Analyst Corner | October 9, 2015 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 Read More
Analyst Corner | October 2, 2015 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 Read More
Analyst Corner | September 25, 2015 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% Read More
Insight Report | September 23, 2015 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. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 18, 2015 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 Read More
Analyst Corner | September 11, 2015 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. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 4, 2015 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 Read More
Analyst Corner | August 28, 2015 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 Read More
Analyst Corner | August 21, 2015 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 Read More
Analyst Corner | August 14, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Aug 14, 2015Macy’s announced a joint venture with Fung Retailing Limited to explore retailing in China starting in late 2015. Read More
Insight Report | August 13, 2015 Premium 12 Issues That Could Impact The ClubsWarehouse club stores have enjoyed years of revenue growth, and clubs continue to post solid results despite flattish US retail sales. The state of the industry has been and continues to be prosperous, which prompts our contrarian side of our brains to wonder if we should start to identify emerging developments that could spoil the good times. Read More
Analyst Corner | August 7, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Aug 7 2015This week, FBIC attended the inaugural RISE tech conference in Hong Kong, hosting 525 start-ups and 5,000 attendees over two days Read More
Analyst Corner | July 31, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Jul 31, 2015UK general merchandise retailer Argos claims to be the first British retailer to generate £1 billion in annual m-commerce sales. Read More
Analyst Corner | July 24, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Jul 24, 2015Jet.com made a splash with its public launch this week, offering free six-month trial memberships and prices it claims are 10–15% cheaper than those from other e-commerce companies Read More
Analyst Corner | July 17, 2015 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Jul 17, 2015This week, the FBIC Global Retail & Technology team followed Amazon Prime Day around the clock Read More
