Insight ReportEarnings Insights 1Q21, Week 4: Big Lots, Five Below and Lululemon Post Strong Results, While PVH Corp. Sees a Slower Recovery Coresight Research June 8, 2021 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 first-quarter 2021 earnings. We condense what retail companies are reporting regarding the following key content: Management commentary on demand trends in the first 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 June 6, 2021—namely, Big Lots, Five Below, Lululemon Athletica and PVH Corp. Click here to read Earnings Insights 1Q21, Week 3 and here to read our wrap-up report for 4Q20. 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:Sentiment Hits Four-Month Low as Higher-Income Confidence Weakens; Plus, Mass Merchandisers and Warehouse Clubs in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsMusic Festivals: A Key Opportunity for Retail Brand EngagementSustained Stimulus Measures Give Rise to Consumer Optimism: China Consumer Survey InsightsHigh-Income Consumers Turn Optimistic About Economy: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 18, 2025—Infographic
Deep DiveUS Consumer Tracker: Consumers’ Shopping Plans for Father’s Day 2021 Coresight Research June 8, 2021 Reasons to ReadCoresight Research’s May 31 survey provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail. Our US Consumer Tracker covers the following: • Consumers’ plans for Father’s Day this year—including whether they will shop and how they expect to celebrate • What consumers are doing and where they are going—including avoidance of public places • What consumers are buying and which retailers they are buying from Complementing our weekly survey reports, our new US Consumer Tracker Extra monthly series offers additional insight, including long-term consumer trends and a detailed analysis of where current trends will lead in the coming months. Click here to view our full collection on US Consumer Tracker and US Consumer Tracker Extra reports. 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:Freeze, Flight or Fight? How Retailers Can Strategically Navigate Tariff TurmoilShoptalk Spring 2025 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch: Preview—12 Innovators Leveling Up the Customer Experience and Streamlining Operations3Q24 US Retail Inventory Insights: Apparel, Off-Price and Warehouse Club Retailers Expand Inventories for the HolidaysThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 19: China and US Consumer Sentiment in Focus
Deep DiveHow Retailers Can Unlock True Profit Potential Coresight Research June 8, 2021 Reasons to ReadUncovering potential savings in GNFR (goods not for resale) expense has become increasingly important, as many US retail and CPG companies have encountered constrained profit margins as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Leveraging findings from a recent Coresight Research survey, we present insights and discussion around the following topics: Retail and CPG companies’ overall GNFR spending as a percentage of total costs Current focus on GNFR expenses for potential cost savings—and what changes organizations made to manage these costs due to Covid-19 The potential of GNFR savings to lift profit margins Top challenges faced by retailers and CPG players in managing GNFR spending We also discuss how services and technology solution providers such as LogicSource can help businesses reduce GNFR expense, with discussion of the following: The impact of data analytics on GNFR cost savings Benefits of spend analytics platforms Importance of procurement and sourcing strategies—and key areas where organizations are using procurement analytics Outsourcing GNFR management functions to solve profitability challenges—with case studies This free report is sponsored by LogicSource, a sourcing and procurement services and technology provider with exclusive focus on helping companies improve profit margins by reducing GNFR expenses. Non-subscribers can access the report by completing the form on this page. Click here to read more about why not-for-resale savings could be the key to unlocking profitability. 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:Shoptalk Fall 2025 Day Two: Scaling Pilots, Pivoting with Intelligence and Building Next-Gen Customer ExperiencesAmazon Prime Day India 2025: Wrap-Up—Biggest-Ever Prime Day Spurs Tier 2 and Tier 3 Markets’ Growth and Premium BuysUS Store Openings and Closures Midyear 2025 Review and Outlook: Where Does Retail Real Estate Stand in a Year of Disruption? InfographicKeeping Green While Saving Green: Five Areas for Technology-Driven Sustainability in 2025
