Analyst CornerWeinswig’s Weekly: Prestige Beauty Opportunity Heats Up Between Kohl’s, Target and Walmart Coresight Research March 13, 2022 Reasons to ReadIn each report in the Weinswig’s Weekly series, Coresight Research CEO and Founder Deborah Weinswig reflects on a topical theme in retail. This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses competition in prestige beauty among major US retailers. Each report also includes recent retail and technology headlines from Asia, Europe and the US. This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 21: Greggs Drives Store Closures—And OpeningsAnalyst Corner: Understand Who Shops Where in US Retail, with John MercerBreathing Space for US Retailers and Brands: US Tariffs Paused for 90 Days But Hiked Further for ChinaDeeper on DeepSeek and Its Potential to Radically Level the AI Playing Field
Innovator ProfileInnovator Profile: Re/tell Supports Online Retailers’ Expansion into the Physical Channel Coresight Research March 12, 2022 Reasons to ReadOn March 27, 2022, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of Shoptalk 2022’s “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 15 early-stage US retail-technology innovators compete to win the Shark’s Choice and Audience Choice awards. In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this free report, we present Re/tell, a technology startup that helps e-commerce players expand into brick-and-mortar retail. This report forms part of our Innovator Profile series, which focuses on emerging technologies that are disrupting traditional retail and fueling innovation across the retail value chain. Click here to read more innovator research (including Innovator Profile reports) from Coresight Research. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Rolling Metric Declines This Week: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 34, 2025—InfographicChina Singles’ Day 2025 Insights: Participation Rises but Spending Becomes More Selective Amid Tariffs, Value-Seeking and Platform ShiftsAnalyst Corner: From Models to Markets—The Accelerating Shift Toward AI Applications, with Charlie PoonAnalyst Corner: Constrained Consumers Could Soon “Get to the Goods” Again—Evolving In-Store Loss Prevention, with John Harmon
Event CoverageKohl’s Investor Day 2022: Sephora, Active, Digital and 100 Small-Format Stores To Drive Growth Coresight Research March 11, 2022 Reasons to ReadThe Coresight Research team attended Kohl’s Investor Day on March 7, 2022. We present insights from the event, covering the company’s strategic plans for growth as well as its financial outlook. We cover the following key topics: Expectations for the Sephora at Kohl’s shop-in-shop business Aims to become the active lifestyle destination for the entire family Intentions to open small-format and hyper-localized stores Digital expansion Click here for more Coresight Research coverage of Kohl’s. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:US Store Openings and Closures Midyear 2025 Review and Outlook: Where Does Retail Real Estate Stand in a Year of Disruption?US CPG Sales Tracker: CPG E-Commerce Spikes and Beauty Sales Growth Jumps, Driven by Prime Day and Competing July 2025 Sales EventsCEO Brief: Intelligent Inventory—Achieving Inventory ExcellenceHigh Income Consumers’ Sentiment Improves; Government Shutdown Impacting Shoppers: US Consumer Survey Insights
Innovator ProfileInnovator Profile: Humankind Enhances the Digital Consumer Experience with Conversational Commerce Coresight Research March 11, 2022 Reasons to ReadOn March 27, 2022, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, will emcee and feature on the judging panel of Shoptalk 2022’s “Shark Reef” startup pitch competition, which will see 15 early-stage US retail-technology innovators compete to win the Shark’s Choice and Audience Choice awards. In the lead-up to the event, we are profiling the participating innovators. In this free report, we present Humankind, a conversational commerce, SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform. This report forms part of our Innovator Profile series, which focuses on emerging technologies that are disrupting traditional retail and fueling innovation across the retail value chain. Click here to read more innovator research (including Innovator Profile reports) from Coresight Research. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 50: Watches of Switzerland Closes 10 StoresHow Will Tariffs Impact China’s Singles’ Day 2025? Six Months To Go—What Brands and Retailers Need to KnowEnhance Shopping and Customize Care: Three Technologies Transforming the Drugstore and Pharmacy Retail LandscapeInnovator Profile: Relocalize—Hyper-Local Production with Autonomous Micro-Factories to Cut Costs and Reduce Waste
