Store Tracker | February 26, 2021 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 8: Sleep Number To Open 40–50 New StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Fry’s Electronics, Havertys Furniture, Sleep Number, The Giant Company, The RealReal and Ulta Beauty in the US. Read More
Insight Report | February 10, 2021 Premium US Resale Market Set To Boom in 2021, as Consumers Increasingly Embrace Secondhand ProductsThe US resale market, from apparel to furniture and toys, is set to boom in 2021. We provide an overview of the US resale market, with a focus on fashion resale. We discuss six resale models that represent the majority of resale businesses today, as well as major players and opportunities and challenges in the US market. Read More
Insight Report | February 8, 2021 Premium Earnings Insights 4Q20, Week 1: E-Commerce Players Stand Strong, While Luxury Retailers Witness Mixed RecoveryOur weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary at major US retailers as they report fourth-quarter 2020 earnings. This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended February 7, namely Alibaba, Amazon, Brookfield Property Partners, Canada Goose, Capri Holdings, eBay, Ralph Lauren and Tapestry. Read More
Innovator Profile | February 8, 2021 Register for Free Access Innovator Profile: Savitude Leverages AI To Streamline DesignAs part of our Innovator Profile series, we profile Savitude, a provider of digital ideation and design solutions that leverages analytics and artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of fashion design while enabling designers to continue expressing their creativity. This free report is sponsored by Savitude. Read More
Insight Report | February 2, 2021 Premium Holiday 2020: US Retail Wrap-Up—A Strong Holiday Season Overall, with Uneven Gains Across SectorsWe review comparable sales growth and e-commerce performance for the US holiday 2020 period. We provide updates for a 13 major UK retailers including Costco, Five Below, Macy’s, Target and Tiffany & Co. This US Retail Wrap-Up report can help to gauge the scale and shape of demand as we head further into 2021. Read More
Insight Report | February 1, 2021 Premium New Retail in China: Gucci Launches a Flagship Store on TmallWe discuss recent developments in New Retail in China, including Gucci’s launch of a flagship store on Tmall Luxury Pavilion and China’s growing domestic duty-free market, including the opening of JD.com’s first duty-free store, in Hainan province. We also discuss investments in delivery lockers from JD.com, Pinduoduo and Suning.com, given the increase in popularity of these last-mile delivery solutions. Read More
Insight Report | January 28, 2021 Premium December 2020 China Retail Sales: Total Sales Jump 5.2%, with Full-Year Decline of 2.3%We review data for retail in China in total and by sector for December 2020—a month that saw sales jump year over year, maintaining similar growth to November’s strong increase. Read More
Store Tracker | January 28, 2021 Premium US and UK Store Closures Review 2020 and US Outlook 2021We review store closures and openings in the US and the UK for the full-year 2020. We break down the numbers by sector and analyze the key retailers that significantly contributed to total openings and closures over the course of the year. We also present our projections of US store closures and openings in 2021. Read More
Event Coverage | January 26, 2021 Register for Free Access NRF 2021 Day Six and Wrap-Up: New Opportunities in Health and Wellness; Growth in China’s Luxury MarketNRF 2021, the annual “Retail’s Big Show” event hosted by the National Retail Federation, took place virtually over six days between January 12 and 22. The Coresight Research team presents our five key insights from day six of the event, which focused on the stickiness of pandemic-driven consumer shopping behaviors, new opportunities in the health and wellness market and growth in China’s luxury market. We also offer our closing thoughts on the digital event as a whole. Read More
Store Tracker | January 21, 2021 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 3: Citi Trends To Open 100 Stores by 2023Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Amazon, Barneys at Saks, Citi trends, Christopher & Banks, Conn’s HomePlus and Macy’s in the US and Arcadia Group and Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group in the UK. Read More
Insight Report | January 21, 2021 Premium China Retail Insights: The Digital Recommerce Market Takes OffChinese consumers are increasingly embracing pre-owned products, boosting the recommerce market. We present an overview of the online secondhand retail market, covering the major market players, current challenges and how brands and retailers can capitalize on the growing recommerce trend. Read More
Insight Report | January 18, 2021 Premium December 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 36%, Easing Toward the End of the MonthDecember 2020 saw a total US nonfood store traffic decline of 36% year over year, as several states saw record levels of Covid-19 cases, primarily due to the effects of Thanksgiving and Christmas travel. We review weekly shopper traffic trends through the month, as well as traffic by retailer vertical, region and retailer location type. Read More
Insight Report | January 12, 2021 Premium Chinese New Year: Five Strategies for International Brands and Retailers To Capitalize on the HolidayChinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, is the most important holiday of the year in Chinese culture, falling on February 11–17 in 2021. We discuss five ways in which international brands and retailers can capitalize on this retail opportunity in 2021 and future years, covering new products, red packets, themed campaigns, livestreaming and logistics. Read More
Store Tracker | January 8, 2021 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 1: Macy’s To Close 45 StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Charming Charlie and Macy’s in the US and Arcadia Group in the UK. Read More
Insight Report | January 7, 2021 Premium Retail Robustness Index: January 2021 Update—Scores Rebound as Product Mix Shifts Back to Normalized LevelsCoresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The January 2021 update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in December 2020. Read More
