Table of Contents
Introduction
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- Report scope
- Excel tables
- Technical notes
- Inclusion criteria
- Definitions
- Rankings
- A note on voluntary groups and Co-ops
- Comparability
- Currency
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- Figure 1: Exchange rates: national currency against the Euro, 2014-16
- Financial years
- VAT
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- Figure 2: Europe: VAT rates, 2012-17
- Accounting
- Classifications
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- Figure 3: Sector codes
- Figure 4: Country codes
- Abbreviations
- Sources
Winners and Losers
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- The European top 20
- Food dominant
- Currency
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- Figure 5: Europe’s top 20 retailers rankings, 2014-16
- Online
- Technicalities
- What is behind this growth?
- Limits to online growth?
- Innovation
- Management
- Clothing
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- Figure 6: Selected leading clothing retailers, rankings, 2014-16
- Stores fighting back
- Conglomerates
- Watch this space
Clothing and Footwear Specialists
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- Figure 7: Europe: clothing and footwear specialists: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 8: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 clothing and footwear specialists, 2016/17
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DIY Specialists
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- Figure 9: DIY Specialists: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 10: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 DIY specialists, 2016/17
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Electrical Goods Specialists
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- Figure 11: Europe: electrical goods specialists: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- The retailers
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- Figure 12: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 electrical specialists, 2016/17
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Food Retailers
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- Figure 13: Europe: food retailers: annual growth in food retailers’ sales vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 14: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 food retailers, 2016/17
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Health & Beauty Specialists
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- Figure 15: Health & beauty retailers: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 16: Europe top 350 retailers, top 10 health & beauty specialists, 2016/17
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Home Shopping Specialists
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- Figure 17: Home shopping: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 18: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 home shopping retailers, 2016/17
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Homewares Specialists
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- Figure 19: Furniture retailers: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 20: Europe top 350 retailers, top 10 furniture/homewares specialists, 2016/17
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Miscellaneous Specialists
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- Figure 21: Miscellaneous specialists: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 22: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 miscellaneous specialists, 2016/17
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Mixed Goods Retailers
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- Figure 23: Europe: Mixed goods retailers: annual growth vs all retail sales growth 2012-17
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 24: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 mixed goods retailers, 2016/17
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Austria
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- Austria: Background
- The retail sector in Austria
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- Figure 25: Austria: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Austria
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- Figure 26: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Austria, 2016/17
Belgium
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- Belgium: Background
- The retail sector in Belgium
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- Figure 27: Belgium: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Belgium
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- Figure 28: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Belgium, 2016/17
Bulgaria
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- Bulgaria: Background
- The retail sector in Bulgaria
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- Figure 29: Bulgaria: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Bulgaria
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- Figure 30: Top 350 European retailers: top 6 in Bulgaria, 2016/17
Croatia
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- Croatia: Background
- The retail sector in Croatia
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- Figure 31: Croatia: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Croatia
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- Figure 32: Top 350 European retailers: top 6 in Croatia, 2016/17
Czech Republic
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- Czech Republic: Background
- The retail sector in the Czech Republic
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- Figure 33: Czech Republic: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in the Czech Republic
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- Figure 34: Top 350 European retailers: top 6 in Czech Republic, 2016/17
Denmark
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- Denmark: Background
- The retail sector in Denmark
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- Figure 35: Denmark: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Denmark
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- Figure 36: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Denmark, 2016/17
Estonia
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- Estonia: Background
- The retail sector in Estonia
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- Figure 37: Estonia: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Estonia
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- Figure 38: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Estonia, 2016/17
Finland
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- Finland: Background
- The retail sector in Finland
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- Figure 39: Finland: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Finland
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- Figure 40: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Finland, 2016/17
France
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- France: Background
- The retail sector in France
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- Figure 41: France: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in France
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- Figure 42: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in France, 2016/17
Germany
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- Germany: Background
- The retail sector in Germany
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- Figure 43: Germany: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Germany
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- Figure 44: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Germany, 2016/17
Greece
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- Greece: Background
- The retail sector in Greece
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- Figure 45: Greece: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Greece
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- Figure 46: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Greece, 2016/17
Hungary
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- Hungary: Background
- The retail sector in Hungary
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- Figure 47: Hungary: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- The leading retailers in Hungary
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- Figure 48: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Hungary, 2016/17
Ireland
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- Ireland: Background
- The retail sector in Ireland
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- Figure 49: Ireland: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Ireland
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- Figure 50: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Ireland, 2016/17
Italy
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- Italy: Background
- The retail sector in Italy
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- Figure 51: Italy: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Italy
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- Figure 52: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Italy, 2016/17
Latvia
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- Latvia: Background
