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Our Who Shops Where reports profile US consumers who shop for selected categories at major US retailers. In this report, we look at the demographics of apparel shoppers.
All regions posted sales and traffic declines in January compared to the same period last year. The Midwest registered the largest year-over-year decline in traffic of all regions at 17.5%, owing to severe weather conditions. With warmer and wetter conditions, the South experienced the lowest decline, at 5.8%. The Midwest also recorded the largest year-over-year in-store sales decline among all regions, down 16.8%, whereas the West, which enjoyed warmer and drier conditions, reported the smallest decline, down 1.4%.
As store closures resume in earnest in 2019, dollar stores are bucking the trend, expanding rapidly. Look for technology to be a deciding factor in the coming years as brick and mortar companies integrate online and offline offerings.
Our measure of core retail sales is non-seasonally-adjusted sales excluding gasoline and automobiles. This metric increased by just 1.0% year over year in December, slowing dramatically from the growth in preceding months, including a 5.2% uplift in November. This resulted in total holiday-period sales coming in at $693 billion, up by just 2.9% year over year.
Get ready for better stores and better retailing. We expect 2019 to be a year of reinvention — and not just for the retail sector as a whole, but for physical stores in particular. As we outline over the following pages, we anticipate that the year will be marked by spectacular retail, fast retail and smart retail.
The retail industry has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade, and continues to evolve quickly. In 2019, the market will be defined by emerging technologies that change the way consumers interact with brands, by new engagement formats and channels, as retailers look to collaboration more with startups to future-proof their businesses.
As US retailers report comparable sales for the 2018 holiday season, we’re seeing a mixed bag of results. Some retailers such as Costco and Boot Barn did well, reporting strong comparable sales growth and beating consensus estimates. Retailers such as Target, Barnes & Noble and Buckle showed sequential comparable sales growth improvement, but not as strong. Comparable sales at Macy’s and L Brands weakened sequentially.
In the U.S., major retailers closed 5,524 stores and opened 3,083 stores during 2018. By sector, apparel specialist stores led the pack with 766 closures; Payless ShoeSource contributed 408 of these closures.
BJ’s Wholesale Club reported 3Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.39, up 53.1% year over year and beating the $0.34 consensus estimate. Revenues were $3.22 billion, up 4.5% year over year and beating the $3.17 billion consensus.
In this report, part of our Retailers’ Timelines series, we examine a timeline of key events in Costco’s recent history that have shaped it into the retailer it is today.
BJ’S Wholesale Club Holdings Inc reported 2Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.31, above the consensus estimate of $0.27. Total revenues were $3.31 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $3.27 billion.
In Part Three of this Deep Dive, we provide an overview of the warehouse-club sector.
In Part Two of this Deep Dive, we provide an overview of the warehouse-club sector.
In Part One of this Deep Dive, we provide an overview of the warehouse-club sector.
Costco reported fiscal 3Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.40, up 13.3% from $1.24 in the year-ago quarter and beating the $1.31 consensus estimate. Revenues were $28.9 billion, up 7.8% year over year and beating the $28.6 billion consensus estimate.
