The J.C. Williams Group National Retail Bulletin compares the latest monthly release of “raw” (i.e.,
unadjusted for seasonality, holiday, and trading day) retail sales figures to those in the same calendar
month of the previous year.
The results of the ninth edition of the Yearly
Marketing Survey (YMS) do not inspire
much optimism at first. Frankly, the results
are quite shocking. Where marketers were
very (overly?) enthusiastic and positive
last year, they are now very pessimistic.
It seems as if we, as marketers, have lost
our grip and are in search of inspiration.
The results of the ninth edition of the Yearly
Marketing Survey (YMS) do not inspire
much optimism at first. Frankly, the results
are quite shocking. Where marketers were
very (overly?) enthusiastic and positive
last year, they are now very pessimistic.
It seems as if we, as marketers, have lost
our grip and are in search of inspiration.
Using data intelligently has already been around for decades …
So are the related issues…
The analytics market is offering an abundance of solutions to gear up your data abilities…
And customers/companies are increasingly more willing to deploy data in some way…
But are they really ready to turn their minds to data ?
This presentation provides the view of The House of Marketing on how companies should gradually structure their analytical perspectives and pace the required transformation in the organization.
The top 10 social media stories of the year in the Menomonie area and Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin. Presented to the Noon Rotary Club of Menomonie on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009.
January 2010
That whooshing sound heard on Christmas morning was not the sound of Santa’s sleigh launching its return trip to the North Pole.
It was the collective sigh of relief by America’s retailers, as they squeaked through an intensely uncertain holiday season with positive growth numbers. Put in perspective, though, a little bit of good news for the holiday season is a modestly upbeat flourish on
what is otherwise still a very challenging
retail market.
The National Association of realtors share any insight that they may have about the economy, full of good statistics, and information pertinent to this economy.
Amid continued global economic uncertainty, Canadian retail sales are expected to continue their slow but steady climb next year. Fusion Retail Analytics is forecasting retail sales growth of 2.7% for 2013, maintaining the 2.5% growth pace set in 2012 . Retailers can expect a slower start to 2013 as we roll over a very strong Spring ’12 but YOY retail sales growth is expected to recover in the back half of the year. When looking at the underlying drivers of retail sales, their trends, oscillations, LY performance, lag impacts and tipping points it is unlikely that retail sales growth will deviate from its recent run-rate of 2-4%. Retail is unlikely to see a break in this pattern until we see a dramatic rise in Discretionary Income – the amount of money Canadians have left after paying their taxes and cost of living expenses. The key variable to watch is unemployment; if this drops below its tipping point of 6.5%, Canada will see accelerated wage gains, pushing Discretionary Income up and flowing into retail sales.
Discretionary Income in expected to grow in 2013, lifting retail sales, but this positive impact will be tempered by lower home turnover, cooler temperatures, and ever-increasing cross-border shopping in 2013. Growth in cost of living is forecasted to remain below the historical run-rate, primarily due to the expected low price of oil and cooler temperatures, which will curb increases in transportation and utilities costs, respectively. Slow growth in cost of living, combined with steady growth in income and taxes, will drive Discretionary Income growth back to historical, pre-recession levels.
Those who have recently moved purchase from more categories and spend more than other retail consumers, making home turnover – a measure of recent movers – a major factor in overall retail sales growth. Unfortunately, due to fairly strong growth in early 2012 and new mortgage rules, home turnover in 2013 in expected to trail 2012, maintaining the downward trend into the Spring before starting to recover later in the year.
Warmer temperatures can jump-start the Spring season, a key sales period for many retailers. This is exactly what happened in 2012, which included the warmest month of March in over 10 years, pulling seasonal sales forward and kicking off a warmer-than-average year. With average temperatures expected and only 2 months forecasted to be warmer in 2013 than they were in 2012, retailers will likely not have the benefit of a hot 2013, cooling our retail sales forecast.
American retailers continue to slowly eat away at Canadian retail sales. With the Canadian dollar expected to stay around parity with the US dollar, the trickle of Canadians travelling across the border will continue to increase in 2013, stealing an additional 0.4% sales growth from Canadian retailers. The exchange rate would have to fall to under $0.80 to deter most Canadians from crossing the border and keeping their purchases in Canada.
Using data intelligently has already been around for decades …
So are the related issues…
The analytics market is offering an abundance of solutions to gear up your data abilities…
And customers/companies are increasingly more willing to deploy data in some way…
But are they really ready to turn their minds to data ?
This presentation provides the view of The House of Marketing on how companies should gradually structure their analytical perspectives and pace the required transformation in the organization.
