April 12, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Carrefour (ENXTPA: CA) 1Q18 Trading Update: Very Weak Quarter as Growth Slows in All Regions and French Comps Turn NegativeCarrefour grew first-quarter sales by just 0.4% on a comparable basis. Total sales fell by 2.4% at current exchange rates.
April 12, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access ASOS (AIM: ASC) 1H18 Results: Revenues and Profits Surge as Site Visits Pass Billion MarkASOS reported 1H18 group revenue growth of 27.1%. At constant currency, revenues grew by 25.0%.
April 11, 2018 Event Presentation Premium AI and Robotics in the Supply ChainAI will play an increasingly important role in managing online and offline retail, logistics and data in a New Retail environment.
April 11, 2018 Insight Report Premium Who Shops Where for Groceries – A Look at US Grocery Store DemographicsNonspecialist retailers account for three of the four most-shopped retailers for groceries: Walmart is in first place, Target is second and Costco is fourth. Kroger is the only supermarket retailer in the top four.
April 10, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access LVMH (ENXTPA: MC) 1Q18 Trading Update: Organic Growth Accelerates as Shoppers Flock to Power BrandsLVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton reported adjusted organic revenue growth of 15% in 1Q18, a marked acceleration from 11% organic growth in 4Q17.
April 10, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Quick Take: Prime Members Drive Amazon Sales Across All CategoriesThis brief report looks at the results of our recent survey which asked US consumers what they had bought on Amazon in the past year. We split out Amazon Prime members to chart how significant these shoppers are to Amazon’s overall shopper penetration.
April 6, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 14: Island Pacific to Close Six Stores; Toys“R”Us Shuts Down Its E-Commerce OperationsCoresight 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.
April 5, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Alibaba Takes Control of Food Delivery Startup Ele.meAlibaba announced on April 2 that it will acquire Shanghai-based online delivery and local services platform Ele.me in a transaction that values the company at US$9.5 billion.
April 4, 2018 Insight Report Premium Quick Take: Beauty Proves to Be a Bright Spot for US Department StoresIn the US, beauty is a higher-growth market than apparel, and a number of department store chains are making efforts to tap demand for categories such as skin care and color cosmetics.
April 3, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart and Humana Reportedly Talking About a Possible Tie-UpIn recent days, a number of major news outlets have published stories about Walmart and Humana possibly being in talks about a partnership, outright acquisition, investment or some other kind of tie-up.
March 30, 2018 Event Presentation Premium New Retail Inspirations – What We Can Learn from the East• Alibaba has significantly invested in or acquired various brick-and mortar businesses in China, including Suning, Intime Retail Group, Sanjiang Shopping Club and Sun Art Retail Group. • The company is already operating automated cashless retail stores in China.
March 30, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 13: All 94 Aaron Brothers Stores to Close; Jet.com Gets New PresidentYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 3,258 and the number of store openings is 1,699. Year to date in the UK, there have been 221 store closure announcements and 491 store opening announcements.
March 29, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Fiscal 2Q18 Results: Beats Consensus Estimates and Raises Annual EPS GuidanceWalgreens Boots Alliance reported fiscal 2Q18 adjusted EPS of $1.73, handily beating the $1.55 consensus estimate and up 27.1% year over year. Revenues were $33.02 billion, up 12.1% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $32.20 billion.
March 29, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access PVH (PVH) 4Q17 Results: Company Beats Expectations, Offers Outlook Above ConsensusPVH reported 4Q17 revenues of $2.50 billion, up 18.6% year over year and beating the $2.35 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted EPS was $1.58, above the consensus estimate of $1.47 and up 28.5% from the year-ago quarter.
March 28, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access H&M (STO: HM-B) 1Q18 Results: Cold Weather and Markdowns Hamper Sales and Profit GrowthSwedish fashion group H&M announced absolute sales and profit data for 1Q18 on March 27. The company had already announced 1Q18 revenue growth on March 15.
