October 18, 2019 Insight Report Premium September 2019 US Retail Sales: Solid Total Growth but Clothing SoftTotal US retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles increased 4.4% year over year in September, versus a 4.7% rise in August.
October 17, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access ASOS (LSE: ASC) FY19 Results: Revenues Ahead of Consensus, but Profits PlummetASOS FY19 profits plummet, management notes it had “underestimated the impacts of large-scale operational change…on two continents simultaneously” and that the company was “not adequately prepared for the additional complexities of planning and trading across our expanded warehouse footprint.”
October 16, 2019 Insight Report Premium How Is Amazon Leveraging the Whole Foods Acquisition?In the two-plus years since its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Amazon has gained valuable insight into consumer behavior and physical retail. The e-commerce giant is now taking action to increase its presence in the grocery sector.
October 15, 2019 Insight Report Premium Holiday 2019: Five US Digital Retail Trends for the HolidaysIn this report, we dive into the digital outlook for US retailers for the 2019 holiday season, including a cross-channel shopping trend and the dominance of e-commerce giant Amazon.
October 14, 2019 Insight Report Premium China’s National Day Wrap-Up: Golden Week Brings Spending BoomWhile China’s economic growth has slowed, Golden Week remains a prime opportunity to spur consumer spending. This year, we saw an acceleration in the rate of total spending, driven by sales growth in retail, catering and travel. Activities surrounding the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and extended retail hours contributed to the strong increase in spending.
October 10, 2019 Insight Report Premium Beauty Insights: Six Reasons Apparel Brands are Moving Into BeautyApparel brands are turning to beauty products as a way to generate interest for their entire portfolio. We highlight six ways in which apparel retailers are leveraging the beauty sector to grow their customer base and increase revenue.
October 10, 2019 Insight Report Premium One Month to Singles’ Day: Leveraging Alibaba’s Ecosystem Fully to Drive ResultsWith one month to go until Singles’ Day, we discuss the rules for merchants for this year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival and what merchants need to know to grow sales during promotional events on Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms.
October 9, 2019 Insight Report Premium Big Billion Days 2019 Wrap-Up: Non-Tier-One Focus Spurs Sales GrowthBoth Flipkart and Amazon announced record-high sales in their respective festive season sales in 2019, driven by significant growth in non-tier-one cities and towns. In this report, we look at the success of this year’s Big Billion Days and Great Indian Festival shopping holidays.
October 8, 2019 Insight Report Premium Key Festivals and Holidays for Promotional Campaigns in China in 2020: CalendarChina sees a number of festivals and holidays that retailers and brands can tap with marketing and promotional campaigns
October 8, 2019 Insight Report Premium New Retail Briefing: Taobao Launches New Feature of Hot-Topic Live RankingTaobao launched a new feature of hot-topic live ranking to prompt users to discover products from trending topics.
October 8, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Private Label To Drive Disruption in CPGPrivate labels are a serious challenge for CPG brands, taking a considerable share of the market. Retailers have an advantage in capturing consumer insights to develop private label products. Compared to traditional brands, private labels carry lower cost for advertising, marketing and slotting fees.
October 2, 2019 Deep Dive Premium 2Q19 US Earnings Season Wrap-UpThis report reviews the most recent quarterly earnings for (mostly) US-based companies in the Coresight 100, our focus list of retailers, brand owners and real estate firms.
October 2, 2019 Insight Report Premium Big Billion Days 2019: Highlights So Far from India’s E-Commerce FestivalFlipkart’s annual Big Billion Days (BBD) sales event and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival (GIF) kicked off on September 29, and are running for six days through October 4.
October 1, 2019 Insight Report Premium Insights from China: The Billion-Dollar Beauty Brand You May Never Have Heard OfOnline beauty company Perfect Diary is breaking records in China as the first brand to reach ¥100 million in one-day sales on Tmall. They use a creative product development and social media strategy strategy to target Gen Zers and drive consumer engagement.
September 29, 2019 Insight Report Premium Xcel Brands x Coresight Research Monthly Fashion Trend Report: October 2019 – Top Trends Include Milkmaid Dresses and Ruched Mini DressesThe Monthly Fashion Trend Report highlights the fashion trends that are emerging, growing and maturing- offering insights for designers, planners, retailers, buyers and merchandisers.
