Event Presentation | January 7, 2016 Premium 2015 Holiday RecapConsumer & Retailer Behavior – Holiday 2015 • Shoppers began their holiday shopping early this year – nearly half started shopping before the Black Friday weekend • Online has become a major channel for holiday shopping, with 6 in 10 of those surveyed saying they will shop mainly online • 4 in 10 shoppers surveyed planned to spend more than $500 and 33% of young shoppers planned will increase their spending compared with last year Read More
Event Presentation | December 15, 2015 Premium 2015 Holiday HomestretchCyber Monday leads the weekend as the biggest day for sales with $3.1 billion in sales 2. Black Friday performance suggests consumer is in good shape; Apparel category remains under pressure while deals focused around electronics 3. Retailers generally pleased with their Black Friday performances despite weak traffic 4. Black Friday metrics favor e-commerce as estimates suggest store sales to be flat to down slightly with online sales up ~10% Read More
Event Presentation | November 15, 2015 Premium Disruptors – Physical and Digital– CVS Health: 37% of 2014 capex was on technology and other corporate initiatives – Nordstrom: 35% of 2014 capex; plans to spend $4.3 billion (5% of sales) over next five years – Walmart: 29% of 2014 US capex; spending “$1.2–$1.5 billion in e-commerce websites and mobile commerce applications” – Home Depot: “Tilting investments towards interconnected retail and technology Read More
Event Presentation | October 29, 2015 Premium 3Q2015 Recap and Holiday PreviewQ32015 Recap and Holiday Preview • Q3 2015 Weather Insights • Holiday 2015 Weather Outlook • Q3 Business Trends & Results & More Read More
Event Presentation | October 14, 2015 Premium Top Ideas on Global Retail and TechFBIC TOP 20 RETAIL & TECH TRENDS 1. Ecommercification: More Convenient Payment 2. In-Store Shopping Becomes More Purposeful 3. Webrooming 4. Increasingly Personalized Shopping 5. At-Home Beauty Devices Limit Salon Visits 6. Geofencing and Beacons Enable Location-based Marketing Read More
Event Presentation | August 26, 2015 Premium Doing Business in China$1.63 billion in sales are made in the first 38 minutes • 42.6% of sales are made via mobile devices • The first domestic order is delivered in 15 minutes • The first cross-border order is delivered in 2 hours • In 2014, Alibaba offered an 11.11 shopping festival to global shoppers Read More
Event Presentation | August 24, 2015 Premium The Collision of Digital Health the Consumer and Wearables Read More
Event Presentation | August 15, 2015 Premium 2015 Back-to-School OutlookConsumer purchase mentality—What do we need now? A Just in Time Shopper Macy’s reacts to this shopping behavior by rolling out same-day delivery to additional stores Look for traditional shopping seasons to continue to blur Black Friday style sales in July Harder for retailers to post sales and earnings gains. Continued IT investments—Mobile, Click & Collect, Personalization, Omnichannel—all mandatory to maintain share Most categories hovering in deflationary territory Read More
Event Presentation | June 15, 2015 Premium Retail UpdateRetail Update 2015 April 2015 Total Online Unique Visitors Amazon Sites Captures Over 69% of Online Audience. Amazon Attracts Millennials, Families and High Income Households. More Than 50% of Households Have Income <$75,000 and 44% Have Children. Read More
Event Presentation | May 28, 2015 Premium Top Ideas on Global Retail & TechFBIC TOP 15 RETAIL & TECH TRENDS 1. Apps are dominating smartphones 2. Gamification reaches fast adoption 3. Smartphones are becoming the hub for digital beauty 4. Social media becomes robust source of consumer data 5. Digital advertising to dominate next year & More….. Read More
Event Presentation | May 15, 2015 Premium 1Q2015 RecapCurrent Retail Business Environment 1. Gas Did Not Stay Below $2 per Gallon 2. April US Retail Sales Flat, Showing Slow Recovery 3. Unemployment at Seven-Year Low; Stores Cut Jobs and More Read More
Event Presentation | May 1, 2015 Premium Customer Engagement – An Omnichannel Perspective• Internet shopping is about functionality, not fun • As more shoppers move online, in-store shopping will increasingly focus on leisure shopping and the quality of experience • Online/offline division is becoming artificial as consumers browse, compare and buy across channels • More complex than simply “showrooming” Read More
Event Presentation | April 28, 2015 Premium US Housing Market Chartbook • Real DPI increased 0.2 percent in February, compared with an increase of 0.9 percent in January, over the preceding month. • On a year on year basis, the Real DPI per capital in February increased by 3.2 percent, slightly lower than the 3.4 percent in January. • In general, the Real DPI shows a good sign for the economy Read More
Event Presentation | April 23, 2015 Premium The Future of Retail – Top 15 TrendsWebrooming Beats Showrooming Read More
Event Presentation | April 15, 2015 Premium Macroeconomic Chartbook• For the last 12 months, the all-item index was unchanged before seasonal adjustment. • Over the last 12 months the food index rose 3.0 percent and the index for all items (excluding food and energy) increased 1.7 percent. These increases were offset by an 18.8-percent decline in the energy index. • Indexes that have risen over the past 12 months include shelter, medical care, and new vehicles. Indexes that have declined include airline fares, used cars and trucks, and apparel. Read More
