April 25, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) 1Q19 Results: Steady Revenue Growth Beating ConsensuseBay reported revenues of $2.64 billion in 1Q19, up 2.4% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $2.58 billion.
April 25, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) 3Q19 Results: Innovations and Increased Pricing Drive GrowthP&G reported net sales of $16.5 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 1.1% year over year. Organic sales (which exclude the impact of currency changes, acquisitions and divestitures) were up 5% versus last year.
April 25, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Carrefour (ENXTPA: CA) 1Q19 Update: A Stronger-than-Expected Quarter as Performance Improves in FranceCarrefour reported 1Q19 group comparable sales of 2.7%, strengthening from 1.9% in the prior quarter and ahead of the consensus estimate of 1.7%. This was supported by a sequential improvement in French comps as the company cut prices.
April 24, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Male Makeup: Going Mainstream in Asia and Slowly Gaining Traction in the USMale makeup is an emerging category. Male consumers globally are challenging the definitions of masculinity and femininity as men are increasingly wearing men’s makeup products.
April 24, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) 1Q19 Results: Higher Selling Prices Drive Growth; Company Maintains Positive OutlookKimberly-Clark reported net sales of $4.6 billion for first quarter of 2019, a decrease of 2.1% compared to same period last year. Organic sales were up 3% versus last year.
April 23, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Skechers (NYSE: SKX) 1Q19 Results: Revenue, Comps and EPS Miss Consensus EstimatesRevenue, Comps and EPS Missed Consensus Estimates.
April 23, 2019 Insight Report Premium BOPIS Survey: What Are US Consumers Picking Up In Stores and from Which Retailers?Some 46% of US online shoppers have collected one or more online purchases from a physical store in the past 12 months. BOPIS users are slightly younger and more affluent than the average online shopper.
April 23, 2019 Insight Report Premium New Retail Briefing #8: Health and Medical Services Go Digital on WeChat and Alipay; Tmall Luxury Pavilion Welcomes Gentle MonsterTencent is testing medical services on its WeChat mini program.
April 23, 2019 Insight Report Premium 2019 Tax Tracker Week 11: Total Filings Turn Positive but Refunds Down Just Three Days Before Filing DeadlineAs of April 12, the IRS had received 119.4 million tax returns, up 0.7% year over year
April 22, 2019 Insight Report Premium March 2019 US Retail Sales: Growth Seen in Most Sectors with Major Uplift in Home ImprovementUS saw retail sales growth in most sectors with major uplift in home-improvement in March.
April 22, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Kering (ENXTPA: KER) 1Q19 Update: Solid Revenue Growth Led by Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Other HousesKering reported a 21.9% rise in 1Q19 revenue to €3.8 billion, or up 17.5% on a comparable basis. Management is being positive towards company’s EBIT margin in 2019.
April 22, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Amazon to Close China Marketplace and Focus on Cross-Border E-commerce, Kindle and AWSAmazon is planning to close its China domestic marketplace but still plans to continue its cross-border e-commerce operations, sell Kindle e-readers and continue to operate its AWS business.
April 22, 2019 Insight Report Premium March 2019 UK Retail Sales: Small Retailers Drive Solid Total Growth; Food Retailers’ Online Sales Decline for the First Time in Eight YearsThe Office for National Statistics reported a strengthening of retail growth to 4.4% year over year in March, supported by a 4.0% increase in volumes. Growth was supported by a reported 8.9% increase in sales at small retailers.
April 22, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Success in China E-Commerce: Your Tmall 101Alibaba’s Tmall accounted for 60% of gross merchandise volume (GMV) in the online retail business-to-consumer (B2C) market in China in the third quarter of 2018, according to China Internet Watch and Analysis.
April 18, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Aldi and Lidl’s Impact in the UK: Reviewing Five Fightback Strategies Among Nondiscount Grocery RetailersAldi and Lidl have brought major disruption to the UK grocery market — and they could be on course to add another £9 billion of combined sales over the next five years. In this report, we review five measures major UK grocery retailers have taken to fight Aldi and Lidl, and how successful each has been.
