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Analyst Comment
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- It’s time for online grocery in Germany
- How many shoppers are buying online?
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- Figure 1: Germany: The consumer: Types of grocery stores used, selected options, October 2013
- Who sells online?
- How big is the market?
- What this means
European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year on year retail sales value growth, 2012-13
- Figure 3: Major European economies: Year on year retail sales volume growth, 2012-13
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2012-13
- Figure 5: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2012-13
Clothing Retailing – Europe
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- Figure 6: Europe: Consumer spending on clothing – 19-country total (incl. VAT), 2008-13
- Figure 7: Europe: Consumer spending on clothing – 19-country total, breakdown by country (incl. VAT), 2013
- Spending per capita
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- Figure 8: Europe: Per-capita spending on clothing (incl. VAT), 2012
- The clothing specialists sector
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- Figure 9: Europe: Clothing/clothing and footwear specialists’ sales and forecast, 19-country Europe total (excl. VAT), 2008-18
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- Figure 10: Europe: Clothing/clothing and footwear specialists’ sales, breakdown by country (excl. VAT), 2013
- The leading retailers
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- Figure 11: Europe: Leading clothing specialists’ shares of consumer spending on clothing, 2012
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Headlines for the Month
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- Co-ops
- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home shopping
- Health and beauty retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- France: Coop Alsace to sell 144 stores
- Grocers
- Europe: Carrefour records solid sales growth
- Europe: Jeronimo Martins posts third quarter results
- France: Auchan
- …launches smartphone app
- …launches tablet computer
- France: Carrefour
- …in talks to buy 100 Klepierre Malls
- …market share rises
- France: Casino records accelerating growth
- Germany: Aldi Nord reports revenue up 5%
- Ireland: Tesco Ireland targets discounters
- Luxembourg: Monoprix to launch in Luxembourg
- Spain: DIA posts positive Q3 results
- UK: Aldi UK profits double
- UK: Asda to open Barclays banks in store
- UK: Grocery share figures positive for discounters
- UK: Lidl’s first TV advert
- UK: Marks & Spencer to expand Simply Food stores
- UK: Morrisons sees like-for-like sales dip
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …challenges ASA ruling
- …to open new dark store
- UK: Subway in tie-up with Asda
- UK: Tesco
- …installs digital advertising screens
- …profits from sale of Grand Theft Auto V
- …to give 7 million meals to charity
- UK: Waitrose
- …launches vulnerable people initiative
- …targets triple sales figures
- Off-licences
- UK: Conviviality reports improved first half
News Analysis – Non Food and Drink
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- Clothing retailing
- Europe: F&F expands into Europe
- Europe: SuperGroup sees sales leap
- Europe: TJX European expansion plans
- France: Topshop opens in France
- Italy: Versace family sells stake to private investors
- UK: Barbour to open motorbike themed London store
- UK: Bolongaro Trevor seeks investment
- UK: Bonmarche to return to stock market
- UK: Bosideng buys Greenwoods
- UK: Burberry Chief executive leaves for Apple
- UK: J Crew opens first UK store
- UK: Jack & Jones launches new store concept in the UK
- UK: Jack Wills names new chief executive
- UK: Jaeger outlines five-year strategy
- UK: Joules receives investment for expansion
- UK: Matalan issues profit warning
- UK: Next
- …adds café Patisserie Valerie to its stores
- …posts positive third quarter figures
- UK: Primark
- …profits soar
- …to expand store at east end of Oxford Street
- …to remain offline
- UK: Ted Baker launches new ecommerce site
- UK: Uniqlo to expand into Manchester
- UK: Whistles announces launch of menswear
- UK: Yr Store launched in Topman
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Barratts on verge of collapse
- UK: Clarks Kids launched on Amazon
- UK: Nicholas Kirkwood opens pop-up shop
- UK: Russell & Bromley profits decline
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: 99p Stores plans transactional website
- UK: B&M considers float
- UK: Home Bargains to open new stores
- UK: Poundland reduces prices in Ipswich
- Multi-sector retailing
- Europe: Metro Group records positive growth
- UK: Argos launches own-brand tablet
- UK: Home Retail sees profits rise
- UK: M&S
- …reveals shareholder
- …slows decline in clothing market share
- …sees departure of womenswear executive
- …sees profits fall
- Department stores
- France: Galeries Lafayette launches in China
- Germany: Karstadt deal with Signa approved by German Cartel Office
- Spain: El Corte Ingles issues bond for the first time
- UK: BHS targeted by billionaire Christo Wiese
- UK: Debenhams
- …opens online box office
- …sees profits fall
- …unveils size 16 mannequins
- UK: Harrods
- …chief merchant role split in two
- …sees full-year profits rise
- UK: John Lewis
- …books entire advert break for Christmas
- …launches loyalty scheme
- …opens Islington pop-up store
- …uncovers customer shopping habits
- UK: Selfridges owner bids for Arnotts
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Hellweg eyes Max Bahr acquisition
- Germany: Kingfisher seeks return to Germany
- Germany: Praktiker sells Luxembourg operations
- UK: B&Q CEO to lead UK business
- UK: Kingfisher Group to employ airline-style pricing
- UK: Travis Perkins witnesses positive sales growth
- Electrical retailing
- Belgium: Media-Saturn to rebrand in Belgium
- Italy: Dixons and Marco Polo merge
- UK: Richer Sounds sees profits improve
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: Apple removes HMV app from iTunes
- UK: Blockbuster in administration again
- UK: HMV kicks off digital strategy
- Furniture retailing
- UK: DFS
- …acquires Sofa Workshop
- …sees record full-year profits
- UK: The Range launches Christmas advert
- Home shopping
- Europe: Amazon forced to change Terms and Conditions
- France: Avon to close in France
- Germany: Muller prepares for online trading
- Germany: Zalando increases sales
- Spain: Rakuten to launch marketplace in Spain
- UK: Amazon seeks partnership with HTC
- UK: Asos
- …boss gives £2.8 million to staff
- …sees profits rise following investment
- UK: Kering invests in La Redoute ahead of sale
- UK: Nisa and 99p Stores enter direct supply trial
- UK: Shop Direct reveals pre-tax profit
- Health and beauty retailing
- Europe: DM turnover increases
- France: Douglas Group to buy rival Nocibe
- UK: Boots
- …contactless payments available in all stores
- …increases multichannel offer
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Card Factory profits rise
- UK: Paperchase posts positive results
- UK: The Works launches loyalty scheme
- UK: WHSmith
- …reveals profits above expectations
- …shuts down its website
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Sports Direct
- …faces possibility of legal action over zero-hours contracts
- …sees profits increase
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Toys R Us opens Silverburn pop-up
- Shopping centres
- UK: New Outlet village to open in London
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords sees first-half profits climb
- UK: Mothercare like-for-likes down
- Economy
- UK: ONS reports strong September retail figures
- UK: Retail sales rise in October
- UK: Retail sales slow in October 2013
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