The top 10 social media stories of the year in the Menomonie area and Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin. Presented to the Noon Rotary Club of Menomonie on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009.
January 2010
That whooshing sound heard on Christmas morning was not the sound of Santa’s sleigh launching its return trip to the North Pole.
It was the collective sigh of relief by America’s retailers, as they squeaked through an intensely uncertain holiday season with positive growth numbers. Put in perspective, though, a little bit of good news for the holiday season is a modestly upbeat flourish on
what is otherwise still a very challenging
retail market.
The National Association of realtors share any insight that they may have about the economy, full of good statistics, and information pertinent to this economy.
Amid continued global economic uncertainty, Canadian retail sales are expected to continue their slow but steady climb next year. Fusion Retail Analytics is forecasting retail sales growth of 2.7% for 2013, maintaining the 2.5% growth pace set in 2012 . Retailers can expect a slower start to 2013 as we roll over a very strong Spring ’12 but YOY retail sales growth is expected to recover in the back half of the year. When looking at the underlying drivers of retail sales, their trends, oscillations, LY performance, lag impacts and tipping points it is unlikely that retail sales growth will deviate from its recent run-rate of 2-4%. Retail is unlikely to see a break in this pattern until we see a dramatic rise in Discretionary Income – the amount of money Canadians have left after paying their taxes and cost of living expenses. The key variable to watch is unemployment; if this drops below its tipping point of 6.5%, Canada will see accelerated wage gains, pushing Discretionary Income up and flowing into retail sales.
Discretionary Income in expected to grow in 2013, lifting retail sales, but this positive impact will be tempered by lower home turnover, cooler temperatures, and ever-increasing cross-border shopping in 2013. Growth in cost of living is forecasted to remain below the historical run-rate, primarily due to the expected low price of oil and cooler temperatures, which will curb increases in transportation and utilities costs, respectively. Slow growth in cost of living, combined with steady growth in income and taxes, will drive Discretionary Income growth back to historical, pre-recession levels.
Those who have recently moved purchase from more categories and spend more than other retail consumers, making home turnover – a measure of recent movers – a major factor in overall retail sales growth. Unfortunately, due to fairly strong growth in early 2012 and new mortgage rules, home turnover in 2013 in expected to trail 2012, maintaining the downward trend into the Spring before starting to recover later in the year.
Warmer temperatures can jump-start the Spring season, a key sales period for many retailers. This is exactly what happened in 2012, which included the warmest month of March in over 10 years, pulling seasonal sales forward and kicking off a warmer-than-average year. With average temperatures expected and only 2 months forecasted to be warmer in 2013 than they were in 2012, retailers will likely not have the benefit of a hot 2013, cooling our retail sales forecast.
American retailers continue to slowly eat away at Canadian retail sales. With the Canadian dollar expected to stay around parity with the US dollar, the trickle of Canadians travelling across the border will continue to increase in 2013, stealing an additional 0.4% sales growth from Canadian retailers. The exchange rate would have to fall to under $0.80 to deter most Canadians from crossing the border and keeping their purchases in Canada.
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J.C. Williams Group National Retail Bulletin December 2008 Us
1. Advance December 2008 Retail Sales i Released January 14, 2009
U.S. Data
with Furniture and Home Furnishing Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and
December Sales Reflect a
Stores falling -11.9% and Electronics Music Stores saw a sales boost of
Challenging Year
and Appliance Stores down -3.2%. 0.7% for the month, raising their
Building Material and Garden year-to-date sales to 1.1% over last
December’s consumer confidence fell
Equipment Stores were also down, year.
significantly from last month, which
dropping -5.5% from last year.
set an all-time low of 38 points. This
Many retailers are experiencing a
represented a drop close to seven
variation in expenditure results
Clothing and Accessories also fared
points from November’s confidence
between their offline and online
poorly with a drop of -9.4%. Meager
and is suggestive of consumer concern
stores. Overall consumer spending
sales performance will likely result in
during a challenging economic month.
is taking a hit, however many
diminished December profits for a
categories online, like sports and
number of retailers.
All Stores sales were down -7.9% for
fitness, are outperforming their
the month, however excluding sales
Brick and Mortar counterparts.
Department stores declined by -7.8%
from Motor Vehicles and Parts
in the month of December. Sales for
Dealers and Gasoline Stations, the
While there is certainly an air of
General Merchandise stores were
overall decline is a notably softer
pessimism about the current state of
reduced by -2.5% compared to last
landing at -2.0%. Gasoline Stations
affairs, overall consumer sentiment
year. Target reported same store sales
were hardest hit with a drop of -35.1%
toward the short-term future
were down -4.1%, while Wal-Mart’s
for the month.
economic situation is more
growth fell slightly short of
optimistic.
expectations with only a 1.9% rise in
Consumer staples remained a
same store sales.
purchasing priority, with small but
positive sales growth for Food and Release Date of the Next
Beverage Stores (0.7%) and Grocery National Retail Bulletin:
February 12, 2009
Stores (0.4%).
