & beverage; health & beauty; and general merchandise & homecare. In this free report, we present five key insights from the four weeks ended April 17, 2022.