Deep DivePlaybook: Evolving the Last Mile in the US Coresight Research June 7, 2021 Reasons to ReadThe Coresight Research Playbook series provides recommendations for brands, retailers and marketplaces seeking to tap growth segments and emerging trends. Coresight Research has identified the sharpening of last-mile strategies in retail as one of the key trends to watch in 2021. Retailers will have to enhance their last-mile delivery capabilities moving forward in order to capitalize on the pandemic-driven shifts in consumer spending behavior that are likely to sustain in the long term. In this Playbook, we present four key strategies that US retailers can adopt in their last-mile ecosystem to gain a competitive advantage, covering the following topics: In-house logistics infrastructure Returns Sustainability Technology for BOPIS and curbside pickup Read more about key innovations in retail’s last-mile ecosystem in our separate report, which covers autonomous delivery robots, BOPIS and curbside pickup, smart lockers and visibility tools. Click here to read the previous report in the Playbook series, which presents five best practices for US brands and retailers to develop winning livestreaming e-commerce strategies. 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:Adapting to Tariff Pressures: Strategies for Retail SuccessRetail Under Pressure: How Will Tariffs Disrupt the Back-to-School and Holiday Seasons?Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 1: Big Lots Set to Keep Some Stores Open in 2025Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 32: Co-op Opens New-Format Micro Store
Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: 2021 US Tax Tracker—End-of-Season Wrap-Up Coresight Research June 7, 2021 Each year, the IRS reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis. This year, the filing deadline was extended to May 17. We look at what has happened in the 2021 tax filing season, as of May 21, 2021. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in:Innovator Profile: Nectar Social—Elevating Consumer Engagement Through Agentic Social CommerceConsumer Sentiment Flatlines Ahead of Big Tariff Reveal; Plus, Mass Merchandisers and Wholesale Clubs in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsSentiment Hits Four-Month Low as Higher-Income Confidence Weakens; Plus, Mass Merchandisers and Warehouse Clubs in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 10: Inflation, Tariffs and Consumer Sentiment
Event CoverageCoresight Research x Inspectorio: Data-Driven Collaboration—The Missing Link to Achieving Operational Efficiency Coresight Research June 7, 2021 Reasons to ReadOn May 6, 2021, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, hosted an online event in conjunction with Inspectorio, which brought together leaders from selected textile companies to discuss the use of data in ensuring operational efficiency in the supply chain. In this report, we present insights from the event, covering the benefits of digitizing quality assurance and compliance processes and the importance of collaboration among key stakeholders across the supply chain. This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. Click here to watch the on-demand webinar of this event. Inspectorio won Coresight Research’s Innovator Showcase online pitch competition in February 2021. Click here to read highlights from the pitches of the five competing companies. 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:Retail 2025 Sector Outlooks: EbookWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 22: Marks & Spencer Announces Additional Store OpeningsAI Insights: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo To Join OpenAI as CEO of ApplicationsEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 1: Levi Strauss, P&G, Walgreens and Others Post Sales Growth, While Burberry and Kimberly-Clark Report Declines
Insight ReportUS Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: Clothing and Footwear Spending Up Strongly in April 2021 Coresight Research June 7, 2021 Reasons to ReadThe Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear. We discuss a spike in consumer spending on apparel in April 2021 and strong spending growth in the beauty category. This report covers year-over-year changes in US consumer spending across the following sectors: Clothing and footwear The clothing subcategories of children’s and infant’s clothing, men’s and boy’s clothing, and women’s and girl’s clothing The footwear subcategory Selected beauty categories Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on the US, the UK and China. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports. 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:Economic Sentiment Climbs; Walmart Overtakes Lowe’s in Home-Improvement Sector: US Consumer Survey InsightsThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 34: US Retail Sales OutlookAnalyst Corner—Key Tech Themes at CES 2025 and NRF 2025, with John HarmonShaping What’s Next in Retail—Physical Retail, AI, Retail Media: Insights from NextGen 2025, a Coresight Research Conference
Analyst CornerWeinswig’s Weekly: Amazon Prime Day—June 21–22, 2021 Coresight Research June 6, 2021 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 the reveal of Amazon’s Prime Day event this year. 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:US Black Friday 2025: Early Read—Early-Morning Footfall Points to a Selective Return of the Black Friday Store EnergyIntroducing the New Tech 25 for ’25: Retail-Tech Companies To Watch—InfographicUS Store Tracker Extra, October 2025: Rite Aid Takes Total Closed Retail Space to 143 Million Square FeetInconsistent Trends Appear to Reflect Uncertainty: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 31, 2025—Infographic
