Insight Report | March 14, 2019 Premium Insights from China: Slowing Growth, Further Opening of China’s Economy, and Demands to Accelerate the Digital Transformation — Key Points from China’s “Two Sessions”In our weekly series Insights from China, we curate ongoing developments to distill what international brands and retailers need to know about China to succeed in the country. We cover areas such as policy, consumer behavior, consumer sentiment, government regulations and the competitive landscape – as they affect international companies selling to Chinese consumers or looking to enter the market. Read More
Insight Report | March 13, 2019 Premium Better Convenience Through Automation: Five Japanese Convenience Store Chains Sign Up to Automate All Stores by 2025The Japanese government wants to automate convenience stores nationwide by 2025, in co-operation with five convenience store chains. Under the plan, the five convenience store chains will automate 50,000 stores by 2025 using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Read More
Insight Report | March 12, 2019 Premium 2019 Tax Tracker #5: Tax Filings Still Down Year Over Year, Refunds Still UpUS income tax refund tracker: Filings are still down year over year, and average refund amounts are up. Consumers primarily plan to pay down debt and save theitr refunds. Read More
Insight Report | March 7, 2019 Premium January 2019 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy. Read More
Insight Report | March 7, 2019 Premium Insights from China: Leveraging the Power of Douyin (TikTok) to Reach and Engage Young Chinese ConsumersDouyin, known as TikTok overseas, is a short video app which allows users to share short videos. The Beijing-based Internet company ByteDance launched the app in 2016 and its international version TikTok a year later. The app gained traction rapidly. Read More
Market Navigators/Market Outlook | March 5, 2019 Premium Sector Overview: Consumer Packaged Goods — Demand Is Strong, but Companies Must Be Agile to Meet Consumers’ NeedsEach of our Sector Overview reports provides an essential briefing on a sector or market. In this report, we review the global consumer packaged goods (CPG) market. Read More
Insight Report | March 5, 2019 Premium 2019 Tax Tracker #4: Filings Catch Up and Average Refund Now Up Year Over YearUS income tax refund tracker: Filings are catching up after initial slow rate, and average refund amounts are now up year on year Read More
Event Coverage | March 5, 2019 Register for Free Access Day 2 at Shoptalk Coresight Research Insights: Hearing from Levi’s On Personalization; and Using AI to Deepen Connections with CustomersPersonalization is growing in importance to create authentic consumer to brand relationships. Brands and retailers going global are localizing more than ever in other markets. Read More
Event Coverage | March 4, 2019 Register for Free Access Shoptalk 2019: Startup Pitch CompetitionTo kick off this year’s Shoptalk conference, Coresight Research Founder and CEO, Deborah Weinswig, emceed Shoptalk’s Startup Pitch competition featuring 15 early-stage technology companies. Two winners won $25,000 prizes: One chosen by the judges, one through audience voting. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 28, 2019 Register for Free Access Steve Madden (NASDAQ: SHOO) 4Q18 Results: Steady Navigation Amid Rough Seas on Strength of Steve Madden Brand PortfolioSteve Madden 4Q sales rose 12.6%, same store sales rose 4%, adjusted operating profit contracted 80 bps and adjusted EPS increased 31.3% to $0.42. Adjusted EPS guidance for 2019 is $1.75-1.83. Read More
Insight Report | February 28, 2019 Premium Insights from China: Millennials Travel Overseas for An ExperienceChinese tourists are traveling more but spending less on shopping when they go. Younger tourists look for experience trips over shopping. We look at how Western retailers can attract and retain this valuable demographic. Read More
Insight Report | February 26, 2019 Premium 2019 Tax Tracker #3: Tax Filings Continue to Narrow the Gap with Last YearThe US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tracks tax return filings on a weekly basis. As of February 15, the IRS had received 39.7 million tax returns, down 4.8% year over year. A total of 23.5 million refunds had been issued as of that date (down 26.5% year over year), totaling $62.0 billion (down 38.8% year over year) and averaging $2,640 (down $529 or 16.7% year over year). Read More
Insight Report | February 20, 2019 Premium 2019 Tax Tracker #2: Year-over-Year Decline in Tax Filings Starts to ModerateEach year, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis, starting in February and going into the April 15 filing deadline. It is still early in the filing season, so there will likely be more variability to the data. Filings are likely delayed due to confusion over the new tax rates and the government shutdown, which made it difficult for accountants to get answers to help people prepare income tax returns. Read More
Insight Report | January 28, 2019 Premium December 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaRetail Sales: The U.S. government shutdown means that December retail sales figure are not yet available. In November, year-over-year growth in retail sales excluding automobiles and gasoline remained broadly stable at 5.1%. In November, grocery store sales were up 3.0% and clothing store sales up were 4.1%; department store sales were down 0.2% year over year. Read More
Deep Dive | January 28, 2019 Free Report 10 Retail Trends for 2019: Get Ready for Retail ReinventionGet ready for better stores and better retailing. We expect 2019 to be a year of reinvention — and not just for the retail sector as a whole, but for physical stores in particular. As we outline over the following pages, we anticipate that the year will be marked by spectacular retail, fast retail and smart retail. Read More
