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European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 2: Major European economies - Year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2014-15
- Figure 3: Major European economies - Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2014-15
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Major European economies: - All items CPI, 2014-15
- Figure 5: Major European economies - Food price inflation, 2014-15
Headlines
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Electricals
- DIY retailing
- Home shopping
- Jewellers
News Analysis: Food and Drink
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- Convenience stores
- Ireland: Musgrave eyes return to profit
- Netherlands: Spar highlights own-label quality with swap promotion
- UK: Booker’s Londis and Budgens acquisition approved
- UK: Budgens’ new format has been well-received
- UK: Jet and Spar open dual branded store
- UK: McColl’s announces refinancing package
- UK: McColl's Q3 like-for-like sales down 2.3%
- UK: M Local stores to be rebranded to My Local following acquisition
- UK: One Stop extends pop-up refit solution to franchisees
- Grocers
- Belgium: Colruyt trials lower prices at off-peak times
- Belgium: Lidl
- …enables shoppers to extend promotions to cut food waste
- …prepares for online launch in Belgium
- Bulgaria: Kaufland expands in Bulgaria
- Denmark: Coop Danmark introduces new neighbourhood format
- France: Auchan to up investment in France
- France: Carrefour in exclusive talks to buy Rue de Commerce
- France: Costco prepares for launch in France
- Germany: Edeka launches click-and-collect meal service at Munich airport
- Germany: Metro C and C plans convenience store roll-out
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn and Jumbo expand into meal box delivery
- Netherlands: Ahold’s Albert Heijn drives growth of 6.8%
- Netherlands: Jumbo grows by 1.2%
- Netherlands: New app-only supermarket to launch in the Netherlands
- Netherlands: Vomar gets pleasing results from lower price trial
- Switzerland: Lidl invests in Swiss stores
- Switzerland: Migros launches first click-and-collect service at Zurich station
- UK: Asda suffers 4.7% sales decline in Q2
- UK: Continued ‘sluggish growth’ in the UK grocery market
- UK: Costcutter slips into a £25m loss
- UK: Farming unions to meet following growing protests
- UK: Food sales decline for the first time this year
- UK: Food sales return to growth in August
- UK: Lidl trials ‘Smarter Shopping’ card in Scotland
- UK: Morrisons announces an end to ‘unexpected item in the bagging area’
- UK: Morrisons
- …like-for-like sales down 2.4%
- …expected to receive £30m for M Local
- …Match and More advert cleared following complaints
- …reportedly close to selling M Local
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …guarantees staff more than the living wage
- …launches Brand Match online
- …Tu launches nationwide online
- UK: Supermarkets may have to state whether fresh food is from UK
- UK: Tesco
- …becomes first UK supermarket to stock vinyl
- …close to selling South Korean Homeplus business
- …closes online wine club
- …experiments with try-before-you-buy scheme
- …sends head office staff into stores
- UK: The Co-operative
- …pilots local sourcing
- …reports positive first half results
- UK: Waitrose expands Pick Your Own Offers scheme
- Other food and drink specialists
- UK: Bargain Booze steps up social media strategy
- UK: Conviviality Retail agrees reverse takeover of Matthew Clark
- UK: Naked Wines launches Text For Wine service
- UK: Nespresso to open Bluewater boutique
News Analysis – Non-food Retailing
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- Clothing retailing
- Europe: Vestiaire Collective raises £24m to fund European expansion
- Sweden: COS to broaden product range with HAY furniture
- Sweden: HandM drives double-digit growth in July
- Sweden: River Island launches Swedish website
- UK: A Suit That Fits raises funding to fuel growth
- UK: Accessories retailer Lovisa prepares for UK launch
- UK: American Eagle prepares for UK online launch
- UK: Barbour to be the first to sell through Twitter Collections
- UK: Dr. Martens opens on Oxford Street
- UK: Ecco expands UK high street presence
- UK: FatFace sales rise 2.7%
- UK: Hobbs sales stall as losses widen
- UK: Jimmy Choo net revenues rise 6.5%
- UK: Lipsy sales rise 10%
- UK: Joules revenues rise 22%
- UK: Laura Ashley like-for-like sales rise 7%
- UK: Missguided to expand with lingerie, petite and tall ranges
- UK: New Look UK like-for-like sales up 4.1%
- UK: Oliver Bonas becomes first high street retailer to pay living wage
- UK: Primark full-year sales to rise 13%
- UK: Radley plots ambitious expansion
- UK: Sock Shop makes high street return
- Department stores
- UK: BHS owner seeks further funding
- UK: Debenhams
- …adds Giles Deacon to designers line-up
- …launches campaign to drive full-price sales
- …unveils latest designer collection
- UK: John Lewis
- …announces senior management changes
- …eyes Ikea’s top spot in the homeware market
- …prepares to recruit 3,000 temporary staff
- …reports 'solid' first half
- Multi-sector retailing
- Spain: El Corte Inglés sales rise 2.6%
