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Highlights: September 2006
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Electrical retailing
- DIY retailing
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Thorntons sees profits fall
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: Co-op replaces 'divi' to entice customers
- Convenience stores
- UK: OFT may investigate Nisa/Costcutter
- Grocers
- China: Tesco to launch own brand
- Europe: Ahold/Delhaize
- …to merge?
- …with Ahold prepared to accept Delhaize-appointed CEO
- France: Carrefour profits in first half
- France: Casino sees sales, earnings rise
- Germany: Hawesko to open first discount store
- India: Tesco India talks to end soon
- Ireland: Tesco makes 5,000th price cut since May
- Netherlands: Ahold encouraged by results
- Netherlands: Laurus
- …reveals first-half loss
- …and loses CFO
- Russian Federation: Magnit posts fivefold profit rise
- Russian Federation: Pyaterochka
- …shakes up management
- …and reveals successful first half
- UK: Asda
- …announces ‘green’ conference
- …looks to premium shoppers
- …and signs up Flintoffs
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …aims to close in on Tesco
- …announces ‘green’ packaging move
- …and will sponsor Yahoo! Answers
- UK: Lidl offers cut-price air fares
- UK: Tesco
- …launches Tesco Direct, upmarket clothing line
- …trials TV channel
- …bows to crisp makers' demand
- …and sees new furniture catalogue delayed
- UK: Morrison back in the black
- US: Supermarket sales boost Kroger
- US: Tesco thinks big
- Clothing retailing
- Czech Republic: Peacocks to move into Czech Republic
- Europe: A New Look for central Europe?
- Hong Kong: Esprit posts record results
- India: Next to make India move
- Italy: Positive first half revealed by Benetton
- Spain: Inditex
- …to sell Often stores
- …as H1 profit climbs 20%
- UK: Topshop
- …cleared for US launch
- …and announces Kate Moss design deal
- UK: Austin Reed
- …rejects offer
- …and returns to profit
- UK: Jacques Vert, Alexon mull sales
- UK: Fat face reveals fine full year
- UK: French Connection woes continue in first half
- UK: Clothing sales up at Matalan
- UK: Monsoon creates a storm with Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- UK: Mosaic heads towards £800m float
- UK: River Island sues Debenhams
- UK: ABF updates Primark trading
- UK: Next
- …to open first Lime store soon
- …and posts turnover, profit rise
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Stylo appoints Spitz
- Multi-sector retailing
- Australia: Coles Myer
- …announces bumper profit
- …and rejects bid
- China: Wal-Mart turns red with first Communist branch
- Europe: Metro wins trademark triumph over Tesco
- France: LVMH continues good form
- France: PPR sees sales, income grow
- Germany: Rewe
- …to invest €1bn on building and modernisation
- …as Egner leaves
- Russian Federation: Metro to add 15 Russian outlets
- Spain: El Corte Inglés sees successful year
- Switzerland: Jelmoli moves out of the red
- UK: GUS
- …announces Argos credit card with Barclays
- …then renames ARG, updates Argos/Homebase trading
- UK: Woolworths
- …faces break-up plan, buys THE
- …plans portfolio shake-up
- …and sees woes continue
- UK: Laura Ashley reports strong like-for-likes
- UK: M&S to add electrical departments
- US: Wal-Mart to reduce packaging
- Department stores
- UK: Debenhams reveals full-year sales growth
- UK: Baugur seals House of Fraser deal
- UK: John Lewis continues good form
- UK: Liberty suffer further losses
- Electrical retailing
- Denmark: DSG buys F-Group stake
- Germany: Philips, Metro staff investigated for bribery
- UK: DSG
- …drops Dixons Warehouse trial
- …launches 'The TechGuys'
- …exits VoIP market
- …and sees sales increase
- US: Best Buy sees second quarter success
- US: Carphone targets the US (gprice)
- US: Circuit City Q2 profits leap
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm set to float, reports strong sales
- Home shopping
- UK: Ocado appoint BBC chairman sparking float rumours
- UK: Asos to launch magazine
- UK: Otto UK reports full year sales slump
- UK: Like-for-likes up at Ideal
- Health and beauty retailing
- Ireland: Boots plans Irish expansion
- UK: Boots launches Soap & Glory
- UK: Body Shop goes online
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Foyles to open Selfridges concessions
- UK: WH Smith
- …to roll out sandwiches
- …and satisfies demerger conditions
- US: Borders UK division continues to struggle
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet
- …abandoned by private equity Bidders
- …but shines on, rejecting Ratner overtures
- …puts Ernest Jones online
- …and receives £350m Ratner offer
- UK: Carmody in at Theo Fennell
- Garden centres
- UK: Permission granted for Dobbies expansion
- DIY retailing
- Romania: Baumax looks to expand in Romania
- UK: Kingfisher
- …sees UK performance hit results
- …announces B&Q Warehouse revamp
- …and launches Hire a Handyman service
- UK: Travis Perkins appoints new Wickes MD
- US: Home Depot to hire 1,000 new employees
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Woes continue at Floors 2 Go
- Furniture retailing
- China: Ikea changes Chinese approach
- UK: Losses continue for Homestyle
- UK: MFI sells struggling furniture chain for a pound
- Toys and games retailing
- Australia: Game grabs the Wizards Down Under
- US: Toys R Us sells 44 stores
Economic News
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- Australia: Retail sales rise again
- China:
- …targets 11% retail sales growth until 2010
- …and sees retail sales up across the board
- Germany: Retail sales flat year-on-year
- Hungary: Retail sales climb 4.4%
- Italy: June sees retail rise
- Japan: Retail sales hit by weather
- UK: Bumper August for retail, says CBI
- UK: Retail sales outlook uncertain, says BRC
- UK: Retail sales up in August, says ONS
Market Analysis: Books, Music and Video Retailing in Europe
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- Overview of the European Books, Music and Video market
- Books – could a change in legislation boost sales?
- Music – death of the market or just the CD?
- Video – DVD boom counters death of VHS.
- Books dominate the sector
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- Figure 1: European books, music & video market, by major product category, 2003
- DVD market much stronger in the UK
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- Figure 2: Europe: Book, music & video market, % of sales by category, 2003
- UK closes in on Germany
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- Figure 3: European book, music & video market, by product category & country, 2003
- Per capita, Irish are the big spenders
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- Figure 4: Europe: Books, music & video spending per capita, by country, 2003
- Figure 5: European book, music and video market, by product category and country, 2003
- Fnac’s French dominance ensures its European supremacy
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- Figure 6: Europe: Leading identified book, music & video specialists, 2003
- Retailers struggle outside domestic markets
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- Figure 7: Europe: Leading identified retailers’ market shares, 2003
- Leading paid-for music download sites
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- Figure 8: Europe: Selection of leading music download sites, April 2005
- The German book, music and video market
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- Figure 9: Germany: Consumer spending on books, music and video, 2003
- Figure 10: Germany: Consumer spending on books, music and video, 2003
- The UK book, music and video market
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- Figure 11: UK: Books, music & video market, 1999-2003
- Figure 12: UK: Spending on books, music and video as % of total spending, 1999-2003
Company Profile: Free Record Shop
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- Bare facts
- Financial performance
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- Figure 13: Free Record Shop: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
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- Figure 14: Free Record Shop: Estimated sales per country, 2003/04
- Products
- E-commerce
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 15: Free Record Shop: Outlet data, 1999-2005
- What does the future hold?
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