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Store Tracker | June 27, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 26: Kroger To Close 60 Stores

Our Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight store developments by Gardner White, Kroger and more, as well as the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer at Ahold Delhaize.

Store Tracker | June 27, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 26: River Island To Close 30+ Stores

Our Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store closures by New Look and River Island, among other developments, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Commercial Officer at Asda.

Infographic | June 27, 2025 Databank Members

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 26: US Consumer Survey Insights

Discover key data points we are watching in week 26 of 2025. This week, we present highlights from our US consumer survey analysis, covering financial optimism, and off-price and dollar-store shopping.

Event Coverage | June 26, 2025 Premium

Revving Up the Flywheel: Insights from the Inaugural Amazon Prime Analyst Day

Coresight Research attended Amazon’s two-day inaugural Prime Analyst Day in early June 2025. Dive into key highlights and strategic insights from our experience, covering Prime membership benefits, Alexa+, Buy with Prime, and our impressions of Amazon’s robotics-powered same-day fulfillment center in Seattle.

Infographic | June 26, 2025 Premium

Financial Confidence Reaches Five-Month High: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 26, 2025—Infographic

Our latest weekly update on US consumer sentiment, based on proprietary survey findings, reveals continued improvement in consumers’ financial outlook, with expectations reaching a five-month high.

Deep Dive | June 25, 2025 Databank Members

Financial Confidence Reaches Five-Month High; TJX Dominates Off-Price Retail; Dollar Tree Leads Dollar Stores: US Consumer Survey Insights

Dive into our survey-driven insights on off-price and dollar-store shopping in the US to uncover shopping rates, popular retailers and the most bought categories. Plus, we continue to track consumer sentiment, with new data this week revealing improving financial confidence.

Insight Report | June 25, 2025 Premium

June 2025 US Retail Sales Outlook: Projecting Solid Growth as Consumer Sentiment Continues to Recover

The monthly Coresight Research US Retail Sales Outlook series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. In this report, we analyze the latest available data as of June 19, 2025.

Infographic | June 24, 2025 Free Report

Highlights from NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer—Infographic

NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer, held on June 23, 2025, was a huge success. Which key themes emerged, and what did panelists think of the event? This infographic offers highlights from the Coresight Research conference.

Event Coverage | June 24, 2025 Premium

Shaping What’s Next in Retail—Physical Retail, AI, Retail Media: Insights from NextGen 2025, a Coresight Research Conference

NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer brought together a curated mix of leaders and innovators to dive into the shifts reshaping how we build, operate and connect. This comprehensive report presents critical insights and takeaways from the conference, spanning five key themes. Discover how AI (artificial intelligence), retail media and design are redefining commerce—from the store to the supply chain.

Event Coverage | June 23, 2025 Free Report

NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer—Agenda

NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate + the New Consumer will bring together a curated mix of leaders and innovators to dive into the shifts reshaping how we build, operate and connect. Dive into the full agenda, which puts a sharp focus on AI (artificial intelligence), the evolving consumer and the spaces where commerce comes to life.

Deep Dive | June 23, 2025 Premium

Transforming Beauty Retail: AI Across the Value Chain, from Innovation to Personalization

AI (artificial intelligence) is transforming the beauty industry, reshaping product innovation, manufacturing, marketing strategies and loyalty building. We delineate the “B.E.A.U.T.Y.” of AI’s value and use cases in the beauty market, from building new products to providing better consumer experiences. Discover the technology’s key benefits, spanning personalization, cost efficiency and sustainability.

Analyst Corner | June 22, 2025

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Analyst Corner: Three Consumer-Focused Predictions for US Retail for the Second Half of 2025, with Anand Kumar

In this week’s Analyst Corner, Anand Kumar, Managing Director of Retail Research, presents three consumer-focused predictions that will define retail’s trajectory in the second half of 2025, from stagflation to private-label expansion.

Infographic | June 20, 2025 Free Report

Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 25: Predictive Data—Looking Ahead in US Retail

Discover key data points we are watching in week 25 of 2025. This week, we highlight predictive US retail data, from US consumers’ Amazon Prime Day shopping plans and personal financial expectations to our proprietary sales projection for July 2025.

Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Debenhams To Open Stores; Poundland To Close 68 Stores

Our Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at Debenhams, PMT, Poundland and T.M.Lewin, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Chief Customer Officer at John Lewis Partnership.

Store Tracker | June 20, 2025 Databank Members

Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Furniture Frenzy—At Home’s Bankruptcy, Ashley’s Store Renewal and Openings from IKEA, Wayfair and More

Our Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the US. This week, we highlight the latest store opening and closure announcements from Ashley, At Home, IKEA and Wayfair, among others, as well as the announcement of a new Executive Chairman at Vera Bradley.