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Executive Summary – France
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- Mixed goods sector sales
- GGL leads the market
- Market leaders hit by adverse market conditions
- Limited international activity
- Department stores embark on refurbishment projects
- Mixed goods sector to underperform all retail sales
European Summary
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- European mixed goods retailing sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 1: European mixed goods retailing: Sector sales by country, 1999 and 2004e
- Leading retailers
- Ranked by sales
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- Figure 2: Leading European department store retailers: Ranked by sales, 2003
- M&S, a hybrid operator, leads the rankings
- Winners…
- …and losers
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- Figure 3: Leading European department store retailers: Sales performance, 1999 vs 2003
- Huge variation in sales densities
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- Figure 4: Leading European department store retailers: Ranked by estimated sales densities, 2003
- M&S in pole position
- Luxury stores excel
- Full assortment also delivers good productivity
- But German, Dutch and some smaller British operators underperform
- Outlets and space
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- Figure 5: Leading European department store retailers: Outlet numbers and space, 2003
- New store development
- Corporate activity – 2003 and 2004
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- Figure 6: European department store retailers: Major acquisitions, 2003
- Moving to private ownership
- 2004
- Some product and marketing trends
- Targeting younger shoppers
- Menswear enjoys more attention too
- Foodhalls gaining popularity
- Flexing the mix to chase gross margins
- More focus on own-label
- Smaller UK players follow the trend too
- Vroom & Dreesman consolidates its own-label
- International and retail brands still key for some
- Themed events
- E-commerce
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- Figure 7: Leading European department store retailers: E-commerce facilities, 2004
- Customer loyalty schemes
- Loyalty schemes become more commonplace
- But do they create genuine ‘emotional loyalty’
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- Figure 8: European department stores: Loyalty schemes, 2004
European Outlook
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- Upcoming corporate activity
- Italy in a state of flux
- Allders for sale…
- …and Karstadt scales back in Germany
- Store plans
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- Figure 9: European department store retailers: Planned openings and closures
- But are property assets worth more than trading operations?
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- Figure 10: European department stores: Leading retailers sales and profits performance, 2003 vs 2002
- Sector sales forecasts
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- Figure 11: European mixed goods retailing: Sector sales and forecasts by country, 2004 and 2009
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- Figure 12: Mixed goods retailers as % all retailer sales, 1995-2009f
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- Figure 13: Sector sales growth forecast, by country, 1999-2004e, 2004e-09F
Report Scope
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- 2005 content change
- The sector
- Department store definition
- Countries and companies covered
- Accounting policy
Background Data – France
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- Population
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- Figure 14: France: Population trends, 1999-2004
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- Figure 15: France: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
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- Figure 16: France: Households, 2003
- Figure 17: France: Regions and major cities, 1999
- Economy
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- Figure 18: France: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
- Figure 19: France: Consumer prices, 1997-2003
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- Figure 20: France: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 21: France: Detailed breakdown of spending on consumer goods, 1999-2003
Department Stores in France
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- Background
- Sector history
- Corporate activity
- Limited cross-border activity
- Store refurbishments
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 22: France: Mixed goods retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
- Figure 23: France: Mixed goods retailers, relative performance, 1999-2004
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 24: France: Mixed goods retailers, enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998, 2000 and 2002
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- Figure 25: France: Department stores and magasin popularies, outlet numbers, 1998-2003
- Products and competition
- Product market growth
- Product mix
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- Figure 26: France: Mixed goods retailers’ share of sales by product category, 2002
- Mixed goods stores in shopping centres
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- Figure 27: France: Leading shopping centres, 2004
European Consumer Trends
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- Figure 28: Europe: Department store visiting patterns, 2004
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- Figure 29: Europe: Usage of department stores, by age, 2004
- Success with younger customers
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- Figure 30: Europe: Breakdown of department store customers, by age, 2004
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France Consumer Trends
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- Figure 31: Penetration and profile of consumers who have been in a department store in the last three months, France, 2002 and 2004
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- Figure 32: Shopping at department stores in the last three months, France, 2004
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Leading Players
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- Figure 33: France: Leading mixed goods retailers, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 34: France: Leading mixed goods retailers, market shares, 2003
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Prospects and Forecasts
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- Prospects
- Forecasts
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- Figure 35: Forecast: France mixed goods retailers’ sales, 2004-09f
- Figure 36: Forecast: France mixed goods retailers, as % of all retail sales, 1999-2009
Major Company Profiles
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- Groupe Galeries Lafayette
- Market share
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- Figure 37: Groupe Galeries Lafayette department stores: Sales as % all French mixed goods retailers sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- History and ownership
- Group structure and activities
- Completes acquisition of BHV
- M&S French operations acquired
- Joint control of Monoprix
- Launches homewares standalone format
- Financial data
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- Figure 38: Groupe Galeries Lafayette: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Galeries Lafayette/Nouvelles Galeries
- BHV
- Monoprix
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- Figure 39: Monoprix: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Improved performance in 2004
- Outlets
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- Figure 40: Groupe Galeries Lafayette: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Galeries Lafayette/Nouvelles Galeries
- BHV
- Monoprix
- Products
- Galeries Lafayette/Nouvelles Galeries
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- Figure 41: Galeries Lafayette/Nouvelles Galeries, estimated sales mix, 2003
- BHV
- Monoprix
- Systems and distribution
- International activities
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Printemps
- Market share
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- Figure 42: Printemps: Sales as % all French mixed goods retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- History
- Becomes part of the PPR group
- Financial data
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- Figure 43: Printemps: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Performance improves in 2004
- Outlets
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- Figure 44: Printemps: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Store refurbishments
- Sales densities
- International activities
- Products
- Sales mix
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- Figure 45: Printemps: Sales by product, 2003
- Market positioning
- Home shopping and e-commerce
- SWOT
Mini Company Profiles
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- LVMH
- La Samaritaine
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 46: LVMH: Selective retailing division: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Figure 47: LVMH: Selective retailing division: Financial performance by country, 2003
- Outlets
- Products
- Menswear
- Womenswear
- Health and beauty
- Homewares
- LVMH
- Le Bon Marché
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 48: LVMH: Selective retailing division: Financial performance, 1999-2003
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- Figure 49: Selective retailing division: Sales by country, 2003
- Outlets
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- Figure 50: Le Bon Marché: Floor plan
- Products
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