Analyst CornerWeinswig’s Weekly: Open Letter to Department Stores—Don‘t Give in Lightly to Pressure To Spin Off Your E-Commerce Businesses Coresight Research December 12, 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 activist investors’ interest in department store e-commerce businesses. 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: Financial Sentiment At Highest Level Year to Date: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 32, 2025—InfographicThe Agentic AI Playbook: How to Redefine Retail with Intelligent AutonomyInnovator Profile: ReFiBuy—Solving Research-Find-Buy E-commerce Challenges with Agentic AISeasonal Shopping, 1Q25—Expectations for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day: US Consumer Survey Insights Extra