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Event Coverage | January 7, 2019

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CES 2019: Five Innovative Technology Startups From Day 1

The Coresight Research team is attending CES 2019 (formerly, the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas this week. Here are some of the notable startups and startup trends we saw on day one:

Snips offers voice assistant technology as a white-labelled solution for enterprise device manufactures.
Dreamlight provides a “smart” sleep mask, a complex sleep-aid system that uses lighting and sound to help people sleep better.
Lululab showed offLumini, an artificial intelligence skincare assistant that analyzes facial skin to make personalized skincare product recommendations.

Event Coverage | January 7, 2019

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CES 2019 Day 1: Five Cool Things You Need to Know

There has already been a proliferation of voice-controlled digital devices, such as intelligent
digital assistants. With the advance of the Internet of Things, we will start to see connected
devices communicating with each other.

Insight Report | January 6, 2019 Premium

The Future of Apparel Sourcing: Technology Set to Enable More Transparent, Local and Faster Supply Chains

Technology is already disrupting the way apparel sourcing operates. We’ll look at how these innovations will change the apparel sourcing of the future. Key findings include:

Insight Report | January 5, 2019 Premium

AI in Retail: Putting New Tools in the Hands of Retailers

Artificial intelligence(AI) is putting new tools into the hands of retailers, helping them eliminate friction in the shopping process, deepen their engagement with customers, uncover business insights and automate processes.

Analyst Corner | January 4, 2019

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Weinswig’s Weekly January 4, 2019

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” previews the upcoming CES 2019 trade show (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show), which will be held in Las Vegas next week.

Insight Report | January 3, 2019 Premium

The Rise of Luckin Coffee: Are We Seeing the Start of China’s Starbucks?

Coffee shop sales in China hit some ¥30 billion (US$4.4 billion) in 2017, and are expected to reach ¥1 trillion (US$145.9 billion) by 2025,according to consultancy firm Qianzhan.

Insight Report | January 2, 2019 Premium

November 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and China

Each 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:

Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium

Seven & i Holdings (TSE: 3382) Company Profile

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. was founded in 2005 through the merger of Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd., Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd. and Denny’s Japan Co. Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company operates retail, food, financial and IT businesses. Seven & i Holdings operates convenience stores, superstores, supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and other operations worldwide. The company had around 21,800 stores of various types in Japan as of Feb. 28, 2018, and around 66,200 stores in other parts of the world as of Dec. 31, 2017.

Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium

Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) Company Profile

Taubman Centers is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), incorporated in 1973 and headquartered in Michigan. The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership is a majority-owned partnership subsidiary of Taubman Centers that directly or indirectly holds interests in all Taubman Centers’ real estate properties. Taubman Centers owns, leases, acquires, disposes of, develops, expands, and manages shopping centers and related interests.

Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium

JCPenney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) Company Profile

JCPenney operates department stores and via its website, selling family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewellery, beauty products through Sephora inside JCPenney, and home furnishings. The company department stores also offer services such as styling salon, optical, portrait photography and custom decorating.

Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium

Unicharm (TSE: 8113) Company Profile

Unicharm Corp., founded in 1961 and headquartered in Tokyo, manufactures and sells baby and child care, feminine care, health care, cosmetics, household, and pet care products, as well as industrial and food-packaging materials worldwide.

Company Earnings Update | January 1, 2019

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Next (LSE:NXT) Holiday 2018 Trading Update: Very Weak In-Store Sales; Online Sales Continue to Grow Strongly

British fashion retailer Next reported an increase of 1.5% in total full-price sales for the holiday period from October 28 to December 29, beating the consensus estimate of 0.4%.

Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium

Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY) Company Profile

Casey’s specifically aims to tap underserved markets in the Midwest by serving smaller communities not covered by large national convenience stores and grocery stores. The company strives to bolster store performance and traffic through digital engagement, its loyalty program and product price optimization. Casey’s is also remodeling stores and making acquisitions to increase its scale and performance.

Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium

EssilorLuxottica (ENXTPA: EL) Company Profile

Essilor Luxottica is formed by the merger of Essilor and Luxottica, two distinctive and disruptive companies in the vision care sector. Essilor designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of lenses. Its flagship brands are Varilux, Crizar, Transitions, Eyezen, Xperio, Foster Grant, Bolon and Costa. Essilor is also involved in development of equipments, instruments and services for eyecare professionals. Luxottica Group is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of fashion, luxury, sports and performance eyewear. The company operates under two segments—manufacturing and wholesale distribution in addition to retail distribution.

Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ASNA) Company Profile

Ascena is a specialty retailer offering apparel, shoes and accessories for women and tween girls under four segments: Premium Fashion, Value Fashion, Plus Fashion and Kids Fashion. The company operates approximately 4,600 stores int the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico through the brands Ann Taylor, Loft, Maurices, Dressbarn, Lane Bryant, Catherines, and Justice brands. It also sells online, including anntaylor.com, LOFT.com, louandgrey.com, maurices.com, dressbarn.com, lanebryant.com, catherines.com, and shopjustice.com. The company was founded in 1962 and is based in Mahwah, New Jersey. It was known as Dress Barn, Inc. until 2011, when it changed its name to Ascena Retail Group, Inc.