PROFESSIONAL EDITION
ACTIONWATCH OZ NOV DOWN JUST (-0.3%)
ACTIONWATCH: Our ActionWatch Oz panel closed down just (-0.3%) for the month of November compared to the previous year. While only slightly down November results brings the YTD (-1.4%) and arresting some……
ACTIONWATCH (USA) YTD 2019 GROWTH STAYS AT +4%
ACTIONWATCH: November turned out to be a bit lackluster after the blockbuster +15% growth in October. From a broad category perspective there has been continued strength in Apparel while Footwear had…
ACTIONWATCH 🇺🇸 OCTOBER +15% SALES BRINGS YTD +4%
ACTIONWATCH USA: While we expected some growth due to the relatively soft comps to Oct ‘18 we certainly didn’t imagine in our wildest dreams that we would see +15% growth…
ACTIONWATCH ANALYSIS OF SUNGLASSES, JACKETS & WATCHES
ACTIONWATCH OZ: A much higher percentage of sunglass units were sold in the $55-$70 price range so far this year compared to the same time period last year, continuing a…
ACTIONWATCH (USA) Q3 & YTD 2019 UP +3%
Similar to August we were not surprised to see flat growth for the month of September given the strong comps from last year, when September sales grew +7% compared to…
SIGNS OF RECOVERY – OUTSTANDING AUGUST ALL CATEGORIES UP 12%
ACTIONWATCH OZ: Our ActionWatch Oz panel experienced exceptional growth for the month of August showing strong comps from last year, when August sales grew (+12%)compared to the previous year. While it’s…
AUGUST 2019 SALES FLAT IN THE USA
Flat sales in Aug ’19 keeps YTD growth in the US to +4% Not surprisingly we saw lackluster growth for the month of August since we were up against fairly…
JULY ’19 ACTIONWATCH OZ SALES DOWN SINGLE DIGIT (-9.4%)
ACTIONWATCH: A sharp drop of (-9.4%)in July contributed to a (-3.1%)decline YTD on our ActionWatch Oz panel. June’s (-1.2%) single digit decline offered promise of a return to positive territory.…
CHINA TARIFFS A CONCERN DESPITE RECORD +6% GROWTH IN Q2
ACTIONWATCH: (USA) Until Q2 of 2019 it had been 8 years since the ActionWatch panel experienced +6% growth in any individual quarter and if we look at the quarterly trend for…
ActionWatch Q2 sales up +6% in US
Strongest Q2 in years despite -2% decline in June ’19 Even though June ’19 wasn’t quite as strong as we had hoped that didn’t stop the US ActionWatch panel from…
ACTIONWATCH OZ SINGLE DIGIT DECLINE FOR MAY (-7.2%) YOY
ActionWatch Oz Top Line Observations for MAY; Whilst the US panel was up +7% YoY in May, our ActionWatch Oz panel slipped single digit (-7.2%) Average $ Sales YOY change. It’s a…
ACTIONWATCH USA: SALES +7% YOY IN MAY
+7% growth in May more impressive than record April growth We suspect that the +15% growth in April was likely influenced by low 2018 comps, better weather and a more…