Store Tracker | June 7, 2024 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 23: Dollar General Revises Its Store Opening PlanOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from American Eagle Outfitters, Bath & Body Works, Citi Trends, Dollar General, Foot Locker, Frasers Group, Kohl’s, Sephora, Ulta Beauty and WHSmith. Read More
Store Tracker | April 19, 2024 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 16: 7-Eleven Announces Over 200 Store Openings and ClosuresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from 7-Eleven and Tesco, among others. Read More
Insight Report | January 25, 2024 Premium Holiday 2023: UK Retail Wrap-Up—December Downturn Unlikely To Herald Renewed RetrenchmentWe assess recently reported retail sales metrics and trading updates from major retailers to offer our conclusions from peak-season trading and look ahead to the prospects for 2024. Read More
Deep Dive | November 22, 2022 Premium 100 Retail Companies, 10 Years: Analyzing Financial Performance and Winning StrategiesOur analysis of 100 retail companies covers their 10-year financial performance as well as winning strategies to emulate high-performing companies. We analyze sales growth, margins, free cash flow, return on capital and debt levels for small, medium and large companies. Read More
Insight Report | July 20, 2021 Premium Retail Robustness Index: July 2021 Update—Slight Gains Amid Volatility from Management ChangesCoresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The July 2021 update revises the scores based on financial reports and store- and management-related announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in April 2021. Read More
Insight Report | December 10, 2020 Premium Retail Robustness Index: December 2020 Update—Shifting Consumer Demand Hits a Number of Top Retailers’ ScoresCoresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand as the Covid-19 lockdowns began. The December update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in November. Read More
Insight Report | November 12, 2020 Premium Retail Robustness Index: November 2020 Update—Most Metrics Improve SlightlyCoresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand as the Covid-19 lockdowns began. The November update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in October. Read More
Flash Report | October 26, 2020 Register for Free Access Introducing the New Coresight 100: The Companies Reinventing RetailWith 2020 having accelerated the pace of change in retail, we have re-evaluated the Coresight 100, our focus list of the top 100 of the largest and most influential companies in the global retail ecosystem. We introduce the new list of the top companies to watch, which spans eight sectors and now includes select innovators and private companies. Read More
Store Tracker | June 19, 2020 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2020, Week 25: The Children’s Place To Close Hundreds of StoresOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Chico’s, Guess and The Children’s Place in the US, and Poundstretcher and Travis Perkins in the UK. Read More
Insight Report | January 21, 2020 Premium December 2019 UK Holiday 2019 Retail Sales and Trading Review: December Recovery Too Modest To Rescue Total Holiday SalesWith soft total growth, UK retail saw a weak 2019 holiday season overall. Beneficiaries of shifts to e-commerce and discount channels were the exceptions. Read More
Company Earnings Update | July 25, 2019 Register for Free Access B&M (LSE: BME) 1Q20 Trading Update: Store Expansion and Strong Comps Drive SalesB&M reported its 1Q20 trading update with both group sales and UK B&M comps ahead of consensus, despite ongoing logistics challenges at Jawoll. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 24, 2019 Register for Free Access B&M (LSE: BME) FY19 Results: Surge in Profits, Strong Pace of Store Expansion to ContinueB&M reported FY19 total sales of £3.49 billion up 15.1% year over year and ahead of the consensus estimate of £3.44 billion recorded by StreetAccount. Read More
Company Profile | January 29, 2019 Premium B&M European Value Retail (LSE: BME) Company ProfileB&M European Value Retail SA (B&M) is a UK-based retailer that offers a range of food and beverages, fast-moving consumer goods brands, and nongrocery products. The company offers products in the home and furniture, electrical goods, health and beauty, food and drink, and clothing and footwear categories, among others. Read More
Company Earnings Update | January 11, 2019 Register for Free Access B&M (LSE: BME) 3Q19 Trading Update: UK Growth Is Hit by a Tough NovemberB&M U.K reported a 1.6% decline in comparable sales, below the 0.9% growth in first half and missing the Street Account consensus of a 0.2% decline. After what the company called a “difficult November,” December B&M U.K. comps strengthened to 1.2%, while U.K. same-store cash gross margin was down in November but bounced back in December. Group sales grew 12.1% year over year to £1.09 billion, slightly above the consensus of £1.08 billion, while total U.K. sales grew 4.5% year over year to £874.5 million. B&M’s Jawoll chain in Germany grew revenues 5.5% at constant currency, while its Heron Foods chain in the U.K. grew revenues 12.6%. Read More
Company Earnings Update | July 13, 2017 Register for Free Access B&M European Value Retail (LSE: BME) 1Q18 Update: Very Strong Comp Growth Continues as Grocery Demand Proves StrongB&M European Value Retail reported very strong total revenue growth of 18.3% in 1Q18. Read More
