Amazon and changing consumer habits claimed another victim during the week with US ‘category killer’ Toys R Us filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This brings the total number of US retailers that have filed for Chapter 11 to 24 this year, up from 18 in 2016, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. And there’s still three months of the year to go. Continue…

by Stuart Jackson Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary.

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Broker reports are one of the most widely-used information sources for equity investors of all stripes, and there is no doubt they can be a very useful source of background information on an industry or company. In addition, they provide financial forecasts, valuation estimates and, of course, the analyst’s overall conclusion: buy, sell or hold. Continue…

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Earlier this year we wrote about why we liked SpeedCast (ASX: SDA). Since May, we’ve seen another acquisition and the financial results – and a lot of volatility. Let’s look at these things one at a time. Continue…

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In this interview with Steve, Roger Montgomery discusses retail outlets and how they haven’t been able to compete with the change in consumer behaviour resulting in many retail stores closing down and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy including the most recent Toys R Us in the US.

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In this week’s video insight Roger discusses the current market, both global and domestic and notes that current conditions do require a degree of caution.

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Customer experience is vital in today’s competitive environment for the delivery of products and services. Just look at how Amazon has revolutionised the way products are bought, paid for and delivered to its loyal customers. Continue…

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How feasible is it to give up paying for broadband and rely solely on mobile internet? It’s a question many consumers who have moved onto the NBN must be pondering as they struggle with multiple issues, many hours on the phone and long wait times for repair requests to be processed.
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