Deep Dive | December 1, 2025 Premium Black Friday 2025: Key Insights from US Stores—Solid Shopper Demand, Some True Doorbusters and Greater Omnichannel IntegrationOn November 28, 2025, the Coresight Research team conducted its annual Black Friday store tour, visiting more than 30 retailers across Florida, New Jersey and New York. We present our on-the-ground observations, including the scope and depth of promotions, product availability, store execution and consumer activity. Read More
Deep Dive | November 28, 2025 Premium US Black Friday 2025: Early Read—Early-Morning Footfall Points to a Selective Return of the Black Friday Store EnergyToday, the Coresight Research team is undertaking its annual Black Friday store tours. We present an early read on the shopping event, including insights into crowd levels, promotions, inventory volume and staffing levels. Read More
Deep Dive | November 28, 2025 Premium Holiday 2025: Navigating Social Commerce—Top Strategies for Maximizing Engagement This Holiday SeasonWe dive into trending, retail-related posts we have seen during the 2025 holiday season (defined by Coresight Research as October–December), offering insights into the creative strategies employed by brands and retailers via these posts Read More
Deep Dive | November 25, 2025 Premium Holiday 2025: Black Friday Preview—Value, AI and Extended Promotions To Drive Sales This YearAs part of our coverage of the 2025 holiday season, Coresight Research examines the potential of Black Friday this year (November 28), including proprietary survey data on consumers’ shopping intentions and major retailers’ Black Friday plans and promotions. Read More
Deep Dive | October 16, 2025 Premium Holiday 2025: US Consumer Survey and Retail Outlook—From Social to Smart: AI Becomes the New Driver of Holiday Discovery and ValueWhere, when and how will US consumers spend for holiday 2025? We analyze proprietary survey data to offer critical insights on the shape of demand and consumers’ shopping expectations for the holiday season. Read More
Insight Report | July 14, 2025 Premium US Holiday 2025: Early Outlook—Improving Signals, But Will It Last?We analyze US consumers’ expectations for the 2025 end-of-year holiday season and provide our early perspective on US retail’s potential performance during the holiday peak. Uncover key scenarios for holiday retail growth, and understand the impacts of tariffs, inflation and macro uncertainty. Read More
Analyst Corner | July 6, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Holiday Spirit, Bigger Budgets: US Consumers’ Plans for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and the Holiday Season, with Aditya KaushikIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Aditya Kaushik, Analyst, discusses new Coresight Research survey data that point to positive US consumer spending expectations versus last year for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and the end-of-year holiday season. Read More
Insight Report | June 16, 2025 Premium Retail Under Pressure: How Will Tariffs Disrupt the Back-to-School and Holiday Seasons?Discover how retailers are adjusting their strategies ahead of the 2025 back-to-school and end-of-year holiday seasons in response to recent and potential changes to tariffs. Read More
Event Presentation | May 29, 2025 Premium The Evolving Supply Chain Landscape: Tariffs, Holiday 2025, and What’s Next: Insights Presented by Deborah Weinswig at The Lead SummitDiscover our 10 predictions for the rest of 2025! We provide critical insights on the impacts of tariffs on retail and consumers, the surge-and-slump sourcing cycle for holiday 2025, and our outlook for the remainder of the year, covering stagflation, private label and more. This presentation was delivered by Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, at The Lead Summit. Read More
Deep Dive | April 1, 2025 Databank Members Seasonal Shopping, 2Q25—Expectations for Easter, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day; Plus, Holiday 2025 Plans: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWill US consumers celebrate or spend on key events in the second quarter this year? This month’s US Consumer Survey Insights Extra—Seasonal Shopping report analyzes consumer expectations for Easter, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, as well as for the end-of-year holiday season. Read More
Deep Dive | February 6, 2025 Databank Members Seasonal Shopping, 1Q25—Expectations for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraWill US consumers spend on key events in the first quarter this year? This month’s US Consumer Survey Insights Extra—Seasonal Shopping report analyzes consumer expectations for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day, as well as for the end-of-year holiday season. Read More
