December 4, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Dec 4, 2015Over the last two weeks, our team covered early store openings on Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, which represent more than US $11 billion of sales, up 17% from last year. Mobile accounted for more than half of shopping visits and nearly a third of sales.
December 2, 2015 Insight Report Premium Sizer and Offline-to-online MigrationSizer is a third-party service that enables retailers to help online shoppers find the clothes that fit them best.
December 1, 2015 Insight Report Premium THE BILLION-DOLLAR THREAT TO US RIVALSUltralow-‐price fashion retailer Primark entered the US market on September 10, 2015, with plans announced for an initial eight stores in the country. We are optimistic about Primark’s chances of success in the US, given American shoppers’ reluctance to spend big on fashion.
November 27, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Nov 27 2015In the US and UK, we are anxiously looking forward to bargains on Black Friday, which falls on November 27, the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday. Our teams will visit stores and provide updates on this heavy shopping day
November 20, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Nov 20, 2015This week, our Hong Kong FBIC Global Retail & Technology team held a well-attended Disruptors cocktail party at the Hive meeting area in our Hong Kong headquarters
November 20, 2015 Insight Report Premium The Ahold-Delhaize Merger: Complementary Businesses with opportunities for growthAhold and Delhaize’s merger is expected to close in mid-2016 creating one of the largest food retailers in the US and a major player in Europe.
November 20, 2015 Flash Report Register for Free Access Lenovo Happy Investors, Despite Lenovo’s First Loss in Six YearsOn November 12, Lenovo reported a net loss of US$714 million in its second-quarter results for fiscal year 2016.
November 19, 2015 Insight Report Premium October 2015 UK Retail Sales & E-Commerce BriefingFollowing an unexpectedly strong September, total retail growth in the UK returned to its weakening trend in October
November 18, 2015 Insight Report Premium US E-Commerce Monthly Briefing: Desktop E-Commerce Sales Grew By 8.6% In OctoberIn October, US online retail sales+8.6% made via desktops (excluding auction sites, event tickets and nonretail travel) rose by 8.6% year over year, to $19.3 billion, according to comScore.
November 13, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Nov 13, 2015We offer a preview of our forthcoming report, European Grocery Discounters, which will focus on Aldi and Lidl and the impact on their newer markets, such as the US
November 10, 2015 Deep Dive Premium Connected Home Series: Smart Home SecurityThis 2nd report of our series on the connected home market examines how security is by far the main reason for adopting smart-home technologies.
November 9, 2015 Insight Report Premium Plukka Disrupting The Fine Jewelry Industry Since 2011Founded in 2011, Plukka is a Hong Kong–based, online international retailer of curated collections of designer fine jewelry. After its launch, Plukka quickly rose to fame due to its innovative online sales model, which applied group buying to the manufacturing of made-to-order designer jewelry. Since then, the company has evolved into the world’s only international distribution platform for fine jewelry, featuring exclusive designers whose jewelry has been worn by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Madonna.
November 6, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Nov 6, 2015Pinterest’s Buyable Pins are now available on Android devices, expanding their reach by 1.4 billion. Pinterest also launched a landing page called Pinterest Shop
November 4, 2015 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access MARKS & SPENCER FIRST HALF DASHES HOPES OF RECOVERY IN APPARELGroup sales were up 1.4% at constant exchange rates, or 1.0% in British pounds.
November 4, 2015 Insight Report Premium PRIMARK TEPID COMPS AND A HIT TO MARGINS AT PRIMARKPrimark sales were up 13% at constant exchange rates and up 8% in British pounds
