Market Outlook | October 6, 2016 Premium Deep Dive: US Furniture Market 2016 – Preferences and TrendsConsumer furniture and bedding expenditure in the US reached US$102 billion in 2015 and will continue to grow 3% annually until 2020 on the back of healthy fundamentals. Read More
Insight Report | October 6, 2016 Premium Tesco (LSE: TSCO) 1H17 Results: Comps Strengthen as Volumes and Transaction Numbers GrowUK grocery giant Tesco reported 1.4% growth in first-half revenues to £27.34 billion, trailing the consensus estimate of £27.77 billion. Read More
Event Presentation | October 5, 2016 Premium Global Retail ReinventedCan Stores Be Something Other Than Stores? 12 things retailers going global should learn from Starbucks: 1. Coffee theater roastery 2. Localized products 3. Standardized experience 4. Fun merchandise and…….. Read More
Insight Report | October 5, 2016 Premium Q&A with FaceCake Founder and CEO Linda SmithFocused on augmented reality since 2010, FaceCake Marketing Technologies describes itself as “a leader in augmented retail with a personalized, cross-device, targeted marketing platform. Combining patented technologies with intuitive user interfaces, FaceCake’s innovations in try-on allow consumers to virtually try individual or multiple products on their own images in real time, while instantly providing relevant product recommendations within each user session for superior personalization.” Read More
Market Outlook | October 4, 2016 Premium Global Beauty E-Commerce – A Highly Attractive MarketThis report explores the scale, growth and shape of beauty e- commerce, with an emphasis on the market’s diversity and the role the Internet plays in product research and advice. Read More
Event Coverage | October 4, 2016 Register for Free Access Highlights from Alchemist Accelerator Demo Day 2016Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed accelerator focused on startups that are developing enterprise technologies. Alchemist has a reputation among investors as a place to source deals. Its backers include major enterprise players such as Cisco Systems, Foundation Capital, Khosla Ventures, Salesforce and Siemens. Read More
Insight Report | October 3, 2016 Premium H&M (SS: HM-B) 3Q16 Results: Sales Miss Consensus And Sharp Profit ErosionSwedish fast-fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) reported SEK49.0 million in net sales in the three months ended August 31, 2016. This was below the consensus estimate of SEK49.5 million and up 6.4% from SEK46.0 million in the three months ended August 31, 2015. The company did not provide comparable stores sales growth rates. Read More
Deep Dive | October 3, 2016 Premium DEEP DIVE: One Belt One Road – Impact On Western Multinational CompaniesThe China-led One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative will fund a network of infrastructure such as roads, railroads, ports, electricity and energy, and trade and finance ties between China and the countries along two routes: an overland route that links China with South and Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Russia and Europe, and a sea route that goes through the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, and eventually reaches the Mediterranean Sea. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 30, 2016 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Sep 30, 2016This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how inventory is the element of multi-channel retailing in which a “seamless” proposition is really important. Read More
Flash Report | September 30, 2016 Register for Free Access COSTCO (COST) 4Q16 Results: Costco Beats on EPSCostco reported fiscal 4Q16 EPS of $1.77, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73. Read More
Insight Report | September 29, 2016 Premium Sainsbury (LSE: SBRY) 2Q17 Results: Sales Decline Worsens, Comps Miss ConsensusThe UK’s second-largest grocery retailer, J. Sainsbury, reported 2Q17 comps down 1.1%, trailing the consensus of (0.8)%. Total sales were down 0.4%. Read More
Insight Report | September 29, 2016 Premium Pier 1 Imports (PIR) Adopts “PoisonPill” Measure to Discourage TakeoverPier 1 Imports, under scrutiny by an activist investor, announced late Tuesday that it would institute a shareholder protection plan designed to discourage any single shareholder from acquiring a stake of 10% or more in the company. Read More
Event Presentation | September 28, 2016 Premium In-store Technology as Retailtainment (Retail Tech Lounge)• Estimate of 63 million prime memberships (CIRP) Added 19m since last June • Most households do not hold multiple memberships About 46% of US households have just one member Costco has 44.6 million paid members and 81.3 million cardholders Read More
Flash Report | September 28, 2016 Register for Free Access Boohoo.com (LON: BOO) 1H17 RESULTS: VERY STRONG PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED GUIDANCEBritish online fashion retailer boohoo.com reported £127.3 million in revenues, in the 6 months ending August 31, 2016, beating the consensus estimate of £126.6 million and up 40.2% from £90.8 million in the 6 months to August 31, 2015. 1H17 constant-currency revenues increased 41% year over year. Read More
Insight Report | September 28, 2016 Premium Nike (NKE) 1Q17 Results: Beats on Revenue and EPS; Orders up 5%Nike reported fiscal 1Q17 adjusted EPS of $0.73, ahead of the $0.56 consensus estimate and up 9.0% year over year. Revenues were $9.1 billion, up 8.0% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $8.9 billion. Read More
