April 28, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Retail Landscape Overview (Global Supply Chain Innovation Summit)Urban Outfitters acquired the Vetri Family group of restaurants in 2015 • Club Monaco collaborated Café Myriade to open an in-store coffee shop in Montreal Food & Beverage In-Store Technology • Rebecca Minkoff offers interactive mirrors as well as virtual reality headsets in stores • Tommy Hilfiger stores have virtual reality headsets that allow visitors to experience runway shows
April 28, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Amazon (AMZN) 1Q16 Earnings: Beats Estimates on Top and Bottom Lines; 2Q Guidance in LineAmazon reported 1Q16 revenues of $29.1 billion, up 28.2% year over year and ahead of the $28.0 billion consensus estimate. EPS was $1.07, beating the $0.60 consensus estimate and compared to a loss of $0.12 in the year-ago quarter.
April 26, 2016 Event Presentation Premium 16 Global Retail Trends for 2016Global Retail Trends for 2016- smart malls and silver economy to customer loyalty and Amazon becomes a force in omni-channel
April 14, 2016 Event Presentation Premium From Wall Street to Main Street (Global Retailing Conference)• Large customer base + frequency of touchpoints = big opportunity to leverage nonfood offering. • In Europe, Tesco led the way in the 1990s –2000s • Tesco has expanded beyond its grocery base by cross-selling to its banking and mobile telecom customers
March 15, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE: ATD.B) 3Q16 Results: Organic Growth Plus Acquisitions, New Stores and RebrandingAlimentation Couche-Tard reported fiscal 3Q16 revenues of $9.3 billion, up 2.5% year over year but missing the consensus estimate of $9.9 billion. Comps increased by 0.5% in the US, by 3.4% in Europe and by 0.2% in Canada.
March 3, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Adidas Group (ETR: ADS) FY15 Results: Strong Sales Boosted by Double-Digit Growth in Key MarketsAdidas Group reported net sales of €16.9 billion in FY15, beating the consensus estimate and up 16.4% from the previous year. The growth was mainly driven by strong regional performance in Western Europe; Greater China; Latin America; and the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
February 26, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Baidu (BIDU) 4Q15 Results: Strong Revenue Growth with a Higher Contribution from MobileBaidu’s gross merchandise value totaled ¥14.7 billion (US$2.3 billion) for 4Q15, an increase of 397% year over year. Total revenues rose by 33.1% year over year. 4Q15 declined 15.7% year over year, excluding an exchange of Qunar shares with Ctrip.
February 25, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Retailment Driven TrendsAlchemist Accelerator is an accelerator exclusively for startups whose revenue comes from enterprises, not consumers. CoCoon is a coworking space where entrepreneurs, creative talent, successful leaders and investors meet, collaborate and deliver results together. Member companies get access to networking opportunities, work space, a photography studio and mentors. Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) provides participant companies with an intensive four-month program, with the goal of helping early-stage companies progress rapidly into exciting, viable businesses.
February 19, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access VF Corporation (VFC) 4Q15 Results: Warmer Winter Weighed on ResultsVF Corp. reported adjusted 4Q15 EPS of $0.95 versus the consensus estimate of $1.01.
February 4, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Clorox (CLX) 2Q16 Results: Mixed Quarter, Company Raises EPS GuidanceClorox reported fiscal 2Q16 revenues of $1.3 billion, flat year over year and slightly below the consensus estimate.
February 4, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Coty (COTY) 2Q16 Results: Sales Beat as Demand for Cosmetics RisesCoty reported 2Q16 revenues of $1.21 billion, representing a 1% like-for-like decline from the year-ago quarter but topping consensus expectations of $1.20 billion.
January 29, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Fourth-Quarter FY2015 Results: Solid Organic Growth in a Difficult EnvironmentColgate-Palmolive reported solid 5.0% organic fourth-quarter 2015 revenue growth, led by emerging markets, however sales were a shade below the consensus estimate.
January 28, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Amazon (AMZN) Fourth-Quarter 2015 Results: Earnings Disappoint as Heavy Spending ContinuesAmazon reported EPS of $1.00 for the fourth quarter of 2015, well below the consensus estimate of $1.55. Higher fulfillment expenses and technology and content expenses weighed on profits.
January 28, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Alibaba (BABA) Third-Quarter FY2016 Results: Beats on EPS and Revenue Thanks to Increase in Users and Surge in Mobile RevenueChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported that fiscal-third-quarter net sales were up 32% year over year, to ¥34.5 billion (US$5.33 billion), beating consensus estimates of ¥33.2 billion (US$5.13 billion).
January 22, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Ahold (AH) Beats ExpectationsAhold reported healthy net sales growth of 4.3% in the fourth quarter (excluding fuel, at constant rates adjusted for an extra week) and growth of 3.8% for the fiscal year through December 31, 2015, beating expectations.
