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Insight Report | December 5, 2024 Premium

Amazon Haul: The E-Commerce Giant Takes On Its Cross-Border Competitors

Amazon announced the launch of a new digital storefront, Amazon Haul, which offers all its products for $20 or less. We examine the target audience for Amazon Haul, its impact on the main Amazon site and its key advantages over cross-border competitors, such as Shein, Temu and TikTok Shop.

Research Digest | November 20, 2024 Premium

Insights Video: Singles’ Day 2024 Findings—Premium Subscriber Call

Watch this video to discover performance metrics and highlights from this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival in China. We analyze proprietary survey findings to assess consumer behavior, and discuss e-commerce platform cooperation, government subsidies, livestreaming and more.

Deep Dive | November 18, 2024 Premium

Holiday 2024: Hottest Toys—Creativity-Boosting Toys and Promotions To Rule the Season

We discuss the hottest toys in the US retail space based on the “top toys” lists from Amazon, Target and Walmart, among others. We also discuss these retailers’ initiatives to drive toy sales and present key trends that we expect to influence toy gifting this holiday season.

Analyst Corner | November 10, 2024

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Analyst Corner: AliExpress Fights for Share of Cross-Border E-Commerce with New Singles’ Day Push—with John Mercer

In this week’s Analyst Corner, John Mercer, Head of Global Research and Managing Director of Data-Driven Research, discusses moves by China’s AliExpress cross-border e-commerce platform (owned by Alibaba Group) to penetrate Western markets, including through its Singles’ Day promotions.

Analyst Corner | November 3, 2024

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Analyst Corner: Has Temu Stalled US Dollar Stores’ Growth?—Assessing the Threat with Sujeet Naik

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Sujeet Naik, Analyst, offers data-driven insights on whether online marketplace Temu has played a role in the recent underperformance of dollar stores in the US.

Insight Report | October 24, 2024 Premium

US Dollar Stores Face a Slowdown—Is Temu To Blame?

Historically, dollar stores have been known to thrive during tough economic times; however, US dollar-store chains are currently experiencing sluggish growth. Is Temu a principal reason for this weakness? We analyze proprietary survey data to find out.

Infographic | October 18, 2024 Free Report

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 42: Global Focus

Discover key data points we are watching in week 42 of 2024. This week, we take a global focus, with data spanning Amazon Prime Big Deal Days in the US, Golden Week in China and Flipkart’s Big Billion Days in India.

Insight Report | October 16, 2024 Premium

Holiday 2024: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and Competitor Promotions—First Thoughts on Holiday Implications

Dive into data-driven insights on the impacts of promotional events on the shape of holiday demand, covering Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, Target Circle Week and Walmart Holiday Deals. We also assess what Amazon reported for its event this year.

Insight Report | October 16, 2024 Premium

Flipkart Big Billion Days 2024: Wrap-Up—Event Focuses on Value and Fast Delivery

India-based online marketplace Flipkart—majority owned by Walmart—held the 11th edition of its annual flagship shopping event, Big Billion Days, on September 27–October 6, 2024. We present key insights into BBD 2024, based on our observations and a company statement released by Flipkart.

Deep Dive | October 15, 2024 Premium

Data and AI in Retail Media—Collaboration and Data Cleansing Illuminate the Way Forward

We explore how AI (artificial intelligence) can help brands, ad buyers and retailers solve retail media-related problems, as well as the benefits traditional AI can bring to the retail media market as a whole and potential applications for generative AI (GenAI).

Insight Report | October 14, 2024 Premium

China Retail Insights: Countdown to Singles’ Day 2024, One Month To Go—Major Platforms Seek To Boost Growth by Supporting Merchants

We shed light on the Singles’ Day plans of major Chinese e-commerce platforms Alibaba and JD.com as well as short-video/e-commerce platforms Douyin and Kuaishou, including their timelines, investment plans and other strategies for the shopping festival this year.

Analyst Corner | October 13, 2024

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Analyst Corner—Seasonal Shopping in the Holiday Quarter: US Consumer Survey Insights with Aditya Kaushik

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Aditya Kaushik, Analyst, discusses US consumers’ spending expectations for shopping events in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24)—namely, Halloween, Singles’ Day, Black Friday and the end-of-year holiday season.

Infographic | October 11, 2024 Free Report

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week

Discover key data points we are watching in week 41 of 2024, spanning the topics of social commerce, Black Friday and retail inventory.

Deep Dive | October 9, 2024 Premium

Social Commerce in Focus—Opportunity for TikTok; Apparel Captures Attention: US Consumer Survey Insights

How popular is social commerce, and what are social media shoppers buying? We analyze new survey findings to assess the role of social media in the shopping process. We also provide an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment.

Event Coverage | October 4, 2024 Premium

Loyalty Programs, Retail Media and More: Insights from DMEXCO 2024

Coresight Research attended DMEXCO (Digital Marketing Expo & Conference) 2024, which took place in Cologne, Germany, in September 2024. We present insights from the event, covering a range of topics, including loyalty programs and retail media.