December 24, 2019 Insight Report Premium Holiday 2019: Global Holiday Cities—LondonLondon retailers rise to the holiday challenge with innovative approaches to draw in and engage consumers for the 2019 holiday season. We’re seeing railway stations transform into shopping destinations, popups popping up and department stores offer a range of experiences.
December 20, 2019 Insight Report Premium November 2019 UK Retail Sales: Nonfood Sales Turn NegativeUK retail saw a weak start to the holiday season in November 2019, with sales falling in a number of discretionary retail sectors.
December 20, 2019 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly—December 22, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at exclusive data on US retailers’ Black Friday and Cyber Monday online pricing strategies.
December 13, 2019 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly—December 15, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at how much holiday shopping US consumers have yet to do, and what that means for retailers.
December 13, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Kroger and Walgreens Deepen Year-Old Partnership with Purchasing AllianceNew Walgreens-Kroger alliance seeks to cut costs, enhance efficiency—and fend off the ever-encroaching Amazon menace. The two companies will buy more products together, sell one another’s private labels and integrate supply chains.
December 11, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Cannabis Insights: The Marijuana ConsumerWe analyze the results of our US survey of marijuana (or cannabis) users, in nine states where marijuana is legal for recreational use. We look at how much marijuana users spend on the drug, how often they use marijuana and how they consume it, where they purchase the drug and why they use the drug—including medical and recreational reasons.
December 11, 2019 Insight Report Premium Supply Chain Briefing: A Growing Role for Predictive Analytics in RetailPredictive analytics to play an increasing role in retail: Companies across industries are embracing predictive analytics to help them predict consumer behavior to better plan marketing, pricing and assortment.
December 7, 2019 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly—December 8, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at the coming shopping rush as consumers dash to buy gifts during the shortest-possible season between Black Friday and Christmas.
December 6, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Holiday 2019: Retailers Harness the Power of Social MediaContinuing our Holiday 2019 series, we outline the popularity of social media channels among holiday shoppers for gift inspiration and promotion tracking. We discuss the engagement of selected retailers—including Amazon, Target and Walmart—and outline their holiday campaigns heading into the holiday season.
December 3, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Aldi and Lidl Global UpdateAldi and Lidl are growing store numbers, adjusting formats to serve regional markets and moving further into e-commerce. We discuss global developments and growth metrics, with a focus on the US, the UK and China.
December 1, 2019 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly—December 1, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at how Amazon’s deal with Pinduoduo positions the online retailer to tap into China’s fast-growing markets in smaller cities.
November 30, 2019 Insight Report Free Report Holiday 2019: UK Black Friday InsightsOn November 29, Coresight Research’s UK team undertook its fifth annual tour of stores in central London for Black Friday. In this report, we pick out likely outperformers, one apparent underperformer and other stores of note. We also provide a table comparing promotions this year to those of 2018.
November 25, 2019 Insight Report Premium Holiday 2019: Black Friday—Calendar Shift Prompts US Retailers To Pull Deals ForwardPart of our Holiday 2019 series, this report offers our preview to the Black Friday shopping holiday in the US this year. We consider the early promotions of selected retailers such as Amazon, Target and Walmart, and detail online revenue forecasts and the impact of tariffs and trade uncertainty on US retailers this holiday season.
November 22, 2019 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly—November 24, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at the declining importance of Black Friday as holiday shopping spreads throughout the year.
November 21, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Cannabis Insights: The CBD ConsumerOur new survey sheds light on the CBD boom. We look at who is buying CBD, where they buy it and why they use it—to review the opportunity for retailers to enter this fast-growing category.