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European Retail Briefing - October 2017

ANALYST COMMENT – TOYS R US ON THE BRINK?
Where are we now?
Europe is important for Toys R Us
Figure 1: Toys R Us directly operated estate in Europe, 2016
Where next?
Underlying trends
The market is moving away
Retailing is moving on
EUROPEAN RETAIL SALES
Key points
Retail sales
Figure 2: Major European economies:  Year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2016-17
Figure 3: Major European economies:  Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2016-17
Inflation
Figure 4: Major European economies:  All items CPI, 2016-17
Figure 5: Major European economies:  Food price inflation, 2016-17
INNOVATION AND LAUNCH ACTIVITY
Italy: Megamark opens healthy food store
Netherlands: HEMA removes gender labels from children’s clothing
Germany: Zalando launches gift guide chatbot
France: L’Occitane launches new store concept
France: Carrefour to expand food on-the-go store concept
Germany: Aldi Süd presents fashion line
HEADLINES FOR THE MONTH
Co-ops
Grocers
Clothing retailing
Multi-sector retailing
Electrical retailing
Home shopping
Health & beauty retailing
NEWS ANALYSIS – FOOD AND DRINK
 CO-OPS
Norway: Coop Norway enters partnership with book retailer Tanum
Switzerland: Coop Switzerland acquires Targovy Dom Global Foods
UK: Co-op Food
…increases sales and operating profit
…teams up with parkrun charity
 CONVENIENCE STORES
UK: Costcutter trials fingerprint payment system
UK: Nisa
…CEO steps down
…reports strong growth and acquires interim CEO
UK: Palmer and Harvey in trouble
UK: Wholesalers call for Tesco/Booker deal to be stopped
 GROCERS
Belgium: Ahold Delhaize
…reaches final deal in Belgian store divestment
…introduces on-the-go breakfast range
Belgium: Colruyt
…launches product finder
…opens Zero Fossil Fuel store
Belgium: Lidl
…launches online pick-up service
…gives out free fruit to children
France: Carrefour to expand food on-the-go store concept
France: Franpix opens new eco-focused store concept
Germany: Aldi Süd presents fashion line
Italy: Arena Group opens new store format
Italy: Megamark opens healthy food store
Lithuania: ICA Gruppen to propose selling Rimi Lithuania
Netherlands: Albert Heijn launches fresh soup pots
Poland: Eurocash announces takeover of Mila S.A.
Portugal: Auchan considering discounting Jumbo brand
Romania: Carrefour rebrands Billa stores
Russia: Lenta launches birthday discount campaign
Spain: Eroski expands click & collect services
Sweden: ICA sees sales rise
Switzerland: Lidl Switzerland launches meal box service
UK: Aldi
…accelerates fresh food on-the-go rollout
…sales rise in 2016
UK: Morrisons
…profits rise
…launches value vegetable box
UK: Sainsbury’s
…launches suit range
…launches women's occasionwear
…pilots check-out-free store
UK: Tesco profits surge
UK: Waitrose extends meal box trial
 OTHER FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALISTS
UK: Greggs new product range boost sales
UK: Hotel Chocolat
…launches new subscription service
…profit and sales climb
UK: Majestic Wine
…appoints new non-executive director
…overhauls website
NEWS ANALYSIS – CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
France: LVMH revenues grow
Italy: Furla Group reports positive first half year
Italy: Stone Island launches clothing that changes colour according to the weather
Spain: Inditex sales and profits rise
Sweden: H&M sales rise in third quarter
Switzerland: Charles Vöegele CEO change
UK: Alex and Ani open debut UK store
UK: Chairman of Jack Wills leaves after a year in post
UK: Colette to open first UK store
UK: French Connection operating loss falls
UK: Hill & Friends opens physical store
UK: Matalan sales rise in Q2
UK: Missguided launches partner label Mennace
UK: Moss Bros sees half year sales and profits rise
UK: New Look backtracks on chief creative officer appointment
UK: Next sees sales and profits fall in first half year
UK: Primark sales expected to be better than previous year
UK: River Island sales rise whilst profits fall
UK: Sweaty Betty reports strong 2016 sales
UK: Ted Baker retail sales grow
UK: TJX UK reports fall in profit
UK: Kurt Geiger sales soar
NEWS ANALYSIS – MULTI-SECTOR 
Netherlands: HEMA
…removes gender labels from children’s clothing
…to expand in Spain
UK: Halfords takes new CEO from Dixons Carphone
UK: Marks & Spencer trial one-hour delivery
UK: Mothercare appoints new CFO
 DEPARTMENT STORES
UK: Debenhams takes stake in on-demand beauty services company Blow
UK: House of Fraser sales fall
UK: John Lewis
…profits decrease whilst sales rise
…confirms in-store sleepover experience
UK: Selfridges makes shopping bags from coffee cups
NEWS ANALYSIS – HOME AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
UK: Kingfisher sales and profits rise during transformation
UK: Topps Tiles sales fall
 ELECTRICAL RETAILING
France: Fnac Darty and Deezer enter into partnership together
UK: BrightHouse up for sale
UK: Dixons Travel opens store on cruise ship
UK: Microsoft to open first UK store
 FURNITURE RETAILING
UK: Barker & Stonehouse sales and profits remain steady
UK: DFS profits down in a challenging environment
UK: Dreams sales and profits rise for 2016
UK: Dunelm sees sales rise but profits fall
UK: Habitat launches click-and-collect service
UK: IKEA acquires TaskRabbit
UK: ScS sales and profits up for 2017
NEWS ANALYSIS – ONLINE RETAILING
France: Amazon approach Leclerc over logistics deal
France: ManoMano raises money for expansion
Germany: Zalando launches gift guide chatbot
UK: Amazon
…reportedly to bid for Premier League
…trials one hour delivery for London Fashion Week
UK: Boohoo
…launches own-brand beauty range
…sales and profits soar
UK: Shop Direct
…CEO steps down after five years
…profit rises thanks to mobile shopping
UK: eBay to launch click-and-collect partnership with Doddle
UK: Eve Sleep reports dramatic rise in sales
UK: Five Boys Clothing opens pop up shop
UK: Made.com
…sales reach £91m
…crowdsourcing its next furniture designs
UK: Net-a-Porter to launch AI clothes picking service
UK: Ocado revenue increases in Q3
UK: The Hut Group acquires Illamasqua
UK: Wiggle losses increase whilst sales increase
NEWS ANALYSIS – OTHER RETAIL
 HEALTH & BEAUTY RETAILING
France: L’Occitane launches new store concept
Germany: Douglas appoints new CEO
 BOOK AND STATIONERY RETAILING
UK: Card Factory sales rise whilst profits fall
UK: Smiggle targets Europe for expansion
 SPORTS AND LEISURE GOODS RETAILING
UK: JD Sports Fashion
…agrees to conditional combination with Sports Zone
…reports strong performance in the first half of 2017
UK: Sports Direct closes nearly half of Debenhams concessions
 GARDEN CENTRES
UK: Wyevale Garden Centres launches new strategy following fall in profit
 TOYS AND GAMES RETAILING
UK: Hobbycraft CEO steps down after eight weeks
UK: The Entertainer posts solid sales in the first half of 2017
NEWS ANALYSIS – ECONOMY
UK: ONS
…inflation rate climbs to five-year high
…a good August for retail sales
UK: British Retail Consortium and KPMG
…September retail sales growth driven by clothes and food
…Shop prices on the brink of inflation

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