- The retail sector in Latvia
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- Figure 53: Latvia: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Latvia
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- Figure 54: Top 350 European retailers: top 7 in Latvia, 2016/17
Lithuania
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- Lithuania: Background
- The retail sector in Lithuania
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- Figure 55: Lithuania: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Lithuania
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- Figure 56: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Lithuania, 2016/17
Netherlands
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- The Netherlands: Background
- The retail sector in The Netherlands
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- Figure 57: The Netherlands: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-17
- The leading retailers in the Netherlands
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- Figure 58: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in the Netherlands, 2016/17
Norway
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- Norway: Background
- The retail sector in Norway
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- Figure 59: Norway: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Norway
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- Figure 60: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Norway, 2016/17
Poland
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- Poland: Background
- The retail sector in Poland
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- Figure 61: Poland: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Poland
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- Figure 62: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Poland, 2016/17
Portugal
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- Portugal: Background
- The retail sector in Portugal
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- Figure 63: Portugal: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Portugal
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- Figure 64: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Portugal, 2016/17
Romania
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- Romania: Background
- The retail sector in Romania
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- Figure 65: Romania: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Romania
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- Figure 66: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Romania, 2016/17
Russia
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- Russia: Background
- The retail sector in Russia
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- Figure 67: Russia: retail sales, by broad sector (excl VAT), 2013-17
- The leading retailers in Russia
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- Figure 68: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Russia, 2016/17
Slovakia
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- Slovakia: Background
- The retail sector in Slovakia
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- Figure 69: Slovakia: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Slovakia
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- Figure 70: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Slovakia, 2016/17
Slovenia
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- Slovenia: Background
- The retail sector in Slovenia
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- Figure 71: Slovenia: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Slovenia
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- Figure 72: Top 350 European retailers: top 7 in Slovenia, 2016/17
Spain
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- Spain: Background
- The retail sector in Spain
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- Figure 73: Spain: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- The leading retailers in Spain
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- Figure 74: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Spain, 2016/17
Sweden
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- Sweden: Background
- The retail sector in Sweden
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- Figure 75: Sweden: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Sweden
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- Figure 76: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Sweden, 2016/17
Switzerland
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- Switzerland: Background
- The retail sector in Switzerland
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- Figure 77: Switzerland: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Switzerland
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- Figure 78: Europe top 350 retailers: top 10 in Switzerland, 2016/17
Turkey
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- Turkey: Background
- The retail sector in Turkey
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- Figure 79: Turkey: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2013-17
- Leading retailers in Turkey
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- Figure 80: Europe top 350 retailers: top 10 in Turkey, 2016/17
United Kingdom
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- The UK: Background
- The retail sector in the UK
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- Figure 81: UK: retail sales breakdown, 2013-17
- Leading retailers in the UK
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- Figure 82: Europe top 350 retailers: top 10 in the UK, 2016/17
Schwarz Group
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- What we think
- Lidl lands in the US
- Further expansion
- Lidl goes on the attack in Germany
- Further gains in the UK
- Embracing technology
- Lidl bets big on clothing
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- Figure 83: Esmara by Heidi Klum at Lidl UK, September 2017
- Online operations at early stages of development
- Lidl enters Black Friday
- Kaufland dials back its online food delivery
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 84: Schwarz Group: group sales performance, 2012/13-2016/17
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- Figure 85: Schwarz Group: outlet data, 2012/13-2016/17
- Retail offering
Tesco
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- What we think
- The turnaround
- Booker
- Logic behind the deal
- A consumer downturn?
- Company background
- Fraud Squad investigation
- Company performance
- Full year 2016/17
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- Figure 86: Tesco: sales growth by country in local currency terms, 2015/16-2016/17
- First half 2017/18
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- Figure 87: Tesco: first half sales growth by country in local currency terms, H1 2016/17-H1 2017/18
- Online
- Tesco Bank
- The balance sheet
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- Figure 88: Tesco Plc: group financial performance, 2012/13-2016/17
- Figure 89: Tesco UK: like-for-like sales growth by format, Q1 and Q2 2017/18
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- Figure 90: Tesco: UK store space by format, 2017
- Figure 91: Tesco Plc: outlet data, 2012/13-2016/17
- Retail offering
Carrefour
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- What we think
- A new boss, a new plan
- Core strength in food growing strongly
- Expanding convenience formats
- Online evolving
- Purchasing alliance with Fnac Darty
- Company background
- Company performance
- Group
- France
- Rest of Europe
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- Figure 92: Carrefour: group financial performance, 2012-16
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- Figure 93: Carrefour: outlet data, 2012-16
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- Figure 94: Carrefour (Europe): outlet numbers, 2013-16
- Figure 95: Carrefour: store numbers by country, 2015-16 (at December)
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- Figure 96: Carrefour: European hypermarket numbers (directly operated stores only), 2016
- Figure 97: Carrefour: European supermarket numbers (directly operated stores only, 2016
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- Figure 98: Carrefour: European C-store numbers (directly operated stores only), 2016
- Retail offering
Aldi
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- What we think
- The key markets
- Further expansion
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 99: Aldi: estimated group sales performance, 2012-16
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- Figure 100: Aldi: number of outlets, 2012-16
- Retail offering
Edeka Group
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- What we think
- Same-day grocery delivery service
- New convenience store concept
- Convenient grocery delivery fulfilment option
- Edeka expanding into the drugstore market
- Netto Marken-Discount responding to consumers’ food provenance concerns
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 101: Edeka Group: food retail sales performance, 2012-16
- Figure 102: Edeka Group: food retail outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
Amazon
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- What we think
- The focus on Prime
- The fostering of the next generation
- The white whale(s)?
