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Highlights: September/October 2005
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- Grocers
- Clothing
- Multi-sector
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Thorntons trading not too sweet
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: Co-op hits tough times
- Convenience Stores
- UK: M&S trials food at forecourts
- Grocers
- Australia: Strong start for Woolworths
- France: Store sales boost Hyparlo
- France: Carrefour
- …boosted by French sales
- …and launces TV innovation
- Netherlands: Ahold
- …sells joint venture to Wal-Mart
- …and jobs go at Albert Heijn
- …while BA man comes in
- Netherlands: Laurus posts further poor results
- UK: Tesco
- …swaps assets with Carrefour
- …as sales soar
- UK: Asda
- …slashes toy prices
- …and questions its staff
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …repositions online shopping
- …as campaign gets off to a flyer
- …and recovery remains on track
- UK: Somerfield
- …finally secures consortium bid
- …and challenges sell-off ruling
- US: Food Lion trialls discount superstores
- Clothing retailing
- Italy: Benetton returns decent first half
- Spain: Inditex
- …stands strong in H1
- …but deputy chairman exits
- Sweden: H&M
- …drops Moss over drugs claims
- …and continues to thrive
- UK: Arcadia posts strong interims
- UK: Bhs falters in 2004
- UK: Peacocks sees good second quarter
- UK: Burberry makes sound progress
- UK: Monsoon shines through retail gloom
- UK: Moss Bros continues to perform well
- UK: New Look acquires new stores
- UK: US move pays off for Ted Baker
- Footwear retailing
- UK: FY results a false dawn as Stylo hit by poor H1
- Multi-sector retailing
- Iceland: Baugur boss cleared of fraud
- Japan: Daiei remains upbeat despite bleak H1
- Japan: Aeon reports healthy H1
- UK: Alexon sees tough half-year
- UK: HMV stunned by UK downturn
- UK: Laura Ashley remains in rut
- UK: Marks & Spencer turns a corner
- UK: Boots
- …reports sluggish sales
- …but seals Alliance merger
- …and Reckitt takes healthcare arm
- US: Wal-Mart
- …appoints Martello
- …but faces copycat claims
- US: Supervalu sales flat, profits plummet
- Mass merchandisers
- US: Profits up at Costco
- Department stores
- France: Sales grow at Galeries Lafayette
- UK: Debenhams to launch credit card
- UK: Harvey Nichols opens first Irish store
- UK: HoF upbeat despite decline
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Hornbach on track in tough market
- Germany: Praktiker
- …tracked by Permira
- …but Metro opts for flotation
- …as retailer reports rise
- UK: Focus downgraded as profits slump
- UK: Sales topple at Topps
- Electrical retailing
- UK: Profits dive at Kesa
- UK: DSG International (Dixons)
- …looks to end woes with new business
- …and steps up expansion drive
- Furniture retailing
- Sweden: Price cutting boosts Ikea
- UK: Land of Leather results impress
- UK: Furnitureland finally falls
- UK: Homestyle sees refinancing success
- UK: MFI chief out as profits slide
- UK: ScS prospers in tough market
- Home shopping
- UK: ASOS strides forward
- UK: Findel’s Express business loses momentum
- UK: Profits soar at N Brown
- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Superdrug invests in price cuts
- UK: Body Shop
- …expands into Russia
- …as sales jump
- US: Sales and earnings up at Walgreens
- Book and stationery retailing
- France: Bertelsmann buys Alsatia
- UK: Ottakar’s sees sales increase
- UK: Profits up at WH Smith
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JJB
- …disappoints in H1
- …amid takeover rumours
- UK: JD sales hit for six
- Jewellers
- UK: Theo Fennell reports solid H1
- Garden centres
- UK: Wyevale
- …delivers resilient figures
- …and is monitored by Cinven
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game Group puts faith in H2 turnaround
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords buoyant in H1
- US: Office Depot Q3 sales up, profit down
Economic News
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- Czech Republic: Retail sales beat expectations
- US: Retail sales push forward
- Switzerland: Retail sales on the rise
- UK: Retail sales improve in September, says BRC
- UK: Retail sales hit record low, says CBI
- UK: Quiet month in retail, says ONS
- Germany: Retail sales up in August
- Australia: Retail sales edge ahead
- Italy: Retail sales fall again
- Poland: Retail sales continue marching forward
Market Analysis: Department Store Retailing in Europe
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- UK leads the way
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- Figure 1: European mixed goods retailing: Sector sales by country, 1999 and 2004e
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- Figure 2: Leading European department store retailers: Ranked by sales, 2003
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- Figure 3: Leading European department store retailers: Sales performance, 1999 vs 2003
- Store numbers – Karstadt leads, but for how long?
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- Figure 4: Leading European department store retailers: Outlet numbers and space, 2003
- Social targeting
- Who visits?
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- Figure 5: Europe: Department store visiting patterns, 2004
- The Future
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- Figure 6: European mixed goods retailing: Sector sales and forecasts by country, 2004 and 2009
- Figure 7: Mixed goods retailers as % all retailer sales, 1995-2009f
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- Figure 8: Sector sales growth forecast, by country, 1999-2004e, 2004e-09f
Company Profile: El Corte Inglés
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- What is it? The bare facts
- Dominant in Spain
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- Figure 9: El Corte Inglés: Department stores’ share of Spanish mixed goods retailers sales, 2000/01-2003/04
- Healthy financial growth over a sustained period
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- Figure 10: El Corte Inglés: Group financial performance, 2001-04
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- Figure 11: El Corte Inglés: Retail sales by division, 2001-04
- Outlet portfolio growing steadily
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- Figure 12: El Corte Inglés: Full line department stores outlet data (Spanish stores only), 2002-04
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- Figure 13: El Corte Inglés: New department store openings, 1995-2004
- Products
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