Table of Contents
Market in Brief
Report Scope
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- Beauty retailing
- Sources
- Abbreviations
- Technical notes
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
- Country codes
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- Figure 1: Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2009
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Implications for beauty retailers
Competitive Context
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- Key points
- Personal care spending
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- Figure 1: Germany: Consumer spending on personal care and other selected categories, 2005-09
- Low prices for beauty goods
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- Figure 2: Germany: Consumer price indices for selected personal care products categories, 2001-09
- Product market breakdown
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- Figure 3: Germany: Consumer spending on personal care, by major category, 2009
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Economic outlook
- Retail sales
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- Figure 4: Germany: Health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-10
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- Figure 5: Germany: Health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Health & beauty retailers’ prospects
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- Figure 6: Germany: Health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2010-15 (f)
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 7: Germany: Number of retail enterprises, 2004-08
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- Figure 8: Germany: Number of outlets, 2005-08
Channels of Distribution
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- Drugstores dominate the beauty market
- Perfumeries led by Douglas
- Grocers gain share thanks to Schlecker’s crisis
- Department stores in decline
- Others
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Schlecker’s dominance being eroded
- dm in second place
- Dynamic Rossmann
- Müller lagging a little, but still outperforming Schlecker
- Douglas dominates in perfumery
- Budnikowsky, a regional player
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- Figure 9: Germany: Leading beauty retailers, 2009/10
- Market shares
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- Figure 10: Germany: Leading beauty retailers’ market shares, 2009
dm-drogerie markt
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- Figure 11: dm-drogerie-markt: Share of all European health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 12: dm-drogerie markt: Share of German health and beauty and german beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 13: dm-drogerie markt: Sales performance, 2005/06-2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 14: dm-drogerie markt: Outlet data, 2006-10
- International stores
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- Figure 15: dm-drogerie markt: International outlet numbers, 2006-10
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
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Douglas
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- Figure 16: Douglas perfumery (Germany): Share of German health and beauty specialists’/beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 17: Douglas perfumery division: Share of European health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-10
- Strategic evaluation
- A first mover
- A fast mover
- Flexible retail mix
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 18: Douglas Holding: Group financial performance, 2005/06 -2009/10
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- Figure 19: Douglas Perfumeries: Group financial performance, 2005-10
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- Figure 20: Douglas Perfumeries: Sales contribution of German/International stores, 2005-10
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- Figure 21: Douglas Perfumeries: Sales growth rates in selected countries, 2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 22: Douglas Perfumeries: German/International store portfolio, 2005-10
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- Figure 23: Douglas Perfumeries: Stores per million capita in selected countries, 2009
- Figure 24: Douglas Perfumeries: Outlet data, 2005-2010
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- Figure 25: Douglas perfumeries: Average sales per outlet by country (and date of entry into market), 2009
- Retail offering
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Lush
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- Figure 26: Lush Retail Ltd: Sales as share of UK health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-2008
- Strategic evaluation
- Struggling, but growing
- The cost of a clear conscience
- Spreading the risk
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 27: Lush Retail Ltd: Financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 28: Lush Retail Ltd: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
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Müller
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- Figure 29: Müller: Estimated sales as share of health & beauty retailers’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Figure 30: Müller: Estimated sales as share of health & beauty and beauty retailers’ sales in Germany, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 31: Müller: Estimated group sales performance, 2005/06-2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 32: Müller: Estimated outlet data, 2006-10
- Retail offering
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- Figure 33: Müller: Product areas, 2010
- Figure 34: Müller: Major beauty own brand lines, 2010
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Rossmann
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- Figure 35: Rossmann: Sales as share of health and beauty specialists’ sales in Europe, 2005-09 (%)
- Figure 36: Rossmann: Sales as share of health and beauty specialists’ and beauty specialists’ sales in Germany, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 37: Rossmann: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 38: Rossmann: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Schlecker (incl Ihr Platz)
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- Figure 39: Schlecker: Share of European health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 40: Schlecker: Estimated share of German health and beauty and of German beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Ihr Platz offers an opportunity
- Recent history
- Financial data
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- Figure 41: Schlecker: Estimated sales performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 42: Schlecker: Estimated outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Ihr Platz
- e-commerce and home shopping
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The Body Shop
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- Figure 43: The Body Shop UK & Republic of Ireland: Estimated sales as share of UK health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 44: The Body Shop (UK & RoI): Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 45: The Body Shop UK: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Yves Rocher Group
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- Figure 46: Groupe Yves Rocher: Estimated sales as share of health & beauty specialists’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
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- Figure 47: Groupe Yves Rocher brands, 2010
- Financial performance
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- Figure 48: Groupe Yves Rocher: Group sales performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 49: Groupe Yves Rocher: Estimated European outlet data, 2005-09
- Figure 50: Groupe Yves Rocher: Yves Rocher brand: Estimated outlet numbers, 2005, 2006 and 2009
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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- Population
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- Figure 51: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2005
- Figure 52: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2010
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- Figure 53: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2015
- Figure 54: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2020
- GDP
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- Figure 55: Europe Top 6: GDP (in current prices) 2000-Q3 2010
- Figure 56: Europe top 6: GDP growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-Q3 2010
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 57: Europe top 6: Consumer spending (in current prices) 2001-Q3 2010
- Figure 58: Europe Top 6: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices) 2001-Q3 2010
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 59: Europe Top 6: Consumer prices, 2001-Oct 2010
- Unemployment
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- Figure 60: Europe Top 6: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-Q3 2010
- Interest rates
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- Figure 61: UK and Eurozone: Interest rates, 2004-Q3 2010
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 62: Europe top 5: Consumer confidence, March 2009-November 2010
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