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European Retail Briefings - January 2008

HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2008
Grocers
Multi-sector retailing
DIY retailing
Home shopping
NEWS ANALYSIS
 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
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
Market size
Figure 1: Europe: DIY market size by country, 2006
Figure 2: Europe: Spending on DIY products per capita, 2006
Figure 3: Europe: Spending on DIY products as % all retail sales, 2006
DIY retailers
Figure 4: Europe: DIY retailers sales and growth, 2001-06
DIY sales per capita
Growth
Leading players
Figure 5: Europe: Top 20 DIY retailers, 2006
E-commerce
Figure 6: Europe: Leading DIY retailers’ websites, 2008
Concentration levels
Figure 7: Europe: DIY retailers concentration levels, 2006
Consumer summary
Figure 8: Proportions doing any DIY jobs
 OUTLOOK
Where next for DIY?
Demographics
Figure 9: UK: Population profile, 2006 and 2012
How should the DIY retailers react?
Concentration
Ranges
Expansion – Internationalisation
Figure 10: Europe: Concentration in the DIY sector, 2006
Expansion – Larger stores
Expansion – time for smaller stores again?
COMPANY PROFILE: BAUMAX
Figure 11: bauMax: Sales as share of DIY retailers’ sales in Europe, 2002-06
Strategic evaluation
Background
Financial performance
Figure 12: bauMax: Group financial performance, 2002-06
Store portfolio
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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