October 8, 2020 Insight Report Free Report 10 Things To Know About the Perfect 10 Shopping Festival: Coresight Research Launches the Global 10.10 Shopping FestivalCoresight Research is kicking off the 2020 shopping holiday season with the inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival, in collaboration with shopping rewards app Shopkick, online fashion marketplace Fashwire and an exciting array of charities, supporting partners, retailers and brands. We highlight the 10 things you need to know, including which retailers will participate in 10.10 and what proportion of consumers expect to shop the event.
October 5, 2020 Event Coverage Register for Free Access 10 Post-Crisis Retail Trends and Actions: Insights from the Dallas-Fort Worth Retailers Association September MeetingDeborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, presented at the Dallas-Fort Worth Retailers Association September Meeting, providing insights into the trends shaping the future of retail. We summarize key takeaways from the presentation, including five post-crisis trends in retail and five actions that retailers can take to drive market share in the new environment, as well expectations for this holiday season.
October 2, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 40: Allbirds To Increase Store FootprintOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Allbirds and Ascena Retail Group in the US and Aldi and B&M in the UK.
October 1, 2020 Deep Dive Premium US Businesswear Market: Working from Home Accelerates Casualization, Hitting the Formal Clothing MarketThe rapid shift toward working from home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the longstanding casualization trend in US workplace dress codes, with significant impacts for the formal businesswear market. We discuss the US businesswear market, future trends and what retailers and brands are doing to better serve this area of the apparel industry amid changing work habits.
October 1, 2020 Insight Report Premium Sustainability at Tapestry: Three Brands United by a Single VisionWe discuss the environmental, social and corporate governance goals of Tapestry, a US-based, multinational, luxury fashion holding company. This report kicks off our new series exploring the commitments of selected major retailers to sustainability, through the lens of Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework.
October 1, 2020 Deep Dive Premium 2Q20 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Reviewing the Covid-19 RecoverySecond-quarter 2020 retail earnings include recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. We assess the recent performance of US retailers in terms of revenues, earnings per share and comps, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Although the pace of recovery varies between retail sectors, many retailers initially saw strong sales in reopened stores, driven by pent-up demand. Furthermore, the coronavirus-led pivot to e-commerce led to unprecedented growth in digital sales.
September 30, 2020 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Coresight Research x IBM: Redefining Sustainability for the New Era of RetailWe present key insights from the “Redefining Sustainability for a New Era of Retail” webinar, which was hosted by Coresight Research and IBM and featured speakers from The North Face and Tapestry. The webinar included discussion of Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework for sustainability in retail, and explored how retailers can set and achieve bold sustainability goals to improve the triple bottom line: planet, people and profits.
September 25, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 39: Ascena Retail Will Close More StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Ascena Retail Group and Lululemon Athletica in the US and J.Crew and Next in the UK.
September 24, 2020 Insight Report Premium 2Q20 US Retail Inventory Tracker: Most Retailers Post Higher Inventory Turnover as Stores ReopenIn our quarterly US Retail Inventory Tracker reports, we analyze inventory trends among those US retailers listed in the Coresight 100. We look at the inventory levels of various retailers in 2Q20 and assess why levels may have changed from the year-ago period—with most retailers posting higher inventory turnover as stores reopen.
September 24, 2020 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium US E-Commerce: Post-Crisis OutlookWe explore the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on US e-commerce. We present our trend analysis and insights into the online channel’s development in the second quarter of 2020. We also discuss three post-crisis US e-commerce trends across the themes of digital investment, omnichannel capabilities and drones/autonomous vehicles.
September 21, 2020 Flash Report Register for Free Access Coresight Research, Shopkick and Fashwire Introduce the New 10.10 Shopping FestivalTogether with Shopkick and Fashwire, Coresight Research is excited to announce the inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival, a US-based event that will take place on October 9–11, 2020. We detail the rationale behind launching the event, the participation of the partner companies and the opportunities that this new shopping festival offers to brands, retailers and consumers. With both an online and offline presence, 10.10 will provide a gamified shopping experience and pull forward holiday shopping this year.
September 18, 2020 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 38: Century 21 To Close All StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Century 21 and Sur La Table in the US and Quiz and Waitrose in the UK.
September 18, 2020 Insight Report Premium August 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 41%, Easing Toward the End of the MonthAugust 2020 saw total US nonfood store traffic decline by nearly 41% year over year, with nonessential businesses continuing to reopen and some states revisiting their reopening plans on indoor malls as the spikes in coronavirus cases slowed toward the end of the month. We review store traffic changes through the month and the sectors most impacted by the current crisis.
September 17, 2020 Deep Dive Free Report The Time for Sustainability in Retail Is NowEmployees, investors and consumers expect sustainability to be addressed at the companies for which they work, in which they invest and by the brands from which they buy. In this free report, sponsored by IBM, we discuss the development of sustainability in retail and present Coresight Research’s EnCORE framework, which is designed to help retailers and brands frame their approach to sustainability.
September 17, 2020 Insight Report Premium August 2020 US Retail Sales: Further Strong Year-over-Year GrowthBuilding on strong growth momentum in total US retail sales in July 2020, US retail sales continued to rebound strongly in August, driven by multiple nonfood sectors—including sports and leisure goods and home improvement. Using data from the US Census Bureau, this report looks at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well in August 2020.
