Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- So many different ways to go bust
- Pilot
- Poundzone
- Allders
- Few tears shed
The Month in UK Retailing
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- Clothing retailing
- SSG seals Rubicon deal
- Etam and Tammy’s time up …
- … as Uniqlo considers Etam acquisition
- New Look opens new flagship
- Bidders line up for Hackett
- Moss Bros bucks festive trend
- La Senza grows profits
- Phase Eight sold for £27 million
- Footwear retailing
- Co-op takes reins at Shoefayre
- Multi-sector retailing
- John Lewis bounces back
- Laura Ashley quashes sale speculation
- Suitors court Littlewoods
- Apax makes tentative steps for Woolworths …
- … but it hits valuation snag
- … and Apax is rejected
- Department stores
- Allders
- … finally succumbs to administration
- … hitting Alexon for £15 million
- … Kroll confirms break-up
- … as it sheds 24 stores
- … Oxford Street store may be split up
- … Debenhams makes its move
- … fallout of collapse begins
- … and then the exodus
- Bhs to open home furnishing stores
- Profits fall at Harvey Nichols
- John Lewis launches JL brand
- DIY retailing
- Kingfisher
- … Whiting finally calls it day
- … while sales come in flat
- … but B&Q profits on MacArthur sponsorship
- Electrical retailing
- Dixons ponders Russian expansion
- … as it ditches analogue TVs
- … and sets itself for insurance product rollout
- Carpet retailing
- Carpetright returns flat sales
- Furniture retailing
- Courts demise boosts ScS
- Homestyle squeezes losses
- Ikea moves into home-making
- New CFO for MFI
- Home shopping
- Avon expands into financial services
- Dream Direct chairman steps down
- N Brown remains upbeat despite sales dip …
- … and looks ready to make high street debut
- Health and beauty retailing
- Boots
- … raises chemist credentials
- … poised for own-brand children's health products debut
- … and launches online photo service
- Book and stationery retailing
- Borders launches Express brand
- Clinton expands into flowers
- Ottakar’s in management cull
- Foyles in expansion drive
- Jewellers
- Signet reports solid Q4
- Garden centres
- Food offer boosts Dobbies
- Wyevale appoints non-exec chairman
- Toys and games retailing
- Game ditches pilot stores
On the Move
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- Grocers
- Sainsbury’s hires non-food boss
- Iceland
- … Clarke steps down
- … and Ross comes in
- Grimsey opts out of Booker with £2.2 million
- Tesco Magazine appoints editor
- Off-licences
- Thresher
- … jobs under the axe
- … and new MD for The Local
- DIY retailing
- Whiting finally calls it day at Kingfisher
- Clothing retailing
- Mosaic in management reshuffle
- Department stores
- Hoopers appoints McBride as menswear buyer
- Harrods chiefs depart
- Furniture retailing
- New CFO for MFI
- Luxury goods retailing
- Yeda Yun moves to Miu Miu
- Helmut Lang departs
- Book and stationery retailing
- Ottakar’s in management cull
- Virgin names new directors
- Garden centres
- Wyevale appoints non-exec chairman
- Mixed goods retailing
- Tony Wilkinson steps down
- Home shopping
- Dream Direct chairman steps down
- Shopping centres
- Bluewater marketing chief quits
- Radice joins McArthurGlen
Product Development – Food and Drink
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- Asda
- Somerfield
- Iceland
- Boots
- Tesco
- Marks & Spencer
- Morrisons
Advertising News
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- New campaigns
- Grocers
- Sainsbury’s
- … launches sports initiative
- … and highlights comic relief sponsorship
- Retailers to back British chicken weekend
- Morrisons finance advertising strategy revealed
- Co-op leads Fairtrade activity
- Other food specialists
- Holland & Barrett holds advertising pitch
- Department stores
- John Lewis backs the bid
- Health and beauty retailing
- Boots
- …raises chemist credentials
- …and splashes out on No 7
- DIY retailing
- B&Q profits on MacArthur sponsorship
- Furniture retailing
- Ikea pulls outdoor ad campaign
- Dixons in AOL link-up
- Account gains and losses
- Grocers
- Sainsbury’s
- … calls £47m review
- … and draws up not-so-shortlist
- Carrefour chairman drops Tulchan
- Clothing retailing
- Jaeger moves planning account to MediaCom
- Matalan appoints direct agency
- Ann Summers to seduce males
- Furniture retailing
- Heal’s agency search
- Habitat appoints RPM3 to advertising task
- Book, music and stationery retailing
- Virgin reviews ad strategy and looks local
- Furniture retailing
- Ikea gives German business to St Luke's
- Department stores
- Liberty appoints Barraclough for CRM task
- Sports goods retailing
- Blacks Leisure
- … awards media account to Starcom UK
- … and appoints Miles Calcraft to advertising account
Retail Advertising Review
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- Figure 1: Total advertising expenditure by all advertisers, December 2000-December 2004
- Figure 2: Total advertising expenditure by all retail advertisers, December 2000-December 2004
- Use of media
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- Figure 3: Use of media by retail and all advertisers, December 2003 and December 2004
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- Figure 4: Adspend by type of media by retail and all advertisers, December 2003 and December 2004
- Top 25 retail advertisers
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- Figure 5: Top 25 retail advertisers by adspend, December 2003-December 2004
- Nielsen Media Research/Definitions
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Retail Sales and Inflation
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- Retail sales
- Office for National Statistics
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- Figure 6: Retail sales trends: January 2004-January 2005
- Figure 7: Non seasonally adjusted % value change on previous year, January 2004-January 2005
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- Figure 8: Seasonally adjusted % volume change on previous year, January 2004-January 2005
- Significant features of the latest ONS statistics
- Confederation of British Industry
- British Retail Consortium/KPMG
- Retail price inflation trends
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- Figure 9: Annual percentage change in retail price index for selected product groups, January 2004-January 2005
- Figure 10: Annual percentage change in retail price index for selected product groups, January 2004-January 2005
- Retail Prices Index
- Consumer Prices Index
- British Retail Consortium: Shop Price Index
- The Footfall National Index (UK)
