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European Retail Sales
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- Key points
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- Figure 1: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2018-19
- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2018-19
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2018-19
- Figure 4: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2018-19
Launch Activity and Innovations
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- Belgium: Carrefour
- …launches first 'walk-in' drive in
- …forms a new partnership with Medi-Market
- Germany: Lidl launches chatbot service
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn latest retailer to trial plastic free fruit and veg
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Mixed goods retailing
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Homewares retailing
- Online
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- UK: Co-op
- …launches new online delivery service
- …posts best growth in seven years for its food business
- …teams up with ethical living app
- …to double number of stalls at UK music festivals
- …to stop selling kitchen knives in response to increase in knife crime
- Convenience stores
- UK: Shell launches a new rewards programme
- Grocers
- France: Auchan
- …reports 3.3% fall in retail revenue
- …announces cost cutting plan for its hypermarkets
- Germany: Kochhaus files for bankruptcy
- Germany: Penny recognised for its efforts in combating food waste
- Germany: Rewe posts strong growth in 2018
- Netherlands: Ahold Delhaize acquires online health & nutrition platform
- Romania: Mega Image to buy Zanfir
- Spain: Mercadona revenues up by 6% in 2018
- UK: Aldi unveils new local store format
- UK: Asda announces plans to sell George clothing products made of recycled plastic
- UK: Lidl to roll out wonky fruit & veg boxes
- UK: Morrisons
- …reports uplift in sales and profits
- …stocking up in preparation for a no-deal Brexit
- UK: Sainsbury's and Asda reveal new details of their official responses to CMA investigation
- UK: Tesco
- …trial uses technology to recycle all forms of plastic packaging
- …to trial plastic-free fruit & veg
- …posts increase in full-year profits
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic to rebrand as Naked Wines
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- France: New Look French division seeking buyers for 30 of its stores
- Poland: New Look Poland files for insolvency
- Spain: Inditex reports a 2% rise in full-year profits
- UK: Bonmarché
- …issues third profit warning
- …Philip Day acquires Bonmarché for £5.7 million
- UK: H&M
- …to create 800 new jobs through new Milton Keynes warehouse
- …trials selling vintage clothing online
- UK: Mamas & Papas enters into a partnership with John Lewis
- UK: Monki unveils sustainable swimwear line
- UK: Moss Bros posts a full year loss
- UK: New Look
- …operations boss exits amid management reshuffle
- …to stop selling menswear in-store
- UK: Next annual profits dip
- UK: Philip Green looking to restructure Arcadia Group
- UK: Pretty Green
- …officially collapses into administration
- …attracts interest from buyers
- …JD Sports acquires Pretty Green out of administration
- UK: River Island acquires Mint Velvet for £100 million
- UK: Select lines up administrators
- UK: Superdry
- …battling against its founder’s return to the business
- …Julian Dunkerton re-joins Superdry Board following narrow vote win
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Dune
- …launches rescue bid for LK Bennett
- …relaunches Head over Heels brand
- UK: Mike Ashley moves to buy LK Bennett
News Analysis – Mixed Goods
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- Europe: Op = Op files for bankruptcy
- Netherlands: Action posts 23% sales growth
- UK: Poundworld founders launch discount chain One Below
- Multi-sector retailing
- UK: M&S
- …revives This is Not Just marketing campaign for its food business
- …to open larger food stores
- Department stores
- Germany: Karstadt and Kaufhof become Galeria Karstaft Kaufhof following merger
- UK: Debenhams
- …announces it is in advanced negotiations to secure a £150 million lifeline
- …considers pre-pack administration
- …Sports Direct considers £61.4 million offer for Debenhams
- …rejects Mike Ashley’s latest offer
- …falls into administration
- …secures £200 million cash injection
- …secures £200 million financing deal
- …Mike Ashley announces plan to take over the running of Debenhams
- …Sports Direct offer Debenhams a new loan
- UK: John Lewis Partnership vows to have zero carbon emissions by 2050
News Analysis – Household Goods
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- DIY retailing
- Germany: Hornbach reports fourth consecutive year of like-for-like sales growth
- UK: Topps Tiles reports improved second quarter sales performance
- Electrical retailing
- France: Fnac Darty considering the acquisition of French retailer Nature & Découvertes
- UK: Carphone Warehouse fined for mis-selling insurance
- Furniture retailing
- UK: IKEA
- …announces opening date of new planning studio
- …unveils latest Planning Studio in Bromley
- UK: ScS cautions that second half profit margins could be hit
- UK: DFS sees surge in H1 profits
- Homewares retailing
- Netherlands: Home furnishings retailer Kwantum posts 65% increase in profits
- UK: Dunelm reports strong third quarter growth
- UK: The Range set to open new head office this summer
News Analysis – Online
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- France: Troc.com acquired by Happy Cash
- Germany: Zalando closes its private label business
- UK: AO.com launches white goods rental service
- UK: ASOS to crackdown on serial returners
- UK: Boohoo
- …acquires MissPap
- …new CEO takes over at Boohoo
- UK: Eve Sleep reports widening losses
- UK: Express Gifts rebrands to Studio Retail
- UK: Findel rejects Mike Ashley’s takeover offer
- UK: Gear4Music posts second profit warning
- UK: Little Mistress to launch rental service
- UK: Ocado
- …revenue increases by 11.2% following warehouse blaze
- …starts trial of one-hour delivery service
- UK: Oh Polly posts strong year-on-year growth
- UK: Shop Direct to rebrand as The Very Group
- UK: Woven celebrates a successful 2018
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Health & beauty retailing
- UK: Boots
- …beauty halls undergoing a revamp
- …possible Boots store closures ahead
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Paperchase CVA given the green light
- UK: Office Outlet
- …collapses into administration
- …administrators close 16 stores and axes 161 jobs
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Brompton Bicycle opening flagship in Westfield
- UK: Evans Cycles to close 8 stores following Sports Direct takeover
- UK: JD Sports to buy Footasylum for £90m
- Garden centres
- UK: A further 6 Wyevale garden centres sold off
- UK: Nisa signs new partnership with Dobbies
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game ramping up its transformation strategy
- UK: Hobbycraft launches Custom Crafting experience at Crawley
- UK: The Entertainer
- …reports 31% increase in full-year profit
- …Mothercare sells Early Learning Centre to The Entertainer for £13.5 million
News Analysis – Economy
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- UK: February retail sales up by 4.0%
- UK: Google launches digital skills programme to boost high streets
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