July 26, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) 2Q19 Results: Surprise Adjusted Profit, Raises Revenue Guidance Based on Solid Transformation ProgressDiebold’s 2Q19 beat consensus estimates, reporting a surprise adjusted profit. The company raised annual revenue guidance based on solid progress in its transformation.
July 26, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Salesforce to Partner with Alibaba to Offer Its CRM Platform in ChinaSalesforce announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba via a blog post. Under the agreement, Alibaba will become the exclusive provider of Salesforce to customers in Greater China.
July 26, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 2Q19 Results: Beats Consensus Estimates as Growth AcceleratesAlphabet (the parent company of Google) reported Q2 results that beat consensus estimates. Mobile search, YouTube, and Cloud were the key growth drivers in the quarter
July 26, 2019 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY JULY 26 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” looks at Alibaba’s move into the US B2B market.
July 25, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Casualization Drives Growth in the US Menswear MarketGrowth in the $89B US menswear market is driven by demand for more casual apparel. Athletic menswear brands, Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour, are taking market share from traditional brands.
July 25, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access VF Corp (NYSE: VFC) 1Q20 Results: Revenue and EPS Growth Boosts Guidance for FY20VF corp reported its 1Q20 earnings with both revenue and EPS ahead of consensus, raising guidance for FY20.
July 25, 2019 Company Earnings Update 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.
July 25, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Loblaw (TSX: L) 2Q19 Results: Food Growth SoftensIn 2Q19, ended June 15, Loblaw reported a meaningful weakening of comparable sales growth in its food segment. Food retail comp growth of 0.6% compared to 2.0% in the prior quarter and was well below company-measured food-price inflation of 3.6%.
July 25, 2019 Insight Report Premium Supply Chain Briefing: Digital Twins Bring Visibility and Speed to the Supply ChainWhile the concept of the digital twin has been known in manufacturing for some time, it is still relatively new to consumer retail. But we see vast potential as the industry moves into the era of the Internet of Things.
July 25, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) 2Q19 Results: In-line Sales, Beats on EPS; Company Raises Fiscal 2019 EPS GuidanceKimberly-Clark reported net sales of $4.6 billion for the second quarter of 2019, a decrease of 0.2% compared to the same period last year and roughly in line with consensus estimates recorded by StreetAccount
July 24, 2019 Deep Dive 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.
July 24, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) 2Q19 Results: Mixed Results, Tougher Year than Expected but Annual EPS Target on TrackAvery Dennison reported mixed 2Q19 results and narrowed guidance with better growth in high-value products and productivity gains more than offsetting a choppy business environment.
July 23, 2019 Deep Dive Premium 2019 Retail Trends Midyear UpdateAt midyear, we take stock of the major trends we identified in January to see how they have played out in global retail in the first half of 2019, and identify two new trends we think will be significant in later 2019 and into 2020.
July 23, 2019 Insight Report Premium Insights from China: Alibaba’s Freshippo Launches New Breakfast Pick-Up StoreAlibaba’s supermarket chain Freshippo’s introduction of Pick’n Go leverages China’s growing away-from-home-breakfast market, expected to be worth ¥840 billion (around $126 billion) by 2021. The new store format is also part of Freshippo’s effort to diversify its revenue streams.
