Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Examining the runes
- Mixed signals
- High street gloom
- Cautious consumers
- Terrorism
- Tough second half
The Month in UK Retailing
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- Bakers (retail)
- Thorntons pushes forward
- Grocers
- Asda
- …offers cut-price electricals
- …and launches George cosmetics range
- …before wielding the axe…
- …and recruiting shop floor staff in refocusing drive
- Sainsbury’s
- …opens door to Asda staff
- …and posts growth
- …as its turnaround gathers pace
- Somerfield
- …left with two suitors as Co-op quits
- …but Baugur boss charged with fraud
- …and Baugur too drops out
- …and offloads its stake
- …leaving Somerfield flat
- Tesco
- …posts impressive results
- …and moves into contact lenses
- Whittard receives takeover approaches
- Multi-sector retailing
- GUS boosted by new stores
- Boots
- …boosted by healthcare
- …as it looks to concessions
- …with Superdrug bidding to fill space
- HMV
- …sees sales push forward
- …as it KOs VHS
- …and sets up shop in Guernsey
- John Lewis in Oxford Street revamp
- Laura Ashley closes flagship store
- Littlewoods
- …poised for rebrand
- …before stores are snapped up by ABF
- M&S
- …slide continues
- …while Rose ramps up responsibility
- Department stores
- Beales results remain static
- House of Fraser
- …in talks to buy James Beattie
- …and agrees on acquisition
- …but Debenhams considers late bid
- Meanwhile…
- Debenhams loses landmark case
- DIY retailing
- Sales fall at Wickes
- Electrical retailing
- Kesa reports H1 hike
- Dixons
- …looks to women
- …but results disappoint in H2
- Carpet retailing
- Carpetright in defiant mood
- Furniture retailing
- Ikea to hit the high street
- Land of Leather poised for flotation
- MFI begins ascent from the depths?
- Home shopping
- Sales rocket at high-flying Asos
- Kleeneze rebrands and builds healthy platform
- Health and beauty retailing
- Superdrug moves into jewellery
- Molton Brown sold to Kao
- Body Shop continues to tone financials
- Book and stationery retailing
- Harmful environment hits Clinton Cards
- Ottakar’s writes subdued first chapter
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Blacks falters as sales dip
- JJB chairman steps down as sales slide
- John David Group see half time slip
- Garden centres
- Dobbies sows seeds for year
- Wyevale upbeat as chief steps down
- Toys and games retailing
- Game hit by tough environment
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Halfords still riding high
Executive Appointments
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- Morrisons’ Jones gets way with non-execs
- TK Maxx appoints marketing strategy chief
- B&Q marketing director to leave at end of 2005
- Dobbies appoints retail director
- Land of Leather goes for Matthews
- Keenan rewarded with Currys role
- Miss Selfridge buyer joins MK One
- Carphone appoints trading director
- Savers gets new MD
- JJB chairman steps down as sales slide
- Asda
- …director steps down
- …while Norman denies Morrisons rumours
- Homestyle makes executive play
- Rose loses right hand man
- Fortnum boosts management team
- Dixons director joins Travis Perkins
Product Development – Non-Alcoholic Beverages
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- Asda
- Sainsbury’s
- Marks & Spencer
- Aldi
- Boots
Advertising News
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- New campaigns
- PC World backs Thomson promotion
- Harrods campaign celebrates Britishness
- Ikea to sponsor AA atlases
- Sainsbury’s
- …links up with Lottery for promotion
- …and touts strawberries as the new asparagus
- Ted Baker promo targets London students
- Play.com teams with River Island for discounts
- Tesco runs cheap books ad
- Waterstone’s and Thomson team up for summer campaign
- Mother asks us to “Trust Boots”
- Majestic launches summer sales
- Avon plugs breast cancer awareness
- Bloomsbury bookshops launch major ad campaign
- Carphone to personalise welcome packs
- JD Sports hits Mancunian tables
- Frosts plans DM drive
- Account gains/losses
- Woolworths hires Iris for £2m task
- Sport-e appoints Rippleffect for design task
- Bezier gets trolleys from Asda
- Moss Bros Group appoints Gyro for ad campaign
- Space.NK seeks agency
- Dr Martens picks Industry@Saatchi
- Argos
- …creates pitch longlist for £30m account
- …cuts it down
- …and finally appoints Hall Moore
- Ikea splits its international media buying business
- Game seeks creative agency
- St Luke's set to win Waterstone’s account
- Wickes hires Cake to promote football link-up
Retail Advertising Review
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 1: Total advertising expenditure by all advertisers (£m), May 2001-May 2005
- Figure 2: Total advertising expenditure by all retail advertisers (£m), May 2001-May 2005
- Use of media
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- Figure 3: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (%), May 2004 and May 2005
- Figure 4: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (£m), May 2004 and May 2005
- Top 25 retail advertisers
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- Figure 5: Top 25 retailers by adspend (£), April 2005-May 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 6: Retail sales trends: June 2004-June 2005
- Figure 7: Non seasonally adjusted % value change on previous year, Jun 2004-Jun 2005
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- Figure 8: Seasonally adjusted % volume change on previous year, Jun 2004-Jun 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: Jun 2004-Jun 2005
- Figure 10: Annual percentage change in retail price index for selected product groups: Jun 2004-Jun 2005
- Retail Prices Index
- Consumer Prices Index
- British Retail Consortium: Shop Price Index
Sector Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- Sales trends
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- Figure 11: Clothing & footwear retailers: Sales trends, 1996-Q1 2005
- Figure 12: Clothing and footwear retailers as % all retail sales: 1997-2005
- Retail price inflation
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- Figure 13: Indices of retail prices for product categories (clothing and footwear), Jan 1997-Jun 2005
- Sales by sub-sector
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- Figure 14: Breakdown of clothing retailers’ sales by sub-sector, 1994-2005
- Figure 15: Clothing sales: channels of distribution, 2004
- Consumer expenditure
