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Insight Report | November 14, 2018 Premium

Key Festivals and Holidays for Promotional Campaigns in China in 2019

China’s retail industry is booming and in addition to Single’s Day, there are many opportunities for international brands and retailers to tap into the world’s largest e-commerce market. Use our 2019 calendar to adapt your sales strategies for the China market.

Insight Report | November 13, 2018 Free Report

Singles’ Day 2018 Wrap-Up: Full Participation of Alibaba Ecosystem Boosts Sales to Record High

2018’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on Sunday, November 11 set new records for sales volume, participating retailers and imports.

Insight Report | November 13, 2018 Free Report

Procter & Gamble Investor Day 2018: Strategies of a Major Consumer Goods Industry Player

Procter & Gamble (P&G) held its annual Investor Day in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 8. Key points from the company’s presentations include:

Insight Report | November 13, 2018 Free Report

Amazon Apparel Update: An Analysis of More than 1 Million Clothing Listings on Amazon Fashion

In collaboration with competitive intelligence provider DataWeave, we aggregated data on more than 1 million women’s and men’s clothing products listed on Amazon.com. This report offers an update to, and comparison with, identical research that we undertook in February 2018.

Insight Report | November 12, 2018 Premium

US Holiday 2018: Retailers’ Holiday Hiring Looks Set to Accelerate – UPDATE

This report is an update to the retailer hiring numbers we published in our report on September 24. Three key updates in this report are:

Insight Report | November 12, 2018 Free Report

Insights & Takeaways from Retail Bonfire by Salesforce and Coresight Research

The Coresight Research team cohosted the inaugural Retail Bonfire event with Salesforce in New York City last week. The event offered inspiration, insights and fireside chats with industry leaders. Below are key takeaways from the event:

Company Earnings Update | November 12, 2018

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Michael Kors (KORS) Fiscal 2Q19 Results: EPS Beats Consensus; Company Raises Guidance

Michael Kors reported that fiscal 2Q19 revenue increased by 9.3%, or $107.2million, including a $116.7 million contribution from Jimmy Choo. Michael Kors brand sales declined by 1%, to $1,137.1 million, driven by a 1.3% decrease in Michael Kors Wholesale revenue.

Company Earnings Update | November 12, 2018

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Office Depot (ODP) 3Q18 Results: Beats Consensus Estimates and Raises Guidance

Office Depot reported 3Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.13, beating the consensus estimate by a penny. Revenues were $2.89 billion, beating the $2.83 billion consensus estimate.

Store Tracker | November 9, 2018 Databank Members

Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 45: Destination Maternity to Close 117 Stores

Coresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies.

Analyst Corner | November 9, 2018

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Weinswig’s Weekly Nov 9, 2018

This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the trend of Amazon expanding its warehouse capacity vertically rather than horizontally.

Company Earnings Update | November 9, 2018

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Sainsbury’s (LSE: SBRY) 1H19 Results: Further Tepid Retail Sales Growth; Exceptional Costs Hit Bottom Line

In 1H19, Sainsbury’s reported further modest growth in comparable sales, with comps up 0.6%. Total retail sales were up just 1.2%.

Insight Report | November 8, 2018 Free Report

Coresight Research Countdown to 11.11 Series, #15: Singles’ Day 2018 is Nearly Here

Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Double 11 or Singles’ Day, takes place on November 11 every year and it has become the world’s biggest 24-hour online sale. This is the concluding report in our series covering the various shopping festivals and developments in New Retail in the lead up to this year’s Double 11.

Insight Report | November 8, 2018 Free Report

Beauty Insights, Part 2: Men’s Grooming Category Is Ready for Disruption

Global sales of men’s grooming products reached nearly $50 billion in 2017 and are on track to grow by 16% by 2020, according to Euromonitor International. The men’s grooming market accounted for 10.7% of the $464 billion global beauty and personal care market in 2017.

Company Earnings Update | November 8, 2018

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Marks & Spencer (LSE: MKS) 1H19 Results: Food Underperforms, Clothing Improves; Company Beats Bottom-Line Expectations

In 1H19, Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported a slightly improved performance in its UK Clothing & Home segment, as it seeks to reshape its clothing offering with streamlined ranges that will help it to recapture family-lifestage shoppers.

Company Earnings Update | November 8, 2018

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Adidas (ETR: ADS) 3Q18 Results: Misses on Revenues, Beats on Profits and Raises Full-Year Profitability Outlook

Adidas grew 3Q18 revenues by 8% at constant currency but the missed consensus estimate. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and earnings per share (EPS) came in ahead of consensus.