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European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 1: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2014/15
- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2013-14
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2014/15
- Figure 4: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2013-14
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Convenience stores
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Department stores
- Home shopping
- Electricals
- Health and beauty retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Grocers
- Belgium: Carrefour Belgium launches after work pick-up points
- Belgium: Delhaize confirms discussions with Ahold
- Belgium: Lidl eyes 10% market share in Belgium
- Denmark: Dansk Supermarked acquires wupti.com
- Europe: Ahold and Delhaize merger on the cards
- Europe: Intermarché and Asda roll out 24/7 click and collect lockers
- France: Auchan to target the youth market
- France: Carrefour tests ‘connected’ lighting
- France: E Leclerc and Rewe the latest to set up joint purchasing
- France: French government outlaws the destruction of food waste
- France: Hyper-U de Gap store converted to Auchan
- Germany: Aldi Nord tests fresh ready meals
- Ireland: Iceland expands in Ireland
- Italy: Aldi confirms launch in Italy
- Netherlands: Ahold Q1 sales increase 14.9%
- Portugal: Auchan uses franchising to expand in Portugal
- Portugal: Intermarché and Dia establish joint purchasing platform
- Portugal: Intermarché and Jerónimo Martins show interest in Alisuper stores
- Portugal: Sonae plans new Bom Dia stores
- Spain: Dia sales grow 17.0%
- Spain: El Corte Inglés trials new initiatives
- Spain: Eroski plans a roll-out of the Contigo format
- UK: Asda suffers a 3.9% fall in like-for-likes
- UK: Campaigners petition for supermarkets to donate food waste
- UK: Co-op members fail to back reformed pay plans
- UK: Iceland sales fall 0.5% in 2014
- UK: Morrisons
- …announces next round of price cuts
- …the only of the ‘big four’ to increase sales
- …updates its food and wine ranges
- UK: Sainsbury’s like-for-likes fall 2.1%
- UK: Tesco
- …appoints Deloitte as auditors
- …looks to sell mobile division
- …partners with FareShare to cut food waste
- …raising awareness of concept stores with mobile coupons
- …to close remaining HomePlus stores
- UK: Waitrose
- …introduces personalised loyalty scheme
- …launches a delivery scheme for vulnerable customers
- Convenience and forecourt retailers
- Ireland: Applegreen set for stock market float
- Netherlands: Spar International sales grow to €31.9bn
- UK: Booker Group to purchase Budgens and Londis
- UK: Spar to be trialled at Roadchef motorway service areas
- UK: Welcome Break awaits European consolidation
- Other food specialists
- UK: Conviviality Retail forecasts revenue to increase 2%
- UK: Farmdrop gains investment for growth
- UK: Farmfoods reports record sales
- UK: Thorntons chief executive steps down
News Analysis – Non-food
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- Clothing and accessories retailing
- Europe: Michael Kors unveils plans for new distribution centre
- Europe: TJX Companies revenues grow 6%
- Netherlands: New boutique department store for Amsterdam
- Spain: Inditex has a strong first quarter
- Spain: Uniqlo to enter Spanish market
- UK: Austin Reed secures three year loan
- UK: Barbour posts 10% jump in sales
- UK: Burberry grows revenues by 11%
- UK: Cambridge Satchel Company opens first men’s store
- UK: Clarks suffers a ‘challenging’ year
- UK: French store Merci plots Kings Cross opening
- UK: H&M reveals next designer collaboration
- UK: JD Sports reopens former Bank stores
- UK: Missguided opens physical store space in the UK
- UK: New Look
- …chairman leaves following acquisition
- …drives revenues up 3.4%
- UK: Moss Bros sales rise 6.4%
- UK: Mothercare
- …boss plots further store updates
- …profits rise 37%
