October 21, 2019 Insight Report Premium Holiday 2019: US Retail Hiring Set To Be FlatPart of our Holiday 2019 series, this report outlines key developments related to holiday hiring in US retail
October 18, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Casino Group (ENXTPA: CO) 3Q19 Update: Progress Toward Targets but France Proves FlatLatin America propelled Casino Group’s third-quarter sales, as French same-store sales proved broadly flat.
October 18, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Amazon Migrates Internal Consumer Databases from Oracle to AWSOn October 15, 2019, Amazon announced via a blog post that it had finished migrating its internal consumer databases from Oracle database software to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
October 17, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access ASOS (LSE: ASC) FY19 Results: Revenues Ahead of Consensus, but Profits PlummetASOS FY19 profits plummet, management notes it had “underestimated the impacts of large-scale operational change…on two continents simultaneously” and that the company was “not adequately prepared for the additional complexities of planning and trading across our expanded warehouse footprint.”
October 16, 2019 Insight Report Premium How Is Amazon Leveraging the Whole Foods Acquisition?In the two-plus years since its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Amazon has gained valuable insight into consumer behavior and physical retail. The e-commerce giant is now taking action to increase its presence in the grocery sector.
October 16, 2019 Insight Report Premium Macy’s: A Timeline of Key EventsFrom 2017 to 2019, Macy’s undertook meaningful steps to reinvent its business. We examine key events from the company’s recent history as part of our Retailers’ Timelines series.
October 15, 2019 Insight Report Premium Holiday 2019: Five US Digital Retail Trends for the HolidaysIn this report, we dive into the digital outlook for US retailers for the 2019 holiday season, including a cross-channel shopping trend and the dominance of e-commerce giant Amazon.
October 14, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Unstaffed Stores: The Future Retail Format?“Unstaffed” is a new store format that has emerged in recent years around the globe. In this report, we look at the development of this concept and associated technologies, as well as the challenges that unstaffed stores present to retailers.
October 14, 2019 Insight Report Premium September 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Experiences Slower Growth, but Beats Consensus EstimateCostco’s global September same-store sales growth decelerated from August but beat the consensus estimate. Its e-commerce growth came in at 17.8% in September, lower than August’s 23.9% growth.
October 14, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access LVMH (ENXTPA: MC) 3Q19 Update: Fashion & Leather Goods Set the PaceLVMH reported 3Q19 sales of €13.3 billion, a 17.0% increase on a reported basis, and the Fashion & Leather Goods business grew sales 22.2% compared to the year-ago period. By region, Japan was the best-performing market over the quarter.
October 14, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Fast Retailing (TSE: 9983) FY19 Results: Strong Year Driven by Uniqlo in Greater ChinaFast Retailing reported FY19 revenues of ¥2.29 trillion ($48.1 billion), up 7.5%, and operating profit of ¥275.0 billion ($2.55 billion), up 9.1% from ¥225 billion ($2.09 billion) in the year-ago period.
October 9, 2019 Insight Report Premium Big Billion Days 2019 Wrap-Up: Non-Tier-One Focus Spurs Sales GrowthBoth Flipkart and Amazon announced record-high sales in their respective festive season sales in 2019, driven by significant growth in non-tier-one cities and towns. In this report, we look at the success of this year’s Big Billion Days and Great Indian Festival shopping holidays.
October 9, 2019 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium Global Male Grooming MarketIn this report, we review the global market for male grooming products. We also look at consumer survey data to analyze US shoppers’ habits and shopping preferences.
October 7, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) 4Q19 Results: Revenues and EPS Comfortably Beat Consensus(To be completed by Editor) Costco Wholesale reported 4Q19 revenues of $47.50 billion, up by 7.0% and comfortably above the consensus estimate of $37.33 billion. EPS was $2.47, up 4.9% compared to the year-ago quarter and easily beating the $1.71 consensus estimate.
October 4, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Brookfield Investor Day 2019: Low-Interest-Rate Environment Will Drive ValuationOn September 26, 2019, Brookfield Property Partners hosted its investor day at Brookfield Place in New York City.