Insight ReportSupply Chain Briefing: Air Freight Market To Brace for Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict as Oil and Commodity Prices Soar Coresight Research March 11, 2022 Reasons to ReadIn Coresight Research’s Supply Chain Briefing series, we examine key challenges and developments on retail’s supply side and their implications for the retail environment. In this report, we discuss the global impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on supply chains, including a tighter freight market, a jump in oil prices and rising commodity prices. We also present FedEx’s new shipping container service designed to help ease US port congestion, plus other steps that supply chain stakeholders are taking to reduce or avoid future bottlenecks at US ports. Click here to read the previous report in the series, in which we explore Omicron-led restrictions to the stabilization of ocean freight rates as well as steps that Amazon is taking to build US logistics capacity. Click here to read more Coresight Research coverage of the retail supply chain. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Singles’ Day 2025 Around the World—Global ObservationsWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 9: Joann To Close an Additional 300+ Stores, Shuttering All LocationsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 43: Astrid & Miyu and Hermès Open StoresRetailTech: AI in Digital Commerce—GenAI Supercharges Retail to Provide a Seamless Shopping Journey
Store TrackerWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2022, Week 10: US Store Expansion Plans Surpass 3,400 New Retail Spaces Coresight Research March 11, 2022 Reasons to ReadOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. We cover: A week-by-week comparison of store openings and closures in the US and UK in year-to-date 2022 What is happening in retail in the US and UK this week 2021 and year-to-date 2022 major US and UK store openings, store closures and bankruptcies This week, there are highlights from 2nd & Charles, Barnes & Noble and Summer Classics in the US, and Amazon, Dreams and Mere in the UK. We also discuss quarterly store opening and closure settlements following the release of quarterly company filings this week from Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, Best Buy, Big Lots, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Burlington Stores, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dollar Tree, Fabletics, Gap, Grocery Outlet Holding, Hibbett Sports, Kohl’s, Ross Stores and Target. Click here to view our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports. Complementing our weekly report, the Coresight Research US Store Tracker Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2022 year to date, filterable by sector and year. Click here to view. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Profiling Six Artificial Intelligence Startups: AI Showcase InsightsAnalyst Corner: Understand Who Shops Where in US Retail, with John MercerUS Store Tracker Extra, October 2025: Rite Aid Takes Total Closed Retail Space to 143 Million Square FeetUS CPG Sales Tracker: E-Commerce Sales Surge, Outpacing In-Store Growth
Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: US Store Tracker Extra: Developments in February 2022 Coresight Research March 10, 2022 Our monthly US Store Tracker Extra report supplements the Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports with additional insight, including retailer-level data on square footage and closures and openings as a percentage of total store base. Complementing our weekly report, the Coresight Research US Store Tracker Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2022 year to date, filterable by sector and year. Click here to view. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 3: Retailer FocusEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 1: Levi Strauss, P&G, Walgreens and Others Post Sales Growth, While Burberry and Kimberly-Clark Report DeclinesStore of the Future: Unlocking Performance Through InnovationAnalyst Corner: Controversy Persists Around Price Gouging with Electronic Shelf Labels, with John Harmon
Deep DiveSustainability in Sourcing: Greening Supply Chains Is More Critical Now Than Ever Before Coresight Research March 10, 2022 Reasons to ReadWe examine the aspects of the retail supply chain that present opportunities for “greening,”—i.e., practices that are environmentally friendly—through the lens of Coresight Research’s proprietary environmental sustainability framework, EnCORE. We explore the challenges retailers could face in improving sustainability in sourcing and how they can resolve them. For further discussion around the development of sustainability in retail and the five components of our EnCORE framework, read our free report, The Time for Sustainability in Retail Is Now. Read more Coresight Research coverage of sustainability in retail. Learn how to achieve resilience and agility in sourcing in our separate report. Contents (Click to navigate) Introduction What’s the Story? Why It Matters Greening Supply Chains: Coresight Research Analysis Greening Opportunities Through the Retail Supply Chain Challenges in Implementing Sustainability Initiatives at the Supply Chain Level Policies at the Industry and Country Levels The Role of Technology in Sustainable Sourcing What We Think Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Consumer Sentiment Stabilizes… for Now; Plus, Inflation Awareness Rises: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 45: Fired Earth To Close Stores Due to AdministrationEssential Guide to Groceryshop 2025: Harnessing AI, Shopper Insights and Retail Media to Build Future-Ready CommerceWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 29: Openings by Daiso, LEGO and Target
