Insight Report | July 15, 2015 Premium Amazon Prime Day Report #2: AS THE DAY GOES ON…FBIC Global Retail & Technology is tracking Amazon Prime Day live. The sales event is a global shopping day exclusively for Amazon Prime members who have been promised new deals every 10 minutes through the day on July 15. Read More
Insight Report | July 15, 2015 Premium Amazon Prime Day Report #1: Launch UpdateThere was certainly a lot of hype surrounding the launch of Amazon’s Prime Day, the big online sales day that the company announced on July 6 and which we previewed in our “Amazon Prime Day” report on July 14. Read More
Insight Report | July 14, 2015 Premium Amazon Prime Day PreviewLast week, Amazon announced that it is designating July 15 as Prime Day, set merely 6 days before its potential strong competitor jet.com’s July 21 launch date. Amazon Prime Day will be a global shopping event exclusively for Amazon Prime members who will be able to shop new deals offered every 10 minutes. Read More
Flash Report | July 14, 2015 Register for Free Access Alibaba Announces Investment in Mei.com to Expand its Presence in LuxuryIn one day, Alibaba announced two investments, totaling at least US$300 million, that enable the company to accomplish two separate but significant goals: to move up the value chain to integrate luxury products and flash sales into its Tmall.com site and to continue its geographic expansion by increasing its investment in SingPost, the leading mail-delivery company in Singapore. Read More
Flash Report | July 13, 2015 Register for Free Access Alibaba Announces Investment, Agreements with SingPost to Expand its Presence in LogisticsIn one day, Alibaba announced two investments, totaling at least US$300 million, that enable the company to accomplish two separate but significant goals: to move up the value chain to integrate luxury products and flash sales into its Tmall.com site and to continue its geographic expansion by increasing its investment in SingPost, the leading mail-delivery company in Singapore. Read More
Flash Report | July 7, 2015 Register for Free Access Amazon Prime DayTo celebrate its 20th anniversary, Amazon announced that it’s designating July 15 as Prime Day, an exclusive, global shopping event for Amazon Prime members. Prime members in the US, UK, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada and Austria will be able to shop new deals, offered every 10 minutes, across a dozen categories, starting at midnight on July 15. Read More
Insight Report | July 1, 2015 Premium Amazon Prime Now Is Here Now!Amazon UK has brought its one-hour delivery service, Prime Now, to London. Over in the States, shoppers in 14 metropolitan areas are already able to get their hands on Amazon purchases within an hour. We have tried this service and were very impressed! Now, Londoners too can get their goods delivered within 60 minutes of placing an order on the dedicated Prime Now app. The service is offered across 57 central London postcode areas, from Bow in the East End to Park Lane in the West. Read More
Flash Report | June 30, 2015 Register for Free Access Target Chief Merchandising and Supply Chain Officer Kathee Tesija to Move to Advisory RoleTarget announced that its Chief Merchandising and Supply Chain Officer, Kathryn “Kathee” Tesija, would step down after 30 years with the company, effective July 6. Tesija will remain in an advisory role with her current salary and bonus until next April. Read More
Event Presentation | June 15, 2015 Premium Retail UpdateRetail Update 2015 April 2015 Total Online Unique Visitors Amazon Sites Captures Over 69% of Online Audience. Amazon Attracts Millennials, Families and High Income Households. More Than 50% of Households Have Income <$75,000 and 44% Have Children. Read More
Event Presentation | May 28, 2015 Premium Top Ideas on Global Retail & TechFBIC TOP 15 RETAIL & TECH TRENDS 1. Apps are dominating smartphones 2. Gamification reaches fast adoption 3. Smartphones are becoming the hub for digital beauty 4. Social media becomes robust source of consumer data 5. Digital advertising to dominate next year & More….. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 20, 2015 Register for Free Access Marks & Spencer Full-Year Results: Finally Turning a Corner?Marks & Spencer (M&S) has posted an annual increase in pretax profits for the first time since 2011. Underlying pretax profits rose 6.1% to £661 million in the year ending March 28, 2015. Read More
Flash Report | May 14, 2015 Register for Free Access Alibaba Buys Additional Stake in ZulilyAlibaba recently disclosed the purchase of 4.8 million Class A shares of Seattle-based e-tailer Zulily for about $56.2 million during May 6-8. Read More
Insight Report | May 6, 2015 Premium Unilever Acquires Kate SomervilleUnilever acquires prestige brand, Kate Somerville Skincare, and enters the dermocosmetic¹ segment of the skincare industry. Read More
Flash Report | April 21, 2015 Register for Free Access Coty Appoints Seasoned Executive Elio Leoni as New CEOOn Monday April 20, Coty announced the appointment of Elio Leoni Sceti as CEO, effective July 2015. Bart Becht, Coty’s interim CEO and Chairman since September 2014, will remain Chairman after Elio assumes the role. Read More
Event Presentation | April 1, 2015 Premium Internet Retailing Global• Three of the top ten online retailers are pure plays: Amazon, Jangdong Mall (trading as JD.com) and B2W Digital (whose main fascia is Americanas.com.br). • Note that marketplaces are excluded – because they are not retailers. Read More
