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State of US Same-Store Sales - September 2010 and Quarterly Data Update and Full-Year Outlook

Retailer Daily has compiled comparable store sale data from the SEC filings of 26 major US retailers spanning several years, up to the most recently released September 2010 and quarterly numbers. The data excludes fuel sales and is available in Microsoft Excel format from the link below: Indications from September 2010 and the most recent quarterly same-store sales results across...
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August Chain Store Sales Meet Expectations

U.S. comparable?chain?store sales for August 2010 rose by 3.2% [pdf] on a year?over?year basis as measured by ICSC Research’s preliminary tally of 31 major retail chain stores. That performance was in?line with the International Council of Shopping Centers ICSC’s expectation for industry sales growth of about 3%.Strong Performers Offset Uneven Results ICSC analysis...
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June Chain Store Sales Meet Low End of Forecast

U.S. chain store sales increased 3% on a year-over-year basis in June 2010, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman-Sachs. This met the low end of the previously issued 3-4% forecast.Lower-priced Channels Hold Back Increase Lower-priced retail channels such as discount (2%) and wholesale club excluding fuel (3%) held back total...
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Discount, Dollar Stores Creep Up Top 100 Retailer List, Walmart Remains No. 1

The nation’s top retailers managed to hold on to their coveted spots, even with the troublesome economy, but a new group of companies are sneaking onto the playing field, according to an annual ranking of retailers by sales. With the economy putting a huge dent in consumers' budgets last year, discount and dollar stores became much more attractive to the American family, according to...
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Supercenters, E-commerce Will Gain CPG Dollar Share

The mass supercenter and e-commerce retail formats will gain substantial CPG dollar share in the next five years, according to the “Retail 2015 Forecast” from The Nielsen Company.Mass supercenter, which had a slightly less than 10% dollar share of the CPG retail channel in 2009, will grow its share to about 12% by 2015. E-commerce will increase its CPG dollar share from about 4% in...
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Consumer Brand Loyalty Declines

U.S. consumers are significantly less loyal to their favorite brands today than they were two years ago, according to comScore ARS research.Consumers Don’t Buy Preferred Brands comScore evaluated the change in brand loyalty within a number of consumer goods categories, including health & beauty aids, OTC medications, apparel, food, household products and housewares. As...
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‘Must Have’ and ‘Easy to Eat’ Displays Work Best

In-store promotional displays of inexpensive products that fall into the “must have” and “easy to eat” categories work best, according to research from The Nielsen Company.Necessity, Ease, Price Drive Successful Display Promotions Products that provide the most lift in display promotions optimally have a unit cost of less than $5 and can be considered...
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Wal-Mart Seeks Global Growth

Discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. intends to drive growth, leverage and shareholder returns during 2010. Wal-Mart issued a plan to meet these goals in advance of its June 4, 2010 annual shareholders’ meeting.Global Growth Domestically, Wal-Mart intends to grow in major metropolitan markets with new formats while making existing formats more productive. Internationally, Wal-Mart...
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Hispanics Create More than Half of Food Growth

Hispanics have become the most important U.S. demographic growth driver in the food, beverage and restaurant sectors, according to data from Hispanic market research firm Latinum Network.Hispanics Outspend All Other Groups in Food The U.S. Hispanic segment made up more than 50% of real U.S. food, beverage and restaurant growth between 2005 and 2008, generating $52 billion of new...
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Consumers Shop Less, Spend Less per Store Trip

A downward trend of US consumers shopping less hit a new low in February 2010, according to data from The Nielsen Company.Monthly Shopping Trips Decline 4% Monthly all-outlet shopping trips among US consumers declined 4% on a year-over-year basis in February 2010. And while per trip shopping basket rings began to pick up during and after the holidays, February 2010 remained static with...
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