- Amazon gets physical
- The threats?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 103: Amazon.com Inc: group financial performance, 2012-16
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- Figure 104: Amazon: estimated total retail sales, by European country (excl VAT), 2014-16
- Retail offering
Rewe
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- What we think
- Clearer strategy emerges for international operations
- Exploiting convenience
- Going local
- The natural way
- Online plans
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 105: Rewe: group* financial performance, 2012-16
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- Figure 106: Rewe: outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
Auchan
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- What we think
- Single brand simplifies relationship with customers
- Selling off non-core businesses
- Stronger buying links with Système U but closer relationship ruled out
- An expanding presence in Eastern Europe
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 107: Auchan: group financial performance, 2012-16
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- Figure 108: Auchan: outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
E Leclerc
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- What we think
- A trailblazer on price
- Leader in the Drive format
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 109: E Leclerc: estimated group sales performance, excl VAT, 2012-16
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- Figure 110: E Leclerc: outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
Les Mousquetaires (Intermarché)
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- What we think
- A new strategy
- Overhaul of private label
- Digitalisation
- Netto doing well
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 111: Les Mousquetaires: grocery operations – Estimated sales performance, 2013-16
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- Figure 112: Les Mousquetaires: grocery outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
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- Figure 113: France: customer profile of consumers using Intermarché for their main shop, September 2017
J Sainsbury (UK)
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- What we think
- Looking to drive synergies from the Home Retail Group deal
- Pushing ahead with online innovations
- Keeping a lid on costs
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 114: J Sainsbury (UK)*: group financial performance, 2012/13-2016/17
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- Figure 115: J Sainsbury (UK): outlet data, 2012/13-2016/17
- Retail offering
eBay
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- What we think
- What has gone wrong?
- Not a retailer
- Where next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 116: eBay – Gross merchandise volume, 2013-16
- Retail offering
Asda Group
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- What we think
- Toyou drives footfall into stores
- Lack of significant convenience presence could be an issue
- Better solution may be to push hard on online development
- A deal on the horizon?
- Cost-cutting on the agenda
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 117: Asda Group Ltd: group financial performance, 2012-16
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- Figure 118: Asda Group Ltd: outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
IKEA
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- What we think
- Rebirth of Cities
- Offering a helping hand
- Making flat-pack easier to construct and transport
- Increasingly digital
- Online sales
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 119: IKEA: group financial performance, 2012/13-2016/17
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- Figure 120: IKEA: outlet data, 2012/13-2016/17
- Retail offering
Ahold Delhaize
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- What we think
- A good fit
- Local brands at core of company strategy
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 121: Ahold Delhaize: group financial performance*, 2015-16
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- Figure 122: Ahold Delhaize: outlet data*, 2015-16
- Retail offering
Ceconomy (Media Markt/Saturn)
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- What we think
- Physical store innovations to draw customers in
- Fnac Darty deal strengthens Ceconomy’s position
- Increasingly isolated web shop-only brand Redcoon being phased out
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 123: Ceconomy: group financial performance, 2013/14-2015/16
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- Figure 124: Ceconomy: outlet data, 2013/14-2015/16
- Retail offering
Système U
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- What we think
- New buying alliance
- Convenience store expansion driving sales growth
- Own-label development to push low-price proposition and healthy food credentials
- New website and expanded click-and-collect options fuelling e-commerce sales
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 125: Système U: group sales performance, 2012-16
- Figure 126: Système U: outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
Migros (Switzerland)
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- What we think
- Unhelpful background
- Discounters
- Expansion
- Non-foods
- Prospects
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 127: Migros (Switzerland): group sales performance, 2012-16
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- Figure 128: Migros (Switzerland): outlet data, 2011/12-2015/16
- Retail offering
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- Figure 129: Migros: main businesses, 2016
Wm Morrison Group
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- What we think
- ‘Fresh look’ supermarket format driving store sales growth
- Re-entry into the convenience market
- Responding to consumer demand for more locally sourced food and drink products
- New store-pick online service extends home delivery reach
- Expanded online product offering boosting e-commerce sales
- Own-label push to combat food price inflation
- First womenswear range
- Cutting food waste
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 130: Wm Morrison Group: group financial performance, 2012/13-2016/17
- Figure 131: Wm Morrison Group: outlet data, 2012/13-2016/17
- Retail offering
Mercadona
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- What we think
- Growing importance in the world of beauty
- Continuing to invest in its store network
- Focus on fresh products
- International expansion
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 132: Mercadona: Group financial performance, excl. VAT, 2012-16
- Figure 133: Mercadona: Outlet data, 2012-16
- Retail offering
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