April 15, 2019 Insight Report Premium March 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco and Buckle Comps Show Sequential Improvement; Cato Comparable Sales Continue to SlideCostco’s same-store sales growth showed a sequential strengthening, led by strong store traffic. Its e-commerce segment continued to post strong growth
April 12, 2019 Insight Report Premium US Retail Inventory Tracker, 4Q18: Potential Tariff Hike and Poor Holiday Sales Lead to Higher InventoriesIn this first of our quarterly US Retail Inventory Tracker reports we analyze inventory trends among our Coresight 100 US retailers.
April 11, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access ASOS (LSE: ASC) 1H19 Results: Profits Slide due to Higher Warehousing and Technology CostsASOS reported 1H19 group sales of £1.31 billion, up 12.0% year over year on a constant-currency basis (up 13.5% as reported) and slightly ahead of the consensus estimate of £1.30 billion recorded by StreetAccount.
April 4, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Hudson’s Bay Company (TSX: HBC) 4Q18 Results: Revenues Down, Group Comps Down, Return to Cash Flow PositiveHBC reported 4Q18 revenues of C$2.9B, down 5.5% YoY and below the consensus estimate of C$3.18B. The company returned to a positive cash flow position and is working on financial discipline.
April 2, 2019 Insight Report Premium February 2019 US Retail Sales: Slowdown Seen Across Sectors with Major Softening in Home-ImprovementTotal retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles increased 2.7% year over year in February 2019, a substantial slowing from the revised 4.9% year-over-year increase in January.
April 2, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Reviewing America’s Retail Bankruptcies: What Can We Learn from the Slew of Recent Retail Failures?This report discusses notable US retail bankruptcies in 2017-2018 and examines key factors that led retailers to collapse.
April 1, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access H&M (STO: HM-B) 1Q19 Results: Profits Slide but Beat Consensus, Positive Signs on Full-Price SalesIn 1Q19, H&M grew net sales by 10% and the gross margin by 10 basis points, helped by a reduction in markdowns. EPS of SEK 0.49 came in comfortably ahead of the SEK 0.31 consensus.
March 29, 2019 Market Navigators/Market Outlook Premium The Opportunity in Women’s Plus-Size Apparel in China: A Potential $10 Billion MarketDespite a low obesity rate, the scale of China’s population means plus-size apparel represents a substantial market with significant potential for brands and retailers.
March 29, 2019 Event Coverage Register for Free Access Deborah Weinswig’s Shoptalk 2019 Presentation: Nine Things We Can Learn from China and IndiaSummary of the presentation given by Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, at the Shoptalk conference on March 3, 2019, focusing on nine things people can learn from China and India.
March 29, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access PVH (NYSE: PVH) 4Q18 Results: Tommy Hilfiger Exits 2018 With a 16% International Comp Rise and a Solid 2019 Order BookAt PVH, Tommy Hilfiger Exits 2018 on a 16% International Comp and a Solid 2019 Order Book and Calvin Klein returns to its iconic past.
March 28, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) 4Q18 Results: Revenues up 26%, Opening 40-50 Stores in 2019 – Half in International MarketsLululemon reported 4Q18 revenues of $1.17B, up 26% YoY and beating the consensus estimate of $1.15B. The company reported 4Q19 EPS of $1.65, up 87.5% from the year-ago period. The company plans to open 40-50 stores in 2019.
March 27, 2019 Flash Report Register for Free Access Boohoo Group Acquires MissPapBoohoo Group has acquired Internet-only women’s fashion brand MissPap. The acquisition adds to Boohoo Group’s collection of banners, which include Nasty Gal and PrettyLittleThing.
March 22, 2019 Deep Dive Premium Strong Demand for Value, E-Commerce and Sportswear Sustains Pressure on Europe’s Middleground Apparel RetailersAcross major European economies, floundering midmarket behemoths are finding business more challenging than ever, leaving a number of apparel retailing stalwarts suffering what seems to be “death by a thousand cuts.”
March 22, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Nike (NYSE: NKE) 3Q19 Results: Digital Growth Powers Forward at a 36% Pace, China Digital Grows Over 60%Digital Growth Powers Forward at a 36% Pace; 60%+ in China.
March 22, 2019 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Next (LSE: NXT) FY19 Results: Higher SG&A Cost Weighs on Operating Margin; Sees No Impact from Current Brexit UncertaintyNext reported FY19 total sales of £4,167.4 million, up 1.9% year over year, and in-line with the consensus estimate recorded by StreetAccount.