July 24, 2018 Insight Report Premium Retail-Tech Alliances: Why Walmart Is Collaborating with Microsoft, and Carrefour with Google, on Retail DigitalizationTwo retail-tech collaborations have been recently announced, one between US retail giant Walmart and US technology giant Microsoft and another between leading French retailer Carrefour and US technology leader Google. In this report, we analyze:
July 23, 2018 Insight Report Premium The Rise of the Unstaffed C-Store: Disruptive Technologies, Increased Efficiencies and the Future of the C-Store ChannelAutomated, unstaffed convenience stores (c-stores) are popping up in many of the most dynamic retail markets around the world, especially in Asia. In this report, we examine the rise of this retail format and provide:
July 11, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart’s Jet.com to Open E-Commerce Fulfillment Center in New York CityWalmart-owned Jet.com is planning to lease a fulfillment center in the Bronx borough of New York City. The new warehouse will enable Jet to offer same-day delivery of groceries and selected merchandise and to significantly reduce its current delivery time of two days.
July 11, 2018 Insight Report Premium China Tech Briefings: Ling Shou Tong—Alibaba Leverages Independent Convenience Stores to Gain a Competitive Advantage in New RetailLing Shou Tong is a partnership program between Internet giant Alibaba, the owner of Tmall, and independent, family-run convenience stores (c-stores) in China. It aims to modernize c-stores by enabling them to incorporate technology for analytics and operational improvement.
July 5, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Sainsbury’s (LSE: SBRY) 1Q19 Sales Update: Very Weak Growth Confirms Under performance Versus PeersSainsbury’s reported very weak comp growth of just 0.2% in 1Q19.
June 22, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Kroger (KR) 1Q18 Results: Beats on EPS and Revenue, Raises OutlookKroger reported 1Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.73, up from $0.58 in the year-ago period and above the $0.63 consensus estimate. Revenues were $37.5 billion, up 3.4% year over year and above the $37.3 billion consensus estimate.
June 5, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart Launches Jetblack, a Concierge-Style Personal Shopping ServiceWalmart launched a members-only personal shopping service called Jetblack on May 31. The service was incubated under Walmart’s tech incubator Store No. 8.
May 24, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Target Corp. (TGT) 1Q18 Results: Misses EPS Guidance, Beats on Comps, Reiterates GuidanceTarget reported 1Q18 adjusted EPS of $1.32, below the consensus estimate of $1.39. Revenues were $16.78 billion, up by 3.4% year over year, and roughly in line with the consensus estimate of $16.58 billion.
May 24, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Marks & Spencer (LSE: MKS) FY18 Results: Exceptional Costs Hit Profits; Only on “Mile Three or Four of a Marathon”Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported a 38% fall in operating profit and a 62% slump in pretax profit in FY18. The declines were largely due to costs related to store closures.
May 22, 2018 Deep Dive Premium Subscription Commerce Update – Disruptors Face DisruptionSubscription services continue to capture billions of dollars that would otherwise go to conventional retailers. However, we are now seeing some US subscription commerce disruptors face disruption themselves.
May 18, 2018 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Walmart (WMT) Fiscal 1Q19 Results: Net Sales Beat Expectations, Guidance Affected by Portfolio RepositioningWalmart reported fiscal 1Q19 net sales of $121.6 billion, up 4.4% year over year and beating the $119.3 billion consensus estimate. US comps increased by 2.1% in the quarter. Adjusted EPS was $1.14, beating the $1.12 consensus estimate.
May 10, 2018 Flash Report Register for Free Access Walmart to Invest $16 Billion to Acquire a 77% Stake in India’s FlipkartOn May 9, Walmart announced the signing of a definitive agreement to invest $16 billion for a 77% stake in Flipkart, a leading online retailer in India. The company said it supports Flipkart’s ambition to become a publicly listed subsidiary in the future.
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April 26, 2018 Insight Report Premium Who Shops Where for Fashion – A Look at US Apparel Shopper DemographicsThis report looks at key demographic characteristics of shoppers at America’s biggest apparel retailers. The top takeaways from our analysis of survey data include the following:
April 24, 2018 Insight Report Premium Three Shifts Driving US Grocery M&A ActivityFrom Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market last year to Southeastern Grocers’ bankruptcy filing in March, we have seen a flurry of activity in the US grocery market in recent months. In this report, we discuss these corporate developments and note three trends driving mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in grocery. The sector is shifting:
