March 27, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart’s Jet.com Appoints Tesco Veteran Simon Belsham as PresidentSimon Belsham, a veteran of the UK online grocery industry, has been appointed President of Walmart-owned Internet pure play Jet.com.
March 27, 2018 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium Opportunity in the US Plus-Size Apparel MarketThe women’s plus-size apparel market has been growing faster than the apparel market overall in the US, and analysts predict that the segment will continue to grow faster than the overall clothing market in coming years.
March 27, 2018 Insight Report Premium Beauty Tech Comes of AgeL’Oréal announced that it is acquiring ModiFace, a Canadian company that creates augmented reality and artificial intelligence technologies for the beauty industry.
March 26, 2018 Insight Report Premium Toys“R”Us Closures: Exclusive Coresight Research Survey Suggests Big Gains for Walmart and TargetToys“R”Us looks set to close all 800 of its US stores, following its bankruptcy filing. To assess which other toy retailers are likely to gain from the chain’s closure, we conducted a proprietary consumer survey among US toy shoppers.
March 26, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Marks & Spencer Appoints Retail Veteran Stuart Machin as Managing Director of FoodMarks & Spencer (M&S) announced that it has appointed retail veteran Stuart Machin to the newly created role of Managing Director of Food.
March 23, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Five Below (FIVE) 4Q17 Results: Beats on Top and Bottom Lines, Announces Share RepurchaseFive Below reported 4Q17 revenues of $504.8 million, up 30.1% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $502.7 million. Diluted EPS was $1.21, beating the $1.16 consensus estimate.
March 19, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Dollar General (DG) 4Q17 Results: Solid Quarter, Beats on Comps; Issues EPS Guidance Above ConsensusDollar General reported 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.48,down 1.0% year over year and in line with the consensus estimate. Revenues were $6.13 billion, up 2.0% year over year but below the $6.21 billion consensus estimate.
March 16, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 11: Abercrombie & Fitch to Close 60 Stores, Ross Stores to Add 100Year-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 2,220 and the number of store openings is 1,699. Year to date in the UK, there have been 216 store closure announcements and 491 store opening announcements.
March 16, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access H&M (STO: HM-B) 1Q18 Sales Update: Very Weak Performance Despite Solid Growth in Store NumbersH&M reported that total 1Q18 sales growth was flat in constant-currency terms.
March 15, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access INDITEX (BME: ITX) FY17 Results: Strong Sales Growth Offset by Margin ErosionInditex reported FY17 revenues of €25,336 million, up 8.7% year over year and slightly below the consensus estimate of €25,406 million.
March 15, 2018 Insight Report Premium Amazon Apparel: Who Is Selling What? An Exclusive Analysis of Nearly 1 Million Clothing Listings on Amazon FashionIn this report, we present an analysis of Amazon’s clothing offering based on aggregated data on almost 1 million women’s and men’s clothing products listed on the company’s Amazon Fashion US website.
March 15, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Adidas (ETR: ADS) FY17 and 4Q17 Results: Another Strong Year, but Profits Dented by US Tax ImpactsAdidas grew FY17 group revenues by 16% at constant currency, but revenues were just shy of analysts’ expectations.
March 14, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) 4Q17 Results: EPS Beat Offset by Revenue and Comp Sales MissesDick’s Sporting Goods reported 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.22, down 7.6% year over year but above the $1.20 consensus estimate and in line with company guidance. Revenues were $2.66 billion, up 7.3% year over year but below the $2.74 billion consensus estimate.
March 12, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access The Kroger Co. (KR) 4Q17 Results: Solid Quarter, EPS Guidance Below ConsensusKroger reported 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $0.63,up 19.6% year over year and in line with the consensus estimate. Revenues were $31.03 billion, up 12.4% year over year and ahead of the $30.82 billion consensus estimate.
March 9, 2018 Event Presentation Premium New Retail Inspirations – AIAfter acquiring a number of online apparel companies, Walmart will host a Lord & Taylor storefront on Walmart.com starting in the spring of 2018. • The intent is to create a premium fashion destination on Walmart.com. • Walmart is beginning to build out “elements of discovery and inspiration” within the fashion portion of its website.
