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2021 Retail and Technology Outlook

Against the challenging coronavirus-impacted retail environment, Coresight Research’s analysts provide directional outlooks and sector headwinds and tailwinds for 2021. We discuss the trends and data points that we expect to see during the year ahead, covering 10 channels, sectors or markets, with a focus on the US.

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Holiday 2020: US Black Friday and Cyber Monday Insights—Digital Sales Growth Underwhelms on Cyber Monday

This year, Black Friday in the US has been mainly digital, as consumers shift spending to e-commerce. In this free report, we discuss digital sales performance during Cyber Week, covering total revenues and year-over-year growth, the boost provided by pickup services, US retailers’ average discount rates and popular product categories among US shoppers.

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The 4-5-4 US Retail Calendar, 2021–22: Your Guide to the Retail Year

The 4-5-4 US retail calendar is a guide to the fiscal year ending January 29, 2022. The calendar is used by many US retailers; it ensures comparability between years by dividing the year into months based on a “4 weeks-5 weeks-4 weeks” format. We note major holidays and calendar events within each week across the year and compare when these fall to 2020–21.

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