- UK: Marks and Spencer’s
- …slows rate of international expansion
- …womenswear director exits
- UK: Next Brand sales up 3.3%
- UK: Poundland trials ecommerce site
- UK: The Original Factory Shop's profits surge as transformation is underway
- DIY retailing
- Austria: Obi edges closer to deal on Baumax stores
- Germany: Screwfix ready for expansion within Germany
- Electrical retailing
- France: Fnac expands into Africa
- Germany: Media-Saturn invests in services provider
- Germany: Media-Saturn launches start-up investment programme
- UK: Carphone Warehouse suffers a cyber-attack
- UK: Dixons Carphone revenues up 8%
- UK: GAME delivers positive first-half performance
- Homeware and furniture retailing
- France: Furniture store HandH expands within France
- UK: Bensons for Beds rolls out mattress-testing technology
- UK: Cath Kidston unveils ‘Bags to School’ campaign
- UK: Dunelm revenues rise 12.6%
- UK: Furniture Village profits surge
- UK: Made.com unveils plans for first North West showroom
- UK: Procook benefits from rising consumer confidence
- UK: ScS announces improved Q4 as CFO departs
- UK: West Elm ramps up UK expansion with John Lewis concessions
- Home Shopping
- Europe: Net-a-Porter founder leaves ahead of merger
- France: Vente-Privee acquires majority stake in competitor
- Germany: Zalando increases revenue guidance after strong first half
- UK: Amazon signs for new warehouse
- UK: ASOS chief executive Nick Robertson stands down
- UK: Gear4Music sales up 43% in the first half
- UK: Moonpig owner on the verge of sale
- UK: Zalando trials one-hour courier returns service
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Card Factory sales grow 8% in first half
- UK: Paperchase eyes North American expansion
- UK: Waterstones to open Tottenham Court Road flagship
- UK: WH Smith performing ahead of expectations
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Halfords appoints managing director to Cycle Republic
- UK: Halfords suffers 1.3% sales decline in Q2
- UK: Sports Direct to host first Mega Value concession
- UK: Sports Direct trading in line with expectations
- Health and beauty retailing
- France: French perfume chain Oia eyes national expansion
- Jewellers
- Denmark: Pandora revenues rise 41.4%
- UK: Beaverbrooks returns to profit
- UK: HandT Group's profits surge 30%
- UK: Signet UK drives growth in the second quarter
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Menkind acquires Red5
- Pet retailing
- UK: Pet Supermarket's owner saved from administration
- Economy
- UK: Airport retailers told to pass VAT savings on to customers
- UK: Retail sales increase 1.9% in July
- UK: Shop prices deflate 1.4% in August
European Retail Handbook – Norway
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- Norway
- The Norwegian retail scene
- Norway in figures
- Population
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- Figure 6: Norway – Population trends, 2010-14
- Figure 7: Norway – Population, by age group and gender, 2014
- Figure 8: Norway – Households by size, 2010-14
- Figure 9: Norway – Population by county, 2010-14
- Economy
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- Figure 10: Norway – Gross domestic product, 2004-14
- Figure 11: Norway – Consumer expenditure (incl. VAT), 2004-14
- Figure 12: Norway – Consumer prices inflation, % change on previous year, 2010-14
- Figure 13: Norway – Breakdown of consumer spending by category (incl. VAT), 2010-14
- Norwegian retailing in figures
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- Figure 14: Norway – Retail sales (excl. VAT), 2010-15 (f)
- Figure 15: Norway – Breakdown of retail sales (excl. VAT), 2010-15 (f)
- Online retailing in Norway
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- Figure 16: Norway – Proportion of households with broadband, 2005-14
- Figure 17: Norway: Online purchases – Percentage of all individuals, 2010-14
- Food retailing in Norway
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- Figure 18: Norway – Leading food retailers, 2014
- Mixed goods and department stores
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- Figure 19: Norway – Major mixed goods retailers, 2014
- Clothing and footwear
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- Figure 20: Norway – Leading clothing and footwear specialists, 2014
- DIY specialists
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- Figure 21: Leading DIY specialists, 2014
- Furniture specialists
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- Figure 22: Norway – Leading furniture retailers, 2014
- Electricals specialists
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- Figure 23: Norway – Leading electrical goods specialists, 2014
- Health and beauty specialists
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- Figure 24: Norway – Leading health and beauty specialists, 2014
- Miscellaneous specialists
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- Figure 25: Norway – Major cultural, leisure and other specialists, 2014
- Online and other home-shopping retailers
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- Figure 26: Norway – Leading home-shopping retailers, 2014
- Contacts and sources
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