Sentences with phrase «retail analyst noted»
As one retail analyst noted, «there is never too much liquidating product on the market these days.»
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«Story represents the future of retail — curation, editorial storytelling, interactive events and displays... and will help amplify Macy's instagrammable moments and help connect with Millennial shoppers,» Cohen & Co. analyst Oliver Chen said in a note to clients.
Maureen Atkinson, a retail analyst with J.C. Williams Group, noted that a colder - than - usual spring contributed in part to consumers» hesitation to spend on items such as clothing.
«Overall the [fiscal third - quarter] result suggests investments continue to favorably impact comp growth and shows Walmart is effectively competing in a tough retail environment,» Mark Astrachan, an analyst at Stifel, said in a note.
«Internet retailers (led by Amazon) have added $ 27.8 billion to their apparel revenue since 2005, while dept stores have lost $ 29.6 billion,» Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a 2016 note.
For now, the company is in «rarefied air, given the current retail environment,» Scot Ciccarelli, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets LLC, said in a note.
The changes are a sign that U.S. parent company Sears Holdings, which owns nearly 93 % of the Canadian division, «is seeking to revive the Sears Canada retail franchise and is not simply planning to harvest the company's declining cash flow,» wrote Desjardins Securities analyst Keith Howlett in a recent note.
«We expect Best Buy to continue to perform at a high level across multiple categories, with appliances likely to be one of the bright spots given market dynamics,» Moody's retail analyst Charlie O'Shea wrote in a research note.
Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods is clearly «a warning shot for the food retail industry that competition likely heightens on top of an already challenging retail backdrop,» Wells Fargo senior analyst Zachary Fadem wrote in a note to investors on Friday.
«Humana is potentially an attractive asset for Walmart as it would help diversify its revenue stream,» Cantor Fitzgerald health insurance analyst Steven Halper wrote in a recent report, noting that the retailer and insurer already partner on a co-branded Medicare prescription drug plan.
Analysts have blamed the slowdown on bad weather, noting that the construction and retail sectors are usually negatively affected during cold snaps.
Gordon Haskett retail analyst Chuck Grom wrote in a research note Friday.
By ignoring new shopping centers being built, the research note took an overly simplistic view of the changing landscape of shopping centers, said analyst David Marcotte, senior vice president with Kantar Retail.
Retail analysts also note that because Amazon aggregates data on the market, it can use that to inform its own designs and create logical price points.
«It is clear to us that a lot of top flight talent has left Nike in a very short period of time,» wrote Sam Poser, a retail analyst at Susquehanna Financial Group, in a recent research note that counted nine such exits in 35 days, adding that «Nike has a track record of developing and promoting talent from within.»
Deborah Weinswig, a retail analyst at Citi Research, said in a note to investors that beginning Nov. 20, Penney may postpone granting a registration to Pershing Square under the agreement or require Pershing Square to refrain from disposing of Penney's stock for no more than 90 days, based on an analysis of the filing.
UBS analysts noted that e-commerce companies are cooperating with established offline retail chains to improve customer service and distribution coverage in small cities.
Oliver Chen, a retail analyst at Cowen & Co., said in a research note that Lululemon's new site included better content, storytelling and product imagery.
«Historically, the retail infant formula business has not been price - sensitive, «notes Larry Feinberg, an analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. «A doctor tells a mom what formula to buy and she buys it.
In a letter sent to vendors in January and cited by Citi analyst Deborah Weinswig in a note to clients, the company wrote, «What we aren't willing to do is let online - only retailers use our brick - and - mortar stores as a showroom for their products and undercut our prices.»
While Amazon.com has declined to break out exact sales numbers, the online retailer insists that its Kindle line is collectively the bestselling product on its site; an analyst with advisory group Collins Stewart estimated in a Dec. 1 research note that the company could earn as much as $ 301.4 million off the Kindle in 2009.
Doug Stephens, a Toronto - based retail analyst and strategist, noted that both sides will likely see disadvantages to this deal.
When the S8 finally hits retail stores, it should be somewhere in March, a period that is, according to analysts, enough for consumers to forget the Galaxy Note 7 and its problems.
«The transaction would be logical because Parisian and Lord & Taylor have similar positioning in the [higher - end] market,» wrote Bear Stearns retail analyst Christine Augustine, in a note to investors.
RBC REIT analyst Rich Moore also noted that retailers continue to expand their workforce, indicating that net store openings are likely to be positive.
Analysts agree that retail REIT investment is poised to increase, but they note that the industry also is poised for some fallout.
Nevertheless, analysts remain bullish on public retail REITs, noting that investors are overlooking many strong companies.
«Buyers of these properties face massive execution risk,» the analysts said, noting that owners of the spaces may face lower - than - expected rents, more retailer defaults or a long leasing process.
This is «problematic as the list of retailers seeking that [floor plan] is short,» analysts from Green Street Advisors wrote in a recent note to clients.