Company Earnings Update | March 2, 2017 Register for Free Access Luxottica (BIT: LUX) FY16 Results: Operating Profits Decline, But EPS Beats ExpectationsItalian eyewear manufacturer Luxottica reported FY16 adjusted EPS of €1.84, up 3.4% year over year and ahead of the consensus estimate of €1.80. Read More
Company Earnings Update | March 2, 2017 Register for Free Access American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 4Q16 Results: Beats by a Penny, Guides Down for 1Q17American Eagle Outfitters reported adjusted 4Q16 EPS of $0.39, versus $0.35 in the year-ago quarter and beating the consensus estimate by a penny. Revenues were $1.10 billion, down 0.8% year over year and slightly below the consensus estimate. Read More
Company Earnings Update | March 2, 2017 Register for Free Access Lowe’s (LOW) 4Q16 Results: Tops EPS and Revenue Expectations; Issues Strong 2017 Guidance amid Robust Housing MarketLowe’s reported 4Q16 adjusted EPS of $0.86, up 45.8% from the year-ago quarter and beating the consensus estimate of $0.79. The company reported revenue of $15.78 billion, up 19.2% from the year-ago quarter and above the $15.37 billion consensus estimate. Read More
Event Presentation | February 28, 2017 Premium Top Technology TrendsTechnology Trends: 1. In-store Gamification 2. Virtual Experiences 3. Innovative Displays 4. AI and Machine Learning 5. Beauty Technology & More… Read More
Deep Dive | February 27, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: Gen Z and Beauty—the Social Media SymbiosisThis report is part of our new series, The New Beauty Consumer, which looks at various aspects of beauty retailing and consumption. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 24, 2017 Register for Free Access Gap (GPS) 4Q16 Results: Solid Earnings and a Revenue Beat; Comps Expected to Be Flat to Up Slightly for FY17Gap reported 4Q16 adjusted EPS of $0.51, down from $0.57 in the year-ago quarter but above the consensus estimate of $0.50. The company reported revenue of $4.43 billion, up1% from the year-ago quarter and above the $4.41billion consensus estimate. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 24, 2017 Register for Free Access DIA (BME: DIA) FY16 Results: Meets Targets with Strong Performance in Emerging MarketsDIA reported FY16 sales of €8,867.6 million, slightly behind the consensus estimate of €8,953.9 million and up by 9.0% excluding currency effects, but down 0.6% as reported. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 23, 2017 Register for Free Access Esprit (330 HK) 1H17 Results: Recovers from a Net Loss, but Revenue ShrinksEsprit posted a net profit of HK$66 million for 1H17, a turnaround from the net loss of HK$232 million for the same period last year, driven by an increase in retail sales productivity and trimming operation costs. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 22, 2017 Register for Free Access Home Depot (HD) 4Q16 Results: Earnings Beat, Solid 2017 GuidanceHome Depot reported 4Q16 EPS of $1.44, up 23.1% from the year-ago quarter and beating the consensus estimate of $1.33. The company reported revenue of $22.21 billion, up 5.8% from $20.98 billion in the year-ago quarter and above the $21.79 billion consensus estimate. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 22, 2017 Register for Free Access Walmart (WMT) Fiscal 4Q17 Results: Solid Quarter and Comps, Strong E-CommerceWalmart reported fiscal 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.30, down from $1.43 in the year-ago quarter but above the $1.28 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $130.9 billion, up 1.0% year over year and slightly below the $131.1 billion consensus estimate. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 22, 2017 Register for Free Access Macy’s (M) 4Q16 Results: Restructuring amid Disappointing ResultsMacy’s reported 4Q16 total revenues of $8.5 billion, down 4% year over year and missing the consensus estimate of $8.6 billion. EPS was $2.02, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95. Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 22, 2017 Register for Free Access Vipshop (VIPS) 4Q16 Results: Solid Performance Beats Estimates, on Jump in Active Customer Base and Expansion of Logistics ServiceVipshop reported 4Q16 revenue of ¥19.0 billion, up 36.5% year over year, beating consensus by 4%. This was primarily driven by the increase in the number of total active customers and total orders. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 17, 2017 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights Feb 17, 2017This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses new trends in fashion retail as well as the needs and desires of the mass market Read More
Company Earnings Update | February 16, 2017 Register for Free Access H&M (STO: HM-B) Monthly Sales Update: Sequential Sales Improvement in JanuaryH&M reported total sales rose by 8% year over year in local currencies in January 2017. This compares to sales growth of 6% in December. January sales were negatively impacted by 2% due to a calendar impact. Read More
Event Presentation | February 15, 2017 Premium Australian Apparel Market PrimerAustralian retailers are relatively positive about their prospects for 2017. In Deloitte’s most recent Retailers’ Christmas Survey, 64% of respondents are expecting their earnings to increase by 5% or more in 2017, with such levels of optimism at their highest since we started this survey five years ago. However, this optimism needs to be tempered somewhat with realities of the macro-economic outlook. The ‘wealth-factor’ arising from appreciating house prices that has buoyed parts of the market is starting to slow down, whilst we continue to see low wage growth. Against this background, the retail environment in Australia is likely to remain challenging, particularly with the continued influx and expansion of global retailers in Australia. Read More