Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Showrooming – the red herring of e-commerce
- Footwear
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- Figure 1: The consumer: How they usually buy footwear, selected statements, May 2013
- Beauty products
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- Figure 2: The consumer: How they buy usually beauty products, November 2012
European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: Year on year retail sales value growth, 2012-13
- Figure 4: Major European economies: Year on year retail sales volume growth, 2012-13
- Inflation
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- Figure 5: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2012-13
- Figure 6: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2012-13
Asia-Pacific Retail Handbook: China Resources Enterprise Ltd (Retail)
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- China Resources Enterprise Ltd (retail)
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 7: China Resources Enterprise Ltd (Retail): Financial performance, 2008-12
- Figure 8: China Resources Enterprise Ltd (Retail): Distribution of supermarket revenues, by region, 2009 and 2012
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 9: China Resources Enterprise Ltd (Retail): Outlet data, 2008-12
- Figure 10: China Resources Enterprise Ltd (Retail): Outlet numbers by region, 2009 and 2012
- Retail offering
- E-commerce
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Health and beauty retailing
- Economy
News Analysis
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- Co-ops
- UK: The Co-op
- …loses market share
- …hires new food trading director
- …refreshes its own-brand food range
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize Group release second quarter results
- Europe: Slow pace of horse meat investigation aggravates MP's
- Europe: Tengelmann Group announces full year results for 2012
- France: Carrefour reports results for Q2 2013
- France: Casino cleared for Monoprix acquisition
- Portugal: Jerónimo Martins experiences strong second quarter growth
- UK: Asda
- …expects 75% of Christmas shoppers to shop through multichannel methods
- …to increase round pound deals this Christmas
- UK: EasyJet founder to launch new EasyFoodstore
- UK: Grocers to face possible fines of up to £1 billion
- UK: Iceland to increase share of non-food market
- UK: Morrisons
- …boss calls for online sales tax
- …to invest in technology overhaul
- …finalises deal with Ocado to launch online grocery
- …renames Wimbledon store ‘Murriwins’
- …to team up with B&Q
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …appeals ASA decision on Price Promise
- …launches marketing offensive after ASA rejects complaint
- …attacks Tesco over unfair price promise
- …to extend “by Sainsbury’s” brand
- …to launch limited edition "regal" babywear line
- UK: Tesco
- …plans to increase click and collect across third party sellers
- …set to overtake HMV as top DVD retailer
- …to cull senior management team
- …share sale director steps down
- …to launch new TV marketing campaign
- …to open an F&F flagship store
- …to open new shopping and leisure destination
- …to trial new family restaurant
- …tops fresh food poll
- …trials tyre fitting service
- UK: Waitrose
- …posts first half sales jump of 11%
- …continues its gardening push
- …to launch food collection lockers
- …to launch in-store restaurant
- …Aldi and The Co-operative commit to ‘Price it Right’ campaign
- …to open Aylesbury store on 8 August
- Other food specialists
- UK: Whittard’s new website focuses on heritage
- UK: Thorntons posts rise in Q4 sales
- Off-licences
- UK: Bargain Booze
- …owner set to float on AIM
- …sees its share prices rocket
- Clothing retailing
- Europe: LVMH sees sales growth
- Sweden: H&M reports increase in sales in June 2013
- UK: Blue Inc buys old Republic stores for womenswear push
- UK: Bonmarché reports profit one year after pre-pack administration
- UK: Burberry
- …like-for-likes rise 13%
- …makes two new appointments for international growth
- …rolls out click-and-collect
- UK: Fat Face to launch in the US as EBITDA jumps 29%
- UK: Heatwave catches out fashion chains
- UK: Internaçionale acquired in prepack administration by owners
- UK: Jack Wills
- …makes loss
- …global head of ecommerce to depart
- UK: Matalan boss leaves as founder’s son takes over
- UK: Next sees profits rise by £10 million following summer sale
- UK: Nicole Farhi saved from administration
- UK: Orlebar Brown seeks global expansion
- UK: Primark posts Q3 results
- UK: Retailers see increased sales in heatwave
- UK: SuperGroup
- …posts year-end results
- …sets its sights on Turkey, South America and Singapore
- UK: TM Lewin enters South Africa in Edcon franchise deal
- UK: White Stuff sees return to form as profits rise