Store TrackerWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 22: US Store Closures Up 16% Year over Year Coresight Research June 4, 2021 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 year to date in 2021—and versus the comparable period in 2020 What is happening in retail in the US and UK this week Year-to-date 2021 major US and UK store openings and closures This week, there are highlights from Conn’s and Timothy Oulton in the US and Floor Superstore and Paul Smith in the UK. We also discuss quarterly store opening and closure settlements following the release of quarterly company filings this week—including from Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Gap Inc. and others. 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 2021 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:Analyst Corner: Constrained Consumers Could Soon “Get to the Goods” Again—Evolving In-Store Loss Prevention, with John HarmonPositivity About Personal Finances Continues: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 27, 2025—InfographicWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 18: WHSmith To Open Additional Travel StoresSeptember 2025 US Retail Sales Outlook: Retail Outlook Score Plummets; Holiday-Quarter Growth Projection Moderates
Insight ReportUS Consumer Tracker: Consumers’ Shopping Plans for Amazon Prime Day 2021 (Select Findings) Coresight Research June 4, 2021 Reasons to ReadThis report provides select findings from Coresight Research’s May 24 survey of US consumers on their behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers. This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. We highlight selected findings from our weekly survey across the following key topics: Consumers’ plans to shop Amazon Prime Day this year and how they will be influenced by promotions Continued return to regular pre-pandemic activities—notably, visting enclosed shopping centers Our full report is available to premium subscribers and includes further findings on shoppers’ current spending behaviors. Complementing our weekly survey reports, our new US Consumer Tracker Extra monthly series offers additional insight, including long-term consumer trends and a detailed analysis of where current trends will lead in the coming months. Click here to view our full collection on US Consumer Tracker and US Consumer Tracker Extra reports. Click here to view Coresight Research’s 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:US CPG Sales Tracker: In-Store Sales Recover; Beauty Leads Growth; Online Grocery Remains StrongEarnings Insights 3Q25: Strong Growth at Ulta, Improvement at Macy’s and Solid Demand at Dollar StoresThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 15: US CPG LatestWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 23: Rite Aid To Close Almost 500 Stores
Event CoverageCoresight Research x Retailers United: Transitioning to Digital—DTC, Demand Forecasting and Social Listening Coresight Research June 4, 2021 Reasons to ReadOn May 5, 2021, Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, chaired an online event in conjunction with Retailers United, in which leaders from selected data and analytics companies discussed the pandemic-led transition to digital commerce. In this report, we present insights from the event, covering the three key factors for retailers to consider when developing or reframing an existing digital strategy. This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. Click here to watch the on-demand webinar of this event. Contents (Click to navigate) Transitioning to Digital: Three Strategic Factors Choosing the Right Online Selling Platform Getting Seen: Understanding Optimization and Extracting Insights from Data Social Listening and Social Media as a Sales Tool 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:RetailTech: Three Technologies Landlords Can Use to Take Malls to the Next LevelWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 35: Netflix Heads to the Mall as Claire’s Shutters Nearly 300 StoresApparel and Footwear Shopping in Focus—Amazon and Walmart Lead; NIKE Ranks as Top Brand: US Consumer Survey InsightsRolling Metric Declines This Week: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 34, 2025—Infographic
