Event Coverage | February 18, 2022 Premium Brand Bharat Summit: Understanding Growth Opportunities in India’s Lower-Tier MarketsWe present insights from the Brand Bharat Summit—a virtual event focusing on lower-tier cities and villages in India—held on January 27, 2022. Read More
Deep Dive | February 7, 2022 Premium Head-to-Head in India’s Apparel Retail Market: Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited vs. Arvind Fashions LimitedAs part of Coresight Research’s Head-to-Head series, we compare Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) and Arvind Fashions Limited (AFL), two major players in India’s apparel industry. We discuss six key elements of their businesses: revenue growth, brands and product groups, store portfolios, e-commerce and digital initiatives, growth strategies, and sustainability initiatives. Read More
Deep Dive | February 3, 2022 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Reality Technologies Enabling Brands and Retailers To Offer Immersive Shopping ExperiencesBrands and retailers leverage immersive technologies including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to replicate physical shopping experiences and interactions in a digital environment or enhance their brick-and-mortar spaces. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally that provide reality technology solutions. Read More
Insight Report | February 1, 2022 Premium India Retail Insights: Trends from 2021, Learnings for 2022We identify meaningful trends in India’s retail sector in 2021 and present our expectations for 2022. We discuss startups, IPOs, quick commerce, e-commerce and more. Read More
Market Outlook | January 10, 2022 Premium Market Outlook: Beauty and Personal Care in India—Unmasking from the PandemicIn this Market Outlook, we explore the recovery of the Indian beauty and personal care industry in a pandemic-impacted retail environment. We analyze data on the sector’s size and present our estimates for growth in 2022. We outline the competitive landscape and consider the innovators that are enabling e-commerce expansion in beauty. This report also discusses a number of key themes in the market—including the boom in men’s grooming, inclusive beauty and data-driven personalization. Read More
Insight Report | December 20, 2021 Premium India Retail Insights: Group Buying—A Discount-Led Model Gaining Popularity in India’s Low-Tier MarketsGroup buying, a discount-led e-commerce model, is gaining prominence in India. We explore India’s group-buying market, including its key players, opportunities and challenges. Read More
Market Outlook | December 20, 2021 Premium Market Outlook: India E-Commerce—Heading Toward $200 BillionIn this Market Outlook, we explore e-commerce in India and present our expectations for future growth, as well as key market drivers. We discuss the market’s competitive landscape, investment activity, retail innovators and themes we are watching. Read More
Deep Dive | December 15, 2021 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Social CommerceSocial media has become an important medium for brands and retailers to promote, market and sell products. This Retail-Tech Landscape presents selected startups globally whose technology solutions support brands and retailers in operating social commerce models, covering social networking, reselling, group buying, video commerce and livestreaming, and social payments integration. Read More
Deep Dive | December 10, 2021 Premium Retail Innovators: India E-Commerce—Platforms and Tech EnablersAs part of our Retail Innovators series, we discuss six online platforms and tech enablers that are disrupting India’s e-commerce market—namely, Boonbox, Bulbul, Increff, Jumbotail, Meesho and Pocket Aces. Read More
Deep Dive | December 10, 2021 Premium The Indian Startup Ecosystem: Scaling New Heights and Attracting Investor InterestWe discuss the thriving startup ecosystem in India, covering key growth drivers and notable startups and unicorns. We also detail selected government initiatives that are supporting entrepreneurs and new businesses, and incubators and accelerators that are creating development opportunities for startups in India. Read More
Deep Dive | November 30, 2021 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Mass CustomizationMass customization allows brands and retailers to offer certain made-to-order features of a product—allowing them to be more customer-centric to differentiate their offerings while still keeping costs closer to that of mass-produced products. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally whose technology solutions support retailers in implementing mass customization, covering 3D printing, visualization and scanning, and more. Read More
Insight Report | November 15, 2021 Premium India Retail Insights: Five Key Sustainable Fashion TrendsSustainability in apparel has evolved from a buzzword to a powerful theme, and is now an integral part of the culture of the Indian apparel industry. Our report examines how major brands, retailers and start-ups are embracing sustainability and integrating it into their core business strategies. Read More
Deep Dive | November 10, 2021 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Businesses Sustain Shift Toward SustainabilitySustainability is one of the key trends to watch in retail, with the Covid-19 pandemic bringing a renewed focus to environmental concerns within the industry. This Retail-Tech Landscape comprises selected startups globally whose technology solutions support retailers to integrate sustainable practices into their businesses. We also present Coresight Research’s EnCORE sustainability framework. Read More
Insight Report | November 1, 2021 Free Report Nexite’s Connected Merchandise Platform Helps Factory 54 Optimize Partner-Brand Stores: A Case StudyWe present a case study of how international retail fashion chain Factory 54 is resolving in-store merchandising challenges and optimizing store operations for its partner brands by partnering with technology solutions provider Nexite. Read More
Market Outlook | October 21, 2021 Premium Market Outlook: India’s Apparel Retail Sector To See Resurgence in 2022India’s apparel retail market continues to see significant changes in consumer buying behavior and e-commerce penetration. In this Market Outlook, we present our expectations for the future of the market into 2022 and beyond, including growth drivers, trends and the competitive landscape. Read More
