October 18, 2015 Insight Report Premium EXPLORIUM DISCOVERING THE FUTURE OF RETAILOn September 24th, we were in Shanghai to attend the opening ceremony for Explorium, a Fung Group initiative in collaboration with IBM and Pico. Explorium is an innovative experimentation platform over the future of retail. report is a recap of what we saw.
October 15, 2015 Flash Report Register for Free Access Alibaba Launches Singles’ Day Global Shopping FestivalOn October 13, Alibaba Group launched its 2015 11.11 Global Shopping Festival in its Hangzhou headquarters in China.
October 14, 2015 Insight Report Premium EXPLORIUM: DISCOVERING THE FUTURE OF RETAILOn September 24th, we were in Shanghai to attend the opening ceremony for Explorium, a Fung Group initiative in collaboration with IBM and Pico, which is an innovative experimentation platform over the future of retail. This report is a recap of what we saw.
October 9, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Oct 9, 2015E-commerce site Jet.com is dropping its annual membership fee in order to increase the pool of potential shoppers
October 2, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Oct 2, 2015Ralph Lauren will step down from the CEO role at the company he founded nearly 50 years ago. Lauren will remain with the company as Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
September 25, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Sep 25, 2015Our recent report, Global Chinese Shoppers: The $200 Billion Opportunity, a major study that we coproduced with consultancy firm China Luxury Advisors estimates that this group’s overseas retail spending will reach $422 billion by 2020—a 5-year CAGR of 13%
September 23, 2015 Insight Report Premium Hackers Worm Their Way into Apple’s iOS OrchardOn September 19, WeChat (a division of China Internet giant Tencent) posted a blog entry regarding a security flaw caused by external malware called XcodeGhost that was present in WeChat version 6.2.5 for iOS devices. The malware recorded user data and uploaded it to external servers. WeChat version 6.2.6, which was released on September 11, 2015, is the most recent version of the app and is not affected by the malware.
September 22, 2015 Deep Dive Premium Global Chinese Shoppers – The $200 Billion OpportunityChinese tourists are now the biggest global spenders and the momentum will continue, reflecting the expanding Chinese middle class and a growing base of passport holders.
September 18, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Sep 18, 2015This week, we attended Under Armour’s Investor Day, where the company generated positive buzz among sports fans and investors alike with two announcements: one with Stephen Curry and one financial
September 11, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Sep 11, 2015This week, the FBIC Global Retail & Technology team attended the Goldman Sachs 22nd Annual Global Retailing Conference.
September 4, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Sep 4, 2015Next week, on September 10, UK budget retailer Primark will open its much-anticipated first US location, a 70,000-square-foot store in Boston, the first of eight initial locations in the US
August 28, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Aug 28, 2015Irish low-price fast-fashion chain Primark will make its US debut on September 10 in Boston, with seven locations gained in a deal with Sears
August 26, 2015 Insight Report Premium WeChat MOVES INTO CHINA’S BOOMING MOBILE PAYMENT MARKETWeChat takes on Alipay in the mobile payments market, with WeChat Wallet.
August 26, 2015 Event Presentation Premium Doing Business in China$1.63 billion in sales are made in the first 38 minutes • 42.6% of sales are made via mobile devices • The first domestic order is delivered in 15 minutes • The first cross-border order is delivered in 2 hours • In 2014, Alibaba offered an 11.11 shopping festival to global shoppers
August 21, 2015 Analyst Corner Register for Free Access Weekly Insights August 21 2015Earlier this month, Amazon signed a 10-year lease on a former Tesco warehouse near London, fueling speculation that it is set to launch its AmazonFresh grocery operation in the UK
