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European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2014-15
- Figure 3: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2014-15
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2014-15
- Figure 5: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2014-15
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Department stores
- Furniture retailing
- DIY retailing
- Electricals retailing
News Analysis – Food & Drink
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- UK: Mintel's Christmas message
- And 2016?
- And then?
- Convenience stores
- UK: Spar grows store estate by 8% in six months
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize Group launches consent solicitation
- Croatia: Konzum invests in a new flagship store
- Denmark: Dansk Supermarked ups convenience with 24-hour opening
- France: Carrefour
- …expands within Belgium and Romania
- …completes acquisition of Rue de Commerce
- France: Cdiscount launches food offering in France
- Germany: Aldi expands branded offering
- Germany: Media-Markt and Makro enter joint purchasing
- Germany: Metro Group like-for-like sales rise 1.5%
- Italy: Conad earmarks €8m for e-commerce development
- Italy: VéGé Group expands and introduces Beacon technology
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn introduces real-time order tracking
- Netherlands: Boni introduces adaptive website
- Poland: Carrefour goes online in Poland
- Portugal: Jumbo launches beacon-enabled app
- UK: Aldi to open 80 new stores in 2016
- UK: Asda introduces ‘Go-Getters for Forgetters’
- UK: Booth reports strong growth in Christmas orders
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …grows ahead of the grocery market
- …makes bid for Home Retail Group
- UK: Tesco
- …to introduce charge for small click-and-collect orders
- …to offer dog pampering in larger stores
- UK: Waitrose plans 14 new supermarkets in 2016
- Other food and drink specialists
- UK: Majestic Wine sees sales grow 12.2% during the Christmas period
- UK: Berry Bros & Rudd sees losses double
News Analysis – Non-food
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- Clothing retailing
- Europe: Inditex sales rise 16% as expansion continues
- Europe: Prada profits fall amid weak sales in Asia
- Netherlands: Macintosh Retail Group files for bankruptcy
- Sweden: H&M sales growth slows to 4% in November
- UK: Arcadia continues to roll out Outfit fascia
- UK: Barbour reduces core range
- UK: Blue Inc to close a quarter of its shops
- UK: Bonmarché announces Beth Butterwick departure
- UK: Boux Avenue delivers strong growth for Theo Paphitis Retail Group
- UK: Burberry
- …celebrates the Lunar New Year on WeChat
- …releases interactive 3D scarf advert
- UK: Jaegar owner halts sale
- UK: Jigsaw reports a record-breaking Christmas
- UK: Joules eyes IPO
- UK: Kurt Geiger bought out by Cinven
- UK: Mamas & Papas returns to profit
- UK: Mulberry grows revenues by 5% in the first half
- UK: Next sales increase just 0.4% prior to Christmas
- UK: River Island to introduce a plus-size range
- UK: SuperGroup revenues surge 22.3%
- UK: Ted Baker buys The Ugly Brown Building
- UK: Topshop partners with Appear Here to provide pop-up concessions
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Brantano’s new owners put the business under review
- Multi-sector retailing
- Germany: Metro Group like-for-like sales rise 1.5%
- UK: Marks and Spencer
- …opens first store in Beijing
- …UK like-for-like sales fall 2.5%
- UK: Poundland third quarter revenues grow 29.4%
- Department stores
- France: Monoprix introduces in-store iBeacons
- Ireland: Arnotts reports modest growth in sales
- UK: BHS appoints chief financial officer
- UK: Debenhams in talks with former Kingfisher boss
- UK: Harvey Nichols profits tumble 29.7%
- UK: House of Fraser reports rising Q3 sales
- UK: John Lewis
- …has a strong week for electricals
- …invests £500m in online business
- …sales grow 4.1% over the Christmas period
- UK: Selfridges launches Bright New Things campaign
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Hornbach Group reduces earnings target
- UK: Topps Tiles Q1 sales rise 4.4%
- Electrical retailing
- France: Darty retail profits surge 36%
- Germany: Media Markt implements new loyalty program
- UK: Dixons Carphone
- …first-half sales up 5%
- …to launch a tech emergency service
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright delivers “significant growth” in profits
- Home shopping
- Switzerland: LeShop.ch delivers 6.6% growth
- UK: Amazon to lease aircraft in a bid to launch air-delivery service
- UK: Atterley stops trading as it enters administration
- UK: Matalan Direct hires buying director
- UK: Moonpig innovates with augmented reality
- UK: Ocado reports double-digit Q4 growth
- UK: PrettyLittleThing full-year sales reach £30m
- Furniture retailing
- Sweden: Ikea group sales rise 11.2%
- UK: Habitat adapts website for mobile shoppers
- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Concerns raised over LloydsPharmacy’s bid for Sainsbury’s division
- UK: Holland & Barrett
- …eyes potential £1bn sale
- …plans to double sales to £1bn
- UK: The Fragrance Shop sales boosted by luxury brand demand
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Sports Direct sales and profits up in the first half
- Music, video and game retailing
- UK: Foyles reports strong Christmas trading
- UK: Game’s sales fall 6.7% as demand for consoles declines
- Shopping locations
- UK: Birmingham Bullring owner eyes bid for Grand Central
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet Jewellers’ UK sales rise 4.9%
- Economy
- UK: Retail sales rise 2.0% in November
A. S. Watson Health & Beauty Europe
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- What we think
- Company background
- Marionnaud
- Company performance
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- Figure 6: A. S. Watson Health & Beauty Europe: Group financial performance, 2010-14
- Figure 7: A. S. Watson Health & Beauty Europe: Outlet data, 2010-14
- Retail offering
- Continental Europe
- UK
- Superdrug
- The Perfume Shop
- Savers
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