Analyst Corner | January 11, 2019 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY JANUARY 11, 2019Retailers in the U.S. may have enjoyed a bumper holiday season, but their counterparts elsewhere in the world have been experiencing greater uncertainty. In China, the pace of economic growth has slowed, while in Germany, shoppers have shown renewed caution. Meanwhile, in the U.K., details on Brexit remain unclear, even though the exit date is now less than three months away – raising the real possibility of a deal-less Brexit. Across the U.S., Europe and Asia, macroeconomic and political uncertainty threatens to persist for at least the first few months of 2019. In this week’s note, we look at four inflection points we expect could significantly impact the economy and consumer sentiment in various countries. Read More
Store Tracker | January 11, 2019 Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 2: Lidl and Wegmans to Open Three Stores While JCPenney Plans to Close Three StoresYear to date in 2019, U.S. retailers have announced 1,170 store closures and 1,176 store openings. Read More
Insight Report | January 6, 2019 Premium The Future of Apparel Sourcing: Technology Set to Enable More Transparent, Local and Faster Supply ChainsTechnology is already disrupting the way apparel sourcing operates. We’ll look at how these innovations will change the apparel sourcing of the future. Key findings include: Read More
Insight Report | January 5, 2019 Premium AI in Retail: Putting New Tools in the Hands of RetailersArtificial intelligence(AI) is putting new tools into the hands of retailers, helping them eliminate friction in the shopping process, deepen their engagement with customers, uncover business insights and automate processes. Read More
Analyst Corner | January 4, 2019 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly January 4, 2019This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” previews the upcoming CES 2019 trade show (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show), which will be held in Las Vegas next week. Read More
Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium Seven & i Holdings (TSE: 3382) Company ProfileSeven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. was founded in 2005 through the merger of Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd., Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd. and Denny’s Japan Co. Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company operates retail, food, financial and IT businesses. Seven & i Holdings operates convenience stores, superstores, supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and other operations worldwide. The company had around 21,800 stores of various types in Japan as of Feb. 28, 2018, and around 66,200 stores in other parts of the world as of Dec. 31, 2017. Read More
Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) Company ProfileTaubman Centers is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), incorporated in 1973 and headquartered in Michigan. The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership is a majority-owned partnership subsidiary of Taubman Centers that directly or indirectly holds interests in all Taubman Centers’ real estate properties. Taubman Centers owns, leases, acquires, disposes of, develops, expands, and manages shopping centers and related interests. Read More
Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium JCPenney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) Company ProfileJCPenney operates department stores and via its website, selling family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewellery, beauty products through Sephora inside JCPenney, and home furnishings. The company department stores also offer services such as styling salon, optical, portrait photography and custom decorating. Read More
Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium Unicharm (TSE: 8113) Company ProfileUnicharm Corp., founded in 1961 and headquartered in Tokyo, manufactures and sells baby and child care, feminine care, health care, cosmetics, household, and pet care products, as well as industrial and food-packaging materials worldwide. Read More
Company Earnings Update | January 1, 2019 Register for Free Access Next (LSE:NXT) Holiday 2018 Trading Update: Very Weak In-Store Sales; Online Sales Continue to Grow StronglyBritish fashion retailer Next reported an increase of 1.5% in total full-price sales for the holiday period from October 28 to December 29, beating the consensus estimate of 0.4%. Read More
Company Profile | January 1, 2019 Premium Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY) Company ProfileCasey’s specifically aims to tap underserved markets in the Midwest by serving smaller communities not covered by large national convenience stores and grocery stores. The company strives to bolster store performance and traffic through digital engagement, its loyalty program and product price optimization. Casey’s is also remodeling stores and making acquisitions to increase its scale and performance. Read More
Insight Report | December 30, 2018 Premium Retail Opportunities in India and China: What Drives the Key Differences Between Local ConsumersIndia and China two are of the world’s largest economies, but China’s economy has strength in many areas India’s does not. We examine some of these in this report. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 28, 2018 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly December 28, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” takes a look back at key events in retail this year and a look forward to what is on the horizon for 2019. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 21, 2018 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY DECEMBER 21, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses what US retail sales data and other recent metrics tell us as we enter the holiday homestretch. Read More
Insight Report | December 19, 2018 Premium Ten Days of Holiday Innovators: 2018 Wrap UpCoresight Research recently featured profiles of 10 innovative companies that spanned beauty, health and wellness; apparel, footwear and accessories; and, home in our Ten Days of Holiday Innovators series. Here we summarize some of the key themes we saw. Read More