Insight ReportAchieving Agility and Resilience in Sourcing: Five Strategies for Brands and Retailers Coresight Research March 10, 2022 Reasons to ReadThe pandemic and diplomatic tensions have brought about closer scrutiny of sourcing strategies in retail. Against the backdrop of supply chain disruption, we present five strategies for global brands and retailers to improve sourcing agility and resilience, covering speed to market, technologies, supplier partnerships and more. We also discuss companies with innovative solutions for ensuring resilient and agile supply chain ecosystems. Click here to read more Coresight Research coverage of the retail supply chain. Read our separate report on sustainability in sourcing. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Holiday 2025: Government Shutdown-Related Reduction in SNAP, Other Payments and Salaries Could Meaningfully Impact US Holiday Spending4Q24 Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Widespread Positive Sales Growth Recorded This QuarterAnalyst Corner: Are You Ready for the Future of Physical Retail? Three Trends in US Retail Real Estate, with Anand KumarThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 13: Dollar Tree, Inc. To Sell Family Dollar
Free Data GraphicThree Things You Need To Know: How US Consumers Are Shopping for Groceries—Analyzing Traffic, Ticket, E-Commerce, Private Label and Retail Foodservice Coresight Research March 9, 2022 Our Three Things You Need To Know series provides free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings. Subscribers can access the full research behind this graphic here. To find out how to subscribe, click here. During 2022, CPG retailers and grocers must look to build on pandemic-driven momentum and position themselves for longer-term growth. We discuss key ongoing consumer shopping trends in the US grocery market—identifying which are shifting back toward pre-pandemic preferences and which are proving sticky. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Analyst Corner: US Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs and Discount Stores—Target in Transition as Dollar Stores and Clubs Surge Ahead, With Sujeet NaikAnalyst Corner—Location, Location, Location: US Regional Shopping Trends with Aditya KaushikConsumer Sentiment—The Big Surprise in a Week of Shocks; Plus, Apparel Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsConsumer Sentiment Stabilizes Following Trade Talks and Rate Cut: US Consumer Survey Insights
Deep DiveUS Consumer Tracker Extra: Where Consumers Shop—Purchase Behaviors by Income as Inflation Soars Coresight Research March 9, 2022 Reasons to ReadOur US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers a deeper dive into longer-term trends revealed by our weekly survey data. With consumer prices rising, we examine major food and nonfood retailers’ shopper profiles and consumers’ avoidance of public places by region. We assess emerging trends in the following key areas: Inflation as measured by CPI and PPI versus rises in average hourly earnings Consumers’ varying avoidance of public places by region in 2022 so far Breakdowns of shoppers by household income at major food and nonfood retailers Click here to view our full collection of US Consumer Tracker weekly survey reports. Premium subscribers can also access data from our weekly surveys in our US Consumer Tracker Databank. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 11: US CPG E-Commerce LatestSector Focus: Department Stores—Data GraphicEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 6: Sales Decline for Kroger, Macy’s, Ross Stores and Other RetailersUS Store Tracker Extra, April 2025: JD Sports and 7-Eleven Drive Total Opened Retail Space to Over 67 Million Square Feet
