May 2, 2017 Event Presentation Premium Disruptors Breakfast – Fashion Tech CompaniesTop 8 Global Retail Trends 1. Corporate Innovation Is the New R&D 2. Store as a Platform 3. Wellness as the New Luxury 4. Consumers Want to Be Part of a Community & More…..
March 15, 2017 Deep Dive 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.
March 7, 2017 Event Presentation Premium US Retail RevolutionGlobal Retail Trends 1. Democratization of Luxury 2. Amazon’s Impact on Apparel 3. Home and Big-Ticket Purchases Increasing 4. Beauty Spending Driven by the Selfie Culture 5. Brands Developing an Emotional Connection & More….
February 16, 2017 Event Presentation Premium Global Retail Reinvented (Bloomberg)The Art of Decluttering • The typical American wardrobe has 120 items today vs 36 items in 1930. • 80% of them are unworn. • Marie Kondo’s “the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” brought minimalism to the mainstream. • Cladwell helps consumers create a minimalist wardrobe.
February 10, 2017 Deep Dive 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.
November 7, 2016 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: The Mall Is Not Dead: Part 1This is the first report in a three-part series analyzing the US mall landscape.
October 20, 2016 Event Presentation Premium AR VR – At an Inflection Point (RetailLoco)• AR/VR applications are becoming more commonplace, for example in virtual catalogs and Pokémon Go • Goggles such as Google Cardboard and $79 Google Daydream View put the price of AR within reach • One forecast calls for a $80 billion market in 2025, and VC funding is increasing rapidly • AR has seen broad acceptance; will VR overcome the “nerd factor”?
October 5, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Global Retail ReinventedCan Stores Be Something Other Than Stores? 12 things retailers going global should learn from Starbucks: 1. Coffee theater roastery 2. Localized products 3. Standardized experience 4. Fun merchandise and……..
September 28, 2016 Event Presentation Premium In-store Technology as Retailtainment (Retail Tech Lounge)• Estimate of 63 million prime memberships (CIRP) Added 19m since last June • Most households do not hold multiple memberships About 46% of US households have just one member Costco has 44.6 million paid members and 81.3 million cardholders
July 15, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Meeting Tech Talk (ICSC NARTF)• Affluent Consumers are expected to take a greater hit • Younger Consumers without mortgage or stock market exposure are less affected • Middle-Aged & Retired Consumers are the most cautious and anxious group, with the most exposure to the consumer finance metrics
May 16, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Top 25 Retail TrendsTop 25 Retail Trends 1. Store Traffic 2. Experiential Retail 3. Smart Malls 4. Retail Store Closings and Openings 5. Owning Grocery 6. Moving to Omni 7. Evolving Pure Plays 8. Winner-Take-All E-Commerce & More…..
May 12, 2016 Event Presentation Premium 6 Retail Trends and 7 Ways Amazon Is Changing Everything (Ecommerce Media Forum)• US mall traffic has decreased for 37 consecutive months and continues to be challenging • Malls have seen an average 9.1% YoY decrease in traffic since January 2015 – High-end malls appear less affected – General Growth Properties: traffic up 2% in 2015 – Simon Malls: traffic up 1.5% in 2015 – Taubman Centers: traffic up in 2015
May 6, 2016 Event Presentation Premium 1Q2016 Recap (Planalytics)Q1 2016 and Spring Retail Trends 1. Selected April Sales 2. Selected Latest Quarter Earnings 3. Mixed Luxury Results 4. Online: Amazon Spotlight and More
May 3, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Aeropostale to File for Bankruptcy in the Coming DaysAéropostale is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within the next few days.
December 9, 2015 Flash Report Register for Free Access Westfield Corporation Divests Five US Shopping Centers for $1.1 BillionThe divested assets total more than 6 million square feet of retail space across four US states.
