June 9, 2020 Insight Report Premium JD.com Kicks Off This Year’s 6.18 Shopping Festival: A Boost for Online and Offline Retail Post CrisisJD.com launched its annual 6.18 Shopping Festival on May 25, 2020, marking the start of the event’s pre-sale period. We explore how the e-commerce platform has upgraded its services for this year’s festival, including by integrating physical retail promotions for a boundaryless shopping experience.
June 1, 2020 Question of the Week Free Report How Big Is the Social Commerce Market in China?QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How Big Is the Social Commerce Market in China?
May 28, 2020 Deep Dive Premium Social Commerce Platforms: Diverse Opportunities for Brands and RetailersWe present the social commerce landscapes in China and the US, discussing major platforms across areas such as social media, livestreaming, group buying and e-commerce. This report highlights the broader scope of the Chinese market and the learnings that Western companies could take from China’s alternative social commerce models, as well as the opportunities for brands and retailers in the sector.
May 27, 2020 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Open for Business with Brad Burgess, Global Affairs Executive: Digital and Supply Chain Strategies during a Crisis and BeyondAs part of our Open for Business webinar series, we hosted Brad Burgess, Global Head of Corporate Affairs at JD.com. We present the transcript from this webinar, in which Burgess offered insights into supply chain challenges and technological innovations in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
May 26, 2020 Free Report Three Things You Need To Know: Inside the World of Amazon’s Private-Label OfferingWe present Three Things You Need To Know on Inside the World of Amazon’s Private-Label Offering.
May 26, 2020 Flash Report Register for Free Access Retail 2020: 10 China E-Commerce Trends—Update, Shaped by Covid-19We present 10 trends that are shaping China’s e-commerce landscape through 2020, impacted by the coronavirus crisis and changes in consumer behavior. We discuss the implications of these trends for brands and retailers as the nation recovers from Covid-19
May 26, 2020 Insight Report Premium New Retail Briefing: Tmall Debuts a Luxury Discount Platform, Enabling Brands To Clear InventoryBrands and e-commerce platforms in China have been implementing new initiatives to generate sales in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. We discuss these recent developments in New Retail, which include the launch of new luxury discount channel on Alibaba’s Tmall and a new group-buying platform by Tencent.
May 21, 2020 Insight Report Premium Coronavirus Insights: China Launches New “55 Shopping Festival” To Give Retail a Post-Lockdown BoostTo stimulate the economy and encourage consumers to release pent-up demand post Covid-19, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government co-launched a new, large-scale shopping holiday with the retail industry at the beginning of May 2020. We discuss the scale and impact of the omnichannel 55 Shopping Festival, exploring how it is driving purchasing behavior in retail and tourism.
May 19, 2020 Deep Dive Premium Retail Innovators: Beauty Brands and RetailersThe Coresight Research Retail Innovators series examines how key players and startups are disrupting different retail sectors. In this report, we focus on five innovators in the beauty market: Beautycounter, Glossier, Madison Reed, Nykaa and Perfect Diary. We discuss these industry players in the context of changing consumer demand in the beauty sector, including the influence of social commerce and a heightened emphasis on clean beauty and sustainability.
May 19, 2020 Insight Report Premium Consumer Tech Briefing: Augmented Reality Boosts Consumer Engagement during Coronavirus LockdownsEach month, our Consumer Tech Briefing series discusses recent developments in the world of technology. This month, we look at the role of augmented reality in new product launches, which is enabling retailers to stay connected with consumers during coronavirus lockdowns and prepare for the post-crisis retail environment.
May 18, 2020 Insight Report Premium April 2020 US Retail Sales: Discretionary Sectors Post Huge Declines; Food Stores and Nonstore Retailers Save Total Sales from Double-Digit FallWith nonessential retail shut down for the full month of April due to the coronavirus, US retail sales nosedived in discretionary sectors, following deep declines in March. Lower levels of food stockpiling by consumers also saw growth slow in the grocery sector.
May 14, 2020 Insight Report Premium Coronavirus Insights: Three Post-Lockdown Consumer Trends in ChinaCoronavirus-related lockdowns have impacted consumption behavior around the world. As China emerges from the crisis, we identify three areas of altered consumer behavior that we expect to impact future spending patterns—including omnichannel experiences and group buying.
May 13, 2020 Deep Dive Premium Operating in a Post-Coronavirus World: How Indian Retailers Can Navigate the Road to RecoveryThe 2020 coronavirus pandemic has seen the Indian government impose restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. We discuss the wide-ranging impacts of the ongoing lockdown on India’s retail sector and explore how retailers have responded to the crisis. In addition to examining the challenges that lie ahead, we present a three-pronged approach for retailers to survive the post-coronavirus recovery period and emerge stronger.
May 12, 2020 Deep Dive Premium Inside the World of Amazon’s Private-Label Offering (Full Report)We analyze Amazon’s private-label offering, presenting key findings on the platform’s top brands and product price points. We explore the distribution of private labels by category, using our proprietary dataset of detailed information on over 20,000 products.
May 12, 2020 Flash Report Register for Free Access Inside the World of Amazon’s Private-Label Offering (Select Findings)This free report features select findings from our April 2020 analysis of Amazon’s private-label offering.
