March 2, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access KOHL’S (KSS) 4Q17 Results: Beats on EPS and Revenue, Guides Up for FY18Kohl’s reported 4Q17 revenues of $6.78 billion, up 9.2% year over year and above the $6.74 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted EPS was $1.99, beating the $1.77 consensus estimate and up from $1.44 in the year-ago quarter.
March 2, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Zalando (XTRA: ZAL) FY17 Results: Price Pressures and Higher Fulfillment Costs Weigh on MarginsIn FY17, Zalando grew revenues by 23.4%, toward the upper end of the guided range. It grew gross merchandise volumes (GMV) by 26.5%.
March 2, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 9: Charlotte Olympia Files for Bankruptcy, Closing All StoresYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 2,050 and the number of store openings is 1,548.
March 1, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access TJX Companies (TJX) Fiscal 4Q18 Results: Comps Beat Estimate, Company Guides Up for FY19TJX Companies reported fiscal 4Q18 revenues of $10.96 billion, up 15.8% year over year and above the $10.76 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted EPS was $1.19, below the $1.27 consensus estimate and up from $1.03 in the year-ago quarter.
March 1, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Carrefour (ENXTPA: CA) FY17 Results: Profits Fall amid Tough Conditions and €1 Billion ChargeCarrefour announced a 14.7% fall in recurring operating income in FY17, yielding a decline in operating margin from 3.1% in FY16 to 2.5% in FY17.
February 28, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Amazon Offers 5% Back for Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card Users at Whole FoodsOn February 20, Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced that Amazon Prime Rewards Visa cardmembers would earn 5% back on Whole Foods Market purchases.
February 28, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Macy’s (M) 4Q17 Results: Beats on EPS and Comps, Optimistic Outlook for 2018Macy’s reported 4Q17 revenues of $8.67 billion, up 1.8% and roughly in line with the consensus estimate. Adjusted EPS was $2.82, beating the $2.67 consensus estimate and up from $2.02 in the year-ago quarter.
February 26, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Wayfair (W) 4Q17 Results: Mixed Quarter, Company Guides Down on ProfitabilityWayfair reported 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $(0.58), below the $(0.34) year-ago figure and missing the $(0.53) consensus estimate. Net revenue was $1.44 billion, up 46.2% year over year and ahead of the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion.
February 26, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Chinese Apparel Shoppers – Online Vs. Offline Preferences and Drivers of Customer SatisfactionAlthough e-commerce is the preferred channel for purchasing apparel in China, brick-and-mortar is still very relevant. Our proprietary consumer survey shows that the vast majority of Chinese consumers (96%) purchase apparel both online and offline.
February 22, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 8: Warby Parker to Open 36 Stores Across the USYear-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 1,790 and the number of store openings is 1,546.
February 22, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access VF Corporation (VFC) 4Q17 Results: Mixed Results, Mixed GuidanceVF Corporation reported 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.01. Revenues were $3.65 billion, slightly below the consensus estimate of $3.67 billion.
February 22, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Home Depot (HD) 4Q17 Results: Beats on Earnings and Comps, Boosted by Hurricane-Related Sales; Raises FY18 GuidanceHome Depot reported 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.69, up from $1.44 in the year-ago quarter and beating the $1.62 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $23.9 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $23.7 billion.
February 22, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Gap Announces Departure of Gap Brand PresidentOn February 20, Gap Inc. announced that Jeff Kirwan, President and CEO of the Gap brand, would leave the company.
February 22, 2018 Insight Report Premium Amazon’s Patents: Measuring the Tech Giant’s Intellectual PropertyIn this report, we explore Amazon’s patent initiatives and history and examine some of the company’s latest inventions.
February 21, 2018 Insight Report Premium Where Have Macy’s Shoppers Gone?Macy’s is the US department store market leader, but the company has experienced falling sales and consequent loss of market share in recent years. To find out where those shopper dollars have gone, we surveyed US consumers and asked those respondents who said that they shop less for apparel at Macy’s than they used to which retailers they have switched their apparel spending to.
