November 12, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Office Depot (ODP) 3Q18 Results: Beats Consensus Estimates and Raises GuidanceOffice Depot reported 3Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.13, beating the consensus estimate by a penny. Revenues were $2.89 billion, beating the $2.83 billion consensus estimate.
November 9, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Sainsbury’s (LSE: SBRY) 1H19 Results: Further Tepid Retail Sales Growth; Exceptional Costs Hit Bottom LineIn 1H19, Sainsbury’s reported further modest growth in comparable sales, with comps up 0.6%. Total retail sales were up just 1.2%.
November 8, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Marks & Spencer (LSE: MKS) 1H19 Results: Food Underperforms, Clothing Improves; Company Beats Bottom-Line ExpectationsIn 1H19, Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported a slightly improved performance in its UK Clothing & Home segment, as it seeks to reshape its clothing offering with streamlined ranges that will help it to recapture family-lifestage shoppers.
November 5, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Hottest Holiday Toys 2018In this report, we focus on the US and UK toy markets and outline some of the trends we think are going to influence toy gifting this holiday season.
October 18, 2018 Insight Report Premium Walmart: A Timeline of Key Events – 2018This is the first report in our US Retailers’ Timelines series. In this report, we examine a timeline of key events in Walmart’s recent history that have shaped it into the retailer it is today.
October 16, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart Further Expands Brand Portfolio with Acquisition of Lingerie and Sleepwear Retailer Bare NecessitiesOn Friday, October 12, Walmart announced that it had acquired lingerie and sleepwear retailer Bare Necessities for an undisclosed amount.
October 3, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart Acquires Eloquii, Strengthening Its #1 Position in ApparelWalmart announced that it will acquire plus-size apparel brand and retailer Eloquii for an undisclosed amount. Walmart has recently acquired several other apparel brands, including Bonobos in June 2017.
October 2, 2018 Insight Report Premium UK Christmas 2018 Retail Outlook: Overall Demand Looks Solid, with E-Commerce on Course to Capture 30% of Nonfood SalesForecasting a Solid Christmas Season, but with Gains Unevenly Distributed Despite negative headlines, total UK retail sales look set to grow solidly over the festive peak.
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September 14, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Kroger (KR) 2Q18 Results: Earnings Beat, Misses on RevenueKroger reported 2Q18 revenues of $27.9 billion, up 1.0% year over year and slightly below the consensus estimate of $28.0 billion. Adjusted EPS was $0.41, up 5.1% year over year, beating the consensus estimates of $0.38.
September 10, 2018 Event Coverage Register for Free Access A Natural and Organic Asia: Takeaways from Natural & Organic Products Asia (NOPA) ExhibitionThe Coresight Research team attended the Natural and Organic Products Asia (NOPA) exhibition held August 29–31 in Hong Kong.
August 23, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Target (TGT) 2Q18 Results: Beats Consensus Estimates and Raises GuidanceTarget reported 2Q18 adjusted EPS of $1.47, beating the consensus estimate of $1.40. Revenues were $17.78 billion, up by 6.9% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of $17.31 billion.
August 22, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: European Discount Retailers in the US – Reviewing Three Key Players’ StrategiesIn this report, we look at three ultralow-price European retailers that have expanded into the US market: Primark, Aldi and Lidl. Here, we examine their market entry strategies and the adaptations they have made in order to operate in an unfamiliar market.
August 17, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Walmart (WMT) Fiscal 2Q19 Results: Beats on Revenues, Comps and EPS; Raises GuidanceWalmart reported fiscal 2Q19 adjusted EPS of $1.29, up 19.4% from $1.08 in the year-ago quarter and beating the $1.22 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $128.0 billion, up 3.8% year over year and ahead of the consensus estimate of $126.0 billion.
July 27, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Carrefour (ENXTPA: CA) 1H18 Results: Sales Disappoint, but Company Makes “Significant Advances” in Carrefour 2022 PlanCarrefour reported a 3.0% year-over-year decline in revenues in 1H18, disappointing analysts, who had been expecting a small increase in sales. However, adjusted operating income came in slightly ahead of the consensus estimate.