Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 14, 2021 premium Six US Industries Benefiting from the Wellness Trend We expect wellness to be the pre-eminent multiyear trend driving discretionary spending shifts in 2021, with Covid-19 heightening US consumer focus on health and wellbeing. In this report, we discuss and quantify how six US retail industries—or segments within them—are benefiting from the health and wellness trend.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | April 13, 2021 Register for free access Sustainability Insights: The Hidden Costs of Retail Returns Retail returns are looming large in the executive suite at many retailers due to the rapid growth of e-commerce. In this free report, sponsored by Newmine, we discuss the costs—financial and environmental—of retail returns. Using Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework for sustainability in retail, we explore how retailers can minimize returns and thus address their impact on the environment while improving profits.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | April 13, 2021 Register for free access US Consumer Tracker: Slow but Steady Progress Toward Normalcy (Select Findings)—Mobile Friendly This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on April 5. We discuss respondents’ behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 13, 2021 premium US Consumer Tracker: Slow but Steady Progress Toward Normalcy (Full Report)—Mobile Friendly Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. We present findings on where, how and how much consumers are shopping, as well as consumer avoidance of public places and what activities they have done in the past two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on April 5.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | April 13, 2021 Register for free access US Consumer Tracker: Slow but Steady Progress Toward Normalcy (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on April 5. We discuss respondents’ behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 13, 2021 premium US Consumer Tracker: Slow but Steady Progress Toward Normalcy (Full Report) Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. We present findings on where, how and how much consumers are shopping, as well as consumer avoidance of public places and what activities they have done in the past two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on April 5.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 12, 2021 premium Think Tank: Textile Innovations in the Apparel and Footwear Market In this Think Tank, we explore two key areas of textile innovation that are gaining traction in the global apparel and footwear market: performance and sustainability. We present market analysis and discuss heightened consumer focus on wellness and sustainability as key market drivers. This report provides an overview of selected textiles and considers three notable innovators—namely, Celliant, Evrnu and OROS. We also present key themes that we are watching in the textile innovation space, including partnerships and fashion upcycling. Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | April 9, 2021 premium US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: After February Slide, Clothing and Footwear Spending Growth To Jump The Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear.Read More
Product TypeStore Tracker Product TypeStore Tracker | April 9, 2021 premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 14: Urban Outfitters To Open 55 Stores Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Best Buy, Guess, Johnnie-O, The Collected Group, and Urban Outfitters in the US and Astrid & Miyu, Browns, Craghoppers and Semichem in the UK.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | April 7, 2021 premium US Consumer Tracker: More Consumers Direct Third-Round Stimulus Checks into Discretionary Retail (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on March 29, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 7, 2021 premium US Consumer Tracker: More Consumers Direct Third-Round Stimulus Checks into Discretionary Retail (Full Report) Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. This week, we present findings on how consumers spent or plan to spend their third-round stimulus checks. We discuss what product categories respondents had purchased in-store and online in the past two weeks and what consumers are buying more of and less of than pre-pandemic. We also cover what activities respondents have done in the past two weeks and consumer avoidance of public places. Our consumer survey was undertaken on March 29. Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | April 6, 2021 premium 4Q20 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Discretionary Sectors See Mixed Recovery We assess the recent performance of selected US-based retailers, brands, e-commerce platforms and REITs in terms of revenues, earnings per share and comps for the fourth quarter of 2020, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Just over half of the companies covered beat revenue consensus estimates, with home and home-improvement retailers, discount retailers, e-commerce companies and mass merchandisers enjoying a particularly strong quarter.Read More
Product TypeStore Tracker Product TypeStore Tracker | April 2, 2021 premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 13: Lululemon To Open 40–50 Stores Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Floor & Decor, JCPenney, Lululemon, RH, Shoe Carnival and Target in the US and Frasers Group and Majestic Wine in the UK.Read More
Product TypeStore Tracker Product TypeStore Tracker | March 31, 2021 premium US Store Tracker Extra, March 2021: Openings Set To Outpace Closures by Almost 9 Million Square Feet The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of March 26, 2021, versus the comparable period in 2020.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | March 29, 2021 Register for free access US Consumer Tracker: Shopper Behaviors and Expectations as We Head Toward Easter (Select Findings) This free report features select findings from our latest survey of US consumers, undertaken on March 22, which asked respondents about their behavior, sentiment and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis.Read More