Market Navigators/Market OutlookMarket Outlook: US Department Stores—Opportunities in E-Commerce and Apparel Coresight Research June 3, 2021 Reasons to ReadIn this Market Outlook, we discuss the performance and outlook for the US department store sector. We explore e-commerce penetration, the competitive landscape and US retail innovators. We also discuss key themes in the sector, covering supply chains, new retail partnerships and continuing category expansion. For more on US department store retail, read our separate report, Head-to-Head in Department Store Retail: Kohl’s vs. Macy’s Click here to read more Coresight Research Market Outlook reports. Contents (Click to navigate) What’s the Story? Market Performance and Outlook Market Driver: Vaccinations Lead a Return to Work and Recreation, Boosting Apparel Spending Online Sales vs. Physical Store Sales Competitive Landscape Three Themes We Are Watching Retail Innovators 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:Economic Sentiment Remains Under Pressure; Plus, Apparel Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsAnalyst Corner: Retail Giants Drive the Second Wave of Quick Commerce in India, with Madhav PitaliyaWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 20: Asda Opens New Format; Skims Plans to Step into the UK in 2026Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 35: Netflix Heads to the Mall as Claire’s Shutters Nearly 300 Stores
Insight ReportThe Next Spending Revolution: How US Consumers Plan To Change Their Behaviors Post Vaccine Coresight Research June 3, 2021 Reasons to ReadWe provide an outlook for US retail and service spending in the near term, analyzing Coresight Research’s proprietary survey data to understand how consumers will change their spending behaviors once they have received a Covid-19 vaccine. We highlight five key ways in which widespread vaccinations will impact spending through the remainder of 2021, with a focus on the implications for US retail. Exploring the five components of the next spending revolution, we include discussion of the following: Categories in which consumers plan to spend more or less once vaccinated—compared to pre-pandemic and compared to the 2020 pandemic period Differences in consumer spending plans by income, age and region To read more about US consumers’ behaviors and expectations, with a focus on the implications for US retail, see Coresight Research’s US Consumer Tracker, which presents our weekly survey findings. Our US Consumer Tracker Extra monthly series offers additional insight, including long-term consumer trends and a detailed analysis of where current trends will lead in the coming months. Click here to read our full collection of reports. Premium subscribers can also access data from our weekly surveys in our US Consumer Tracker Databank. Contents (Click to navigate) What’s the Story? Why It Matters The Next Spending Revolution in the US: In Detail 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:US Tariffs: Who Wins, Who Loses and What It Means for the EconomyAnalyst Corner: The Brave New World of Agentic Shopping, with John HarmonRolling Metric Declines This Week: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 34, 2025—InfographicAmazon Prime Day 2025 Evolves into a Retail Ecosystem: Five Insights on a Transforming Midyear Sales Season
Insight Report2021 US Tax Tracker #4: Number of Returns Up 12%, Average Refund Up 2% Coresight Research June 3, 2021 Reasons to ReadEach year, the IRS reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis. This year, the filing deadline was extended to May 17. In this report, we look at what has happened in the 2021 tax filing season, as of May 21, 2021. This report covers the following: Number of returns filed and processed, and total and average refunds returned, as of May 21, 2021 A comparison of 2021 tax filing season to 2020 Total annual refunds disbursed, 2016–2021 Click here to read our wrap-up report on the 2020 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:Tariffs Prompt Pull-Forward Purchases: What Are Consumers Buying Early?—Data Graphic4Q24 Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Widespread Positive Sales Growth Recorded This QuarterWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Casey’s To Open 80 Stores; Torrid To Close 180 StoresWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 10: US Store Openings Exceed 2,000
Store TrackerUS Store Tracker Extra, May 2021: 18 Million Square Feet of Net Retail Space To Open in 2021 Despite Closures Outpacing Openings Coresight Research June 2, 2021 Reasons to ReadOur 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. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings at the end of each month in 2021 versus the comparable period in 2020. Year-to-date data in this report are as of May 28, 2021 (corresponding to week 21 in our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker). Click here to view our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker and monthly US Store Tracker Extra reports. Coresight Research’s Store Tracker Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2021 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:4Q24 Retail Inventory Insights: Retailers Maintain Lean Inventories as Overall Inventory Ratio Remains UnchangedDownward Trend in Economic Expectations Ends: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 17, 2025—InfographicAnalyst Corner: Wayfair Turns a Profit for the First Time in Four Years—Four Drivers of Its Performance, with Madhav PitaliyaUS Tariffs: Three Actions for Risk Mitigation and Long-Term Positioning
