March 28, 2022 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Shoptalk 2022 Day One: Retail’s In-Person ReunionWe present our top insights from the first day of Shoptalk 2022, held on March 27, covering prestige beauty developments, private traffic, transparency in business leadership, healthcare, investor opportunities and more.
March 27, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Which Suitor Will Kohl’s Choose (If Any)?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the varied investment interests in US department store Kohl’s.
March 20, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: A Changing of the Guard at Marks & Spencer: Reviewing the UK Stalwart’s TurnaroundThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the multiyear strategy of major UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) as it announces changes in its leadership.
March 13, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Prestige Beauty Opportunity Heats Up Between Kohl’s, Target and WalmartThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses competition in prestige beauty among major US retailers.
March 6, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: $5 Billion—Our Number of the Week in RetailThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses why the figure $5 billion tells us where retail is headed.
February 27, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Walmart Launches Regularly Scheduled Livestreamed ProgrammingThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses Walmart’s latest livestreaming expansion.
February 20, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Four Questions Brands and Retailers Should Ask Themselves About the MetaverseThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” outlines and answers four questions brands and retailers should be considering on the metaverse.
February 15, 2022 Insight Report Premium 2022 US Tax Tracker #1: IRS Issues $9.5 Billion in Refunds To Kick Off Filing SeasonEach year, the IRS reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis until the deadline of April 18 this year. We look at what has happened in the 2022 tax filing season so far, as of February 4, 2022. This report covers the number of returns filed and processed, the total and average refunds returned
February 13, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Could This Valentine’s Day Mark the Real Return to Normal?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the Valentine’s Day holiday as a potential turning point for retail.
February 7, 2022 Deep Dive Free Report Opportunities in Retail Returns: Driving Down Costs and Driving Up SustainabilityReturns are a significant and growing issue for retailers, substantially impacting revenues and costs, customer satisfaction and loyalty, as well as sustainability. We analyze the returns challenge in US retail and explore how retailers can best handle and mitigate returns. This free report is sponsored by SAP.
February 6, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: What Walmart’s “New Department Store” Tells Us About Where Brick-and-Mortar Retail Is HeadedThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses learnings from Walmart’s new department store-style format for multibrand, multichannel retailing in a digital age.
February 1, 2022 Insight Report Register for Free Access Introducing the New Coresight 100: Retail Companies To Watch for 2022Matching the rapid rate of change and evolution in the retail industry, we have reviewed and updated our Coresight 100 focus list to highlight the most important and influential brands and retailers that our readers and subscribers should pay attention to in 2022.
January 30, 2022 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Taking a Trip to Amazon Style To Try on Some ClothesThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses Amazon’s first venture into brick-and-mortar apparel retail.
January 26, 2022 Deep Dive Free Report Using Technology To Address Challenges in the Staffing of Hourly Frontline Workers in Retail and HospitalityLeveraging proprietary survey data, we explore the challenges that service-industry employers face in setting schedules for hourly frontline workers, and we discuss their future priorities and plans for staffing platforms. This free report is sponsored by Workday.
January 25, 2022 Free Data Graphic Free Report Coresight 100: The Retail Companies To Watch in 2022Our infographic summarizes the selection methodology and composition of our updated Coresight 100—the public retail companies to watch for 2022.