Health and Personal Care Stores did
particularly well, with an increase of Please note:
7.6% for the month. They are, The J.C. Williams Group National Retail Bulletin compares the latest monthly
however, not exempt from economic release of “raw” (i.e., unadjusted for seasonality, holiday, and trading day) retail
pressures, which is evidenced by sales figures to those in the same calendar month of the previous year. The U.S.
Walgreens’ recent layoff Census Bureau also reports seasonally adjusted sales that are compared to the
previous month within the current calendar year to measure change in Gross
announcement.
Domestic Product (GDP). Although other sources use seasonally adjusted figures,
J.C. Williams Group believes that using raw figures and making comparisons to
While holiday sales provided a much
the previous year’s performance more accurately reflects the seasonality of the
needed boost to retailers, winter
retail industry, and therefore, are more useful in analysis. Definitions can be found
storms, power outages, and economic on the U.S. Census Website: www.census.gov.
uncertainty had a negative impact on
retail. Big-ticket categories suffered
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2. NATIONAL RETAIL BULLETIN Release Date: 14/01/09
Retail Sales by Store Category
Sales for the Month of December 2008 2007 2008/2007
All Stores 396,150 429,953 -7.9%
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 56,105 69,864 -19.7%
Gasoline Stations 24,878 38,358 -35.1%
Food and Beverage Stores 52,819 52,470 0.7%
Grocery Stores 45,653 45,463 0.4%
Health and Personal Care Stores 23,498 21,839 7.6%
Building Material and Garden Equipment Stores 22,147 23,429 -5.5%
General Merchandise Stores 69,593 71,346 -2.5%
Department Stores (excluding leased departments) 27,380 29,700 -7.8%
Clothing and Accessories Stores 28,296 31,235 -9.4%
Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics and Appliance Stores 24,642 26,464 -6.9%
Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores 9,839 11,172 -11.9%
Electronics and Appliance Stores 14,803 15,292 -3.2%
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Stores 12,159 12,072 0.7%
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 11,812 11,687 1.1%
Nonstore Retailers 32,356 32,693 -1.0%
Food Services and Drinking Places 37,845 38,496 -1.7%
Year to Date Sales Ending December 2008 2007 2008/2007
All Stores 4,478,360 4,482,668 -0.1%
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 809,736 919,252 -11.9%
Gasoline Stations 489,252 445,212 9.9%
Food and Beverage Stores 589,512 560,649 5.1%
Grocery Stores 527,395 501,077 5.3%
Health and Personal Care Stores 247,022 237,437 4.0%
Building Material and Garden Equipment Stores 325,181 337,173 -3.6%
General Merchandise Stores 595,536 576,426 3.3%
Department Stores (excluding leased departments) 200,437 209,892 -4.5%
Clothing and Accessories Stores 220,795 224,651 -1.7%
Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics and Appliance Stores 220,692 230,016 -4.1%
Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores 109,180 118,657 -8.0%
Electronics and Appliance Stores 111,512 111,359 0.1%
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Stores 88,327 87,324 1.1%
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 119,120 118,848 0.2%
Nonstore Retailers 314,384 303,423 3.6%
Food Services and Drinking Places 458,803 442,257 3.7%
Source: US Census Bureau. All Values are expressed in millions of US dollars and are not seasonally adjusted
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3. Release Date: 14/01/09
NATIONAL RETAIL BULLETIN
U.S. Consumer
Confidence Index
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
Oct-04
Oct-05
Oct-06
Oct-07
Oct-08
Apr-04
Jul-04
Apr-05
Jul-05
Apr-06
Jul-06
Apr-07
Jul-07
Apr-08
Jul-08
Jan-04
Jan-05
Jan-06
Jan-07
Jan-08
Source: U.S. Conference Board
U.S. Monthly Retail Sales by Major Category
Percentage Change from Same Month, Previous Year
Auto Food & Drug GAFO
15%
10%
5%
0%
-5%
-10%
-15%
-20%
-25%
-30%
Oct-07
Oct-08
Jan-07
Mar-07
Nov-07
Mar-08
Nov-08
Jun-07
Jan-08
Jun-08
Jul-07
Jul-08
Dec-06
Feb-07
May-07
Dec-07
Feb-08
May-08
Apr-07
Aug-07
Sep-07
Apr-08
Aug-08
Sep-08
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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