Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Lies damn lies and statistics
- Setting the record straight
- Market shares and the grocers
- Problems
- Fuel
- The numbers
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- Figure 1: Big Four food retailers, sales 2003/04-2004/05
- Figure 2: Market shares before adjustment for non-retail sales, 2003/04-2004/05
- Corrected market shares
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- Figure 3: Big Four Food Retailers – Actual market shares, 2003/04-2004/05
The Month in UK Retailing
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- Co-ops (retail)
- Co-op to slim head office
- Convenience stores
- Somerfield invests in POS system
- Grocers
- Tesco unveils non-food store plans
- Asda
- …CD prices hit record low
- …Durabrand launched
- …and organic offering expands
- …as George sales hit £2bn
- …and Asda enters NI
- Morrisons
- …clarifies profits position
- …but like-for-likes cause concern
- Sainsbury’s relaunches car insurance
- Off-licences
- Majestic results live up to name
- Clothing retailing
- Shoppers hot for Ann Summers
- Austin Reed stems decline
- Burberry strategy begins to work
- Jaeger presents London lines
- LTS secures rescue deal
- Moss Bros margins on the up
- New Look reports strong year
- Peacocks pushes forward, bonmarché regresses
- Ted Baker on track
- Multi-sector retailing
- Tough trading at Alexon
- GUS announces demerger and record profits
- Boots
- …reduces admin overheads
- …and signs up Macpherson
- Marks & Spencer
- …defiant as profits plummet
- …targeting food sales for comeback
- Merchant Retail reveals takeover bid
- Entertainment dip hits Woolworths
- Department stores
- Debenhams opens first Desire store
- Beales to close Walton outlet
- HoF living off new stores
- DIY retailing
- B&Q
- …develops trade-only stores
- …but parent feels consumer pinch
- Fads parent back in the black
- Topps Tiles continues decent run
- Carpet retailing
- Losses mount at Allied Carpets
- Furniture retailing
- Ikea plans home shopping platform
- Pier goes down concession route
- Home shopping
- Sales soar at Asos
- N Brown sells loans portfolio
- Health and beauty retailing
- Body Shop continues to tone financials
- Book and stationery retailing
- Clintons sales flat
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Retail conditions continue to hurt JJB
- Pentland takes JD majority
- Jewellers
- Signet UK arm suffering
- Theo Fennell make sales progress
- Richemont to buy Tiffany?
- Toys and games retailing
- The Entertainer saves Gadget shop
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Halfords hits new gear
Executive Appointments
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- Beighton bows out from Matalan
- Austin Reed FD to step down
- Morrisons
- …announces boardroom changes
- …and courts Lloyds FD
- Asda
- …sees Cheesewright return
- …and appoints Needleman for George role
- Amazon UK boss set to leave
- Dickson out at Furnitureland
- JD founders leave board
- Boots shakes up comms roles
- Finch set for Liberty chairmanship
- Selfridges marketing director quits
- Carr in at Ethel Austin
Product Development
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- Marks & Spencer
- Sainsbury’s
- Tesco
- Asda
Advertising News
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- New campaigns
- Sainsbury’s launches fresh campaign
- Amazon to launch summer book deals
- HMV 'Best of British films on DVD' campaign
- New Look pushes fast credentials
- Habitat in mortgages scheme launched in Manchester
- B&Q to sponsor TalkSport
- Account gains/losses
- Ikea
- …fires Karmarama
- …and hires naked Communications
- Bonmarché gives Blac revamp remit
- Argos begins advertising review
- Specsavers moves media account
- Iceland expected to hire Tom Reddy Advertising
- Floors-2-Go moves on with expansion drive
- Early Learning Centre switches PR firms
Retail Advertising Review
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 4: Total advertising expenditure by all advertisers (£m), April 2001-April 2005
- Figure 5: Total advertising expenditure by all retail advertisers (£m), April 2001-April 2005
- Use of media
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- Figure 6: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (%), April 2004 and April 2004
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- Figure 7: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (£m), April 2004 and April 2004
- Top 25 retail advertisers
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- Figure 8: Top 25 retailers by adspend (£), March 2005-April 2005
- Food
- Furniture
- DIY
- Other
- Nielsen Media Research/Definitions
Retail Sales and Inflation
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- Retail sales
- Office for National Statistics
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- Figure 9: Retail sales trends: May 2004-May 2005
- Figure 10: Non seasonally adjusted % value change on previous year, May 2004-May 2005
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- Figure 11: Seasonally adjusted % volume change on previous year, May 2004-May 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 12: Annual percentage change in retail price index for selected product groups: May 2004-May 2005
- Figure 13: Annual percentage change in retail price index for selected product groups: May 2004-May 2005
- Retail Prices Index
- Consumer Prices Index
- British Retail Consortium: Shop Price Index
- The Footfall National Index (UK)
Sector Analysis – Electricals
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- Sales trends
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- Figure 14: Sales trends by value (£m excl VAT), 1997-2005
