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Highlights: December 2004
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- Clothing retailers
- Department stores
- DIY retailers
- Health and beauty retailers
- Food retailers
- Furniture retailers
- Mass merchandisers
- Multi-sector retailers
News Analysis
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- Convenience stores
- UK: Sainsbury’s appoints trading chief
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize
- …looking to buy Cash & Fresh?
- …new chairman named
- …as weak dollar hits sales
- France: Auchan brings in discount zone
- France: Carrefour
- …Dunand leaves French operation
- …while the group begins to deliver
- …as it is linked with Sainsbury takeover
- France: Casino opens financial outlet
- France: Cora launches music download service
- Germany: Lidl European expansion continues
- Germany: Schwarz acquires Karstadt stores
- Germany: ITM to pull out of Germany in 2005
- Iceland: MK One heads to European grocers
- Ireland: Superquinn
- …Burke buys into Superquinn
- …as its expansion plans get green light
- Netherlands: Ahold
- …Disco sale in doubt
- …as it fights for its Royal title
- …reduces its US retail portfolio
- …pulls out of Brazil
- …and sees sales dip as nine face trial
- Spain: Alcampo to sell insurance
- Spain: Caprabo offloads wholesale division
- Sweden: ICA expands non-food offering
- UK: Asda
- …opens biggest George store
- …before reporting a record Christmas
- …and launching a health offensive
- UK: Tesco
- …named as cheapest supermarket
- …as it unveils £80m price cuts
- …and undercuts CD prices
- UK: Amazon launches DVD rental service
- UK: Sainsbury
- …cuts clothing prices
- …as sales are saved by petrol
- UK: Troubled times at Morrisons
- UK: Somerfield set to deliver
- UK: Waitrose serves up cause to celebrate
- US: Winn-Dixie axes CEO
- Clothing
- Italy: Gruppo Coin results boosted by disposals
- Spain: Inditex plans global expansion
- Sweden: RnB sales on the up
- Sweden: H&M back on track
- UK: Burberry reports solid Q3
- UK: Acquisition hampers Jacques Vert
- UK: Matalan enjoys strong trading
- UK: Growth stalls at Mothercare
- UK: New Look
- … results boosted by denim and fake fur
- …as Marchant joins from Debenhams
- UK: Bonmarché taints Peacock performance
- UK: Pilot in administration
- UK: Reiss plans global expansion
- US: Carhartt to open European stores
- US: Hilfiger moves upmarket
- Footwear
- UK: Faith
- …acquired by Bridgepoint
- …and delivers on strategy
- UK: LK Bennett attracts suitors
- UK: Office marches on after takeover
- Mass Merchandisers
- UK: New MD for Costco UK
- US: Strong trading at Kmart
- US: Bumper Christmas for Target
- US: Wal-Mart
- … launches non-food push
- …“sets the record straight”
- …and reports festive growth
- …meanwhile, the retailer appoints new COO
- …as its VP retires
- Multi-sector retailing
- Germany: KarstadtQuelle
- …considers sports stores sale
- …and sells department stores to Schwarz
- …as the group suffers sales slump
- Germany: Metro struggles in December
- Italy: Rewe strengthens Italian presence
- Japan: Aeon posts interim profit
- Japan: Daiei
- …attracts interest from Wal-Mart
- …which advances in sponsorship contest
- …meanwhile, Daiei posts nine month revenues
- …as its board steps down
- Japan: Ito-Yokado unveils strong profits
- UK: GUS
- …consortium to launch a bid?
