November 7, 2018 Insight Report Premium Costco: A Timeline of Key Events – 2018In this report, part of our Retailers’ Timelines series, we examine a timeline of key events in Costco’s recent history that have shaped it into the retailer it is today.
November 6, 2018 Insight Report Premium September 2018 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaEach month, we round up key metrics that reflect consumer demand in the US, the UK and China. In these updates, we focus on direct, leading indicators of the health of the consumer economy—namely, wage growth, price changes and retail sales growth. In September:
November 6, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Clorox (CLX) Fiscal 1Q19 Results: Company Exceeds Expectations but Lowers Full Year GuidanceClorox reported 1Q19 revenues of $1.56 billion, up 4.2% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. EPS was $1.62, up 11% from the year ago quarter, above the consensus estimate of $1.58 and above last year’s EPS of $1.46.
November 5, 2018 Insight Report Premium US Holiday 2018: The Social Media ImpactSocial media platforms play an increasingly important role in influencing shopping decisions, and sites such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube should be strong purchasing influencers this holiday season.
November 5, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Hottest Holiday Toys 2018In this report, we focus on the US and UK toy markets and outline some of the trends we think are going to influence toy gifting this holiday season.
November 5, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Estée Lauder (EL) 1Q19 Results: Company Beats Expectations and Raises GuidanceEstée Lauder reported fiscal 1Q19 revenues of $3.52 billion, up 7.6% year over year and higher than the consensus estimate of $3.47 billion. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.41, higher than the consensus estimate of $1.22 and higher than the EPS of $1.21 in the year ago period.
November 5, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Clorox (CLX) Fiscal 1Q19 Results: Company Exceeds Expectations but Lowers Full Year GuidanceClorox reported 1Q19 revenues of $1.56 billion, up 4.2% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. EPS was $1.62, up 11% from the year ago quarter, above the consensus estimate of $1.58 and above last year’s EPS of $1.46.
November 5, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Wayfair (W) 3Q18 Results: Mixed Results, Revenue Guidance in Line with ConsensusWayfair reported 3Q18 adjusted EPS of $(1.28), below the consensus estimate of $(1.09). Revenues were $1.71 billion, up 42.4% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion.
November 2, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 44: Evans Cycles May Close Around 30 StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies.
October 29, 2018 Insight Report Premium Consumer Shopping Insights for Holiday 2018: Solid Demand Set to Take Per-Shopper Spend Above $1,000Consumers in the US are set to spend an average of $1,007 this holiday shopping season, or 4.1% more than they planned to spend last year, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF’s) annual holiday spending survey, conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. We parsed the data and discovered a few gems that can help retailers and brands as they plan for this holiday:
October 26, 2018 Store Tracker Databank Members Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 43: Debenhams Plans to Close up to 50 StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies.
October 26, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) 3Q18 Results: Beats Expectations and Raises Guidance Across the BoardTractor Supply reported 3Q18 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95, up 31.4% from a year ago and beating the consensus estimate of $0.87. Revenues were $1.88 billion, up 9.3% year over year and beating the $1.83 billion consensus estimate.
October 26, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Amazon (AMZN) 3Q18 Results: Beats on EPS but Misses on Revenues and 4Q18 GuidanceAmazon.com reported 3Q18 earnings per share (EPS) of $5.75, beating the $3.08 consensus estimate and up sharply from $0.52 in the year-ago quarter. Revenues were $56.6 billion, up 29.3% year over year but missing the consensus estimate of $57.1 billion.
October 24, 2018 Insight Report Premium Innovator Intelligence: Price.com–Bridging the Gap Between Online Marketplaces Through Unparalleled Matching TechnologyPrice Technologies (Price) is a startup that is using machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to build what it describes as the most advanced matching technology in the world, with a vision to match anything with everything online.
October 23, 2018 Insight Report Premium September 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Clothing Retailers Lead GrowthTotal US retail sales including automobiles and gasoline increased by 4.4% on a year-over-year basis in September, according to the US Census Bureau.
