Table of Contents
Highlights: October 2006
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Furniture retailing
- DIY retailing
News Analysis
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- Bakers (Retail)
- UK: Davies in at Thorntons
- Co-ops (Retail)
- UK: Co-op records great half-year
- Convenience stores
- UK: Nisa-Today abandons Costcutter merger
- Grocers
- Europe: Kesko sells Rimi Baltic stake to ICA
- France: Carrefour
- …sees sales rise in third quarter
- …and denies interest in Fnac
- India: Carrefour looks to India through Landmark
- Netherlands: Ahold appoints Boeijenga as Foodservice bidders circle
- Netherlands: Laurus
- …posts nine-month sales slip
- …as new CEO denies Sperwer merger rumours
- Russian Federation: Pyaterochka
- …confirms Merkado talks
- …as like-for-likes rise
- …purchases Metronom
- …and becomes X5 Retail Group NV
- UK: Asda hires Bendel to revamp image
- UK: Kwik Save buys 45 Somerfield stores
- UK: Mysupermarket.co.uk claims to slash shopping bills
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …forgoes profit to save endangered fish
- …buys five more Somerfield stores
- …as “recovery remains on track”
- UK: Somerfield to undergo overhaul
- UK: Tesco
- …sees supermarket rivals gang up
- …eyes Italy as India decision looms
- …posts £1bn+ profit in first half
- …launches software
- …and promotes sensible Christmas drinking
- UK: Suppliers refuse to give evidence to grocery inquiry
- US: Safeway profits in third quarter
- US: Ahold avoids prosecution
- Clothing retailing
- India: GHCL to buy further into US and UK?
- Italy: Benetton chairman announces successor
- Spain: Inditex plans major expansion
- Sweden: H&M
- …Q3 profits climb 13%
- …but sees September sales fall below expectations
- Sweden: Lindex reports positive year
- UK: Alexon
- …sees sales hit by warm weather
- …and scraps Mandolin
- UK: Burberry reveals retail sales rise
- UK: Cortefiel coming to UK
- UK: Dawnay, Day set to raise Austin Reed offer
- UK: Jaeger plans growth, US return
- UK: Matalan
- …sees board recommend Hargreaves’ offer
- …as recovery plans are revealed
- UK: Mk One records 16-month loss
- UK: Monsoon reveals trading difficulties
- UK: Moss Bros
- …reveals interim profit drop
- …as Baugur considers bid
- UK: Mothercare boosted by international sales
- UK: New Look abandons flotation plans
- UK: Shepherdson quits Topshop
- UK: Ted Baker
- …looks east for expansion
- …as success continues
- Multi-sector retailing
- Australia: Coles Myer
- …snaps up Mr Corks
- …as KKR abandons bid
- China: Wal-Mart doubles Chinese stores with $1bn takeover
- France: PPR to sell Fnac?
- Germany: Douglas Holding posts good full-year
- Germany: Rewe
- …sees independent retailers boycott rebranding
- …as BaFin joins corruption case
- Japan: Aeon
- …to raise $1.7bn via new share issue
- …and profits in first half
- Turkey: Wal-Mart eyes Ramstore owner
- UK: Alliance Boots upbeat on post-merger trading
- UK: Court confirms JJB, Argos, Littlewoods fines
- UK: HMV updates trading, increases online offer, appoints Rogers
- US: Wal-Mart
- …loses class-action breaks case
- …and cuts investment to boost profits
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Hornbach sees first half success
- Russian Federation: Kingfisher plans huge Russian expansion
- UK: B&Q introduces ‘green’ range
- UK: Topps Tiles
- …posts full-year like-for-like drop
- …before finance director quits
- UK: Wickes reveals expansion plans
- Electrical retailing
- Germany: Media Markt/Saturn to sell game downloads
- UK: Carphone loses Vodafone; Orange may follow
- UK: Kesa profits leap 62%
- UK: Currys
- …announces online moves
- …and refuse to stock 'Bully'
- UK: NTL set to move into retail
- Furniture retailing
- Russian Federation: Ikea plans major Russian expansion
- Sweden: Ikea to hire 10,000 workers a year
- UK: Harveys loses Allan
- UK: Ikea reveals online trial date
- UK: Land of Leather profits up
- UK: MFI sells Sofa Workshop
- UK: ScS sees sales rise
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm lists on stock market
- Home shopping
- UK: Littlewoods looks to shed negative northern image
- UK: Asos records 93% sales increase
- UK: Farepak ceases trading leaving angry customers
- UK: Findel sees flat sales in first half
- UK: N Brown continues form
- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Body Shop may double worldwide
- UK: Sutherland becomes Superdrug/Savers head
- US: Walgreen Q4 profit up 25%
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Clinton Cards show signs of recovery
- UK: WH Smith reports profit rise, sales fall
- US: Office Depot back in the black
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JD sees sales, profits rise
- UK: World Cup boosts JJB sales
- Jewellers
- UK: Theo Fennell sees six-month sales rise
- Garden centres
- UK: Blooms of Bressingham posts successful half
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game
- …shakes up top management
- …and sees stronger sales reduce losses
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords sees sales rise
- UK: Jessops
- …sees sales rise
- …and buys MacKinnons of Dyce
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Smith launches Only2
- UK: Argos goes for smaller stores
- UK: John Lewis launches Greenbee
- UK: M&S to double organics
- US: Family Dollar posts full-year sales success
- Department stores
- UK: Debenhams suffers difficult start to new fiscal year
- UK: Harrods considers Dubai entry
- UK: House of Fraser losses widen
Economic News
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- Australian retail rises in August
- German retail up on year, static on month
- Japanese retail up year-on-year
- UK:
- Retail sales up in September, says CBI
- September retail sales remain strong, says ONS
- Retail sales restricted in September, says BRC
- US: September sees retail sales drop
Market Analysis: Clothing Retailing in Europe
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- Overview of the European Clothing Retailing market
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- Figure 1: European clothing market: Market sizes and spend per capita, 2005
- Germans lead, Norwegians spending up per capita
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- Figure 2: European clothing market: Spend per capita, 2005
- Italians and Greeks surprise
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- Figure 3: European clothing market: Estimated annual % growth, 2004-05
- …while Central Europeans are lowest spenders
- Specialists dominate distribution
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- Figure 4: European clothing market: Channels of distribution by country, 2005
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- Figure 5: European clothing sector: Clothing specialists’ sales by country, 2005
- UK boasts highest specialist share
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- Figure 6: European clothing sector: Clothing specialists as % of all retail sales by country, 2005
- Consumer confidence impacts growth
- Clothing sector sales down
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- Figure 7: European clothing sector: Percentage point change in sector’s share of all retail sales, 2004/2000 and 2005/01
- Specialists capture Ireland
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- Figure 8: European clothing sector: Top five specialists’ combined market shares by country, 2005
- Store expansion for H&M, Inditex
- …while other value operators also break through
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- Figure 9: Europe's leading clothing specialists: Cross-border activities, 2005/06
- From rags to rich growth?
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- Figure 10: European clothing retailing: Sector sales forecasts, 2006 and 2010
Company Profile: H&M Hennes & Mauritz
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- Bare facts
- Financial performance
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- Figure 11: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Products
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- Figure 12: H&M: Own-brand portfolio, 2006
- E-commerce
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 13: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Germany
- Sweden
- UK
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- Figure 14: Hennes & Mauritz: Sales per outlet by country, 2004/05
- What does the future hold?
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