July 11, 2018 Insight Report Premium China Tech Briefings: Ling Shou Tong—Alibaba Leverages Independent Convenience Stores to Gain a Competitive Advantage in New RetailLing Shou Tong is a partnership program between Internet giant Alibaba, the owner of Tmall, and independent, family-run convenience stores (c-stores) in China. It aims to modernize c-stores by enabling them to incorporate technology for analytics and operational improvement.
July 10, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Artificial Intelligence in Retail, Part 2: What Retailers Are Doing with AIIn this report, we explore how retailers are applying AI across business functions. We studied 30 retailers to understand how they have implemented AI in their businesses.
July 9, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Amazon to Acquire PillPack for a Reported $1 Billion, Bolstering Pharmacy AmbitionsAmazon has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based online pharmacy PillPack. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2018.
July 5, 2018 Insight Report Premium Quick Take: Technology Platforms’ Status as “Digital Gatekeepers” Set to Fuel Further Retail-Tech CollaborationsMore and more international retailers are collaborating with, or investing in, digital platform operators. We see these platform operators as “digital gatekeepers,” in that they hold the keys to growth for retailers in certain channels and markets.
June 25, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access US Supreme Court Enables States to Collect Taxes on Online Sales Possibly Levelling the Playing Field in US RetailOn Thursday, June 21, the US Supreme Court ruled that American states have the right to collect taxes on e-commerce sales regardless of the physical location of the online retailer. The decision reversed a 1992 deliberation that granted a defacto tax break for pure-play retailers.
June 22, 2018 Event Coverage Register for Free Access CES Asia Part 2: Hearing about Ever-Smarter Smart-Home DevicesThe Coresight Research team attended Asia’s fastest-growing consumer technology event CES Asia 2018 in Shanghai. This year’s event attracted over 500 global exhibitors, more than 40,000 attendees and over 1,200 media. This is the second of two reports on our key takeaways from the event.
June 20, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Chinese Demand for Cross-Border E-Commerce Booms but Looming Tax Reforms are a Cloud on the HorizonChinese shoppers’ appetite for imported products continues to grow apace. We review the current state of the cross-border e-commerce market, note the factors supporting demand and look at forthcoming tax changes that will impact cross-border sales.
June 18, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Slicing and Dicing Amazon’s Private-Label OfferingIn this report, we take an exclusive deep dive into Amazon’s US private-label offering, using a detailed, proprietary dataset collating information on nearly 7,000 such products.
June 11, 2018 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium The Inclusive Clothing Market Represents a Significant, Largely Untapped OpportunityThe inclusive clothing and accessories market, which encompasses adaptive, smart and stress-free clothing designs as well as plus sizes and extended sizes, is underserved in retail. In this report, we focus on the adaptive clothing market opportunity and discuss some of the startups, retailers and designers that are working to meet the clothing needs of people with various disabilities and conditions. A future report will take a deep dive into inclusive design and the plus-size market opportunity.
June 7, 2018 Insight Report Premium JD.com’s 6.18 Shopping Festival: More than Just DiscountsJD com first launched its annual 6.18 Shopping Festival in 2010. JD.com’s 6.18 event runs for 18 days beginning on June 1 through to June 18,as compared to rival Alibaba’s popular Singles’ Day held on November 11.
June 7, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Five Below (FIVE) 1Q18 Results: Another Strong Quarter, Supported by Store Openings and Solid Comp GrowthIn 1Q18, Five Below reported a 27.2% increase in net sales year over year and a 3.2% increase in comparable sales. The leveraging of operating costs yielded a 93.3% jump in operating profit.
June 6, 2018 Insight Report Premium Zalando (XTRA: ZAL) 2018 Capital Markets Day: Doubling Sales—Margins Can WaitCoresight Research attended Zalando’s Capital Markets Day 2018 in Berlin, Germany, on June 5. Our top takeaways from the meeting include:
June 4, 2018 Insight Report Premium Amazon Prime Day 2018 Preview: Echo Devices and Private-Label Products Look Set to Take Center StageAmazon Prime Day 2018 will start on July 16, 2018. This year, the company has announced a bigger-than-ever promotional event, which will see more deals and more products on offer for a longer period of time.
June 1, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 22: Claire’s to Close 40 More Stores, Sears Announces Further ClosuresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies.
June 1, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Dollar General (DG) Fiscal 1Q18 Results: Misses on EPS and Comps, Reaffirms FY18 GuidanceDollar General reported 1Q18 EPS of $1.36, up from $1.02 in the year-ago period, but below the $1.40 consensus estimate. Revenues were $6.11 billion, up 9.0% year over year and below the $6.18 billion consensus estimate.
