Company Earnings Update | October 21, 2016 Register for Free Access Walgreens (WBA) 4Q16 Results: EPS Beats Consensus, Rite Aid Merger ExtendedWalgreens reported fiscal 4Q16 adjusted EPS of $1.07, ahead of the $0.99 consensus estimate. Reported revenues were $28.64 billion, up 0.4% year over year and below the consensus estimate of $29.11 billion. Read More
Event Presentation | October 20, 2016 Premium AR VR – At an Inflection Point (RetailLoco)• AR/VR applications are becoming more commonplace, for example in virtual catalogs and Pokémon Go • Goggles such as Google Cardboard and $79 Google Daydream View put the price of AR within reach • One forecast calls for a $80 billion market in 2025, and VC funding is increasing rapidly • AR has seen broad acceptance; will VR overcome the “nerd factor”? Read More
Event Presentation | October 18, 2016 Premium Do or Die – Retail Imperatives for Globalization Personalization and Localization• US food prices have fallen, impacting revenues in all grocery channels. • Declining US exports have pushed down domestic prices of fresh-food categories such as beef and poultry, while a surplus has depressed dairy prices. Read More
Flash Report | October 7, 2016 Register for Free Access Walgreens Boots Alliance Displaces CVS from Tricare Pharmacy NetworkWalgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will replace CVS as the in-network pharmacy for Tricare, the healthcare program of the US Department of Defense Military Health System. Read More
Event Presentation | October 5, 2016 Premium Global Retail ReinventedCan Stores Be Something Other Than Stores? 12 things retailers going global should learn from Starbucks: 1. Coffee theater roastery 2. Localized products 3. Standardized experience 4. Fun merchandise and…….. Read More
Event Presentation | September 28, 2016 Premium In-store Technology as Retailtainment (Retail Tech Lounge)• Estimate of 63 million prime memberships (CIRP) Added 19m since last June • Most households do not hold multiple memberships About 46% of US households have just one member Costco has 44.6 million paid members and 81.3 million cardholders Read More
Event Presentation | September 9, 2016 Premium Fashion Immersion Program (PhilaU)• Amazon now has at least 54 million prime members, and growing at 50%+ the last 2 years. By contrast, Costco has 44.6 million paid members • Amazon’s video strategy with Twitch, Hollywood, and with original content producers is helping to drive prime membership more than originally expected. AMZN’s Cloud leadership also enables this. • The Fire – originally panned by critics – is the fastest growing tablet – $50 changed the tablet game and is allowing Prime content to be consumed easily. • Originally thought of as an April Fool’s joke, Dash, a button to order a specific product, now has 100 products at a push of a button for Prime members. Read More
Company Earnings Update | September 2, 2016 Register for Free Access Five Below (FIVE) 2Q16 Results: Beats Estimates; Issues Mixed FY16 Guidance ANnd 3Q16 Guidance Below ConsensusFive Below reported 2Q16 EPS of $0.18, up 38.7% year over year. The result beat the consensus estimate by a penny and was ahead of guidance of $0.16–$0.17. Read More
Company Earnings Update | August 16, 2016 Register for Free Access The Home Depot (HD) 2Q 2016 Results: Quarter In Line, Raises EPS Guidance on Better Expense ManagementEPS was $1.97, up 13.9% and in line with consensus on record net income of $2.4 billion. Revenues were a record $26.5 billion, up 6.6% year over year and in line with consensus. Read More
Insight Report | August 4, 2016 Premium AMAZON DEVICES ARE BACK AT TARGETTarget (TGT) has resumed selling Amazon (AMZN) electronic devices such as Fire tablets, Fire TV video devices and Kindle e-readers on target.com. The products are scheduled to return to shelves in October 2016. Read More
Company Earnings Update | July 29, 2016 Register for Free Access Amazon (AMZN) 2Q16 RESULTS: AMAZON HAS A BIG QUARTER WITH 31% REVENUE GROWTHAmazon reported 2Q16 revenues of $30.4 billion, up 31.1% year over year, beating the $29.6 billion consensus estimate and at the high end of the guidance range of $28–$30.5 billion. EPS was $1.78, compared to $0.19 in the year-ago quarter and consensus of $1.11. Read More
Event Presentation | July 15, 2016 Premium Meeting Tech Talk (ICSC NARTF)• Affluent Consumers are expected to take a greater hit • Younger Consumers without mortgage or stock market exposure are less affected • Middle-Aged & Retired Consumers are the most cautious and anxious group, with the most exposure to the consumer finance metrics Read More
Flash Report | July 13, 2016 Register for Free Access AMAZON PRIME DAY 2016 WRAP-UPAmazon reported that Prime Day 2016 was its biggest sales day ever, with orders up more than 60% worldwide and more than 50% in the US. Read More
Event Presentation | July 13, 2016 Premium Lunch & Learn• Fung Global Retail & Technology advises retailers, real estate developers, tech companies, and others on projects situated at the intersection of retail, tech and/or fashion. • Our team offers a robust knowledge bank and deep-rooted experience across the retail, fashion, and tech industries. We are involved in many areas of the business, which allows us to offer a unique perspective on the future and where the sector is heading. Read More
Flash Report | July 12, 2016 Register for Free Access Amazon Prime Day: A Mixed Response in 2016Fung Global Retail & Technology began covering the second annual Amazon Prime Day starting at its launch at midnight Pacific Time (PT) today. Read More