May 24, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access LOWE’S (LOW) 1Q18 Results: Misses Consensus but Raises Annual Revenue Growth GuidanceLowe’s reported 1Q18 adjusted EPS of $1.19, up by 15.5% year over year, but missing the consensus estimate by two cents. Net sales were $17.36 billion, up by 3.0% year over year, but below the $17.46 billion consensus estimate.
May 23, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access JCPenney Chairman and CEO Marvin R. Ellison to Leave for Lowe’sJCPenney’s Chairman and CEO Marvin R. Ellison has been appointed President and CEO of Lowe’s, effective July 2.
May 22, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Subscription Commerce Update – Disruptors Face DisruptionSubscription services continue to capture billions of dollars that would otherwise go to conventional retailers. However, we are now seeing some US subscription commerce disruptors face disruption themselves.
May 16, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Home Depot (HD) 1Q18 Results: Beats on EPS, Misses on Revenues and Same-Store SalesHome Depot reported 1Q18 EPS of $2.08, up from $1.67 in the year-ago quarter and ahead of the $2.05 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $24.95 billion, up 4.4% year over year but below the $25.17 billion consensus estimate.
May 14, 2018 Insight Report Premium Quick Take: The Boom in Marketplace PlatformsIn this report, we review the different types of marketplace platforms.
May 11, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 19: Five Below Opens Over 30 New StoresCoresight 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.
May 10, 2018 Insight Report Premium China Tech Briefings: Alibaba to Bring Its Tmall Genie Smart Speaker to Mercedes, Audis and Volvos in ChinaThis is our inaugural China Tech Briefings In this series, we will track news and developments related to China technology companies and share our viewpoints on how these will impact the retail sector and the overall economy.
May 8, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Alibaba (BABA) 4Q18 Results: Strong Revenue Growth, Although Margin Was SqueezedAlibaba reported 4Q18 revenues of ¥61.9 billion, up 61% year over year. The company attributed the strong results to the robust revenue growth from its core commerce segment, as well as the Alibaba Cloud business.
May 7, 2018 Insight Report Premium Chico’s Brand Apparel and Accessories Will Be Sold on Amazon Later This MonthChico’s FAS announced that it will offer Chico’s brand apparel and accessories on Amazon.com beginning in mid-May 2018.
May 3, 2018 Event Presentation Premium 1Q2018 Recap (Planalytics)Today’s Topics • Q1 2018 Business Trends & Results • Q1 2018 Business Weather Insights • May Outlook
April 26, 2018 Insight Report Premium Who Shops Where for Fashion – A Look at US Apparel Shopper DemographicsThis report looks at key demographic characteristics of shoppers at America’s biggest apparel retailers. The top takeaways from our analysis of survey data include the following:
April 24, 2018 Insight Report Premium Three Shifts Driving US Grocery M&A ActivityFrom Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market last year to Southeastern Grocers’ bankruptcy filing in March, we have seen a flurry of activity in the US grocery market in recent months. In this report, we discuss these corporate developments and note three trends driving mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in grocery. The sector is shifting:
April 18, 2018 Event Coverage Register for Free Access World Retail Congress 2018, Day 1: Hearing About the “Retail Apocalypse,” Chinese Retail and the Need for Change in Brick-and-MortarThe Coresight Research team is attending World Retail Congress 2018 in Madrid this week. Here are our top takeaways from day one of the conference:
April 18, 2018 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Key Takeaways from the JD.com AI Innovation SummitThe Coresight Research team attended the AI Innovation Summit hosted by JD.com in Beijing, China, on April 15. JD.com has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) research and application in China and its inaugural AI summit was attended by top scientists, industry analysts, retail executives and technology professionals.
April 17, 2018 Insight Report Premium US Online Grocery Consumer Survey: Amazon Is the Most-Shopped Retailer, but Not Yet a Full-Order Grocery DestinationIn this report, we share our top takeaways from our latest consumer survey, which looked at the online grocery market in the US.
