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Highlights: July 2007
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- Grocers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Furniture retailing
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Thorntons FY LFLs edge ahead
- Grocers
- Belgium: Colruyt FY sales, profits up
- France: Carrefour
- …to withdraw from Portugal
- …as Q2 LFLs rise 5.9%
- …despite being fined €2m for false advertising
- …as Halley family consider stake sale
- …while it looks at global expansion
- Hungary: Tesco expands
- Netherlands: Laurus H1 LFLs up 4.3%
- Russian Federation: Carousel LFLs up 13.8%
- Russian Federation: Magnit H1 LFLs surge ahead
- Russian Federation: X5
- …raises $1 bn loan, appoints Ukraine CEO
- …as Q2 LFLs surge ahead
- Spain: Tengelmann’s 250 Supermercardos stores go to Carrefour
- Sweden: Axfood H1 LFLs edge ahead
- Sweden: ICA H1 LFLs up 4.3%
- UK: Asda
- …to put George online
- UK: Kwik Save enters administration
- UK: Morrisons
- …set to sell 25 shopping centres
- …confirms Gibson as chairman
- …remains ‘on track’
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …still circled by bid rumours
- …as Tchenguiz doubles stake
- …before Delta makes approach
- …and details go public
- …with Lord Sainsbury set to oppose takeover
- UK: Tesco
- …moves into housing market
- …then loses key estate agency partner
- …and is threatened with lawsuit
- …before refocusing marketing on price war
- UK: Waitrose gears up expansion plans
- United States: Kroger LFLs continue to grow in Q1
- United States: Safeway Q2 sales driven by Lifestyle stores
- United States: Tesco focuses operations around 'customer assistants'
- United States: Whole Foods
- …extends Wild Oats offer again
- …before it emerges that CEO trashed rival on web
- …which leads to a storm brewing for Mackey
- Mass merchandisers
- UK: Costco FY sales up, profits down
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Instore LFLs sales up 4.1%
- UK: McCarthy guides Poundland to improved year
- UK: Wilkinson FY profits leap ahead
- Multi-sector retailing
- Australia: Coles
- …sees Blackstone back out of bid
- …as Wesfarmers sweetens deal
- …before it reveals future plan
- China: Wal-Mart aims to double Chinese stores within 5 years
- Finland: Kesko H1 sales up 9.7%
- Germany: KarstadtQuelle in talks with Debenhams
- Spain: El Corte Inglés to resist calls for IPO
- UK: Boots
- …buyout gets S&P warning
- …as CEO quits
- UK: HMV
- …rebounds after FY profit slump
- …and eyes Fopp brand
- UK: M&S
- …sees Q1 LFLs edge ahead
- …as Per Una founder gets set to quit?
- United States: Sears issues further profit warning
- United States: Target
- …sees Ackman take stake
- …then ups influence
- United States: Wal-Mart
- …looks to appeal to emotions
- …and cuts prices on 16,000 products
- Department stores
- Germany: Debenhams set to exit Germany
- Iceland: Baugur has no plans to make offer for Debenhams
- United States: Saks sells 8% to Baugur
- United States: Jones Apparel
- …agrees to sell
- …then gets higher bid
- United States: Macy's
- …cuts quarterly outlook
- …looks set to go private
- …as Harper named new President
- United States: Nordstrom reportedly sells Façonnable chain
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Globus buys rival Hela for €100m
- Russia: Kingfisher announces push in Russia
- United States: Home Depot cuts FY forecast
- Electrical retailing
- France: Kesa
- …considers selling BUT
- …then confirms BUT offers
- UK: DSG
- ...mulls franchises in UK
- …as Dixons expands offer
- United States: Best Buy to expand; buy back $5.5bn shares
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: Fopp flops
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright FY LFLs slip
- Furniture retailing
- France: Kesa
- …considers selling BUT
- …then confirms BUT offers
- Sweden: Ikea to axe 300 managerial jobs
- Sweden: ILVA lost £11.5m prior to UK launch
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm reports strong FY
- Home shopping
- UK: Asos FY sales leap ahead
- UK: N Brown LFLs up 11.1%
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Strong H1 sales for Rossmann
- UK: The Body Shop H1 LFLs up 7%
- United States: Walgreens
- …sees Q3 LFLs surge ahead
- …and buys Option Care for $850m
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Blacks
- …rebounds
- …with Freespirit sale to go ahead
- UK: JJB suffers from World Cup comparatives
