Insight Report | November 7, 2018 Premium Costco: A Timeline of Key Events – 2018In 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. Read More
Deep Dive | November 5, 2018 Premium Hottest Holiday Toys 2018In this report, we focus on the US and UK toy markets and outline some of the trends we think are going to influence toy gifting this holiday season. Read More
Insight Report | September 24, 2018 Premium US Holiday 2018: Retailers’ Holiday Hiring Looks Set to AccelerateThis report outlines key developments related to the holiday season hiring in 2018. Read More
Insight Report | September 17, 2018 Premium August 2018 US Same-Store Sales: Strong Beat by CostcoCostco’s same-store sales rose higher in August this year compared to the growth reported in the same month last year. Read More
Insight Report | August 14, 2018 Premium July 2018 US Same-Store SalesCostco’s same-store sales grew higher in July this year compared to the growth reported in the same month last year. Buckle and Cato brands’ comp growth turned positive compared to declines posted in July 2017. L Brands’ comps were flat. Read More
Insight Report | July 16, 2018 Premium June 2018 US Same-Store SalesCostco’s same-store sales growth accelerated in June versus the same period last year. Buckle, Cato and L Brands all reported comp improvement year over year. Read More
Deep Dive | July 10, 2018 Premium Artificial Intelligence in Retail, Part 2: What Retailers Are Doing with AIIn this report, we explore how retailers are applying AI across business functions. We studied 30 retailers to understand how they have implemented AI in their businesses. Read More
Insight Report | June 19, 2018 Premium May 2018 US Same-Store SalesSame-store sales for Costco saw an acceleration in May versus the same period last year. Cato, Buckle and L Brands all reported positive May comps, which also accelerated versus the same period last year. Read More
Insight Report | April 17, 2018 Premium March 2018 US Same-Store SalesSame-store sales for the group improved in March, and Costco, Cato and L Brands all reported positive comps for the month. Costco and L Brands beat comp estimates. Read More
Insight Report | April 11, 2018 Premium Who Shops Where for Groceries – A Look at US Grocery Store DemographicsNonspecialist retailers account for three of the four most-shopped retailers for groceries: Walmart is in first place, Target is second and Costco is fourth. Kroger is the only supermarket retailer in the top four. Read More
Deep Dive | September 4, 2017 Premium US Online Grocery Update—Reviewing the Shifting LandscapeThe US grocery market is estimated to be worth around $1 trillion in 2017, but only around 2% of that will be spent online. 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
Flash Report | March 3, 2016 Register for Free Access Costco (COST) 2Q16 Results: Complicated but Decent Quarter, Solid Comps ex Gas, Foreign ExchangeCostco reported fiscal 2Q16 revenue of $28.2 billion, up 2.6% year over year and slightly below the consensus estimate of $28.6 billion. EPS was $1.24, missing the consensus estimate by four cents. The reported EPS figure includes items that hurt EPS by $0.11 per share. Read More
Event Presentation | August 26, 2015 Premium Doing Business in China$1.63 billion in sales are made in the first 38 minutes • 42.6% of sales are made via mobile devices • The first domestic order is delivered in 15 minutes • The first cross-border order is delivered in 2 hours • In 2014, Alibaba offered an 11.11 shopping festival to global shoppers Read More
