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 30, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access COSTCO (COST) 4Q16 Results: Costco Beats on EPSCostco reported fiscal 4Q16 EPS of $1.77, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73.
August 22, 2016 Deep Dive Premium Introduction to Deep Learning and Neural NetworksDeep learning and neural networks are techniques used in computer science to analyze data. They are especially useful in pattern and image recognition.
June 21, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Happy ReturnsHappy Returns is a company that provides centralized, in-person return services for online retailers.
May 26, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Chico’s FAS (CHS) 1Q16 Results: Sluggish Quarter; Cost Cutting Expected to Generate Significant SavingsChico’s FAS reported 1Q16 revenues of $643 million, down 7.8% year over year and below the consensus estimate of $669 million. EPS was $0.23, missing the consensus of $0.32, but was up 4.5% from $0.22 in the year-ago quarter.
May 26, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Costco (COST) 3Q16 Results: Light Revenues, but Beats on EPS; Positive Comps Excluding Gas and CurrencyCostco reported fiscal 3Q16 revenues of $26.8 billion, slightly below the consensus estimate of $27.1 billion and up 2.6% year over year. EPS was $1.24, beating the consensus estimate by two cents.
April 28, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Retail Landscape Overview (Global Supply Chain Innovation Summit)Urban Outfitters acquired the Vetri Family group of restaurants in 2015 • Club Monaco collaborated Café Myriade to open an in-store coffee shop in Montreal Food & Beverage In-Store Technology • Rebecca Minkoff offers interactive mirrors as well as virtual reality headsets in stores • Tommy Hilfiger stores have virtual reality headsets that allow visitors to experience runway shows
April 14, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Debenhams (LSE: DEB) 1H16 Results: Pretax Profit Up 5.5%, CEO Confirms ExitBritish department store chain Debenhams reported revenue of £1,327 million for 1H16 (ended February 2016), up 0.1% from 1H15. Gross transaction value (GTV) grew by 1.6% year over year, to £1,629 million, broadly in line with consensus.
March 15, 2016 Deep Dive Premium RFID: Has Its Time Finally Come for Retail?The global RFID market—for tags, interrogators, systems, services, networking and software—is estimated to hit approximately $13.9 billion this year and to grow at a 17.0% CAGR through 2018, according to IDTechEx.
March 3, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Costco (COST) 2Q16 Results: Complicated but Decent Quarter, Solid Comps ex Gas, Foreign ExchangeCostco reported fiscal 2Q16 revenue of $28.2 billion, up 2.6% year over year and slightly below the consensus estimate of $28.6 billion. EPS was $1.24, missing the consensus estimate by four cents. The reported EPS figure includes items that hurt EPS by $0.11 per share.
February 25, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Chico’s FAS (CHS) 4Q15 RESULTS: COMPS AND REVENUES DOWN; COMPS FLAT TO DOWN AND HIGHER EPS IN 2016Chico’s reported 4Q15 adjusted EPS of $0.05 versus estimated EPS of $0.00. Net revenue for the quarter was $627.4 million, down 4.5% year over year from $657.9 million in 4Q14.
September 17, 2015 Flash Report Register for Free Access Target to Pilot Test Grocery Delivery with InstacartOn September 15, Target announced a partnership with Instacart to offer delivery of groceries purchased online in as little as an hour within the Minneapolis metropolitan area.
September 16, 2015 Insight Report 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.
