January 25, 2019 Insight Report Premium December 2018 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Traffic Recovers After an Early-December LullU.S. store-based traffic and sales declined in December, while the conversion rate declined by 0.7 percentage points, according to RetailNext. ATV grew 3.1%, maintaining its strong showing since October. The rate of product returns climbed significantly, by 1 percentage point, its biggest increase since November 2017.
January 2, 2019 Insight Report Premium November 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. Metrics for November include:
December 24, 2018 Insight Report Premium November 2018 UK Retail Sales: Unexpectedly Strong NumbersThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported surprisingly solid retail growth for November, despite downbeat commentary by some major UK retailers.
December 19, 2018 Insight Report Premium November 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Retail Sales Growth Slows and Traffic Declines SignificantlyTotal US retail sales including automobiles and gasoline increased 4.0% on a year-over-year basis in November, according to the US Census Bureau. This was slower growth compared to October’s 4.5% year-over-year growth.
November 30, 2018 Insight Report Premium October 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy: wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth.
November 22, 2018 Insight Report Premium October 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Retail Sales Growth Strengthens and Traffic Decline EasesTotal US retail sales including automobiles and gasoline increased 4.3% on a year-over-year basis in October, according to the US Census Bureau. This was up from 3.8% year-over-year growth in September.
November 19, 2018 Insight Report Premium October 2018 UK Retail Sales: Growth Softens in an Unusually Volatile OctoberRetail sales growth in the UK slowed in October as demand softened in a number of big-ticket sectors.
November 6, 2018 Insight Report Premium September 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy—namely, wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. In September:
October 23, 2018 Insight Report Premium September 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Clothing Retailers Lead GrowthTotal US retail sales including automobiles and gasoline increased by 4.4% on a year-over-year basis in September, according to the US Census Bureau.
October 19, 2018 Insight Report Premium September 2018 UK Retail Sales: Volume Growth Continues to Sustain Retail Sales ExpansionRetail sales growth in September was consistent with that seen in recent months. By value, sales were up 4.2%, supported by very solid volume growth of 3.3%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
October 17, 2018 Insight Report Premium September 2018 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Continues to Beat Consensus; L Brands Posts Healthy Comparable Sales GrowthCostco’s same-store sales growth in September this year was below the growth reported in August but was well ahead of consensus.
September 28, 2018 Insight Report Premium August 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy—namely, wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. Metrics for August include:
September 21, 2018 Insight Report Premium August 2018 UK Retail Sales: Further Strong Volume GrowthThe UK retail sector enjoyed further solid volume growth in August, with sales up 3.5% year over year in real terms. This compared to 4.0% real-terms growth in July.
September 18, 2018 Insight Report Premium August 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Clothing Retailers Shine while Store Traffic and Sales Continue to DeclineTotal US retail sales increased by 6.2% on a year-over-year basis in August, according to the US Census Bureau.
September 17, 2018 Insight Report Premium August 2018 US Same-Store Sales: Strong Beat by CostcoCostco’s same-store sales rose higher in August this year compared to the growth reported in the same month last year.