- …while Argos delivers
- UK: BFG
- …agrees sale to Baugur
- …but recovery hopes are dashed
- UK: Co-op hires home stores chief
- UK: Slow festive trading hurts M&S
- UK: Next clearance sale disappoints
- UK: Christmas sales flat at Woolworths
- Department stores
- France: Lafayette hostile over circling CM-CIC
- Italy: Gruppo Coin results boosted by disposals
- Italy: Rinascente
- …suitors team up for bid
- …as bidding battle hots up
- UK: Allders
- …up for sale
- …Primark considers a bid
- …as Green pulls out
- UK: Fortnum & Mason
- …gets new MD
- …but reveals flat sales
- UK: House of Fraser
- …secures leaseback deal
- …as sales take a hit
- UK: John Lewis
- …holds its ground
- …is boosted by Waitrose sales
- …and finally reports tough December
- …but shoppers flock to John Lewis
- …and the retailer reports solid growth
- UK: Liberty reports festive success
- DIY retailing
- Europe: Kingfisher ploughs through tough markets
- Germany: Strong growth at Hornbach
- UK: Topps Tiles gest sales boost
- UK: Wickes
- …Wolseley and declares interest
- …but Wickes is acquired by Travis Perkins
- US: Home Depot set for UK assault
- Electrical retailing
- UK: Dixons records festive growth
- UK: Christmas cracker at Carphone Warehouse
- UK: Digital demand boosts Jessops
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright bullish on strong first half
- UK: Floors 2 Go receives bid approach
- Furniture retailing
- Finland: Kesko's Indoor deal postponed
- Ireland: Government opens door for giant stores
- UK: Courts
- …management mulls bid
- …with a break-up looking likely
- …but a lack of interest puts future in doubt
- UK: Dreams claims top spot
- Homewares retailing
- Sweden: Profits soar at Hemtex
- Home shopping
- UK: Amazon
- …launches DVD rental service
- … and reassures on Christmas orders
- UK: Ideal Shopping receives sales boost
- UK: EeZee money for Kleeneze
- UK: JD Williams stepping out
- Record sales at Amazon
- Health and beauty retailing
- France: Marionnaud
- …swings to net loss
- …and faces accounts probe
- …as AS Watson steps in
- Meanwhile…
- Netherlands: AS Watson seals Dutch acquisition
- UK: Sephora checks out
- UK: Body Shop tastes festive success
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Birthdays takeover gets green light
- UK: Ottakar’s issues profit warning
- UK: Founder eyes Waterstone's takeover
- UK: WH Smith allays City concerns
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JJB feels the chill
- UK: JD boosts fashion offering
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet unveils sparkling figures
- UK: Goldsmiths boosted by last minute rush
- UK: Theo Fennell
- …reports strong first half
- …but disappoints at Christmas
- Garden centres
- UK: Blooms fails to blossom over Christmas
- UK: Wyevale clips back portfolio
- Toys and games retailing
- Europe: Permira moves for Toys R Us
- UK: PS2 shortage hits Game
- UK: Entertainer shelves expansion plans
- US: Disney to keep European retail operations
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Ireland: Halfords rolls into Dublin
- UK: Interflora rebels fight on
Economic News
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- China
- …November sales top expectations
- …soar 13% in 2004
- …and are strong in December
- Germany
- Festive cheer boosted by retail returns
- Ireland
- November sales show steady growth
- Italy
- …retail sales continue to fall in October
- …then offer mixed message in November
- Japan
- Retail sales take a tumble in December
- Spain
- Retailers predict Christmas boost
- UK
- Retail sales slow in December
- US
- Retail sales rise in November
Focus: KarstadtQuelle
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- Market shares
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- Figure 1: Karstadt department store division: Share of German mixed goods retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- Recent history
- Karstadt division
- Corporate structure and planned changes
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- Figure 2: KarstadtQuelle: Sales by division, 2002 and 2003
- Figure 3: KarstadtQuelle: Profits (a) by division, 2003
- Financial data
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- Figure 4: Karstadt department stores division: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
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- Figure 5: Karstadt department stores: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Products
- Own brand
- Discounts and promotions
- Product mix
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- Figure 6: Karstadt: Department stores division, sales by product, 2002 and 2003
- Loyalty card
- E-commerce
- Prospects
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