Insight Report2022 US Tax Tracker #2: IRS Issues $103 Billion in Refunds; Average Refund Up 15% Coresight Research March 9, 2022 Reasons to ReadEach year, the IRS reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis. This year, the filing deadline is on April 18. We look at what has happened in the 2022 tax filing season so far, as of February 25, 2022. This report covers the following: Number of returns filed and processed, and total and average refunds returned, as of February 5, 2022 A comparison of 2022 tax filing season to 2021 Total annual refunds disbursed, 2016–2022YTD Click here to read our wrap-up report on the 2021 tax filing season. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Innovator Profile: Big Sur AI—Boosting Brands’ Profitability with Commerce-First AI AgentsThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 30: US Retail and the Consumer—Latest MetricsMixed Sentiment Trends Ahead of August 1 Tariffs; Plus, Luxury Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsAmazon Prime Day India 2025: Wrap-Up—Biggest-Ever Prime Day Spurs Tier 2 and Tier 3 Markets’ Growth and Premium Buys
Insight ReportEarnings Insights 4Q21, Week 6: Qurate and Best Buy’s Sales Falter, While American Eagle, Nordstrom, Target and Urban Outfitters Post Strong Results Coresight Research March 8, 2022 Reasons to ReadOur weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary at major US retailers within our Coresight 100 coverage list, as they report fourth-quarter 2021 earnings. We condense what retail companies are reporting regarding the following key content: Management commentary on demand trends in the fourth quarter (where reported)—including comparable sales growth, details on consumer demand by category or channel, and qualitative insights How recent performance reflects the impacts of, or recovery from, the Covid-19 pandemic The outlook for demand, as reflected in revenue guidance or more qualitative commentary This week, there are highlights from companies that reported in the week ended March 6, 2022, across multiple sectors: apparel and footwear brand owners (Carter’s), apparel specialty retailers (American Eagle, Foot Locker, Gap and Urban Outfitters), department stores (Kohl’s and Nordstrom), discount stores (Big Lots and Dollar Tree), e-commerce (Qurate Retail), electronics retailers (Best Buy) food retailers (Kroger), mass merchandisers (Target), off-price retailers (Burlington Stores and Ross Stores), warehouse clubs (BJ’s Wholesale Club and Costco). Click here to read Week 5 of the Earnings Insight 4Q21 series. Click here to read 3Q21 Earnings Season Wrap-Up. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Analyst Corner—DeepSeek Opens the Door for AI Democratization: The AI Opportunity, with Charlie PoonInnovator Profile: RetailReady—Transforming Retail Compliance with AI and Computer VisionEarnings Insights 1Q25, Week 7: Dollar Stores See Growth Amid Tariff Pressures—InfographicThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 30: US Retail and the Consumer—Latest Metrics
Deep DiveGlobal Luxury Department Stores: How Are They Evolving? Coresight Research March 7, 2022 Reasons to ReadThe pandemic provided luxury department stores with an opportunity to reinvent themselves following pressure from the consumer shift to online and brands’ movement away from wholesale in recent years. We present our outlook for the global sector’s recovery and explore five key ways in which luxury department stores are evolving to remain relevant. Read our separate reports on luxury in the metaverse and the global luxury resale market. Access more Coresight Research coverage of luxury brands and retailers and department stores. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:The Next Frontier of CommerceAnalyst Corner: US Consumer Sentiment Varies by Age and Income—Uncovering Demographic Trends, with Aditya KaushikWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 4: Store Closures Near 2,100 in the USHigh-Income Consumers Drive Uptick in Financial Optimism; Inflation Awareness Down Versus Early 2025: US Consumer Survey Insights
Deep DiveUS Consumer Tracker: Beauty Purchases Slow Coresight Research March 7, 2022 Reasons to ReadCoresight Research’s February 28, 2022, survey provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behavior and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail. This week’s US Consumer Tracker covers the following: What shoppers are buying online and in-store What consumers are doing and where they are going—including avoidance of public places Which retailers consumers are buying from—for food and nonfood purchases Complementing our weekly survey reports, our monthly US Consumer Tracker Extra series offers additional insight, including long-term consumer trends and a detailed analysis of where current patterns will lead in the coming months. Click here to view our full collection of US Consumer Tracker and US Consumer Tracker Extra reports. Premium subscribers can also access data from our weekly surveys in our US Consumer Tracker Databank. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 29: US Holiday, Back to School and Prime DayThe New Coresight 100: Leading the Retail Charge in 2025US Retail and Logistics Holiday Hiring Hits Lowest Level in Over a Decade—Data GraphicWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 50: Watches of Switzerland Closes 10 Stores