Sector Analysis – Food and Drink Retailing
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- Sales trends
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- Figure 11: Food and drink retailers, sales trends, 1997-2004
- Figure 12: Food and drink retailers as % of all retail sales, 1994-2004
- Retail price inflation
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- Figure 13: Indices of retail prices for product categories, 2001-05
- Breakdown of sales by sub-sector
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- Figure 14: Food and drink retailers: Breakdown of sales by sub-sector, 1999-2005
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- Figure 15: Food retailers, breakdown of sales by sub-sector, 2005
- Consumer expenditure
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- Figure 16: Consumer expenditure on selected product categories (£m), 1999-2004 Q3
- Latest trends
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- Figure 17: Top ten food retailers’ market share, 2003
- Sainsbury’s
- Tesco and Asda
- Morrisons
- Somerfield and Iceland
- Non-food and C-stores
- Forecast
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- Figure 18: UK: Food retailers' sales as % of all retail sales, 2003-08
Sector News Review: Food and Drink Retailing
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- Bakers
- Greggs serves up success
- Thorntons
- … festive sales are sweet
- … as are first-half profits
- Co-ops
- Co-op
- … appoints retail chief
- … and home stores boss
- … and takes the reins at Shoefayre
- Convenience stores
- Sainsbury’s appoints trading chief
- Somerfield buys Texaco stores
- Grocers
- Asda
- … reports record Christmas
- … opens new in-store departments
- … announces insurance rollback
- … launches Child Trust Fund
- … and installs “Mums’ Board”
- … expansion drive begins
- … as Asda chases Tesco
- … announcing Living locations
- … and opening biggest George store
- … Good for You! repositioned
- … and Sharon Osbourne signed
- … meanwhile, health offensive is launched
- … alongside value fruit and veg
- BFG
- … agrees Baugur sale
- … which gets shareholder go ahead
- … but recovery hopes dashed
- Julian Graves to sponsor health series
- Lidl launches health and beauty range
- Morrisons
- … reports trouble times
- … but hits back with credit card
- Sainsbury’s
- … cuts Tu range prices
- … and reaps the benefit
- … Basics launched
- … and sports concept developed
- … Carrefour link revealed
- … and petrol spares blushes
- Somerfield
- … next on Baugur’s list
- … and it considers the approach
- … after a disappointing Christmas
- … meanwhile, delivery service launched
- Tesco
- … named as cheapest supermarket
- … and gets even cheaper
- … as non-food stores are planned
- … CD prices are undercut
- … and Tesco Mobile delivers
- … pre-empting a storming Christmas
- Waitrose
- … serves up cause to celebrate
- … and unveils broadband prices
- Whittard of Chelsea
- … poised for expansion
- … but sales dry up over Christmas
- Off-licences
- Majestic cheers in the new year
- Unwins
- … DM in pole to land chain
- … but sale plans abandoned
Sector Advertising Review – Food and Drink
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- Figure 19: Total advertising expenditure by food retailers, December 2000-December 2004
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- Figure 20: Use of media by food retailers and all retailers, December 2003 and December 2004
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- Figure 21: Adspend by type of media by food retailers and all retailers, December 2003 and December 2004
- Top ten food retail advertisers
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- Figure 22: Top 10 food retail advertisers by adspend, December 2003-December 2004
- Big four focus
- Sainsbury’s
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- Figure 23: Sainsbury’s, media use by adspend and as share of total, December 2003-December 2004
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- Figure 24: Sainsbury’s, top five brands by adspend, December 2004
- Tesco
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- Figure 25: Tesco, media use by adspend and as share of total, December 2003-December 2004
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- Figure 26: Tesco, top five brands by adspend, December 2004
- Asda
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- Figure 27: Asda, media use by adspend and as share of total, December 2003-December 2004
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- Figure 28: Asda, top five brands by adspend, December 2004
- Morrisons
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- Figure 29: Morrisons, media use by adspend and as share of total, December 2003-December 2004
- Figure 30: Morrisons, top five brands by adspend, December 2004
- Nielsen Media Research/Definitions
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Focus: Christmas Shopping Habits
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- The retail weather outside is frightful … but not that bad
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- Figure 31: Percentage change in December retail sales, 2003-04
- Christmas is a time for giving and used to be the time for retailers
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- Figure 32: Seasonal analysis of retail sales value – proportion of sales taken in fourth quarter, by sector, 1995-2004
- Consumers
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- Figure 33: How much consumers anticipated they would spend and what they think they spent on Christmas gifts this year compared to the previous year, summary, October 2004 and January 2005
- Toys come up trumps
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- Figure 34: Which items consumers thought they would buy and actually bought as a gift this Christmas, October 2004 and January 2005
- What consumers want
- Queues. The bane of many a shopping experience
- Extra service provision a winner
- Late night shopping times seems like a good start
- More ideas, better communication
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- Figure 35: Improvements consumers would like to see to improve the Christmas shopping experience, by gender, age and socio-economic group, January 2005
- Is a festive retail Christmas possible in 2005?
- It could be a long cold winter
- Old acquaintances are unlikely to be forgot
- Bully boy tactics from bigger retailers
- Major improvement in online service standards required
- Later shopping means more congestion and dissatisfaction
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