Retailers are pointing to cracks in the consumer, and it may be spooking investors.
Walmart 's customers were being "choiceful," but when asked about signs of a broader slowdown, Rainey added: "We're not seeing it."
However even brands that target a higher-income consumer making discretionary purchases, like Ulta Beauty, pointed to a more money-conscious shopper as part of the reason for a miss on the company's top and bottom lines. "Today, there are significantly more places to buy beauty, especially prestige beauty, with more than 1,000 new points of distribution opened in the last three years. As a result, our market share continues to be challenged, particularly within prestige beauty,” said Kimbell.
“It's become clear to us that this reduced newness, which is below our historical levels and stems from earlier product decisions, has impacted conversion rates given the fewer new options available to our female guests,” CEO Calvin McDonald said during the company’s earnings call. "In addition to record second quarter sales, this is our seventh consecutive quarter of net sales growth in a dynamic, often uncertain, consumer environment which underlies the strength of our brands," said Horowitz.
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