March 29, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Ahold Delhaize Updates on Store Divestments and Belgium StrategyThe Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) approved the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group on March 15, 2016. The approval was conditional upon the divestment of a number of stores and projects, in Belgium, to address competition concerns.
March 17, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Sainsbury (LSE: SBRY) 4Q17 Update Comps Return to Negative TerritoryThe UK’s second-biggest grocery retailer, Sainsbury’s, reported comparable sales excluding fuel fell by 0.5% in 4Q17.
March 15, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Ocado (LSE: OCDO) 1Q17 Update: Strong Growth Maintained as Inflationary Effects Creep InUK grocery pure-play Ocado reported total gross sales growth of 13.3% in its first quarter, ended February 26. Ocado’s own retail sales grew by 13.1%.
March 10, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Carrefour (ENXTPA: CA) FY16 Results: LatAm and S. Europe Lift Sales, While France and China WeakenCarrefour reported FY16 net sales of €76.6 billion, down slightly by 0.4% year over year (up 2.7% at constant currency) and slightly above the consensus estimate of €76.5 billion.
March 10, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Morrisons (LSE: MRW) FY17 Results: Ongoing Improvement in Sales and Profitability TrendsThe UK’s fourth-largest grocery retailer, Morrisons, reported FY17 revenues were up 1.2% year over year and that comparable store saleswere up 1.7%. Comps rose by 2.5% in 4Q17, representing a sequential quarterly improvement. This was the fifth consecutive quarter of positive underlying growth and marked the first fiscal year of positive comps since FY12.
March 8, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Groupe Casino (EPA: CO) FY16 Results: LatAm Business Drives Sales GrowthGroupe Casino reported FY16 revenues of €36,030 million, up by 2.0% from the previous year and up by 5.7% on an organic basis.
March 3, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Costco Wholesale (COST) Fiscal 2Q17 Results: Misses on EPS, Raises Membership FeesCostco reported fiscal 2Q17 EPS of $1.17, versus $1.24 in the year-ago quarter and missing the $1.36 consensus estimate. Revenues were $29.8 billion, down 5.7% year over year and roughly in line with the consensus estimate.
March 2, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Target (TGT) 4Q16 Results and Financial Community Meeting: Company Resets the Bar and Lowers Guidance for 2017Target held its annual Financial Community Meeting on February 28 in New York City.The company is making some major changes in an effort to compete in what CEO Brian Cornell called a “new era of retailing.”
March 2, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Ahold Delhaize (ENXTAM: AD) 4Q and FY16 Results: Dutch Business Boosts Sales, Merger Synergies On-TargetAhold Delhaize reported FY16 revenues of €49,695 million, up by 29.6% from FY15 at constant exchange rates (up 30.1% in reported currency).
February 24, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access DIA (BME: DIA) FY16 Results: Meets Targets with Strong Performance in Emerging MarketsDIA reported FY16 sales of €8,867.6 million, slightly behind the consensus estimate of €8,953.9 million and up by 9.0% excluding currency effects, but down 0.6% as reported.
February 22, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Walmart (WMT) Fiscal 4Q17 Results: Solid Quarter and Comps, Strong E-CommerceWalmart reported fiscal 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.30, down from $1.43 in the year-ago quarter but above the $1.28 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $130.9 billion, up 1.0% year over year and slightly below the $131.1 billion consensus estimate.
February 1, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Ocado (LSE: OCDO) FY16 Results: Strong Revenue Growth, But Costs Weigh On MarginsBritish online grocery retailer Ocado Group announced a 14.8% increase in revenues for the year ended November 27, 2016, marginally below the 15.1% growth that analysts expected.
January 30, 2017 Flash Report Register for Free Access Tesco-Booker Merger: Uniting Food Retail and WholesaleTesco, the UK’s biggest grocery retailer, and Booker, the UK’s largest cash-and-carry wholesale supplier, have announced an agreement to merge. The transaction values Booker, the smaller of the parties, at £3.7 billion.
January 20, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Ahold Delhaize (ENXTAM: AD) 4Q and FY16 Trading Update: Strong Sales in the Netherlands Boost Group PerformanceAhold Delhaize reported FY16 revenues of €62,331 million, up 3.4% from FY15 at constant currency (+3.7% in reported currency) and slightly below the consensus estimate of €62,419 million.
January 18, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Groupe Casino (EPA: CO) 4Q and FY16 Trading Update: LatAm Business Drives Sales GrowthGroupe Casino reported FY16 revenues of €36,030 million, up 2.0% from the previous year and up 5.7% on an organic basis. Comps grew by 3.8%.
