Deep Dive | November 13, 2019 Premium UK Department Stores: A Year of DeclineDepartment stores in the UK are facing tough conditions while being tied into long leases. Some UK retailers have entered into administration or used company voluntary arrangements to prevent collapse. This report focuses on the struggles of four of the UK’s biggest names: Debenhams, House of Fraser, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis. Read More
Company Earnings Update | October 17, 2019 Register for Free Access ASOS (LSE: ASC) FY19 Results: Revenues Ahead of Consensus, but Profits PlummetASOS FY19 profits plummet, management notes it had “underestimated the impacts of large-scale operational change…on two continents simultaneously” and that the company was “not adequately prepared for the additional complexities of planning and trading across our expanded warehouse footprint.” Read More
Insight Report | October 2, 2019 Premium Big Billion Days 2019: Highlights So Far from India’s E-Commerce FestivalFlipkart’s annual Big Billion Days (BBD) sales event and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival (GIF) kicked off on September 29, and are running for six days through October 4. Read More
Insight Report | September 30, 2019 Premium Tesco: A Timeline of Key EventsFrom 2017 to 2019, we saw Tesco divesting non-core assets and closing down unprofitable stores, as well as continuing with sustainability and digital transformation efforts. Read More
