Flash Report | December 14, 2018 Register for Free Access Under Armour Analyst Day: Company Introduces 2023 Strategic PlanFollowing two years of transformation, Under Armour has built its new five-year plan around two strategic priorities: protect and perform. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 14, 2018 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY DECEMBER 14, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how Americans are spending more time viewing content on their smartphones, but also smoking less, signing up for gym memberships and spending more time with pets. Read More
Insight Report | December 13, 2018 Premium Double 12 at a Glance: Promotions on E-Commerce Platforms, Participation from Southeast AsiaE-commerce platforms in China and Southeast Asia celebrated the Double 12 event with attractive promotions to lure customers. Read More
Flash Report | December 13, 2018 Register for Free Access Water, Sustainability and Virgil Abloh; A New Hire at EvianVirgil Abloh, Founder of fashion brand Off-White and Creative Director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s line is joining mineral water company Evian (owned by Danone), as Creative Adviser for Sustainable Innovation Design. Read More
Company Earnings Update | December 13, 2018 Register for Free Access Inditex (BME: ITX) 9M18 Results: Tight Control of Expenses, Limited Promotional Activity Boost ProfitsInditex reported 9M18revenue growth of 2.6% year over year, to €18.4 billion. At constant currency, sales grew by 7%. Read More
Insight Report | December 12, 2018 Premium Singles’ Day 2018: Proprietary Coresight Research Data Reveal the Scale of Growth by Category – Part 2In our second report analysing Singles’ Day unit sales and discount levels on Tmall and Tmall Global we dig into Tmall’s sales volumes and promotions on Singles’ Day, using a detailed, proprietary dataset collating information on the top 500 products across 14 different categories on the platform. Read More
Insight Report | December 11, 2018 Premium “Customer Experience Is the New Battleground” and Other Top Takeaways from the Asian E-Tailing Summit 2018Hong Kong provides a highly favorable environment for e-tailers. Read More
Flash Report | December 10, 2018 Register for Free Access Walmart Spruces Up Its Portfolio with the Acquisition of Art.comOn Thursday, December 6, Walmart published a blog post announcing it had acquired the assets of Art.com (including its catalog, intellectual property, trade name, and US operations) for an undisclosed figure. Read More
Company Earnings Update | December 7, 2018 Register for Free Access The Kroger Co (KR) 3Q18 Results: Mixed Results, Maintains Guidance for Second HalfKroger reported 3Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.48, beating the $0.43 consensus estimate and up 8.6% year over year. Revenues were $27.67 billion, slightly ahead of the $27.65 billion consensus estimate and down 0.3% year over year. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 7, 2018 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly December 7, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the trend of retailers opening small-format stores and offering some existing store space to other parties. Read More
Company Earnings Update | December 6, 2018 Register for Free Access Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) 3Q18 Results: Revenues Up; Completed Real Estate Deal and European TransactionHBC reported fiscal 3Q18 revenues of C$2.2 billion, up 5.6% from the year-ago quarter of C$2.1 billion. Read More
Insight Report | December 5, 2018 Premium Voice Shopping: The Next Driving Force for E-Commerce?Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have increased the accuracy of speech recognition programs to an almost-human level. Smart devices can now comprehend and follow even complicated instructions such as “tell a joke.” With AI-powered personal assistants, also called intelligent personal assistants (IPAs), consumers can purchase items by just speaking to their devices, without having to log in and check out each time they shop. Read More
Event Coverage | December 4, 2018 Register for Free Access Top Takeaways from the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2018, Day 2On November 30, the Coresight Research team attended the second day of the Bengaluru Tech Summit,taking place November 29–December 1 in Bengaluru, India. Here are our key takeaways from the second day of the event: Read More
Insight Report | December 4, 2018 Premium More Retailers are Investing in Physical StoresThis report discusses six prominent retailers’ investments in physical stores and the reasons why investments in stores are on the rise. Read More
Insight Report | December 3, 2018 Premium Ten Days of Holiday Innovators, 2018: Day 10 – Olivers, a Men’s Athletic Apparel BrandTo kick off the 2018 holiday shopping season, Coresight Research is featuring daily profiles of 10 innovative companies that span health and wellness; apparel, footwear and accessories; and beauty. Each of our Ten Days of Holiday Innovators profiles provides a company overview, insight into what makes the company innovative and the company’s recommended “must-have” gift for 2018. In this, the final report in our series, we look at Olivers Apparel. Read More