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- Figure 16: Consumer expenditure on selected product categories, 1995-2004, (£m current prices including VAT, not seasonally adjusted)
- Latest trends
- Clothing retailers
- Footwear retailers
Sector News Review – Clothing and Footwear
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- Burberry
- …strategy begins to work
- …with global business offsetting UK
- …and makes sprightly start
- Sales dive at French Connection
- Hugo Boss plans London flagship
- Jacques Vert turns loss into profit
- Sole bidder for Jane Norman announced
- Matalan continues to slide
- Mulberry posts impressive results
- Peacock
- …sees bonmarché regress
- …but core business deliver
- …lauding fashion focus
- …and rearranging kidswear
- River Island lifts retail gloom
- Kurt Geiger in equity buy-out
- Shoppers hot for Ann Summers
- Austin Reed
- …returns to profitability
- …and stems sales decline
- Jaeger presents London lines
- LTS secures rescue deal
- Moss Bros
- …posts increased margins
- …and moves forward with home shopping
- New Look
- …outlines refinancing plans
- …and reports strong year
- Ted Baker on track
- Actif issues profits warning
- Sunnucks eyes UK for Gap expansion
- Eisenegger team buys remaining stores
- Ciro Citterio in liquidation
- Monsoon buys Etam stores
- Fat Face
- …sold to Advent
- …and heads down under
- FCUK recovery on ice
- Joseph
- …falters as bidders line up
- …but moves Onward and upward
- Mosaic to float on Icex
- Matalan
- …recent dip takes shine off results
- …but finally offloads Lee Cooper
- …and considers comeback via electricals
- Mothercare stays on target
- Sales rocket at Hobbs
- Primark turns in strong performance
- Stylo returns in style
- Allders loss hits Alexon
- Arcadia
- …invests in Topshop flagships
- …as Green eyes Etam acquisition
- …and clinches the deal
- H&M opens flagship store
- LK Bennett
- …owner poised to abandoned auction
- …and sale collapses
- Moss Bros outperforms in tough market
- Mothercare
- …returns to form
- …boosted by international expansion
- …but halts refit programme
- Handbags drive Mulberry sales
Sector Advertising Review – Clothing
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 17: Total advertising expenditure by clothing retailers, May 2001-May 2005
- Use of media
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- Figure 18: Use of media by clothing retailers and all retailers (%), May 2004 and May 2005
- Figure 19: Use of media by clothing retailers and all retailers (£m), May 2004 and May 2005
- Top ten clothing retail advertisers
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- Figure 20: Top ten clothing retailers by adspend, May 2004 and May 2005
- Retailer focus
- Marks & Spencer
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- Figure 21: Marks & Spencer, media use by adspend and as share of total, May 2004-May 2005
- Figure 22: Marks & Spencer, top brands by adspend, May 2005
- Matalan
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- Figure 23: Matalan, media use by adspend and as share of total, May 2004-May 2005
- Figure 24: Matalan, top five brands by adspend, May 2005
- TK Maxx
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- Figure 25: TK Maxx, media use by adspend and as share of total, May 2004-May 2005
- Figure 26: TK Maxx, top five brands by adspend, May 2005
- Nielsen Media Research/Definitions
Report Focus: Clothing Retailing
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- Main players in the sector
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- Figure 27: Leading specialist clothing retailers, 2004
- Figure 28: UK: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2004
- Consumers and the clothing market
- Spending continues growing robustly
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- Figure 29: UK: Consumer spending on clothing, 2000-04
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- Figure 30: UK: Relative performance of clothing market, 2000-04
- Who are clothes shoppers?
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- Figure 31: Well dressed, sporty, practical, stylish, and shopoholic consumer groups, by gender, age, family income, region, working status and presence of children, Great Britain, 2004
- Figure 32: Fashion conscious, big spenders, individualists, and label seekers consumer groups, by gender, age, family income, region, working status and presence of children, Great Britain, 2004
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- Figure 33: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by well-dressed, sporty, practical, shopaholics and stylish typology groups, Great Britain, 2004
- Figure 34: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by fashion conscious, big spenders, individualists and label seekers consumer typology groups, Great Britain, 2004
- Points of interest
- Where do they go?
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- Figure 35: Outlets used for purchasing clothing in the last 12 months, 2003-05
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- Figure 36: Outlets used for purchasing clothing in the last 12 months, 2003-05 % change
- Figure 37: Which department & variety stores consumers have bought clothing from for themselves, in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2005
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- Figure 38: Which supermarkets and value retailers consumers have bought clothing from for themselves, in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2005
- Figure 39: Which clothing specialist consumers have bought clothing from for themselves, in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2005
- What consumers want
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- Figure 40: What consumers would like to see when buying clothes, April 2005
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- Figure 41: What consumers would like to see regarding sizing and avalability when buying clothes, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2005
- Figure 42: Other things consumers would like to see when buying clothes, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2005
- Forecasts and prospects
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- Figure 43: UK: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2004-09
- Figure 44: UK: Clothing specialists’ sales as % of all retail sales, 2000-09
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