Insight Report | October 30, 2018 Premium Groceryshop 2018, Day 2: Hearing About Digitalization, Blockchain and the Future of RetailThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas this week to participate in Groceryshop 2018, being held October 28–31. The event will cover the transformation of consumer packaged goods (CPG), grocery and related industries, and is being attended by more than 2,200 industry professionals and features over 150 speakers. In this report, we share our key takeaways from the second day of the conference, which include: Read More
Insight Report | October 30, 2018 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape ParisCoresight Research’s Innovator Landscape features notable retail tech companies in Paris that are transforming key areas of the retail value chain. Read More
Insight Report | October 30, 2018 Premium Notes from the Coresight Research–InReality Webinar: How the In-Store Experience Affects Buyer BehaviorOn October 4, Coresight Research CEO and Founder Deborah Weinswig and InReality Director of Product Marketing David Adams cohosted a webinar called “How the In-Store Experience Affects Buyer Behavior.” Weinswig and Adams presented their views on the current state of the in-store experience, what is changing in brick-and-mortar retail and how to succeed in the new retail environment. Key takeaways from the webinar include: Read More
Insight Report | October 29, 2018 Premium Groceryshop 2018: Day 1 Takeaways—Startup Pitch CompetitionThe Coresight Research team is in Las Vegas this week to participate in Groceryshop 2018, being held October 28–31. The event will cover the transformation of consumer packaged goods (CPG), grocery and related industries, and is being attended by some 2,200 industry professionals and features over 150 speakers. Deborah Weinswig, Coresight Research CEO and Founder, kicked off the event by emceeing the Groceryshop Startup Pitch Competition. Read More
Insight Report | October 29, 2018 Premium Consumer Shopping Insights for Holiday 2018: Solid Demand Set to Take Per-Shopper Spend Above $1,000Consumers in the US are set to spend an average of $1,007 this holiday shopping season, or 4.1% more than they planned to spend last year, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF’s) annual holiday spending survey, conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. We parsed the data and discovered a few gems that can help retailers and brands as they plan for this holiday: Read More
Insight Report | October 29, 2018 Premium Chinese Discretionary Spending Slowing as Singles’ Day NearsAs China prepares for the 10th annual Singles’ Day shopping festival, we take note of the following recent developments in the Chinese economy: Read More
Insight Report | October 29, 2018 Premium Carter’s (CRI) 3Q18 Result: Company Misses Expectations and Lowers Guidance Due to Toys“R”Us and Bon-Ton ClosuresCarter’s reported fiscal 3Q18 revenues of $923.9 million, down 2.5% year over year and lower than the $944.4 million consensus estimate. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.61, lower than the consensus estimate of $1.73 and lower than the EPS of $1.70 in the year-ago quarter. Read More
Insight Report | October 28, 2018 Premium JCPenney Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Resigns; Senior Vice President (SVP) Finance Will Assume the Position in InterimThis week, Jeffrey Davis, CFO and EVP at JCPenney, announced his resignation effective October 1, 2018. Davis had held the position since July 24, 2017, prior to which he the CFO at Darden restaurants. Jerry Murray, SVP-Finance, will take over as the interim CFO, reporting directly to the Office of the CEO. Murray had joined… Read More
Store Tracker | October 26, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 43: Debenhams Plans to Close up to 50 StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies. Read More
Company Earnings Update | October 26, 2018 Register for Free Access Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) 3Q18 Results: Beats Expectations and Raises Guidance Across the BoardTractor Supply reported 3Q18 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95, up 31.4% from a year ago and beating the consensus estimate of $0.87. Revenues were $1.88 billion, up 9.3% year over year and beating the $1.83 billion consensus estimate. Read More
Insight Report | October 26, 2018 Premium Debenhams (LSE: DEB) FY18 Results: Substantial Exceptional Charge Drives £492 Million Pretax Loss; Confirms Plans to Shut 50 StoresFor FY18, Debenhams reported a 2.7% decline in comparable sales at constant exchange rates, with a weak performance in its core UK market driving this decline. Read More
Insight Report | October 26, 2018 Premium Countdown to Groceryshop 2018: Startup Pitch Competition Participant Profile, Part 12—TastryThe Coresight Research team will be attending and participating in the Groceryshop 2018 conference, which runs October 28–31 in Las Vegas. The team behind the Shoptalk retail and e-commerce conference founded this new event, which will cover the disruption of the grocery, consumer packaged goods (CPG) and related industries. Read More
Insight Report | October 26, 2018 Premium Countdown to Groceryshop 2018: Startup Pitch Competition Participant Profile, Part 11—NextupleThe Coresight Research team will be attending and participating in the Groceryshop 2018 conference, which runs October 28–31 in Las Vegas. The team behind the Shoptalk retail and e-commerce conference founded this new event, which will cover the disruption of the grocery, consumer packaged goods (CPG) and related industries. Read More
Company Earnings Update | October 26, 2018 Register for Free Access Amazon (AMZN) 3Q18 Results: Beats on EPS but Misses on Revenues and 4Q18 GuidanceAmazon.com reported 3Q18 earnings per share (EPS) of $5.75, beating the $3.08 consensus estimate and up sharply from $0.52 in the year-ago quarter. Revenues were $56.6 billion, up 29.3% year over year but missing the consensus estimate of $57.1 billion. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 26, 2018 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly October 26, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the dramatic rise of the Big Billion Days shopping holiday in India. Read More