Table of Contents
A Gap in the Market
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- A dramatic rise
- So what’s gone wrong in Europe?
- Prospects
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailers
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home shopping
- Health and beauty retailing
Retail Sales Review
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- Key points
- France
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- Figure 1: France: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 2: France: Inflation, 2010-11
- Germany
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- Figure 3: Germany: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation, 2010-11
- Italy
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation, 2010-11
- Netherlands
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- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2010-11
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2010-11
- UK
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- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 12: UK: Annual percentage change in Consumer Price Index for selected product groups, 2010-11
Electricals Retailing in Europe
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- Retail sales forecasts
- Outlook for electricals retailing
- Market size and performance
- The European competitive landscape
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- Figure 13: Europe: Leading electricals retailers share of electricals specialists’ sales, market share, 2009-10
Fnac
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- Figure 14: Fnac: Sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in France, 2006-10
- Strategic evaluation
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: Fnac: Group financial performance, 2006-10
- Figure 16: Fnac: Sales, by product category, 2010
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 17: Fnac: Outlet data, 2005-10
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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News
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- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize profits hit by higher costs
- Bulgaria: Lidl continues expansion
- Estonia: ETK Group turns over €82.5m in Q1
- Estonia: Tallinna Kaubamaja sees 2.5% Q1 sales, boosted by automotive sales
- Finland: Kesko sees steady consumer demand drive profit growth
- France: Carrefour
- …faces investor opposition to split
- …reveals tepid Q1 2011 sales
- France: Casino
- …and Casino Shop Shopping replacement for Petit Casino
- …reiterates FY forecast after strong first quarter
- Lithuania: Maxima and Norfa see slight Q1 growth
- Portugal: Jeronimo Martins' profits rise 34%
- Russian Federation: Dixy sales rise 21%
- Russian Federation: O'Key reports modest Q1 growth
- Russian Federation: X5 Retail
- …reports rise in full year profits
- …sells e-commerce businesses
- Spain: Campofrio focus of buyout talks
- Sweden: Axfood sees weak start to year
- UK: Aldi and Lidl gain record market share
- UK: Asda kicks off review of its online business
- UK: Co-op launches online pharmacy service
- UK: Farmfoods profits rise 30%
- UK: Morrisons
- …first quarter sales up
- …rolls out garden centre offer after trial success
- UK: Musgrave profits up 3%
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …announces 'biggest-ever' own-label overhaul
- …moves into fashion top 10 by volume
- …Shapland leaves
- …trials Clarks concessions
- UK: Scotmid posts fall in annual profits
- UK: Tesco
- …acquires video-on-demand service Blinkbox
- axes its 'double the difference' online price promise
- …boss says UK performance 'still not good enough'
- UK: Today's Group to go it alone
- UK: Waitrose
- …reports biggest ever Easter Saturday
- …reports strong first quarter
- …to open 'dark store'
- UK: Whole Foods Kensington store posts profits
- Food and drink specialists
- UK: Oddbins sells 37 stores and business to Whittall's Wine Merchants
- UK: Thorntons issues profit warning
- Clothing retailing
- Europe: H&M attributes declining sales to late Easter
- France: Mexx adopts a more targeted strategy
- France: Etam publishes annual and Q1 results
- France: The Kooples to open fifth London store
- Lithuania: Apranga turnover increased by 17% in April
- UK: Alexon returns to profit
- UK: All Saints
- …faces D Day
- …sold to consortium led by Lion Capital
- UK: American Apparel secures crucial refinancing deal
- UK: Arcadia
- …eyes click-and-collect after EPoS upgrade
- …Green in talks to launch manufacturing academy
- UK: Fashion brands eye National Geographic Regent Street store
- UK: FullCircle Clothing to close
- UK: H&M to open first UK concession in Selfridges
