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BJ’s Wholesale: The five slides you need

22 Feb 2019

Our Kantar Consulting experts’ point of view on BJ’s Wholesale - SWOT analysis, key initiatives, growth forecasts, shopper profile, and supplier implications.

Sam’s Club: The five slides you need

22 Feb 2019

By: Timothy Campbell

Our Kantar Consulting experts’ executive summary of Sam’s Club, including strategic positioning and overview of merchandising, marketing, and operations focus areas.

Costco: The five slides you need

22 Feb 2019

By: Timothy Campbell

Our Kantar Consulting experts’ point of view on Costco - SWOT analysis, key initiatives, growth forecasts, shopper profile, and supplier implications.

In favoring own marketplace over Souq, Amazon signals Middle East ambitions

21 Feb 2019

By: Rachel Dalton, Kabeer Kapoor, Himanshu Pal

In its quest to drive international expansion and growth, Amazon will launch its own marketplace just two years after purchasing Souq.com for USD580 million.

CVS Health Q4: Headwinds pick up, as the retailer prepares for a “year of transition”

20 Feb 2019

By: Ben Antenore

Compared to Q3, when CVS was still celebrating its merger with Aetna, representatives of the retailer were sober on this call, focusing mainly on several emerging challenges and strategies to combat them.

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Followers: 29

December report on shopper behavior

20 Feb 2019

By: Caroline Dumas

Key trends emerging from Kantar Consulting’s January ShopperScape® survey include: As shoppers shift away from the holiday season, January shopper penetration showed a mix of winners and losers, Spending intentions steadied in January as shopping patterns returned to status quo after holiday season.

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Sam’s Club Q4 2019: The great closure anniversary

20 Feb 2019

By: Timothy Campbell

Sam’s Club ended the year with strong traffic growth and continued investments in both its physical and digital infrastructure as the club seeks to attract a wealthier member base.

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Instacart: An in-depth profile of the third-party fulfillment provider

20 Feb 2019

By: Kevin McCoy

Kantar Consulting’s overview of Instacart details the company’s background, plans, strengths and weaknesses, and supplier implications.

Blog Post

Followers: 159

Sam’s Club’s Q4 2019: The great closure anniversary

20 Feb 2019

By: Timothy Campbell

Q4 FY2019 capped an eventful year at Sam’s Club that saw strategic turnarounds, significant pain, and renewed growth.

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Seasonal Retail Pulse: Black History Month

19 Feb 2019

By: Catherine Lang

Our cross-channel review looks at how retailers, suppliers, and services celebrated Black History Month this year.

Blog Post

Followers: 429

Q4 results for Walmart US: Answering a few key questions

19 Feb 2019

By: Laura Kennedy

This week Walmart announced strong results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2019, posting 4.2% comps in the US for Q4 and strong eCommerce growth.

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