Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Supermarkets stage a come back
- Bargain hunters
- Changing perceptions
- Store environment
Headlines of the Month
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- Food retailers
Retail Sales Review
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- Key points
- France
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- Figure 1: France: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 2: France: Inflation, 2009-10
- Germany
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- Figure 3: Germany: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation, 2009-10
- Italy
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation, 2009-10
- Netherlands
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- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2009-10
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2009-10
- UK
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- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 12: UK: Annual percentage change in Retail Price Index for selected product groups, 2009-10
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Hotel Chocolat looks to raise £5 million via 'chocolate bond'
- UK: Thorntons issues another profit warning
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: Co-op trials electricals
- Convenience Stores
- UK: Henderson reports solid results
- Grocers
- France: Carrefour in acquisition talks with Chinese company
- Germany: Rewe reports record sales
- Greece: Jumbo profit down 5.4%
- Netherlands: Ahold profit rises in Q1
- Russian Federation: Magnit enjoys Q1 sales boost
- Russian Federation: Seventh Continent sales increase
- Russian Federation: X5 records Q1 profit
- Russian Federation: X5 Retail acquires 20% stake in Express Retail
- Spain: Eroski profits climb 8%
- Sweden: ICA sales improve
- UK: Asda
- …appoints Clarke as new chief
- …purchases Netto for £778 million
- …staff to receive £47 million
- …struggles in Q1
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …profits rise 17.5%
- …invests in new technology to beat the weather
- …aims for larger share of clothing market
- UK: Spar International sales climb 5.5%
- UK: Tesco
- …quarterly sales up 6.9%
- …employees receive record share payout
- …chief set to retire
- UK: Waitrose
- …LFLs up 3.4%
- …to enter Bahrain
- …and Ocado sign new 10-year deal
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic enjoys sales fizz
- Clothing retailing
- Europe: TJX Europe posts 1% LFLs increase
- Spain: Inditex Q1 net profit soars 63%
- Spain: Zara opens first Indian store
- Sweden: H&M suffers 6% LFLs drop
- UK: Bhs launches electricals website
- UK: East Clothing returns to profits
- UK: Ethel Austin relaunched as Life & Style
- UK: French Connection LFLs fall
- UK: Green confident on Bhs future despite loss
- UK: Jaeger reports solid FY results
- UK: Laura Ashley reports revenue increase
- UK: Monsoon plans large China expansion
- UK: Moss Bros LFLs up 12.6%
- UK: Mulberry signs new London flagship store lease
- UK: New Look posts impressive FY results
- UK: Peacocks
- …mulling over sale
- …sale process set to begin
- UK: Phase Eight in MBO
- UK: SuperGroup to signs franchise agreement in UAE
- UK: Ted Baker posts 20% sales increase
- UK: Topshop eyes Chicago opening
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Argos, Homebase sales fall
- UK: B&M Bargains benefits from downturn
- UK: Mothercare sales pass the £1 billion mark
- UK: The Original Factory Shop up for sale
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Celesio sales and profits rise
- UK: Alliance Boots
- …sees profits surge
- …to open Advantage Card to other retailers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Netherlands: Maxeda results hit by weak demand
- Slovenia: Mercator posts steady Q1 results
- UK: M&S
- …posts "satisfactory" results
- …reports on Plan A performance
- Department stores
- Germany: Karstadt rescued by consortium
- UK: Beales buys Robbs of Hexham
- John Lewis
- …reports ‘buoyant sales’
- …reveals new 'At Home' stores
- UK: Liberty sales rise 40%
- UK: TJ Hughes abandons sale process
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Hornbach reveals strong FY results
- UK: Kingfisher posts mixed results
- UK: Robert Dyas invests £3 million in repositioning and new ad campaign
- UK: Topps Tiles posts poor profits
- UK: Travis Perkins LFLs down 1.7%
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Habitat appoints executive chairman
- Home shopping
- UK: Asos profits soar 44%
- UK: Flying Brands buys Flowers Direct out of administration
- UK: Ideal Shopping enjoys sales boost
- UK: N Brown Group buys Figleaves
- UK: Net-a-Porter to launch men's site
- UK: Ocado hires five banks
- Books and stationery retailing
- UK: Clinton Cards suffers sales drop
- UK: WH Smith sales dented by ash cloud
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JD Sports acquires Sonetti
- UK: JD Sports Fashion sales increase
- UK: JJB suffers £68.8 million loss
- Electricals retailing
- Germany: Media Saturn outlines Turkish expansion plans
- Russian Federation: M.Video suffers profit drop
- UK: DSGi LFLs up 6%
- UK: Kesa blames weak sales on 'extremely poor weather'
- Jewellers
- UK: Aurum posts strong FY results
- UK: Signet Q1 revenue up 6.2%
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords profits up 26.7%
- Luxury goods retailing
- UK: Burberry reports strong results
- Miscellaneous
- UK: Delivery process ‘frustrating’ online shoppers
- UK: Football reduces footfall, study claims
- Economy
- UK: London retail sales growth slows in April
- UK: London retail sales rise in May, says BRC
- UK: ONS: Retail sales rise 1.1% in April
- UK retail sales down in May, says CBI
- UK retail sales rebound in May, says BRC
Electricals Retailing in Europe
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- Market in brief
- Retail sales forecasts
- Outlook for electricals retailing
- Market size and performance
- The European competitive landscape
- Media Markt/Saturn
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- Figure 13: Media-Saturn group: Sales as share of electrical retailers’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Figure 14: Media-Saturn Germany: Sales as share of electrical retailers’* sales in Germany, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- e-commerce
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: Media Markt/Saturn: Financial performance, 2005-09
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- Figure 16: Media Markt/Saturn: Germany, Western Europe & Eastern Europe – share of sales, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 17: Media Markt/Saturn: Outlet data, by country, 2005-09
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- Figure 18: Media Markt/Saturn: Description of outlets, 2009
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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- Figure 19: Media Markt/Saturn: Websites, by country, 2009
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