Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- French outlet stores struggling despite the recession
- Touted for success, heading for failure
- Low prices don't buy success
Headlines of the Month
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- Food retailing
- Clothing
- Multi-sector
- Department stores
- DIY
- Electricals
- Health and beauty
- Books and stationery
- Sports
Retail Sales Review
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- Key points
- France
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- Figure 1: France: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
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- Figure 2: France: Inflation, 2008-09
- Germany
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- Figure 3: Germany: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation, 2008-09
- Italy
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation, 2008-09
- Netherlands
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- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2008-09
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
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- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2008-09
- UK
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- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
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- Figure 12: UK: Annual percentage change in Retail Price Index for selected product groups, 2008-09
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Greggs eyes Threshers stores for expansion
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: Co-operative wades into Christmas price war
- UK: Waitrose wades into Champagne price war
- Convenience stores
- UK: Costcutter pulls out of bid for First Quench stores
- Grocers
- Belgium: Colruyt posts H1 profit
- Belgium: Delhaize outlines €300 million cost-cutting plan
- France: Auchan to stick with hypermarket investment plans
- France: Casino reshuffles Geant hypermarkets management
- Ireland: Casino-owned CDiscount collapses
- Netherlands: Ahold posts €265 million operating income
- Netherlands: Jumbo given approval for Super de Boer takeover
- Russian Federation: Magnit
- …posts sales and profits increase
- …sees sales and profit growth slow in November
- Russian Federation: Dixy reports 14% sales rise
- Russian Federation: X5
- …acquires Paterson for $265 million
- …posts Q3 profit boost
- UK: Asda moves first in Christmas price war, records sales increase
- UK: Hagar chief asks Walker for cash
- UK: Haldanes
- …opens new store and Scottish HQ
- …unveils expansion plans
- UK: Morrisons LFLs up 4.3%
- UK: Ocado ponders Carrefour link up
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …boasts 'strong sales'
- …plans Northern Irish expansion
- UK: Tesco
- …announces £100 million Chinese expansion
- …launches early Clubcard offer to woo Christmas shoppers
- …plans superstore splurge
- …posts "solid" sales growth
- …signs deal with C&W for broadband
- …to open network of 'dark stores'
- …Irish store plan refused
- UK: Waitrose
- …MD tipped as next Morrisons chief
- …to sell goods in Shell petrol stations
- Off-licences
- UK: First Quench announces more job cuts
- UK: Majestic Wine profit up 9%
- UK: Threshers franchisees form action group
- Clothing retailing
- Europe: TJX Europe Q3 LFLs up 1%
- Spain: Inditex profits down 1%
- Sweden: H&M LFLs down in October
- UK: Alexon LFLs down 14%
- UK: French Connection posts sales increase
- UK: Jaeger FY profits halve
- UK: Matalan
- …attracts suitors
- …receives five first-round bids
- UK: Moss Bros enjoys sales rise
- UK: New Look appoints advisers for IPO
- UK: Peacocks to start selling music
- UK: Primark has "best ever" trading day in London
- UK: Ted Baker sales up 19.8%
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Mothercare posts £7.1 million loss
- Multi-sector retailing
- France: PPR
- …to list CFAO unit to raise €1 billion
- …to raise funds by selling parts of retail portfolio
- Portugal: Sonae profit doubles in Q3
- UK: M&S
- …appoints Bolland as new chief
- …offers 1p delivery for online shoppers
- …ponders European return
- Department stores
- Italy: Gruppo Coin posts 58% profit boost
- UK: Debenhams
- …acquires Magasin for £12.3 million
- …to open in Vietnam
- UK: John Lewis reports record week
- DIY retailing
- UK: Kingfisher profits up 28%
- UK: Topps Tiles FY profit down
- Electricals retailing
- UK: Carphone Warehouse posts 88% profit boost
- UK: DSGi
- …to sue legal advisers over French withdrawal
- …posts £17.6 million loss
- UK: Phones 4U launches free wi-fi in-store
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: HMV losses narrow
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Habitat bought by Hilco
- Home shopping
- Sweden: Netonnet suffers Q2 profit dive
- UK: Asos enjoys sales and profits boost
- UK: Findel
- …appoints new chief
- ...posts H1 loss
- UK: Net-a-porter H1 profits surge 56%
- UK: Shop Direct looking to relaunch Woolworths on the high street
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Celesio swings to Q3 loss
- UK: Alliance Boots plans overseas expansion
- Books and stationery retailing
- UK: Borders
- …falls into administration
- …head office staff made redundant
- UK: Clinton Cards LFLs rise 3.9%
- UK: WH Smith
- …suffers sales drop
- …withdraws Borders bid
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Blacks Leisure CVA nears completion
- UK: JD Sports Fashion
- …posts solid results
- …offloads JJB stake
- …appoints new chief executive
- UK: Sports Direct pre-tax profit down 40.8%
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet records $10.5 million loss
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game Group suffers large sales fall
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords profit up 24%
- UK: Hobbycraft
- …sales boosted by revival of traditional hobbies
- …to be put up for sale
- Luxury goods retailing
- UK: Burberry
- …plans Indian venture
- …profits down 19.6%
- UK: Mulberry posts strong results
- Economy
- Germany: German retail sales improve slightly in October
- UK: BRC: November retail sales "disappointing"
- UK: London LFLs up 4.2% in October
- UK: London retail sales up 13.3%
- UK: ONS: Retail sales up in October
- UK: Retail sales volumes up, says CBI
- UK: Scottish retail sales fall behind rest of UK
Food Retailing in Europe
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- Key findings
- Light at the end of some tunnels
- Demand for food
- Food retailers
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- Figure 13: Europe: Sales by food retailers, 2007 and 2008
- Leading players
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- Figure 14: Europe: Top 20 leading food retailers, 2007 and 2008
- Auchan
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- Figure 15: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Figure 16: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 17: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2004-08
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- Figure 18: Auchan: Estimated European sales, by country, 2004-08
- Figure 19: Auchan: Share of group sales, by region, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 20: Auchan: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 21: Auchan (Europe) fascia type, by market, 2008
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
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- Figure 22: Auchan: Breakdown of own brands in Europe, 2009
- Product offer
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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