- Figure 15: Electrical goods retailers as % of all household goods sales: 1997-2004
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- Figure 16: Electrical retailers as % of all retail sales: 1997-2004
- Retail price inflation
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- Figure 17: Indices of retail prices for product categories, 2000-05 (Jan 1987=100)
- Consumer expenditure
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- Figure 18: Consumer expenditure on selected product categories (£m), 1998-2004
- Electrical retailers: latest trends
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- Figure 19: Electrical retailers, market shares, 2002/03
- Top three
- Dixons Group
- Comet
- Carphone Warehouse
Sector News Review – Electricals
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- Kesa
- …sees full year profits surge
- …but Comet disappoints in Q1
- Dixons
- …considers Link sale
- …and takes Eldorado stake
- …looking to women…
- …to combat falling sales
- Carphone Warehouse
- …makes digital play
- …launches mobile innovation
- …and is bullish on strong Q4
- Jessops revises sales growth figures
- Maplin close to breaking bank covenants
Sector Advertising Review – Electricals
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 20: Total advertising expenditure by electrical retailers, April 2001-April 2005
- Use of media
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- Figure 21: Use of media by electrical retailers and all retailers (%), April 2004 and April 2005
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- Figure 22: Use of media by electrical retailers and all retailers (£m), April 2004 and April 2005
- Top ten electrical retail advertisers
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- Figure 23: Top ten electrical retailers by adspend, April 2004 and April 2005
- Retailer focus
- PC World
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- Figure 24: PC World, media use by adspend and as share of total, April 2004-April 2005
- Figure 25: PC World, top brands by adspend, April 2005
- Currys
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- Figure 26: Currys, media use by adspend and as share of total, April 2004-April 2005
- Figure 27: Currys, top five brands by adspend, April 2005
- Comet
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- Figure 28: Comet, media use by adspend and as share of total, April 2004-April 2005
- Figure 29: Comet, top five brands by adspend, April 2005
- Dixons
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- Figure 30: Dixons, media use by adspend and as share of total, April 2004-April 2005
- Figure 31: Dixons, top five brands by adspend, April 2005
- Nielsen Media Research/Definitions
Report Focus: Fragrances Retailing
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- Expanding distribution channels increase fragrances potency
- Definition
- Distribution widens
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- Figure 32: Sales through non-specialised predominately non-food stores, at current and constant 2000 prices 2000-05
- Figure 33: Sales through retailers of pharmaceutical, medical and toilet goods, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Fragrance players
- Market share
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- Figure 34: Market share of fragrances, by retailer type, 2001 -04
- Retailer profiles
- Boots
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- Figure 35: Boots the chemist, financial performance, 2001-05
- Superdrug
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- Figure 36: Superdrug, financial performance, 1999-2003
- Debenhams
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- Figure 37: Debenhams, financial performance, 2000-04
- The Body Shop
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- Figure 38: The Body Shop, financial performance, 2001-05
- The Perfume Shop
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- Figure 39: The Perfume Shop, financial performance, 2000-04
- Asda
- Avon
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- Figure 40: Avon financial performance, 1999-2003
- Consumers who, where and why?
- Who?
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- Figure 41: Usage of fragrances (perfume and eau de toilette) by women, 2003 and 2004
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- Figure 42: Usage of fragrances by men, 2003 and 2004
- Where?
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- Figure 43: Trend data, where consumers bought women’s fragrances in the last 12 months, June 2002-March 2005
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- Figure 44: Where consumers bought women’s fragrances in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, March 2005
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- Figure 45: Trend data, where consumers bought men’s fragrances in the last 12 months, June 2002 and March 2005
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- Figure 46: Where consumers have bought men’s fragrances in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, March 2005
- Why?
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- Figure 47: Consumer behaviour and attitudes towards buying fragrances, March 2005
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- Figure 48: Consumer behaviour and attitudes towards buying fragrances, by gender, age and socio-economic group, March 2005
- Industry view
- Intense competition in static market
- Explosion of new launches
- Competitive retailing
- The future
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- Figure 49: Forecast of the UK fragrances retailing market, at current prices, 2005-10
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