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European Retail Briefings - April 2006

NEWS ANALYSIS
 GROCERS
Czech Republic: Edeka quits Czech Republic
France: Hyparlo sees full-year sales, profit rise
France: Food sales boost Carrefour in Q1
Netherlands: Ahold reveals ‘difficult’ full-year
Russia: Pyaterochka and Perekrestok in merger speculation
…ending in €1.36 billion deal
UK: Asda Essentials store launched
UK: Sainsbury's
…completes refinancing plan
…as sales continues to grow
…and marquees roll out
 CLOTHING RETAILING
Italy: Benetton sees revenue, income rise
Spain: Inditex posts rise in income, sales
Sweden: H&M continues form in first-quarter
Sweden: Lindex sees sales, profit rise
UK: Actif calls in administrators
UK: Alexon continues to struggle
UK: Asos appoints two to board
UK: Austin Reed
…agrees sale and lease-back deal
…reporting profit up, turnover down
UK: Revenue rises at Burberry
UK: Strong start for Moss Bros
UK like-for-likes down at Mothercare
 MULTI-SECTOR RETAILING
Finland: Kesko delivers in first-quarter
Germany: KarstadtQuelle reduces loss, sells-off real estate
Germany: Metro to sell Praktiker stake
Germany: Rewe reveals record turnover
UK: GUS
…announces ARG/Experian demerger timescale
UK: Boots
…full-year boosted by Q4 sales
…with plans for midnight pharmacies
…and revamped Advantage Card
UK: HMV’s Ottakar’s bid provisionally cleared
UK: Laura Ashley sees profit rise, sales fall
UK: Marks & Spencer
…sells Kings business
…and shares its wealth with staff
…confirming excellent progress
UK: Next to make TV debut
 DEPARTMENT STORES
UK: Debenhams plans £3 billion flotation
UK: Baugur renews interest in HoF
UK: Liberty happy with interim results
UK: Woolworths
…sees Baugur investment increase
…but sees sales slip
 DIY RETAILING
Germany: Praktiker posts earnings rise
UK: Topps Tiles warns on profit, like-for-likes
 ELECTRICAL RETAILING
UK: DSG
…moves Dixons brand online
…and snaps up Pixmania
UK: Jessops updates trading, announces Hine’s departure
UK: 3 in major store expansion
 MUSIC AND VIDEO GOODS RETAILING
UK: Silverscreen falls into administration
UK: Online rental firms agree merger
 FURNITURE RETAILING
UK: Land of leather reveals full-year sales rise
UK: ScS up despite Easter effect
UK: Inditex plans UK furniture launch
 BOOK AND STATIONERY RETAILING
UK: Ottakar’s posts full-year pre-tax loss
UK: WH Smith
…posts interim results, announces split
…and introduces fresh fruit
 SPORTS AND LEISURE GOODS RETAILING
UK: Sports World posts jump in sales and profit
 MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALIST RETAILING
UK: Halfords sees full-year sales rise
ECONOMIC NEWS
Australia: Retail sales rise year-on-year
Germany: Retail sales take unexpected tumble
Japan: First retail rise in nine years
Poland: Retail sales continue to grow
UK: Sales up in March, says ONS
UK: Retail woes continue, says CBI
UK: Sales slip in March, says BRC
US: Retail sales up in March
MARKET ANALYSIS: ELECTRICAL RETAILING IN EUROPE
The European electricals market
Figure 1: Europe: European consumer spending on electricals, 2005
Figure 2: Europe: European consumer spending on electricals by market, 2005
Figure 3: Europe: European electricals market share by country, 2005
Figure 4: Europe: Per capita consumer spending on electricals by market, 2005
Who owns what?
Audio-visual equipment
Figure 5: Europe: Ownership of key brown goods, by country, 2005
PCs
New technology
Figure 6: Europe: Ownership of new technology products, by country, 2005
Figure 7: Europe: Ownership of Apple iPods and MP3 players, by country, 2005
Large kitchen appliances
Figure 8: Ownership of key kitchen appliances, by country, 2005
Specialists
Figure 9: Europe: Electrical specialists’ sales, 2005
Figure 10: Europe: Electricals specialists’ sales per capita, 2005
Figure 11: Europe: Electricals specialists’ share of all electricals spending, 2005
Figure 12: Europe: Electricals specialists’ share of all electricals spending, 2005
E-commerce has impact
Figure 13: Europe: Top 15 electricals retailers E-commerce activities, 2004
Leading electrical retailers
Figure 14: Europe: Leading electricals retailers, 2005
Figure 15: Europe: Top 25 electricals retailers’ share of electrical retail sales, 2004
Figure 16: Europe: Leading retailers’ share of total electrical retail sales, 2004
COMPANY PROFILE: EURONICS INTERNATIONAL
Bare facts
Figure 17: Euronics: Members by country of operation, December 2005
Figure 18: Euronics International: Member websites, 2005
Financial performance
Figure 19: Euronics: Sales as share of Electrical specialists’ sales in Europe, 2000-04
Figure 20: Euronics International: Group financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
Outlet numbers
Figure 21: Euronics International: Outlet and member data, 2000-04
Figure 22: Euronics International: Outlet data, 2000-04
Products
Figure 23: Euronics International: Sales mix in selected countries

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