Deep Dive | March 28, 2017 Premium Amsterdam— A Leading European Startup HubAccess to capital: Amsterdam-based technology startups have ample access to early-stage funding, crowdfunding and business angel funding. Read More
Deep Dive | March 27, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: Intime Retail- The Roadmap to New Retail with AlibabaWe attended Intime Retail Group’s analyst briefing where the Chairman (who is also Alibaba’s CEO), CEO and CFO all spoke about the implementation of the New Retail, which refers to the integration of online and offline retail, and logistics across a single value chain. They all held the view that both online and physical retailers will need to change their operating models,as the mobile internet has drastically changed the way consumers shop. Read More
Deep Dive | March 24, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: India Rising Part 2— E-Commerce Disruptors in IndiaThis is the second report in our India Rising series focusing on the Indian startup ecosystem. We identify the following four retailers as the main disruptors in Indian e-commerce: Flipkart, Snapdeal, Quikr, and Bigbasket. Read More
Deep Dive | March 16, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: New Retail – The Key To Unlocking Pent-Up Chinese Consumer DemandThe Fung Global Retail & Technology team attended the 5th China E-commerce and Retail Innovation Summit 2017 in Shanghai. Read More
Deep Dive | March 15, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: US Retail—Store Closure and Management Change TrackerStore closure and bankruptcy announcements: BCBG will be closing all of their stores due to bankruptcy. Lucy Activewear will also close all of its stores as it is merged into the North Face brand. JCPenney will be closing 13%–14% of its stores, while Crocs will be closing 29% of its stores. Read More
Deep Dive | March 10, 2017 Premium Mining Silver: Identifying Opportunities in the Senior BoomThe growth in senior populations worldwide is impacting consumer spending patterns. We review the aging trend and explore commercial & economic implications. Read More
Deep Dive | March 8, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: Retail Revolution— US Apparel Shifts in 20 ChartsDespite some reports to the contrary, Amazon is not among the top 10 apparel retailers in the US, by revenues, if we consider what it retails in its own right. Read More
Deep Dive | March 6, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: IoT in Retail—Digitalizing Brick-and-Mortar StoresInternet of Things (IoT) technology has the potential to transform the way retailers operate brick-and-mortar stores. Read More
Deep Dive | March 3, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: An Overview of the Digitalization of the Apparel Supply ChainDigital technologies are transforming the apparel supply chain by challenging old operating models and unleashing new opportunities. This is the first in a series of reports that will investigate the different aspects of the digitalization of the supply chain. As the introduction to the series, this report: 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
Deep Dive | February 22, 2017 Premium DEEP DIVE: Fashion Re-Commerce EvolutionThe marketplace for online fashion resale continues to evolve rapidly. Following an initial wave of online fashion consignment startups, weaker players have gone out of business and stronger players have grown and attracted more investment funding to propel their further growth. Read More
Deep Dive | February 14, 2017 Premium Paris—The Third Largest European Startup HubThis is the third report in our series on European startup capitals. Paris is a leading startup hub globally and is the third-largest European center for startup development. The main factors that make Paris one of the top startup hubs include: Read More
Deep Dive | February 13, 2017 Premium Millennials and Furniture in the US and the UK – Ten Characteristics That Define the MarketSince millennials range in age from 16 to 36, they constitute a consumer segment that is of growing value in most markets. These consumers are entering their peak spending years and are establishing family homes. Read More
Deep Dive | February 10, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: US Retail—Store Closure and Management Change TrackerAmong the major US retailers that we track, so far this year, eight have announced store closures and another six have announced management changes. Read More
Deep Dive | February 7, 2017 Premium India Rising — An Overview of India’s Burgeoning Startup EcosystemThis is the first report in our series on the Indian startup ecosystem. Read More
