The global retail industry experienced an 85% drop in company filings mentions of COVID-19 in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Home Depot with 114% year-on-year increase, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 187 retail company filings. GlobalData’s Retail: Filings Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report delves into earnings call transcripts and quarterly reports within the retail industry, extracting trends, signals, and comparative data to help businesses assess their performance, identify competitive intelligence, evaluate risks, and gain a comprehensive understanding of key industry events. Buy the report here.
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Notably, COVID-19 was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q2 2024, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of electric vehicles and low cost evolution, according to GlobalData.
Of the top leading companies in the retail industry, Home Depot had the greatest increase in references for COVID-19 in Q2 2024, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 15 COVID-19-related sentences in the company's filings - 0.9% of all sentences - and an increase of 200% in Q2 2024 compared with Q2 2023. TJX’s mentions of COVID-19 rose by 114% to 15 and Ross Stores’s by 14% to 8 and Lululemon Athletica’s by 54% to 6 and Albertsons’s by 75% to 5.
GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for COVID-19 in Q2 2024 was 92.
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