- UK: JoJo Maman Bébé sells stake to Singh-backed private equity
- UK: Joules sees record profits
- UK: Karen Millen considers major international expansion
- UK: Levi's reports first quarter sales rise
- UK: LK Bennett reports losses
- UK: Mango sees sales rise in 2010
- UK: Monsoon pre-tax profits triple
- UK: N Brown reports full year profits rise 5.5%
- UK: Next sales boosted by warm weather and Royal Wedding
- UK: Primark's
- …growth slows in first half
- …to branch out from retail sites and shopping centres
- UK: Uniqlo reports modest UK sales
- UK: Urban Outfitters plots UK expansion
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Clarks' profits break £100m thanks to overseas sales
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Alworths staff fear for their jobs as retailer's future remains uncertain
- UK: Argos boss leaves as profits fall
- Multi-sector retailing
- UK: Marks & Spencer
- …opens its first eco-store - but it's just the beginning, says Marc Bolland
- …hire Morrisons’ former business dev director
- UK: Poundstretcher acquires Alworths stores
- Department Stores
- France: Galeries Lafayette
- …reports rising sales
- …sees strong growth thanks to buoyant tourism
- UK: Debenhams boss to stand down as profits rise
- UK: Harvey Nichols owner eyes Aurum
- UK: Houseoffraser.com announces plans to measure customer satisfaction via social media
- UK: John Lewis considers petrol station click-and-collect
- Finland: Stockmann to post Q1 loss due to weak sales
- DIY retailing
- Portugal: El Corte Ingles opens new DIY store
- UK: Focus DIY seeks administration
- UK: Kingfisher buys 31 Focus DIY stores
- UK: Wickes like-for-likes rise 1.9%
- Electrical retailing
- Europe: Best Buy Europe sells off Belgian business
- Spain: Dixons to close PC City business in Spain
- UK: Best Buy rolls out new stores
- UK: Carphone Warehouse reports strong quarter due to Best Buy Mobile
- UK: Maplin reports flat profits
- Furniture aand furnishings retailing
- UK: Carpetright
- …axes 350 jobs and 12 stores in latest cost drives
- …forced to issue second profit warning
- …issues second profit warning of the month
- UK: Dunelm like-for-likes fall but offset by new space gains
- UK: Joules sees record profits
- UK: Lakeland launches new website
- UK: ScS returns to profit after seeing sales climb
- UK: Steinhoff UK in restructure
- Home shopping
- Europe: Asos faces potential legal dispute from like-named German brand
- Germany: Otto Group
- …announces imminent plans for Brazil expansion
- …sees sales rise 12.5%
- UK: Achica nearing break-even
- UK: Amazon sales rise but earnings fall
- UK: Asos sales rise 70% in its fourth quarter
- UK: Ebay earnings growth driven by PayPal
- UK: Flying Brands suffers difficult first quarter
- UK: Ideal Shopping Direct
- …reports rising profits as sale decision nears
- …to be sold in £78m deal
- UK: Ocado appoints eBay Europe boss to board
- UK: Shop Direct looks for overseas expansion
- UK: Wiggle gears up for £200m sale
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Dm-drogerie sees 9% growth in sales
- UK: Savers narrows full-year losses
- Miscellaneous specialists
- UK: Record companies ease terms to aid HMV cashflow
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: HMV sees pressure mount to sell Waterstone's
- UK: Staples to roll out in-store entrepreneurial courses
- UK: Waterstone's to receive cut-price bid
- UK: WH Smith
- …reports half year profits rise
- …to launch Funky Pigeon stores
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Germany: Puma sees Q1 profits rise
- UK: Blacks reduces full-year losses and confirms new boss
- UK: JD Sports sees profits rise but remains "extremely cautious"
- UK: JJB Sports shareholders approve £65m fundraising
- UK: Rampant Sporting opens first store
- UK: Sports Direct to extend bonus scheme with rising profits
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game
- …hires former Ladbrokes boss as new chairman
- …profits down but aims to 'outperform'
- Economy
- UK: BRC: Retailers suffer worst monthly sales fall since 1995
- UK: E-tailers confident in their outlook for 2011
- UK: Hammerson UK reports shopping centre sales up 1.5%
- UK: Inflation rate falls to 4% in March
- UK: Institute of Grocery Distribution: High petrol prices trigger rise in online shopping
- UK: Like-for-like sales rise 5.2% in April
- UK: Mobile retail searches surge 181%
- UK: ONS: Mixed picture for retail sales continues
- UK: PWC - Online shopping goes from strength to strength
- UK: Retail sales growth slows
- UK: Shop price inflation rises to 2.5% in April
- UK: UK high street gloom continues
- UK: Westfield Stratford announces 13 September opening
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