- UK: Sports Direct
- …buys Everlast
- …buys majority stake in Field & Trek
- …but warns on profit growth
- Garden centres
- UK: Dobbies
- …battle continues
- …as Tesco extends offer
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game Group H1 LFLs surge ahead
- Clothing retailing
- China: Mothercare confirms China plans
- Europe: Gap denies plans to quit Europe
- International: Another investigation into 'slave labour' conditions
- UK: Bhs not for sale, says Green
- UK: Burberry Q1 sales up 24%
- UK: Jaeger FY sales, profits leap ahead
- UK: Mothercare makes solid start to the year
- UK: New Look
- …sees sale collapse
- …then looks to global expansion
- UK: Peacocks mulls sale
- UK: SRG up for sale
- United States: Liz Claiborne
- …to cut 16 apparel brands
- …and announces sweeping restructuring
- Footwear retailing
- United States: Finish Line launches marketing blitz
- United States: Payless purchases Dexter
- Dollar stores
- United States: 99 Cents Only
- …reports mixed FY
- …but does well in Q1
- United States: Family Dollar sees successful third quarter
Economic News
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- Australia: Retail sales up in May
- Europe: Retail sales increase in May
- Germany: May sees retail slump
- Ireland: Retail sales surge in May
- Japan: Retail sales edge ahead in May
- UK:
- Retail sales remain firm in June, says ONS
- CBI: retail sales growth slows in June
- Retail sales rebound in June, says BRC
Market Analysis: PC Retailing in Europe
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- The European PC retailing retail sector
- PC penetration – Creating the information society
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- Figure 1: PC Penetration by country, 2006
- Germany the largest of the five markets
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- Figure 2: Share of consumer spending on information technology equipment, 2006
- Figure 3: Per capita spending on information processing equipment, 2006
- Spending on information processing equipment as % of total spending
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- Figure 4: Spending on information processing equipment as % of total consumer spending by country, 2006
- Historical growth
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- Figure 5: Growth in consumer spending on information processing equipment by country, 2002-06
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- Figure 6: Spending on information technology by country, 2002-06
- Forecast for consumer spending on information technology
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- Figure 7: Forecast spending on information processing equipment by country, 2006-11
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- Figure 8: Consumer spending on information technology & all retail sales forecast index, 2001-11
- Retail sales
- A lack of relevant data
- Spending a better measure
- Outlook and forecasts
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- Figure 9: Miscellaneous specialists’ sales by country, 2002-12
- Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Figure 10: Europe: Leading PC retailing companies, sales 2005 and 2006
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- Figure 11: Leading electricals retailing companies, PC sales, 2006
- Market shares
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- Figure 12: Leading specialist retailers’ share of the PC market, 2006
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- Figure 13: Leading non-specialist retailers’ estimated share of the PC market, 2006
- Figure 14: Leading retailers’ estimated share of the PC market, 2006
- Recent developments
- Trends and issues
- An unevenly developed market
- Who doesn’t have one?
- Not just one
- Price
- Replacement cycle
Company Profile: CDC Computer Discount
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- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: CDC Computer Discount: Group financial performance, 2002-06
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 16: CDC Computer Discount: Outlet data, 2002-06
- Figure 17: CDC Computer Discount: Group operations, 2006
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- e-commerce & home shopping
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- Figure 18: CDC Computer Discount: Group websites, 2007
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