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Retail same-store sales excluding Walmart grew at a slightly stronger 3.4% pace in August despite intentions by shoppers to curb their spending plans. The results, however, may moderate a bit when Walgreens reports its August sales tomorrow, a day later than usual.
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Although Target’s results improved in the first half of the year, the retailer is taking a conservative approach to its second-half outlook—as it cycles against stronger prior-year performances and consumer spending remains constrained.
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Walmart’s quarterly call—for the period ended July 31, 2010—marked a distinct shift, as several elements of its Project Impact strategy are effectively being dismantled. Kantar Retail examines these changes and discusses implications for suppliers.
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Kantar Retail surveys the in-club marketing appeals at Sam’s Club—specifically the retailer’s goal to reinforce the value of membership and encourage upgrades to USD 100 Plus memberships—and assess Sam’s efforts to bolster its proposition.
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In three reports, Kantar Worldpanel’s Europanel provides you with quarterly key indicators by country and keeps you up to date on category and channel trends in Western and Northern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, and the USA.
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August marks the height of the back-to-school shopping season. This year, fewer US shoppers plan to cut back their back-to-school spending. Still, competition is intense. Performance here is often regarded as an indicator to the holiday season.
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Kantar Retail recently profiled Beijing Hualian Group in a report, Retailing in Emergent Markets, to provide a global view of the dynamics driving retail in all emergent markets. BHG is a chain of more than 80 stores throughout China.
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Over the past nine months, Walmart has developed an array of plans to leverage its scale and drive down costs throughout the supply chain. Kantar Retail assesses these initiatives and discusses the longer-term implications for suppliers.
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Kantar Retail recently held our annual Mexican Retailing Forum in Mexico City, Mexico. This article showcases our observations from the market visit and takeaways from speaking with forum attendees.
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Out of necessity, Walmart is making substantial changes to its Project Impact strategy: Its US traffic has declined for the past two quarters. Kantar Retail examines the retailer’s core issue and consequential strategic shifts.
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Kantar Retail assesses another difficult quarter for Supervalu and suggests what to expect from the retailer over the next several quarters.
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Kantar Retail’s Mid-Year Forum, called “From Exploration to Action,” examined key industry trends for suppliers to evaluate and anticipate when developing their internal plans. Here, Kantar Retail researchers recap core themes they took from the event.
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