Insight Report | September 16, 2015 Premium Morrisons Dissecting Its New DirectionFaltering UK grocer Morrisons has unveiled a new strategy that effectively means rowing back on some of the changes it has introduced in recent years. Read More
Flash Report | September 10, 2015 Register for Free Access China Puts a Damper on the Beauty CategoryOn Friday, September 4, L’Oréal lowered its forecasted growth for the cosmetics category in 2015 to around 3.5%, down from its previous expectations of 3.5%–4%. That said, the company did not adjust its expectations for its own sales performance for the second half of the year. Read More
Insight Report | September 4, 2015 Premium August 2015 US Same-Store SalesThe four-week August period had 28 selling days both this year and last year. 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
Insight Report | August 11, 2015 Premium July 2015 US Same-Store SalesThe five-week July period had 28 selling days both this year and last year. 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
Insight Report | June 11, 2015 Premium May 2015 US Same-Store SalesThe four-week May period had 27 selling days this year and last year, reflecting Memorial Day in the US and Victoria Day in Canada. 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
Insight Report | May 1, 2015 Premium April 2015 US Same-Store SalesThe four-week period had 28 selling days this year versus 27 selling days last year, reflecting the earlier timing of the Easter holiday. The calendar shift improved this year’s net and comparable sales by 1.5%–2.0%. 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 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
Insight Report | April 10, 2015 Premium March 2015 US Same-Store SalesMost retailers’ March comparable sales benefited from an early Easter but April sales might likely to be hurt Read More
