Leading US retail companies have been quietly outperforming market expectations, posting impressive numbers while continuing M&A developments. As of April 2, 2024, the MVIS® US Listed Retail 25 Index (MVRTH) has witnessed a year-to-date gain of 11.24%, signaling a robust recovery trajectory from the previous year. Companies that outcompete in this space are leveraging big data analytics, sourced from cellphone data, foot traffic, and online shopping behaviors, enabling them to optimize their physical store locations and effectively enhance customer engagement strategies. Signals and location data from consumers' mobile devices provide retailers with comprehensive insights, detailing not only the daily foot traffic in malls and shopping centers but also pinpointing the timing of visits, the duration of stays, shopping destinations, and the frequency of annual returns. Retailers enhance this information by integrating their proprietary data, such as customer addresses and preferences identified through online purchases and loyalty program interactions.
Considering the extensive use of personal data, privacy concerns have become increasingly prominent. Consumers are growing more conscious of how their information is used, prompting a call for greater transparency and tighter regulations on data collection practices. Retailers, in response, must balance the innovative use of analytics to enhance the shopping experience while also safeguarding customer privacy.
MVIS® US Listed Retail 25 Index
4/2/2023-4/2/2024
Source: MarketVector IndexesTM. All values are rebased to 1,000. Data as of April 2, 2024.
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Jesse Nacht is the Index Research Associate at MarketVector IndexesTM (“MarketVector”). His core responsibilities include assisting in index development and design. Having come from a trading background, Jesse holds a Series 57 Securities Trader License. He has a Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance from the International Business School at Brandeis University. Prior to this, he also received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the same university.
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