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European Retail Briefing - January 2018

ANALYST COMMENT – DIY IN FRANCE HEADING FOR FURTHER RATIONALISATION
DIY heading in the wrong direction
The question has to be why?
Bricomarché and Bricorama
M Bricolage next?
EUROPEAN RETAIL SALES
Key points
Retail sales
Figure 1: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2016-17
Figure 2: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2016-17
Inflation
Figure 3: Major European economies: all items CPI, 2016-17
Figure 4: Major European economies: food price inflation, 2016-17
LAUNCH ACTIVITY AND INNOVATION
Germany: Kaufland ends online food delivery pilot
Sweden: Coop Sweden launches voice-controlled shopping list
Germany: NFC-enabled packaging offers beauty tips
Netherlands: Albert Heijn trials checkout free store
Netherlands: Coop Netherlands trials electric vehicles for delivery
US: Walmart enters Buzzfeed’s recipe app
HEADLINES FOR THE MONTH
Grocers
Clothing retailing
Multi-sector retailing
Electrical retailing
Home shopping
Sports and leisure goods retailing
NEWS ANALYSIS – FOOD AND DRINK 
 CO-OPS
UK: Co-op
…and Silentnight launch online bed shop
…to open 100 new food stores
…gives a strong showing for Christmas
…launches partnership with local Derbyshire breweries
 CONVENIENCE STORES
UK: Conviviality buys over 100 Palmer & Harvey stores
UK: Nisa sales rose 17.7% in December
 GROCERS
Belgium: Colruyt Group revenues grow nearly 4%
Germany: Aldi
…commits to sustainable flora
…Aldi Süd may expand into convenience stores
Germany: Kaufland ends online food delivery pilot
Germany: Real sales fall 3.1%
Netherlands: Albert Heijn
…cuts convenience stores in Germany
…launches new delivery app
Netherlands: Jumbo
…reports a growth of 5% in 2017
…to donate Christmas dinners
Portugal: Sonae in negotiations to buy Spinneys
Switzerland: Coop Switzerland increases turnover by 3% in 2017
UK: Aldi
…Christmas figures up 15% compared to 2016
…predicts Specially Selected range will reach £1bn in 2018
…releases prosecco-infused chicken
UK: Asda launches ‘Parcel Tower’
UK: Lidl narrowly beats out Aldi in Christmas sales jump
UK: Morrisons Christmas sales increased by 2.8%
UK: Sainsbury’s
…gin sales rise
…launches pop-up fizzy wine stall
…says it ‘outperformed the market’ over Christmas
UK: Tesco
…backing healthy eating campaign
…unveils line of vegan meals called ‘Wicked Kitchen’
…Tesco-Booker deal fully approved
UK: Waitrose bans sale of energy drinks to children
 OFF-LICENCES
UK: Majestic Wine sales up 1.2% over Christmas
NEWS ANALYSIS – CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
Spain: Inditex sales grow nearly 10%
Spain: Zara introduces self-service kiosks
Sweden: H&M
…reportedly planning discount branded website
…sales increased 3% in 2017
UK: Fatface Christmas sales up 12%
UK: Jigsaw reports 7% sales uplift
UK: Joules sales increase by 18.2%
UK: Missguided reports operating loss of £1.4 million
UK: Moss Bros issues profit warning as Christmas sales plummet
UK: Next Christmas sales rise 1.5%
UK: Quiz revenues jump by nearly a third over Christmas
UK: Sophie Hulme offers instore handbag personalisation
UK: Superdry
…attracts former Burberry and Debenhams executives
…revenues grow nearly 14% in Christmas
…Superdry Sport becomes official clothing supplier for Invictus Games
UK: Ted Baker festive sales soar 9%
UK: The White Company reports difficult trading
 FOOTWEAR RETAILING
UK: Shoe Zone sales fall in 2017
 SHOPPING CENTRES
UK: Westfield shopping centres bought for £18.5 billion
NEWS ANALYSIS – MULTI-SECTOR 
Netherlands: HEMA retail sales up 7.1%
UK: Mothercare sales down in Christmas period
 DEPARTMENT STORES
Netherlands: Hudson Bay Company rejects speculation it plans to pull out of the Netherlands
UK: Debenhams festive sales down 0.8%
UK: Harvey Nichols reports losses of £6.7 million
UK: House of Fraser
…launches localised pop-up concession plan
…seeks rent reduction for its stores
UK: John Lewis
…extends Click & Collect pick up for Christmas
…Christmas sales up 8.9%
NEWS ANALYSIS – HOME AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
UK: Bunnings opens small format store in Bicester
UK: Topps Tiles reports strong growth in Q1
 ELECTRICAL RETAILING
Germany: Ceconomy sales rise 1.4%
UK: Currys launches same-day delivery service
UK: Dixons Carphone profits decline 60%
UK: Maplin boss quits to head up Gaucho Group
 HOUSEWARES RETAILING
UK: Dunelm appoints Nick Wilkinson as new CEO
 CARPET RETAILING
UK: Carpetright profit falls in H1
UK: United Carpets profits fall 8%
 FURNITURE RETAILING
UK: Feather & Black rescued from administration
 HEALTH & BEAUTY
UK: Miller Harris unveils new concept store
NEWS ANALYSIS – ONLINE 
Belgium: Colruyt buys Newpharma
Germany: Zalando launches partnership expansion plans
UK: Gear4Music sales up 42% before Christmas
UK: Ocado revenue rises 11.6% in Q4
NEWS ANALYSIS – OTHER RETAIL
 BOOK AND STATIONERY RETAILING
UK: Ryman and Robert Dyas sales jump as Boux Avenue falls
 SPORTS AND LEISURE GOODS RETAILING
Netherlands: Under Armour opens European flagship store in Amsterdam
UK: Mountain Warehouse sales soar 38.2% for Christmas
UK: Sports Direct reported profit before tax falls 67%
 TOYS AND GAMES RETAILING
UK: Games Workshop sales rocket more than 50% in H1
UK: Toys R Us faces collapse
NEWS ANALYSIS – ECONOMY
UK: Black Friday fails to make an impact on November footfall
UK: December non-food sales fall
UK: inflation hits near-six year high
UK: retail sales perform well for November
UK: shop prices fell 0.6% in December

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