Deep Dive | October 1, 2020 Premium 2Q20 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Reviewing the Covid-19 RecoverySecond-quarter 2020 retail earnings include recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. We assess the recent performance of US retailers in terms of revenues, earnings per share and comps, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Although the pace of recovery varies between retail sectors, many retailers initially saw strong sales in reopened stores, driven by pent-up demand. Furthermore, the coronavirus-led pivot to e-commerce led to unprecedented growth in digital sales. Read More
Deep Dive | July 8, 2020 Premium 1Q20 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Reviewing the Covid-19 ImpactFirst-quarter 2020 retail earnings include the negative impact on sales caused by the coronavirus outbreak. We assess the recent performance of US retailers in terms of revenues, earnings per share and comps, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. With retail sectors weathering the Covid-19 crisis in different ways, sales declines are now easing due to stores reopening post lockdown, but the pace of recovery will vary. Read More
Market Outlook | April 16, 2020 Premium Market Overview: Luxury—Taking a Back Seat to the Global PandemicIn this market overview, we explore the personal luxury goods market landscape and consider the top 20 companies and top 15 brands in the global market by revenue. We discuss the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on both supply and demand in the luxury industry, as well as considering the importance of China’s luxury shoppers in today’s environment. Read More
Deep Dive | March 23, 2020 Premium 4Q19 US Earnings Season Wrap-UpFourth-quarter 2019 retail earnings show that many companies across the retail industry saw strong growth. However, our coverage of the Coresight 100 reveals that the CPG and department-store sectors bucked this trend, with the latter continuing to struggle. Companies across the board have updated their guidance due to coronavirus disruption in the supply chain and demand in Asia, but we are yet to see updates based on the spread of the virus to the US, with the nation moving closer to lockdown. Read More
Deep Dive | March 3, 2020 Premium New Retail Models in E-Commerce: Opportunities To Accelerate GrowthAs part of our series exploring new models of retailing across different sectors and channels, we focus on the innovative strategies being implemented by major e-commerce players in China and the US, including Alibaba and JD.com. We discuss how online platforms are using technologies to improve the shopping experience, implementing extended features such as dropshipping and alternative payment options, helping brands to adopt consumer-to-manufacturer business models and launching creative initiatives to extend their reach to customers. Read More
Deep Dive | December 17, 2019 Premium 3Q19 US Earnings Season Wrap-UpThird-quarter 2019 retail earnings show mixed results across categories. Our coverage of the Coresight 100 reveal most companies beat consensus, but there were sectors that fared much better than others—and luxury was one that did not meet expectations despite recent recovery. Read More
Insight Report | August 22, 2019 Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Chief Supply Chain Officer Role Emerges to Improve Efficiency and Oversee Supply Chain OperationsThe role of CSCO is relatively new, but we’re seeing more companies in retail and apparel hiring CSCOs to oversee their increasingly complex supply chain operations. Leveraging a CSCO role offers many benefits for forward-looking companies. Read More
Company Earnings Update | August 9, 2019 Register for Free Access Farfetch (NYSE: FTCH) 2Q19 Results: Strong Growth Driven by Platform GMVFarfetch reported 2Q19 revenues grew 42.7% to $209.3 million and active users increased 55.7% to 1.8 million. The company anticipates luxury will reshape itself to move to a direct-to-consumer model. Read More
Deep Dive | July 24, 2019 Premium Apparel Resale Goes MainstreamRecommerce and thrift shopping are going mainstream as consumers increasingly seek out value (both economic and ethics-based), clothing that expresses individuality and that is Instagrammable. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 16, 2019 Register for Free Access Farfetch (NYSE: FTCH) 1Q19 Results: Strong Growth Driven by Platform GMVFarfetch’s 1Q19 revenues grew 38.6% to $174.1 million, beating the $171.1 million consensus estimate, primarily driven by 43.2% growth in Platform Services Revenue to $141.8 million. Read More
Market Outlook | March 1, 2019 Premium Sector Overview: E-Commerce — Online-Offline Integration in a Winner-Takes-All SectorEach of our Sector Overview reports provides an essential briefing on a sector or market. This report focuses on e-commerce. Read More
Company Earnings Update | March 1, 2019 Register for Free Access Farfetch (NYSE: FTCH) 4Q18 Results: Strong Finish to 2018, Beating Consensus EstimatesFarfetch’s 4Q18 revenues grew 54.6% to $195.5 million, beating the $180.3 million consensus estimate. GMV rose 50.1%, or $155.8 million, to $466.5 million. Read More
Insight Report | September 20, 2018 Premium Coresight Research Countdown to 11.11 Series, #9: Kitchen Appliances Mega Sale; AlipayHK Unstaffed StoreAlibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Double 11 or Singles’ Day, takes place on November 11 every year and it has now become the world’s biggest 24-hour online sale. This report series covers the various shopping festivals and developments in New Retail that have already happened or will take place till this event. Read More