Market Navigators/Market Outlook | January 8, 2019 Premium Sector Overview: European Retail — Germany’s Shoppers Cut BackApparently alarmed by world events such as Brexit and tariff wars, and in a context of slowly climbing inflation, German consumers have retrenched their discretionary spending. Read More
Insight Report | December 24, 2018 Premium November 2018 UK Retail Sales: Unexpectedly Strong NumbersThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported surprisingly solid retail growth for November, despite downbeat commentary by some major UK retailers. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 21, 2018 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY DECEMBER 21, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses what US retail sales data and other recent metrics tell us as we enter the holiday homestretch. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 14, 2018 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY DECEMBER 14, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how Americans are spending more time viewing content on their smartphones, but also smoking less, signing up for gym memberships and spending more time with pets. Read More
Analyst Corner | November 30, 2018 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY NOVEMBER 30, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses what we have learned from visiting and analyzing Amazon’s physical stores. Read More
Insight Report | November 30, 2018 Premium October 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. Read More
Insight Report | November 19, 2018 Premium October 2018 UK Retail Sales: Growth Softens in an Unusually Volatile OctoberRetail sales growth in the UK slowed in October as demand softened in a number of big-ticket sectors. Read More
Insight Report | November 6, 2018 Premium September 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy—namely, wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. In September: Read More
Insight Report | October 19, 2018 Premium September 2018 UK Retail Sales: Volume Growth Continues to Sustain Retail Sales ExpansionRetail sales growth in September was consistent with that seen in recent months. By value, sales were up 4.2%, supported by very solid volume growth of 3.3%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read More
Insight Report | September 28, 2018 Premium August 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy—namely, wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. Metrics for August include: Read More
Insight Report | September 21, 2018 Premium August 2018 UK Retail Sales: Further Strong Volume GrowthThe UK retail sector enjoyed further solid volume growth in August, with sales up 3.5% year over year in real terms. This compared to 4.0% real-terms growth in July. Read More
Insight Report | August 31, 2018 Premium July 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics reflecting consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. We focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. Read More
Insight Report | July 31, 2018 Premium June 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics reflecting consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. We focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. Metrics for June include: Read More
Store Tracker | July 20, 2018 Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 29: Poundworld to Close All StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies. Read More
Store Tracker | July 13, 2018 Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 28: Fabletics Plans 75 New StoresYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,204 and the number of store openings is 2,153. Year to date in the UK, there have been 999 store closure announcements and 632 store opening announcements. Read More
