Analyst Corner | August 28, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Aug 28, 2015Irish low-price fast-fashion chain Primark will make its US debut on September 10 in Boston, with seven locations gained in a deal with Sears Read More
Insight Report | August 26, 2015 Premium WeChat MOVES INTO CHINA’S BOOMING MOBILE PAYMENT MARKETWeChat takes on Alipay in the mobile payments market, with WeChat Wallet. Read More
Event Presentation | August 26, 2015 Premium Doing Business in China$1.63 billion in sales are made in the first 38 minutes • 42.6% of sales are made via mobile devices • The first domestic order is delivered in 15 minutes • The first cross-border order is delivered in 2 hours • In 2014, Alibaba offered an 11.11 shopping festival to global shoppers Read More
Event Presentation | August 24, 2015 Premium The Collision of Digital Health the Consumer and Wearables Read More
Analyst Corner | August 21, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights August 21 2015Earlier this month, Amazon signed a 10-year lease on a former Tesco warehouse near London, fueling speculation that it is set to launch its AmazonFresh grocery operation in the UK Read More
Event Presentation | August 15, 2015 Premium 2015 Back-to-School OutlookConsumer purchase mentality—What do we need now? A Just in Time Shopper Macy’s reacts to this shopping behavior by rolling out same-day delivery to additional stores Look for traditional shopping seasons to continue to blur Black Friday style sales in July Harder for retailers to post sales and earnings gains. Continued IT investments—Mobile, Click & Collect, Personalization, Omnichannel—all mandatory to maintain share Most categories hovering in deflationary territory Read More
Analyst Corner | August 14, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Aug 14, 2015Macy’s announced a joint venture with Fung Retailing Limited to explore retailing in China starting in late 2015. Read More
Insight Report | August 13, 2015 Premium 12 Issues That Could Impact The ClubsWarehouse club stores have enjoyed years of revenue growth, and clubs continue to post solid results despite flattish US retail sales. The state of the industry has been and continues to be prosperous, which prompts our contrarian side of our brains to wonder if we should start to identify emerging developments that could spoil the good times. Read More
Insight Report | August 11, 2015 Premium Jet.com Update Aug 11, 2015The third week of July 2015 was an exciting one for retail. We saw both hype and grumbling mover Amazon’s Prime Day launch on July 15 and, ultimately, solid results from the company. Read More
Insight Report | August 11, 2015 Premium July 2015 US Same-Store SalesThe five-week July period had 28 selling days both this year and last year. Read More
Analyst Corner | August 7, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Aug 7 2015This week, FBIC attended the inaugural RISE tech conference in Hong Kong, hosting 525 start-ups and 5,000 attendees over two days Read More
Insight Report | August 5, 2015 Premium Stich Fix A Personal Styling E-Tailer for EveryoneStich Fix provides seamless and personalized style service based on information obtained via a 10-minute style survey Read More
Insight Report | August 4, 2015 Premium INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING WITH SCREEMOWe recently met with Yonatan Zur, a cofounder of Israeli start-up Screemo. The company has built a platform that allows brands to easily create interactive mobile-to-screen experiences that improve customer engagement. Zur was in Hong Kong for the inaugural RISE conference taking place July 31–August 1, and he spent some time with us to tell us about Screemo’s technology and solutions. Read More
Insight Report | August 2, 2015 Premium Automating the Interview Process with IntervyoWe met with Jacky Hazan, Founder and CEO of Intervyo, an Israeli startup that aims to automate the interview process for businesses. Hazan was in Hong Kong for the inaugural RISE conference taking place July 31–August 1, and he spent some time with us to tell us about Intervyo’s recruiting solution and the technology behind it. Read More
