Table of Contents
Highlights: November 2008
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- Grocers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Clothing retailing
- Department stores
- Electrical stores
News Analysis
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- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize reports solid Q3 results
- Germany: Tengelmann posts 2.5% sales increase
- Netherlands: Ahold posts Q3 results
- Netherlands: Schuitema sales drop 4.5% in Q3
- Portugal: Jeronimo Martins
- … says home market will suffer consumption downturn
- … maintains short-term forecast
- Russian Federation: Magnit and Seventh Continent first in line for government loan
- Sweden: Axfood suffers fall in nine-month profits
- UK: Aldi sales set to reach £2bn
- UK: Asda suffers profit drop after OFT fines
- UK: Morrisons well-positioned for future growth, says Bolland
- UK: Sainsbury's and Asda cut prices... again!
- UK: Tesco
- … suppliers say demands are too 'aggressive'
- … cuts sales growth guidance in economic gloom
- … seeks to arrange £1bn loan
- … asks suppliers to wait 30 days for payment
- … plans Discounter range expansion
- UK: Waitrose
- … to open first store outside the UK
- … copies "dine for £10" promotion
- US: Publix suffers Q3 profit drop
- US: Supervalu records 14% Q2 profit drop
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic Wine suffers profit slump
- Clothing Retailing
- Iceland: Baugur plans deal with Sir Philip Green
- Netherlands: Sales up 30% at Tommy Hilfiger
- UK: Ann Summers appoints new managing director
- UK: Arcadia
- … reports operating profit is down 6%
- … owner to double size of Topshop chains
- … outlines strategy for fiscal 2009
- UK: Burberry reports 13% H1 sales increase
- UK: Jaeger chair: Weather, not the economy, is fashion's foe
- UK: Mark One owner secures funding
- UK: Next suffers decline in LFLs
- UK: Peacocks reports sales, profit boost
- UK: Primark records 17% FY profit increase
- US: Gap opens first Factory Stores in Canada
- US: Sears to close 12 stores
- Mass merchandiser
- US: Wal-Mart raises sales outlook despite downturn
- Dollar stores
- US: Dollar Tree posts Q3 sales boost
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Home Retail Group suffers H1 losses
- UK: Mothercare
- … records robust first-half results
- … launches US social networking site
- UK: Poundland launches shopping website
- UK: Woolworths
- …sells nine stores to Tesco
- … stakeholder fails to up share
- … seeks advice on business plan from Deloitte
- … appoints new CFO
- Multi-sector retailing
- Finland: Kesko posts lower-than-expected profits in Q3
- Germany: Rewe and Coop to create wholesale giant
- UK: Alliance Boots
- … opens first UAE store
- … awards its £50m media planning and buying business
- UK: HMV
- … acquires Gamerbase
- … calls digital pitch
- UK: M&S
- … appears to lead the way towards ethical retailing
- … reports 34.1% H1 profit slump
- … signs to Wolverhampton development scheme
- Department stores
- UK: Debenhams
- … FY profits slump 17%
- … chair enthusiastic re: TPG Bauger bid
- … appoints Sharp to deputy chief
- UK: Fenwick posts FY profit boost
- UK: House of Fraser
- … distances itself from Icelandic crisis
- … shareholders have first option on stake
- UK: John Lewis
- … plans £20m Bluewater store overhaul
- … to open first store outside the UK
- … launches multi-million pound Christmas campaign
- US: Macy's profit drop to exceed forecast
- US: Saks to close Club Libby Lu
- Health and beauty retailing
- US: CVS
- … launches Beauty 360 store
- … to buy Longs after it guarantees shares
- Books and stationery retailing
- US: Office Depot reports $6.7m loss in Q3
- Electrical retailing
- Europe: Best Buy Europe targets sales increase
- UK: DSG puts Electro World up for sale
- UK: PC World launches fancy dress competition on Facebook
- US: Best Buy expands in China
- US: Circuit City
- … mulls closure of 150 shops
- … to cut 7,000 jobs to stay afloat
- DIY retailing
- UK: B&Q to launch eco-friendly products
- UK: Travis Perkins nine-month sales up 3.3%
- US: RadioShack posts better-than-expected Q3 profit
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright posts H1 results and announcesSleepright acquisition
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Habitat closes more stores to reduce losses
- UK: Ikea and "Ideal Home" team up for Christmas
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm records sales increase
- UK: Rosebys
- … closes further 24 stores
- … offloads stores to Edinburgh Woollen Mill subsidiary
- Home shopping
- UK: Findel reports robust H1 sales
- UK: Flying Brands suffers 19% slump in Q3 sales
- UK: Ideal Shopping Direct
- … issues profit warning
- … appoints Hancox as CEO
- UK: Littlewoods moves online and cuts 400 jobs
- UK: Ocado taps shareholders for further £40m
- US: Amazon
- …lowers Q4 sales targets
- … launches consumer electronics shop for Canada
- US: eBay to launch fixed-price value range
- Footwear retailing
- US: Shoe Pavilion closes remaining 64 stores
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JD in talks to buy JJB's assets
- UK: JJB Sports
- … reveals rescue plans
- … in asset sale talks
- … in stakes deal with Sports Direct
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet reports Q3 sales slump
- Garden centres
- UK: Wyevale
- … under scrutiny from HBOS
- … e-commerce and marketing director resigns
Economic News
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- Europe: Retail sales fall in September
- Germany: Retail sales decline 3.8% in September
- Ireland: Retail sales see biggest drop since 1984
- UK
- Retail sales slump in October, says BRC
- Retail sales down for seventh consecutive quarter, says CBI
- September retail sales down, says ONS
- US: September retail sales slide 1.2%
Market Analysis: Health and Beauty Retailing
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- France
- Market in brief
- The future
- Market size and performance
- The competitive landscape
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- Figure 1: France: Health and beauty retailers’ sales as share of all retail sales, 2002-12
- Evaluation
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- Figure 2: France: Health and beauty retailers evaluation, 2006/07
- Germany
- Market in brief
- The future
- Market size and performance
- The competitive landscape
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- Figure 3: Germany: Health and beauty retailers’ sales as share of all retail, 2002-12
- Evaluation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Health and beauty retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
- Italy
- Market in brief
- A mixed picture for the future
- Market size and performance
- Specialists’ sector struggles
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales, 2002-12
- Evaluation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Health and beauty specialists’ evaluation, 2006/07
- Spain
- Market in brief
- Outlook
- Market size and performance
- Market leaders and market share
- Evaluation
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- Figure 7: Spain: Health and beauty specialists’ evaluation, 2006/07
- UK
- Market in brief
- The future
- Market sizes, performance and structure
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 8: UK health and beauty market, channels of distribution, 2006
- Market leaders
- Evaluation
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- Figure 9: UK: Health and beauty specialists, evaluation, 2008
Company Profile: Rossmann
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- Figure 10: Rossmann: Sales as share of health & beauty specialists’ sales in Europe, 2002-06
- Figure 11: Rossmann: Sales as share of health & beauty specialists’ sales in Germany, 2002-06
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 12: Rossmann: Group financial performance, 2002-07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 13: Rossmann: Outlet data, 2002-07
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- e-commerce and home shopping
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