Event Presentation | September 18, 2017 Premium New Retail – The Trends Driving Retail in AsiaNew Retail Trends 1. Online is Guiding Offline 2. Online to Offline (O2O): The Sharing Economy 3. C2B: Alibaba’s New Concept 4. Social Commerce and Communities 5. New Retail Digital Content Strategy Read More
Event Presentation | August 30, 2017 Premium Retail Revolution – Disrupt or Be Disrupted – The Connected Mall (ULI)There will be 100 million more people living in Chinese cities by 2019. New infrastructure projects such as metro lines create more local communities. More people living in cities means smaller livings spaces and necessitates more places where people can spend time together outside the home. Read More
Event Presentation | August 10, 2017 Premium 2Q2017 Recap and Back-to-School Outlook (Planalytics)1. Earnings: Positive Results Led by E-Commerce and Off-Price Retailers 2. Store Traffic Continues to Decline 3. Record Father’s Day Sales Not Enough to Lift Monthly Comps in May and June 4. Store Closures Continue to Exceed Store Openings Read More
Event Presentation | June 20, 2017 Premium The Global Retail RevolutionRetailers should view the shopping experience as their customers do; as one all-encompassing experience, not separate channels and devices. Read More
Event Presentation | June 20, 2017 Premium Global Retail Revolution Brings Threats as well as OpportunitiesM&A chatter: • Nordstrom announced it is exploring a “going private” transaction (June 8, company press release) • American Eagle Outfitters is reported to be bidding for Abercrombie & Fitch with private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management (May 25, Reuters.com) • Deckers Brands announced that it is reviewing strategic alternatives (April 25, company press release) • The parent company of Jimmy Choo announced that it is reviewing strategic alternatives for the shoe brand (April 25, Bloomberg.com) • BJ’s Wholesale Club put itself up for sale in April (April 14, New York Post) Read More
Event Presentation | May 15, 2017 Premium Latest Trends and Developments in O2O RetailingJD.com plans to open 1 million brick-and-mortar convenience stores through franchising within five years. It invested in Yonghui Superstores, a supermarket chain in China. • This follows JD.com’s announcement to open 10,000 home appliance stores across China. • The stores will use JD.com’s data analytics and logistics system to better target consumers and fulfil orders. • The stores can set up virtual stores on JD.com. Read More
Event Presentation | May 11, 2017 Premium 1Q2017 Recap and Spring Retail Update (Planalytics)Spring Retail Update • Recent sales and earnings results indicate a continuing struggle in retail. • Store closures, bankruptcies and management changes are shaking up the industry. • The media barrage of the retail industry doesn’t help perception. • Uncertainty exists in terms of the forward picture; things probably get worse before they get better. Read More
Event Presentation | May 2, 2017 Premium Disruptors Breakfast – Fashion Tech CompaniesTop 8 Global Retail Trends 1. Corporate Innovation Is the New R&D 2. Store as a Platform 3. Wellness as the New Luxury 4. Consumers Want to Be Part of a Community & More….. Read More
Event Presentation | March 7, 2017 Premium US Retail RevolutionGlobal Retail Trends 1. Democratization of Luxury 2. Amazon’s Impact on Apparel 3. Home and Big-Ticket Purchases Increasing 4. Beauty Spending Driven by the Selfie Culture 5. Brands Developing an Emotional Connection & More…. Read More
Event Presentation | February 28, 2017 Premium Top Technology TrendsTechnology Trends: 1. In-store Gamification 2. Virtual Experiences 3. Innovative Displays 4. AI and Machine Learning 5. Beauty Technology & More… Read More
Event Presentation | February 16, 2017 Premium Global Retail Reinvented (Bloomberg)The Art of Decluttering • The typical American wardrobe has 120 items today vs 36 items in 1930. • 80% of them are unworn. • Marie Kondo’s “the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” brought minimalism to the mainstream. • Cladwell helps consumers create a minimalist wardrobe. Read More
Event Presentation | February 15, 2017 Premium Australian Apparel Market PrimerAustralian retailers are relatively positive about their prospects for 2017. In Deloitte’s most recent Retailers’ Christmas Survey, 64% of respondents are expecting their earnings to increase by 5% or more in 2017, with such levels of optimism at their highest since we started this survey five years ago. However, this optimism needs to be tempered somewhat with realities of the macro-economic outlook. The ‘wealth-factor’ arising from appreciating house prices that has buoyed parts of the market is starting to slow down, whilst we continue to see low wage growth. Against this background, the retail environment in Australia is likely to remain challenging, particularly with the continued influx and expansion of global retailers in Australia. Read More
Event Presentation | January 5, 2017 Premium 2016 Holiday Recap (Planalytics)US 2016 Holiday Wrap-up :- Holiday Wrap-Up: Season Was a Success, Driven by a Last-Minute Surge of Shoppers 2. Consumers Were Willing to Wait for the Best Deals, Which Resulted in a LastMinute Rush in Sales 3. Favorable Holiday Calendar; Day Before Christmas Was a Saturday…….. Read More
Event Presentation | December 16, 2016 Premium Primark Overview• Ultralow price points support Primark’s decision not to sell online, as the costs of fulfillment would erode margins • The impulse buys that are made as shoppers browse the assortments would be lost online – There is no digital equivalent of piling baskets to overflowing as shoppers walk the aisles • A short-lived experiment to sell Primark products through ASOS was abandoned in 2013 – No sign of movement toward a multichannel proposition ever since Read More
Event Presentation | December 8, 2016 Premium China – Tapping into New Opportunities● Fung Global Retail & Technology publishes research available on www.FungGlobalRetailTech.com ● We advise retailers, real estate developers and tech companies on projects situated at the intersection of retail, tech and/or fashion. ● Our team possesses a robust knowledge bank and significant experience in the retail, fashion and tech fields. Read More
