Deep Dive | May 14, 2019 Premium US Online Grocery Survey 2019Our second annual survey of grocery shopping habits found that while more than one-third of US consumers now buy groceries online, 72% of those shoppers direct only a small amount of their total grocery spend online. Read More
Event Coverage | May 14, 2019 Register for Free Access WPP & Alibaba Event: How China is Reshaping RetailCoresight Research participated in an event jointly hosted by WPP Plc. and Alibaba Group on April 24 in New York City. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 14, 2019 Register for Free Access JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) 1Q19 Results: Revenue Beats Estimates, Strong 2Q19 GuidanceJD.com reported 1Q19 revenue of ¥121.1 billion ($18.0 billion), up 21% year over year and beating the StreetAccount estimate of ¥120.2 billion. Read More
Insight Report | May 13, 2019 Premium Six Months to Singles’ Day: Is 11.11 on Your Calendar?As we approach mid-year 2019, brands and retailers must plan now to ensure their products, logistics, warehouse space and marketing efforts are timely for this year’s 11.11. Read More
Market Outlook | May 9, 2019 Premium US Furniture Market 2019This report outlines the current landscape of the $114B US furniture and home furnishing industry, the changing behavior of the US consumer (including millennials), and profiles retailers that have innovated with new business models, technology and operational strategies. Read More
Insight Report | May 7, 2019 Premium New Retail Briefing #9: Taobao Opens Taostyle for Online Clothing Brands; JD.com Seeks Fresh Food Partnerships in Southeast AsiaTaobao launched a multi-label physical store to bring the independent clothing brands selling on its platform offline. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 3, 2019 Register for Free Access Zalando (XTRA: ZAL) 1Q19 Results: Higher Fulfillment and Administrative Costs Hurt Profits; Guidance IntactZalando reported strong growth in revenues but posted a net loss for the first quarter of 2019. Sales of €1.38 billion were up 15.2% year over year and in line with the consensus estimate. GMV was up 23.1% to €1.76 billion. Read More
Insight Report | May 2, 2019 Premium Alibaba and JD.com Battle it Out for Dominance of China’s Online Luxury MarketAlibaba and JD.com have operated app-only luxury channels since 2017: Tmall Luxury Pavilion and Toplife, respectively. Both channels have enlisted over 100 brands to sell their wares so far. Read More
Insight Report | April 29, 2019 Premium US Mother’s Day Preview: 2019 Spending is Expected to Reach Record High of $25 BillionAccording to an annual Mother’s Day spending survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, about 84% of US consumers plan to celebrate Mother’s Day this year, broadly in line with last year’s 86%. Read More
Company Earnings Update | April 26, 2019 Register for Free Access Amazon.com (NASDQ: AMZN) 1Q19 Results: Blows Out EPS, Strength in AWS and Subscriptions, Light Q2 Profit GuidanceAmazon’s Q2 EPS blew past consensus estimates. Growth was driven by AWS and subscriptions. Q2 operating-profit guidance fell below consensus. Read More
Company Earnings Update | April 25, 2019 Register for Free Access Boohoo Group (LSE: BOO) FY19 Results: Top Line and EPS Beat Consensus; Strong FY20 OutlookBoohoo Group reported FY19 total sales of £856.9 million, up 47.0% at constant currency and 48.0% as reported, and beating the consensus estimate of £843.9 million recorded by StreetAccount. Read More
Company Earnings Update | April 25, 2019 Register for Free Access eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) 1Q19 Results: Steady Revenue Growth Beating ConsensuseBay reported revenues of $2.64 billion in 1Q19, up 2.4% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $2.58 billion. Read More
Insight Report | April 23, 2019 Premium New Retail Briefing #8: Health and Medical Services Go Digital on WeChat and Alipay; Tmall Luxury Pavilion Welcomes Gentle MonsterTencent is testing medical services on its WeChat mini program. Read More
Flash Report | April 22, 2019 Register for Free Access Amazon to Close China Marketplace and Focus on Cross-Border E-commerce, Kindle and AWSAmazon is planning to close its China domestic marketplace but still plans to continue its cross-border e-commerce operations, sell Kindle e-readers and continue to operate its AWS business. Read More
Deep Dive | April 22, 2019 Premium Success in China E-Commerce: Your Tmall 101Alibaba’s Tmall accounted for 60% of gross merchandise volume (GMV) in the online retail business-to-consumer (B2C) market in China in the third quarter of 2018, according to China Internet Watch and Analysis. Read More