- UK: Pandora increases revenues by 36.8%
- UK: Pretty Green expands with House of Fraser
- UK: Schuh pays bonus to staff
- UK: Seraphina opens first UK pop-up
- UK: Shoe Zone revenues fall amidst store closures
- UK: Ted Baker unveils new & Moore store concept
- Multi-sector retailing
- Europe: Expansion fuels profit growth at Tiger parent Zebra
- Netherlands: Blokker Holding's household goods division suffers
- Netherlands: Hema suffers 1.3% turnover decline
- UK: Apple Pay to launch in the UK in July
- UK: B&M profits soar 55.7%
- UK: Findel decides against selling Kitbag
- UK: Marks and Spencer
- …reports first rise in profits for four years
- …to stock branded trainers
- UK: Mike Ashley launches new discount retailer Mega Value
- UK: Poundworld sells majority stake to TPG
- UK: Shop Direct closes Woolworths website
- UK: The Original Factory Shop gains investment for growth
- Department stores
- Germany: Karstadt
- …makes further closures
- …owner vying for Kaufhof
- UK: BHS
- …partners with Claire’s Accessories
- …sales slide 1.1% in 2014
- UK: Harvey Nichols launches app based loyalty scheme
- UK: John Lewis
- …introduces online booking system
- …makes changes to buying structure
- UK: Liberty to go public within three years
- Electrical retailing
- France: Darty revenues up 3.5% for Q4
- UK: Dixons Carphone like-for-likes climb 13%
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: Gear4Music
- …announces flotation plans
- …eyes flagship store following IPO
- UK: HMV to relaunch online service within weeks
- Home shopping
- France: Cdiscount launches new site dedicated to children
- Germany: Zalando optimistic for 2015 following a strong first quarter
- Italy: Yoox sales grow 16.4% following merger
- UK: Amazon
- …to start paying corporation tax in the UK
- …UK Marketplace drives £1bn exports
- UK: AO sales grow 23.8% in 2014
- UK: Boohoo sales grow 35% in Q1
- UK: Farfetch acquires Browns to create the ‘store of the future’
- UK: Google confirms 'buy button' launch
- UK: HMV to relaunch online service within weeks
- UK: Shop Direct announces an end to physical catalogues
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Card Factory revenues up 7.5%
- UK: Smiggle plots further expansion
- UK: WH Smith group sales edge up 1%
- Health and beauty retailing
- France: Optic 2000 revenue increases 0.8%
- France: Rituals enters the French market
- France: Sephora initiative recycles 600,000 perfume bottles
- Spain: Sephora launches 'parapharmacie' concession
- UK: Bestway unveils first Well stores
- UK: Boots
- …reintroduces staff bonus scheme
- …reveals plan to cut 700 jobs
- UK: Holland & Barrett hosts vegan cafe concession
- Home and DIY retailing
- UK: Ikea experiments with small-format store
- UK: Kingfisher UK sales up 2.9%
- UK: Loaf reveals plans for first store
- UK: Mattressman seeks physical store space
- UK: Pets at Home delivers 9.6% revenue growth
- UK: Topps Tiles sales grow 6.4%
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Halfords retail revenues rise 6.8%
- UK: Marka acquires 65% stake in Icons Shop
- UK: Mountain Warehouse sales leap 20%
- UK: Sports Direct
- …announces new CFO
- …raises profit outlook
- Economy
- Denmark: Denmark looks towards a cash-free society
- UK: Retail sales edge up 0.9% in April
- UK: Retail sales flat in May
- UK: Retail sales grow 2.4% in April, says BRC
DIY Retailing – Europe: Kingfisher
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- What we think
- One Kingfisher
- Risky
- Online
- Caution
- Outlook for DIY
- Where next
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 5: Kingfisher, like-for-like sales growth by country, 2014/15
- Figure 6: Kingfisher Group: Group financial performance, 2010/11-2014/15
- Figure 7: Kingfisher Group: Outlet data, 2010/11-2014/15
- Retail offering
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- Figure 8: B&Q (UK) and Castorama (France): sales breakdown, by category, 2014/15
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