Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Going toe to toe with the hard discounters
- Communication is key
- Response of the major players
- Masking the real threat?
Headlines for the Month
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- Food retailers
- Clothing retailers
- Footwear
- Department stores
- Multi-sector
- Health and beauty
- DIY
- Opticians
- Home shopping
Retail Sales Review
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- Key points
- France
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- Figure 1: France: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 2: France: Inflation, 2009-10
- Germany
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- Figure 3: Germany: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation, 2009-10
- Italy
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation, 2009-10
- Netherlands
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- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2009-10
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2009-10
- UK
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- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 12: UK: Annual percentage change in Retail Price Index for selected product groups, 2009-10
European Clothing Retailers
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- Market in brief
- Retail sales forecasts
- Outlook for clothing retailing
- Market size and performance
- European market shares
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- Figure 13: Europe: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2009
Mango Group
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- Figure 14: Mango Spain: Sales as share of all clothing specialists’ sales in Spain, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Global presence – too big?
- Distinct from its competitors and staying true to the core brand message
- Developing a multi-brand strategy?
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: Mango Group: Group sales performance, 2005-09
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- Figure 16: Mango: Estimated performance by major market, 2009
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 17: Mango Group: Outlet data, 2005-09
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- Figure 18: Mango Group: Breakdown of stores in Europe, 2006-10
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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News Analysis
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- Grocers
- Belgium: Carrefour Belgium adds self-scanning
- Czech Republic: Tesco's F&F store beats sales targets
- France: Carrefour enjoys strong third quarter
- France: Casino
- …plans new stores
- …profits increase
- France: Lion Capital acquires Picard Surgeles
- Germany: Edeka acquires Trinkgut
- Netherlands: Ahold makes progress
- Poland: Carrefour to speed up expansion
- Poland: Emperia continues to fight Eurocash bid
- Romania: Lidl approved for Plus acquisition
- Russian Federation: Magnit sees strong sales
- Russian Federation: X5 Retail sees strong sales
- Russian Federation: O'Key raises $420m through IPO
- Spain: Carrefour expands
- Sweden: Axfood reports strong growth
- UK: Asda
- …appoints former Tesco man as COO
- …launches Christmas promotional campaign
- …market share dips again
- UK: Booths to launch value range
- UK: Iceland founder offers £1bn to regain company
- UK: Morrisons up 1.3% in third quarter
- UK: Stokes enters administration
- UK: Tesco
- …wins store battle
- …Christmas promotional campaign
- Off-licences
- UK: First Quench sees only a third of stores trading as off licences
- Clothing retailing
- France: LMVH acquires 14.2% stake in Hermès
- Germany: Gerry Weber to select stock for retailers
- Poland: TK Maxx opens new stores
- UK: Accessorize launches standalone website
- UK: All GIVe stores to close
- UK: Arcadia reconfiguration threatens 200 stores
- UK: Aurora to open dual-branded Oasis/Warehouse stores
- UK: Burberry expects full year profit increase
- UK: Jigsaw appoints new chief executive
- UK: Leifsdottir label to launch in UK Urban Outfitters
- UK: Matalan reports "satisfactory" first half
- UK: N Brown
- …plans more acquisitions
- …profits up 5.5%
- UK: New Look directors leave after restructure
- UK: Next clothing costs to rise
- UK: Peacocks
- …hires marketing director
- …receives two bids
- UK: Primark profits rise 35%
- UK: Ralph Lauren to open its first Rugby store in the UK
- UK: Rigby & Peller sales dip
- UK: Suits You
- …enters administration
- …owner considers sale
- UK: Topshop success with Kate Moss
- Footwear retailing
- Italy: Carlo Pazolini opens new store
- UK: Clarks thrives through strong US trade
- UK: Kurt Geiger sees profits soar
- UK: Office bidding continues
- UK: Schuh opens new store
- UK: Russell & Bromley profits up
- Multi-sector retailing
- Bulgaria: Mercator develops Roda chain
- Europe: M&S to buy back Euro shops it ditched
- France: PPR reports a 12.9% rise in third quarter
- Germany: Metro to raise profit targets
- UK: Argos
- …to return to fashion
- …profits fall
- …Christmas comes early
- UK: M&S
- …on track to reach end of year online sales target over Christmas
- …to axe Portfolio
- …to take on 20,000 staff
- UK: Mothercare sees overseas sales growth
- UK: One New Change opens
- UK: Vivienne Westwood sees profits climb
- Department stores
- Netherlands: Hema to attract six bidders
- UK: Debenhams sees profits increase
- UK: John Lewis
- …launches at home in Swindon
- …looks to ATG
- …to open further at home stores
- …raises second half expectations
- …sales rise due to half term
- UK: Selfridges' pre-tax profits rise 19%
- Mixed goods
- UK: Wilkinson boosts own-brand offer
- UK: Poundland opens 300th store
- DIY retailing
- UK: B&Q hires commercial director
- UK: Focus DIY hires Lazard for advice
- UK: Wickes’ like-for-likes grow 0.6%
- Electrical retailing
- UK: Apple sees record results
- UK: Best Buy launches transactional website
- UK: Carphone Warehouse ups profit expectations
- UK: Richer Sounds profits fall 18%
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Carpetright like-for-likes drop 7.3%
- UK: DFS grows market share
- UK: Hub opens new store in Manchester
- UK: Ikea full year UK & Ireland sales up 1%
- Home shopping
- UK: Amazon reports rise in profits
- UK: Asos
- …launches French and German websites
- …outlines global ambitions as profits rise
- …reports strong sales growth
- …to launch River Island collection
- UK: Findel expects £7m profits fall
- UK: Lovefilm sees turnover grow
- UK: Ocado
- …confirms second warehouse plans
- …gains new distribution spoke
- UK: Park Group acquires two companies
- UK: Shop Direct hires creative boss
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Alliance Boots acquires majority stake in German wholesaler
- Germany: Schlecker seeks help
- UK: Alliance Boots interim revenues up 6.6%
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Staples returns to profit
- UK: WH Smith
- …joins forces with Dixons
- …sees profits increase
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Adidas aims to reach €17bn sales in 2015
- UK: Blacks Leisure
- …in sale talks
- …posts reduced loss
- UK: Puma's success leads to five-year plan
- UK: Sports Direct posts profits increase
- Opticians
- Italy: Luxottica posts profits increase
- Specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords looks to cut costs
- UK: Theo Fennell narrows losses in first half
- Economy
- UK: CPI remains at 3.1%
- UK: UK retail sees low growth increase
- UK: Retail sales rise in September
- UK: Shopping centre completion rate slows
- UK: Slow sales growth in October
- UK: Westfield to sell London stake
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