June 28, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Debenhams (LSE:DEB) 3Q17 Update: Comparable Sales Growth DeterioratesUK-based department store chain Debenhams reported that gross transaction value declined by 1.0% year over year in 3Q17. Constant-currency comparable sales declined 2.4%.
June 27, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: An Introduction to Cybersecurity—Part ThreeHere in Part Three, we discuss new threats/threat vectors and provide an overview of cybersecurity markets and companies.
June 26, 2017 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Insights from Alibaba’s Gateway ’17 Summit: Consumer and Industry Trends in China—Fashion and Apparel PanelRoth Lai, Deputy Editorial Director, ELLE China
June 26, 2017 Insight Report Premium A Social and Sustainable Approach to Raw Material Innovation: Himalayan Wild FibersAn environmentally sustainable supply chain is becoming increasingly more important for the fashion industry, as apparel manufacturers make extensive use of resources, chemicals and energy, and often operate a global supply chain, all of which can have a big impact on the environment.
June 23, 2017 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Insights from Alibaba’s Gateway ’17 SummitLivestreaming is an effective tool for engaging with Chinese consumers.
June 23, 2017 Flash Report Register for Free Access DIA 2017 Capital Markets Day: Company Sees Growth Opportunities in LatAm Expansion and Spanish E-CommerceAt DIA’s third Capital Markets Day, management emphasized the company’s strategy of customer centricity, which has put customer data and views at the heart of decision making since 2012.
June 22, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Zalando (XTRA: ZAL) 2017 Capital Markets Day and Warehouse Tour: Moving Beyond RetailingAt Zalando’s 2017 Capital Markets Day event, held in Berlin, Germany, management emphasized that the company is moving beyond its traditional model of retailing owned inventory. The company’s Partner Program allows brands and retailers to list and dispatch their own inventory.
June 22, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Retail X Factor — StoresThis is the second report in our X Factor series, in which we identify themes that we believe will be critical for the US retail landscape in the second half of 2017 and beyond. We focus on the store in this report, as we believe the store will be one of the key factors that will make or break a retailer.
June 22, 2017 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Alibaba Gateway ’17 Day 2 TakeawaysThe Fung Global Retail & Technology team is attending the Alibaba Gateway ’17 event in Detroit, Michigan. This inaugural conference, which attracted over 3,000 attendees, is the largest event Alibaba has hosted outside of China. Alibaba Gateway aims to help small- to medium-sized businesses in the US to better understand the China opportunity and enable them to sell into China via Alibaba’s various platforms.
June 21, 2017 Insight Report Premium Amazon Ramps Up Its Effort in ApparelAmazon announced on June 20 that it is launching a new service called Prime Wardrobe, which lets customers try on clothes before they buy them and return them for free if they decide they do not want them.
June 21, 2017 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Alibaba Gateway ’17 Day 1 TakeawaysThe Fung Global Retail & Technology team is at the Alibaba Gateway ’17 event in Detroit, Michigan. This inaugural conference, which attracted over 3,000 attendees, is the largest event Alibaba has hosted outside of China. Alibaba Gateway aims to help small- to medium-sized businesses in the US to better understand the China opportunity and enable them to sell into China via Alibaba’s various platforms.
June 21, 2017 Flash Report Register for Free Access Apple Grants Third-Party App Developers Access to iPhone’s NFC ChipWith the latest iOS 11 development tool kit update released earlier this month, Apple granted access to the near-field communications (NFC) chip used in the iPhone to third-party app developers for the first time. Until now, Apple Pay was the only application allowed to use the NFC chip.
June 20, 2017 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Takeaways from Lululemon Athletica’s Presentation at the 2017 William Blair & Company Growth Stock ConferenceAt the 2017 William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, Stuart Haselden, COO and CFO of Lululemon Athletica, outlined the company’s plan to reach revenues of $4 billion by 2020, doubling both revenues and earnings. The key growth drivers for reaching this goal include:
June 20, 2017 Flash Report Register for Free Access Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 Billion in CashAmazon announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Whole Foods Market, including the company’s net debt, for $13.7 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2017.
June 19, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access TESCO (LSE: TSCO) 1Q18 Update: Sixth Consecutive Quarter of UK Comp GrowthTesco reported total group sales (ex fuel) of 3.6% in 1Q18, or 0.8% at constant exchange rates.
