Table of Contents
Highlights: January 2008
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- Grocers
- Multi-sector retailing
- DIY retailing
- Home shopping
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Greggs improves LFLs in H2
- UK: Thorntons continues steady improvement in Q2
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: Co-op LFLs up 3.4% over Christmas
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize FY sales slightly down in 2007
- France: Carrefour meets FY sales targets on strong Q4
- France: Casino FY sales up 11%
- Greece: Delhaize acquires Plus Hellas for €69.5m
- Netherlands: Schuitema
- …sees Q4 sales rise
- …but FY profits fall 30%
- …as Ahold enters talks to sell stake
- …and Schuitema reveals it is open to merger talks
- Netherlands: Ahold posts FY success, flat Q4 sales
- Netherlands: Jumbo's 2007 sales up 30%
- Netherlands: Sligro
- …FY sales up 24%
- …and posts robust 2007 profits
- Netherlands: Strong FY figures for Super de Boer
- Portugal: Jeronimo Martins sales up 21% in 2007
- Russia: Dixy sales up 42% in 2007
- Russia: Magnit 2007 sales up 38%
- Russia: X5 sales up 53% in 2007
- Turkey: Aldi joins bidding for Migros Turk
- UK: Aldi reports "satisfactory" Christmas, strong full year
- UK: Asda has "best ever" Christmas
- UK: Morrisons LFLs surge by 9.5% over Christmas
- UK: Ocado to expand range with non-food
- UK: Sainsbury's records 12th quarter of sales growth
- UK: Somerfield
- …owners consider sale
- …then posts good Christmas
- UK: Tesco
- …posts 'solid' Christmas results
- …targets Aldi and Lidl shoppers with price cuts
- …and plans department store-style shops
- United Arab Emirates: Waitrose expands into UAE
- United States: A&P improves sales in Q3
- United States: Supervalu earnings up in Q3
- United States: Wal-Mart to target Tesco with smaller grocery stores
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic sales recover in December
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: 99p Stores reports excellent Christmas
- UK: Instore Christmas sales up 0.4%
- UK: Mothercare posts strong Q3 results
- UK: Woolies reports 'very challenging' Christmas sales
- United States: Strong Q3 results for 99 Cents Only
- Multi-sector retailing
- Finland: Kesko FY sales up 9%
- Finland: Stockmann posts strong December figures
- France: PPR
- …pleased with Christmas sales
- …and reports sales up 16% in 2007
- Germany: Arcandor's reports “satisfactory” Q1
- Germany: Douglas FY profits up 16%
- Germany: Metro
- …reports full-year success
- …and sells Extra to Rewe
- Switzerland: Jelmoli FY sales rise 7.5%
- UK: Boots reports strong Christmas performance
- UK: HMV posts record Christmas
- UK: Home Retail Group warns for tougher trade
- UK: John Lewis
- …reports sales up 18% over Christmas
- …and reiterates strong Christmas sales
- UK: Next cautious on outlook for 2008
- Department stores
- UK: Beales posts Christmas sales fall, issues warning
- UK: Debenhams LFLs up 2.2% over Christmas
- UK: House of Fraser posts strong Christmas trading
- UK: Liberty reveals Christmas boost
- UK: Selfridges LFLs grow 9% in December
- United States: Sears
- …hit by poor Christmas
- …announces reorganisation to combat falling sales
- …then unveils new structure
- DIY retailing
- Austria: BauMax back in family hands
- Germany: Praktiker's full-year sales rise as German LFLs fall
- International: Kingfisher appoints Cheshire as chief executive
- UK: Topps Tiles increases LFLs in Q1
- Electrical retailing
- France: Kesa LFLs up 1.7% over Christmas
- UK: Carphone Warehouse LFLs up 1.0% in Q3
- UK: DSGi
- …issues profit warning
- UK: …then ditches analogue TVs
- UK: Jessops LFLs inch ahead
- United States: Circuit City posts dismal December sales
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: Zavvi reports strong Christmas results
- United States: Wal-Mart quits movie download business
- Furniture retailing
- Denmark: Ilva FY UK loss totals £62m
- UK: Land of Leather issues profit warning
- UK: ScS reports disappointing trading
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm H1 LFLs up 4.9%
- Home shopping
- France: Redcats to close Empire Stores in UK
- Germany: Otto
- …back in family hands
- …and predicts record sales for FY 2007
- UK: Asos holiday sales soar 86%
