October 24, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) 1Q20 Results: Innovation and Increased Pricing Drive GrowthP&G reported net sales of $17.8 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2019, up 7% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of 5% year on year growth. Organic sales were up 7% versus last year.
October 24, 2019 Insight Report Premium How Target Leveraged its Direct Sourcing Strategy as a Competitive DifferentiatorWhile private label brands are nothing new in retail, in recent years many companies have successfully repositioned store brands from a perception of low-priced, me-too products to premium quality merchandise offered at more economical price points than national brands. Few retailers have been as successful as Target on this front.
October 23, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Under Armour Appoints New CEOOn October 22, 2019, Under Armour (UA) announced Patrik Frisk will become the company’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2020.
October 23, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Nordstrom Sets the Stage for Its First Women’s Store in NYC This WeekNordstrom Brings to NY Innovation Tried and Tested in LA, Will it Work as Well on Both Coasts? Tests in Los Angeles found that customers who make use of BOPIS, alteration and other services spend more.
October 23, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL) Issues Profit Warning, Lowering FY19 Guidance on Weak Imprintables DemandGildan Activewear issued a profit warning for 3Q19 and full-year performance, citing weaker than expected US and international demand for imprintable apparel.
October 23, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Carrefour (ENXTPA: CA) 3Q19 Update: Latin America Strength Offsets Weakness in FranceCarrefour secured growth in its Latin America markets – helping offset sluggish performance in France as the company seeks to reinvent itself with fewer and smaller stores, fewer SKUs, more organic offerings and a stronger online capability.
October 22, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Unilever (LSE: ULVR) 3Q19 Update: Sales Beat Estimates; FY19 Sales Guidance UnchangedUnilever reported 3Q19 revenue of €13.3 billion, slightly above the consensus of €13.2 billion and up 2.9% year over year.
October 22, 2019 Deep Dive Premium How Loyalty Programs Help Retailers To Retain Customers and Drive GrowthWell-designed loyalty programs offer retailers the opportunity to gain a larger share of wallet and increase customer retention. In this report, we examine best practices for implementing loyalty programs and how retailers can leverage consumer data to drive growth, as well as emerging trends in this field.
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.
