Company Earnings Update | March 6, 2019 Register for Free Access Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT): 4Q18 Results Beat Expectations, Guides Up and Holds an Upbeat Investor MeetingTarget reported flat 4Q18 total revenues of $22.98 billion, with sales below consensus, however, the year-ago quarter included one extra week ($1.2 billion) of sales. Adjusted EPS was $1.53, beating consensus by a penny. Comps grew 5.3%, beating consensus. Digital sales grew 31%. Read More
Flash Report | March 5, 2019 Register for Free Access Alibaba Forms Strategic Collaboration with Office Depot to Serve US BusinessesAlibaba Group’s business-to-business (B2B) trading platform Alibaba.com announced a strategic collaboration with the US business services and supplies company Office Depot. Read More
Insight Report | March 5, 2019 Premium 2019 Tax Tracker #4: Filings Catch Up and Average Refund Now Up Year Over YearUS income tax refund tracker: Filings are catching up after initial slow rate, and average refund amounts are now up year on year Read More
Event Coverage | March 5, 2019 Register for Free Access Day 2 at Shoptalk Coresight Research Insights: Hearing from Levi’s On Personalization; and Using AI to Deepen Connections with CustomersPersonalization is growing in importance to create authentic consumer to brand relationships. Brands and retailers going global are localizing more than ever in other markets. Read More
Question of the Week | March 4, 2019 Free Report QOTW: Why Do Amazon Apparel Shoppers Buy Clothing and Footwear on Amazon?Question of the Week March 4 2019 – Why Do Amazon Apparel Shoppers Buy Clothing and Footwear on Amazon? Read More
Market Outlook | March 1, 2019 Premium Sector Overview: E-Commerce — Online-Offline Integration in a Winner-Takes-All SectorEach of our Sector Overview reports provides an essential briefing on a sector or market. This report focuses on e-commerce. Read More
Event Coverage | March 1, 2019 Register for Free Access Countdown to Shoptalk 2019: Startup Pitch Competition Participant Profile, Part 8 — DeepMagicThe Coresight Research team will attend and participate in Shoptalk 2019 March 3-6 in Las Vegas. The event brings together more than 8,000 attendees and more than 300 speakers to discuss rapid evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy. Read More
Event Coverage | February 27, 2019 Register for Free Access Countdown to Shoptalk 2019: Startup Pitch Competition Participant Profile, Part 7 — LexSet and Mystore-EThe Coresight Research team will attend and participate in Shoptalk 2019 March 3-6 in Las Vegas. The event brings together more than 8,000 attendees and more than 300 speakers to discuss rapid evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 27, 2019 Register for Free Access Macy’s (NYSE: M) 4Q18 Results: Revenues Down But Comp Sales Up, Beating EstimatesMacy’s reported 4Q18 revenues of $8.46 billion, down 2.5% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $8.44 billion. The company reported 4Q18 EPS, excluding special items, of $2.73, down 4.2% from the year ago period but beating the consensus estimate of $2.53. For the full year, the company reported $24.97 billion in revenue, up 0.1% from the year ago of $24.93 billion. Read More
Event Coverage | February 27, 2019 Register for Free Access Countdown to Shoptalk 2019: Startup Pitch Competition Participant Profile, Part 6 — Cymbio and Spruce LabsThe Coresight Research team will attend and participate in Shoptalk 2019 March 3-6 in Las Vegas. The event brings together more than 8,000 attendees and more than 300 speakers to discuss rapid evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 27, 2019 Register for Free Access Home Depot (NYSE: HD) 4Q18 Results: Misses on Revenues and Comps, Guides Below Consensus, Housing Starts and Permits DownHome Depot reported 4Q18 revenues of $26.49 billion, slightly the $26.58 billion consensus estimate. EPS was $2.09, up 37.2%. For the year, Home Depot reported FY18 revenues of $108.2 billion, up 7.2%, comps increased 5.2% globally and 5.4% in the US. EPS was $9.73, up 33.5%. Read More
Flash Report | February 27, 2019 Register for Free Access Marks & Spencer Confirms Joint Venture with OcadoThe UK’s Marks & Spencer and Ocado Group have confirmed that they are discussing a potential joint venture. A combined M&S-Ocado offering would offer M&S a way to sell online while circumventing the unfavorable economics of its typically small basket sizes. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 26, 2019 Register for Free Access Associated British Foods (LSE: ABF) 1H19 Update: German Weakness Drags Down Eurozone Growth and Prompts Marketing InvestmentABF reported first-half comparable sales at Primark are expected to be down 2%, total sales to be up 4%, that Primark performed well in the UK with weak November store traffic but “good trading” in other months. The US business “continues to perform strongly.” Read More
Insight Report | February 26, 2019 Premium New Retail Briefing #4: Suning.com Expands to Department Stores, Alipay Available at Walgreens“New Retail” is a model for integrating online retail, offline retail and logistics across a single value chain powered by data and technology. In this biweekly series, we cover important developments in New Retail in China and beyond. Read More
Event Coverage | February 26, 2019 Register for Free Access Countdown to Shoptalk 2019: Startup Pitch Competition Participant Profile, Part 5 — ShoppingGives and FillogicThe Coresight Research team will attend and participate in Shoptalk 2019 March 3-6 in Las Vegas. The event brings together more than 8,000 attendees and more than 300 speakers to discuss rapid evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy. Read More
