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
Insight Report | December 18, 2018 Premium WISHI: Bringing Expert Style Advice into Everyday LifeOnline and mobile personal stylist platform WISHI is tapping into an emerging trend of digitalization of fashion. Read More
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
Insight Report | December 13, 2018 Premium Payment App Becomes Korea’s First Fintech UnicornOn December 10, Toss became the fifth Korean unicorn startup, after its parent company, Viva Republica, announced that it raised an additional $80 million in funding, bringing total funding to $200 million and valuing the company at $1.2 billion. The new funding round was led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Ribbit Capital. Previous funding came from PayPal, Sequoia and the Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund Government Investment Corporation. 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
