December 15, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access US Holiday 2018: Solid Thanksgiving Weekend Sales Underpin a Strong Holiday HomestretchUS retailers saw very strong growth in online sales during the Thanksgiving-to-Cyber Monday shopping weekend.
December 14, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Under Armour Analyst Day: Company Introduces 2023 Strategic PlanFollowing two years of transformation, Under Armour has built its new five-year plan around two strategic priorities: protect and perform.
December 14, 2018 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY DECEMBER 14, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how Americans are spending more time viewing content on their smartphones, but also smoking less, signing up for gym memberships and spending more time with pets.
December 14, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 50: H&M Home to Open Second Store in LondonCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a selected group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US stores bankruptcies.
December 13, 2018 Insight Report Premium Double 12 at a Glance: Promotions on E-Commerce Platforms, Participation from Southeast AsiaE-commerce platforms in China and Southeast Asia celebrated the Double 12 event with attractive promotions to lure customers.
December 13, 2018 Insight Report Premium Payment App Becomes Korea’s First Fintech UnicornOn December 10, Toss became the fifth Korean unicorn startup, after its parent company, Viva Republica, announced that it raised an additional $80 million in funding, bringing total funding to $200 million and valuing the company at $1.2 billion. The new funding round was led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Ribbit Capital. Previous funding came from PayPal, Sequoia and the Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund Government Investment Corporation.
December 13, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Water, Sustainability and Virgil Abloh; A New Hire at EvianVirgil Abloh, Founder of fashion brand Off-White and Creative Director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s line is joining mineral water company Evian (owned by Danone), as Creative Adviser for Sustainable Innovation Design.
December 13, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Inditex (BME: ITX) 9M18 Results: Tight Control of Expenses, Limited Promotional Activity Boost ProfitsInditex reported 9M18revenue growth of 2.6% year over year, to €18.4 billion. At constant currency, sales grew by 7%.
December 12, 2018 Insight Report Premium Singles’ Day 2018: Proprietary Coresight Research Data Reveal the Scale of Growth by Category – Part 2In our second report analysing Singles’ Day unit sales and discount levels on Tmall and Tmall Global we dig into Tmall’s sales volumes and promotions on Singles’ Day, using a detailed, proprietary dataset collating information on the top 500 products across 14 different categories on the platform.
December 11, 2018 Insight Report Premium Going Head-to-Head in Beauty Retailing: A Comparison of Sephora and UltaBoth Sephora and Ulta shoppers cite selection and quality as the most important reasons they shop at the respective retailers, according to Prosper’s survey. Service is more important among Sephora shoppers surveyed, while prices and promotions, as well as location, are more important among Ulta shoppers.
December 11, 2018 Insight Report Premium “Customer Experience Is the New Battleground” and Other Top Takeaways from the Asian E-Tailing Summit 2018Hong Kong provides a highly favorable environment for e-tailers.
December 10, 2018 Insight Report Premium Charting Changes in US Daily LifeAmericans’ lifestyles havechanged significantly over the past five yearsas various forms of online media have played an increasing role in people’s lives. While time spent viewing live TV has fallen in the US,time spent viewing online streaming servicessuch asNetflix and Huluhas risen.Meanwhile, rapid developmentsin mobile technology have affected Americans’shopping preferences and boostedonline shopping rates.
December 10, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart Spruces Up Its Portfolio with the Acquisition of Art.comOn Thursday, December 6, Walmart published a blog post announcing it had acquired the assets of Art.com (including its catalog, intellectual property, trade name, and US operations) for an undisclosed figure.
December 7, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access The Kroger Co (KR) 3Q18 Results: Mixed Results, Maintains Guidance for Second HalfKroger reported 3Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.48, beating the $0.43 consensus estimate and up 8.6% year over year. Revenues were $27.67 billion, slightly ahead of the $27.65 billion consensus estimate and down 0.3% year over year.
December 7, 2018 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly December 7, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the trend of retailers opening small-format stores and offering some existing store space to other parties.
