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Analyst comment – DIY in France Heading for Further Rationalisation
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- DIY heading in the wrong direction
- The question has to be why?
- Bricomarché and Bricorama
- M Bricolage next?
European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 1: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2016-17
- Figure 2: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2016-17
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: all items CPI, 2016-17
- Figure 4: Major European economies: food price inflation, 2016-17
Launch Activity and Innovation
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- Germany: Kaufland ends online food delivery pilot
- Sweden: Coop Sweden launches voice-controlled shopping list
- Germany: NFC-enabled packaging offers beauty tips
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn trials checkout free store
- Netherlands: Coop Netherlands trials electric vehicles for delivery
- US: Walmart enters Buzzfeed’s recipe app
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home shopping
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- UK: Co-op
- …and Silentnight launch online bed shop
- …to open 100 new food stores
- …gives a strong showing for Christmas
- …launches partnership with local Derbyshire breweries
- Convenience stores
- UK: Conviviality buys over 100 Palmer & Harvey stores
- UK: Nisa sales rose 17.7% in December
- Grocers
- Belgium: Colruyt Group revenues grow nearly 4%
- Germany: Aldi
- …commits to sustainable flora
- …Aldi Süd may expand into convenience stores
- Germany: Kaufland ends online food delivery pilot
- Germany: Real sales fall 3.1%
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn
- …cuts convenience stores in Germany
- …launches new delivery app
- Netherlands: Jumbo
- …reports a growth of 5% in 2017
- …to donate Christmas dinners
- Portugal: Sonae in negotiations to buy Spinneys
- Switzerland: Coop Switzerland increases turnover by 3% in 2017
- UK: Aldi
- …Christmas figures up 15% compared to 2016
- …predicts Specially Selected range will reach £1bn in 2018
- …releases prosecco-infused chicken
- UK: Asda launches ‘Parcel Tower’
- UK: Lidl narrowly beats out Aldi in Christmas sales jump
- UK: Morrisons Christmas sales increased by 2.8%
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …gin sales rise
- …launches pop-up fizzy wine stall
- …says it ‘outperformed the market’ over Christmas
- UK: Tesco
- …backing healthy eating campaign
- …unveils line of vegan meals called ‘Wicked Kitchen’
- …Tesco-Booker deal fully approved
- UK: Waitrose bans sale of energy drinks to children
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic Wine sales up 1.2% over Christmas
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- Spain: Inditex sales grow nearly 10%
- Spain: Zara introduces self-service kiosks
- Sweden: H&M
- …reportedly planning discount branded website
- …sales increased 3% in 2017
- UK: Fatface Christmas sales up 12%
- UK: Jigsaw reports 7% sales uplift
- UK: Joules sales increase by 18.2%
- UK: Missguided reports operating loss of £1.4 million
- UK: Moss Bros issues profit warning as Christmas sales plummet
- UK: Next Christmas sales rise 1.5%
- UK: Quiz revenues jump by nearly a third over Christmas
- UK: Sophie Hulme offers instore handbag personalisation
- UK: Superdry
- …attracts former Burberry and Debenhams executives
- …revenues grow nearly 14% in Christmas
- …Superdry Sport becomes official clothing supplier for Invictus Games
- UK: Ted Baker festive sales soar 9%
- UK: The White Company reports difficult trading
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Shoe Zone sales fall in 2017
- Shopping centres
- UK: Westfield shopping centres bought for £18.5 billion
News Analysis – Multi-sector
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- Netherlands: HEMA retail sales up 7.1%
- UK: Mothercare sales down in Christmas period
- Department stores
- Netherlands: Hudson Bay Company rejects speculation it plans to pull out of the Netherlands
- UK: Debenhams festive sales down 0.8%
- UK: Harvey Nichols reports losses of £6.7 million
- UK: House of Fraser
- …launches localised pop-up concession plan
- …seeks rent reduction for its stores
- UK: John Lewis
- …extends Click & Collect pick up for Christmas
- …Christmas sales up 8.9%
News Analysis – Home and Household Goods
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- UK: Bunnings opens small format store in Bicester
- UK: Topps Tiles reports strong growth in Q1
- Electrical retailing
- Germany: Ceconomy sales rise 1.4%
- UK: Currys launches same-day delivery service
- UK: Dixons Carphone profits decline 60%
- UK: Maplin boss quits to head up Gaucho Group
- Housewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm appoints Nick Wilkinson as new CEO
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright profit falls in H1
- UK: United Carpets profits fall 8%
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Feather & Black rescued from administration
- Health & beauty
- UK: Miller Harris unveils new concept store
News Analysis – Online
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- Belgium: Colruyt buys Newpharma
- Germany: Zalando launches partnership expansion plans
- UK: Gear4Music sales up 42% before Christmas
- UK: Ocado revenue rises 11.6% in Q4
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Ryman and Robert Dyas sales jump as Boux Avenue falls
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Netherlands: Under Armour opens European flagship store in Amsterdam
- UK: Mountain Warehouse sales soar 38.2% for Christmas
- UK: Sports Direct reported profit before tax falls 67%
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Games Workshop sales rocket more than 50% in H1
- UK: Toys R Us faces collapse
News Analysis – Economy
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- UK: Black Friday fails to make an impact on November footfall
- UK: December non-food sales fall
- UK: inflation hits near-six year high
- UK: retail sales perform well for November
- UK: shop prices fell 0.6% in December
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