Analyst Corner | October 30, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Oct 30, 2015This week, we attended Kroger’s 2015 Investor Conference, where we heard from the grocery giant how it will sustain growth. Read More
Event Presentation | October 29, 2015 Premium 3Q2015 Recap and Holiday PreviewQ32015 Recap and Holiday Preview • Q3 2015 Weather Insights • Holiday 2015 Weather Outlook • Q3 Business Trends & Results & More Read More
Flash Report | October 29, 2015 Register for Free Access Kroger INVESTOR DAY HighlightsKroger, the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets, held its annual investor day on October 27in New York. The company’s general strategy is to improve the in-store experience and develop a personalized offering through the expansion of its e-commerce capabilities. Read More
Flash Report | October 28, 2015 Register for Free Access Walgreens to Acquire Rite Aid in $17.2 Billion DealTuesday, Oct. 27, after the market close, Walgreens Boots Alliance announced an agreement to acquire smaller drugstore chain Rite Aid for $9.4 billion in cash, offering $9 per share in cash, which represents a 48% premium to Rite Aid’s closing price of $6.08 on Monday.Including debt, the deal is valued at $17.2 billion, the company said. Read More
Insight Report | October 27, 2015 Premium Starbucks Reserve: The Coffee Shop of the Future?On October 21, Starbucks opened Starbucks Reserve, a new concept store, in Central London. Read More
Deep Dive | October 22, 2015 Premium Connected Home Series: What Happens When Your Home Is Smarter Than You?This first report of our series on the connected home market provides an overview of the market, key drivers, underlying technologies and major players. Read More
Insight Report | October 22, 2015 Premium Houzz Everything for Home RenovationHouzz is an online home remodeling community that connects homeowners with design inspirations and home professionals. Read More
Insight Report | October 18, 2015 Premium EXPLORIUM DISCOVERING THE FUTURE OF RETAILOn September 24th, we were in Shanghai to attend the opening ceremony for Explorium, a Fung Group initiative in collaboration with IBM and Pico. Explorium is an innovative experimentation platform over the future of retail. report is a recap of what we saw. Read More
Event Coverage | October 16, 2015 Register for Free Access Brand Licensing Europe 2015From October 13–15, London’s Olympia filled with animated characters, lifestyle brands, film studios and game companies at Brand Licensing Europe 2015. Read More
Flash Report | October 15, 2015 Register for Free Access Alibaba Launches Singles’ Day Global Shopping FestivalOn October 13, Alibaba Group launched its 2015 11.11 Global Shopping Festival in its Hangzhou headquarters in China. Read More
Insight Report | October 15, 2015 Premium BirchBox Launches Its Own Beauty LabelOn October 15, US beauty retailer Birchbox launched its first private-label products. Read More
Event Presentation | October 14, 2015 Premium Top Ideas on Global Retail and TechFBIC TOP 20 RETAIL & TECH TRENDS 1. Ecommercification: More Convenient Payment 2. In-Store Shopping Becomes More Purposeful 3. Webrooming 4. Increasingly Personalized Shopping 5. At-Home Beauty Devices Limit Salon Visits 6. Geofencing and Beacons Enable Location-based Marketing Read More
Company Earnings Update | October 14, 2015 Register for Free Access Walmart Plays Catch-Up in Investing in the BusinessWalmart held its annual investor day today in New York. The presentation focused on Walmart stores in the US and e-commerce. Overall, the company is working to improve its in-store experience and developing a seamless offering through the expansion of its e-commerce/m-commerce capabilities. These efforts, though a long time coming and necessary, could ultimately take time to bear fruit, and the next several years could prove to be a period of transition. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 14, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Oct 14, 2014Severe Weather Outbreak to Dominate the Headlines. A line of severe weather is expected to move across the Southern Plains and Southeast on Columbus Day (Monday), and track into Florida on Tuesday. Read More
Insight Report | October 14, 2015 Premium EXPLORIUM: DISCOVERING THE FUTURE OF RETAILOn September 24th, we were in Shanghai to attend the opening ceremony for Explorium, a Fung Group initiative in collaboration with IBM and Pico, which is an innovative experimentation platform over the future of retail. This report is a recap of what we saw. Read More