- UK: Findel sees all divisions increase sales
- UK: Ideal Shopping Direct FY LFLs up 14.8%
- UK: M and M sales up 29% over Christmas
- UK: N Brown LFLs up 14%
- UK: Play.com posts strong sales over Christmas
- UK: Littlewoods
- …expresses interest in Empire
- …and posts success
- UK: The White Company posts strong Christmas sales
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Clinton Cards LFLs up 2.5% over Christmas
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Blacks Leisure reports promising Christmas sales
- UK: JD records excellent Christmas performance
- UK: JJB
- …agrees to settle over football shirts
- …and issues profit warning
- UK: Which? names JD/JJB worst UK retailers
- UK: Sports Direct expects "difficult" market
- Jewellers
- International: Signet suffers over Christmas
- UK: Theo Fennell's December sales up 2%
- United States: Tiffany holiday LFLs fall 2%
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game's Christmas sales soar
- UK: Games Workshop reports H1 loss
- Clothing retailing
- France: Etam reports 2007 sales increase, issues profit warning
- Japan: November sales boost Fast Retailing's Q1
- UK: Alexon upbeat on FY profit
- UK: Burberry LFLs up 6% in Q3
- UK: Jacques Vert struggles after "creditable" first half
- UK: Jane Norman FY profit doubles
- UK: New look reports Christmas trading
- UK: Primark sales up 26% in Q1
- UK: Select avoids administration
- UK: Ted Baker sales up in run-up to Christmas
- United States: Gap sees sales slump over Christmas
- United States: Tommy Hilfiger float put on hold
- United States: Urban Outfitters LFLs up 9%
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Dolcis
- …owner says chain will not go into administration
- …before Dolcis goes into administration
- …and KPMG reveals strong interest
Economic News
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- Australia: retail sales up 0.8% in November 2007
- China: retail sales up 17% in 2007
- France: retail sales rise 0.4% in December
- Germany: retail sales fall in November 2007
- Italy: retail sales down 0.3% in November
- Ireland: retail sales fall 0.6% in November 2007
- UK:
- Retail sales growth slows in December, says ONS
- Slowest retail sales growth in a year, says CBI
- LFL retail sales up 0.3% in December, says BRC
Market Analysis: DIY Retailing
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- Market size
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- Figure 1: Europe: DIY market size by country, 2006
- Figure 2: Europe: Spending on DIY products per capita, 2006
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- Figure 3: Europe: Spending on DIY products as % all retail sales, 2006
- DIY retailers
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- Figure 4: Europe: DIY retailers sales and growth, 2001-06
- DIY sales per capita
- Growth
- Leading players
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- Figure 5: Europe: Top 20 DIY retailers, 2006
- E-commerce
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- Figure 6: Europe: Leading DIY retailers’ websites, 2008
- Concentration levels
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- Figure 7: Europe: DIY retailers concentration levels, 2006
- Consumer summary
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- Figure 8: Proportions doing any DIY jobs
- Outlook
- Where next for DIY?
- Demographics
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- Figure 9: UK: Population profile, 2006 and 2012
- How should the DIY retailers react?
- Concentration
- Ranges
- Expansion – Internationalisation
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- Figure 10: Europe: Concentration in the DIY sector, 2006
- Expansion – Larger stores
- Expansion – time for smaller stores again?
Company Profile: bauMax
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- Figure 11: bauMax: Sales as share of DIY retailers’ sales in Europe, 2002-06
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 12: bauMax: Group financial performance, 2002-06
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 13: bauMax: Outlet data, 2002-06
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- e-commerce and home shopping
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