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Poundstretcher relaunches transactional website
- UK: Wilkinson announces full-year results
- Multi-sector retailing
- Europe: Metro AG sees sales fall
- Ireland: M&S to close Irish stores
- UK: Argos launches online mobile phone store
- UK: Laura Ashley opens first hotel
- UK: Marks & Spencer sees slowdown in clothing sales decline
- Department stores
- UK: Debenhams recruits high profile designer Todd Lynn
- UK: Fenwick acquires another former Selfridges buyer
- UK: Fortnum & Mason increases its floor space for Christmas
- UK: Harrods opens luxurious new wine department
- UK: House of Fraser launches new evening delivery service
- UK: John Lewis Partnership
- …appoints new deputy chairman Mark Price
- …to trial online personal shopper service
- …retail director appointed chair of UK China Visa Alliance
- …sees sales return to growth
- UK: Selfridge’s opens first new toy shop in over a decade
- DIY retailing
- Europe: Praktiker to declare bankruptcy
- UK: B&Q owner Kingfisher records high sales during heatwave
- UK: Homebase puts Irish business into administration
- UK: Kingfisher sees sales rise as weather improves
- UK: Robert Dyas sees profits and sales rise under Theo Paphitis
- UK: Travis Perkins
- …hires Costa Coffee MD
- …sees profits jump 7.3% despite sales fall
- Garden centres
- UK: Dobbies
- …chief executive exits the business
- …appoints new boss
- Electrical retailing
- Germany: Rewe sells 16 ProMarkt stores to Expert
- UK: BrightHouse sees profits rise
- UK: Carphone Warehouse posts Q1 results
- UK: Dixons launches same day delivery service
- UK: Maplin hires specialist to refine online offering
- UK: Tesla to open store in Westfield London
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Tiger to open first store in Central London
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: HMV
- …loses market share to supermarkets
- …hires former Vodafone Chief executive for digital launch
- …to return to original store
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright sees sales decline
- Furniture retailing
- UK: DFS relaunches website in the face of increased tablet traffic
- UK: Dreams set to make 100 redundancies in restructuring programme
- UK: IKEA appoints new UK and Ireland Boss
- Home shopping
- UK: Amazon
- …reports second quarter loss
- …stops free delivery on items under £10
- UK: Asos
- …announces resignation of Kate Bostock
- …director of human resources exits the company
- UK: Boden
- …appoints new global brand director
- …hires its first ecommerce director to drive online sales
- UK: Findel sales increase 3.9% in first quarter
- UK: Littlewoods launches childrenswear advertising
- UK: My-Wardrobe.com founder leaves company
- UK: Styloko hires new marketing director
- UK: TM Lewin to launch online in Czech Republic
- Health and beauty retailing
- Europe: The Body Shop like-for-like sales up by 0.5% in first half
- Europe: Dayli closes 355 stores in Austria
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: WH Smith to step up sales of electronic cigarettes
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Mountain Warehouse reports full-year results
- UK: Nike to open first full-price store in Broughton Shopping Park
- UK: Reebok to return to retail
- UK: Sports Direct
- …facing legal action for zero hours contracts
- …founder to invest in luxury online business
- …pays out to full time employees
- …reports 'record year'
- …to merge its Republic and USC brands
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet UK chief executive exits
- Opticians
- UK: Optical Express founder David Moulsdale saves the company from collapse
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: ModelZone
- …collapse leaves debts of £11 million
- …sees Deloitte start shutting its stores
- …to lose another 10 stores
- …wholesale business Amerang taken out of administration by Ripmax
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords post Q1 results
- UK: Mothercare
- …considers the sale of loss making Early Learning Centre
- …Q1 like-for-likes down
- Shopping centres
- UK: Gatwick Airport sees new shops open as part of £21 million revamp
- Economy and property
- UK: Argos and other retailers sign up to MasterCard’s new e-wallet
- UK: Asda, Next, B&Q and Arcadia to sue Visa over credit card fees
- UK: BRC:
- …retail searches on tablets climbs by 132%
- …retailers see best July sales in seven years
- UK: Consumer confidence at highest level since 2010
- UK: European Commission implements landmark cap on processing fees
- UK: Hammerson boss David Atkins calls for review of rates system
- UK: ONS: Retail sales up 2.2% in June 2013
- UK: Retailers see increased sales in heatwave
- UK: Rising jobs in retail sector indicate recovery
- UK: Sharing data helps retailers reduce loss prevention
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