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April US retail sales worst on record: What are consumers planning next?

post-pandemic retail future
E-commerce Retail
US Department of Commerce statistics showed a worst-ever record 9% decrease in April 2020 US retail sales as COVID-19 stay-at-home orders hit the retail sector hard. One small ...
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UK 2019 holiday retail outlook is upbeat and online

2019 UK holiday sales
E-commerce Retail
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and online sales all throughout the Empire. The good news according to the latest findings from Coresight Research is that ...
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June 28 Global payments news roundup

global payments news
Banking E-commerce Retail
This week’s global payments news roundup starts with Amazon’s launch of a new delivery option called Counter and partnering initially with 100 Rite Aid locations. Kount AI is ...
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Shopping list of US retail store closures grows

12,000 US retail stores closing
E-commerce Retail Slider
E-commerce, global competition, and changing shopper tastes and demographics have caused dramatic disruption in the US retail marketplace. Coresight Research tracked 5,524 US store-closures in 2018 compared to ...
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Markdowns cost US retailers $300 billion in lost sales in 2018

poor inventory management
Disruptive Technologies E-commerce Retail Slider
A study by Coresight Research and Celect estimates non-grocery retailers lost more than 12% of annual sales or more than $300 billion due to markdowns in 2018. Just ...
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