Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Christmas
- Comes but once a year – thank goodness
- Retails sales still growing
- Consumers not cutting back
- Christmas Sales – up between 0% and 1%
- No improvement in 2006
The Month in UK Retailing
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- Bakers (retail)
- Sales slide at Thorntons
- Co-ops (retail)
- Co-op
- …hits tough times
- …as it exits department store market
- Convenience stores
- M&S trials food at forecourts
- Grocers
- Tesco
- …swaps assets with Carrefour
- …as sales soar
- Asda
- …slashes toy prices
- …and questions its staff
- Sainsbury’s
- …repositions online shopping
- …as campaign gets off to a flyer
- …and recovery remains on track
- Wm Morrison
- …disposes of forecourts
- …while workers strike in doubt
- …and interim sales slump
- Somerfield
- …finally secures consortium bid
- …and challenges sell-off ruling
- Whittard updates like-for-likes
- Clothing retailing
- Ann Summers reaches for mainstream
- Arcadia posts strong interims
- Country Casuals slide continues
- Bhs falters in 2004
- Peacocks sees good second quarter
- Burberry makes sound progress
- Monsoon shines through retail gloom
- Moss Bros continues to perform well
- Boutique debuts on High Street
- Mosaic escapes retail downturn
- Forminster and Kookaï part ways
- Mothercare shows resilience in marketplace
- New Look acquires new stores
- US move pays off for Ted Baker
- Footwear retailing
- FY results a false dawn as Stylo hit by poor H1
- Multi-sector retailing
- Alexon sees tough half-year
- HMV
- …stunned by UK downturn
- …and strikes Classic deal
- Laura Ashley remains in rut
- Marks & Spencer
- …sees Twiggy campaign begin to deliver
- …and the retailer turns a corner
- …calling in Gober to motivate staff
- DIY retailing
- Focus downgraded as profits slump
- Sales topple at Topps
- Electrical retailing
- Profits dive at Kesa
- DSG International (Dixons)
- …looks to end woes with new business
- …and steps up expansion drive
- Furniture retailing
- Land of Leather results impress
- Furniture sector hit by more casualties
- Furnitureland finally falls
- Homestyle sees refinancing success
- MFI chief out as profits slide
- ScS prospers in tough market
- Home shopping
- ASOS strides forward
- Findel’s Express business loses momentum
- Profits soar at N Brown
- Health and beauty retailing
- Superdrug invests in price cuts
- Body Shop
- …expands into Russia
- …as sales jump
- Book and stationery retailing
- Ottakar’s sees sales increase
- Profits up at WH Smith
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- JJB
- …finds no reprieve
- …amid takeover rumours
- JD sales hit for six
- Jewellers
- Theo Fennell reports solid H1
- Garden centres
- Wyevale
- …delivers resilient figures
- …and is monitored by Cinven
- Toys and games retailing
- Game Group puts faith in H2 turnaround
- Go go Gadget online
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Halfords buoyant in H1
Executive Appointments
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- AS Watson gets Anderson from Sainsbury’s
- Gap appoints UK boss
- Next icon to leave after 20 years
- All change at Ben Sherman
- Beales appoints King
- Davies attempts to steal M&S’ limelight
- Co-op appoints Forrest
- B&Q gets Kenrick
- New brand director for Karen Millen
- Burberry
- …Bravo to quit
- …and successor named
- Bhs hires marketing director
- Clarks chairman steps down
- Downie steps in at Phones 4U
- Austin Reed poaches Mothercare boss
- HoF bulks up menswear
- Green to head Tesco clothing business
- Mountford to head Sainsbury's Tu
- Warehouse appoints Elson
Product Development – Household and Toiletries Products
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- Tesco
- Boots
- Morrisons
- Waitrose
Advertising News
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- New campaigns
- Waitrose Christmas campaign
- Londis launches Fly Europe promotion
- Kwik Save launches bingo drive
- HMV in Classic link-up
- Somerfield launches prize giveaway promo
- Accessorize signs Mischa Barton
- Account gains/losses
- BBH\TBWA loses £8m Focus account
- Centre:MK goes with Fox Kalomaski
- Decathlon drops PHD for MediaCom
- Borders hire Alcone for integrated marketing task
Retail Advertising Review
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 1: Total advertising expenditure by all advertisers (£m), Aug 2001-Aug 2005
- Figure 2: Total advertising expenditure by all retail advertisers (£m), Aug 2001-Aug 2005
- Use of media
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- Figure 3: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (%), Aug 2004 and Aug 2005
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- Figure 4: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (£m), Aug 2004 and Aug 2005
- Top 25 retail advertisers
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- Figure 5: Top 25 retailers by adspend (£), Jul 2005-Aug 2005
- Furniture
- Food
- Electrical
- 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: September 2004-September 2005
- Figure 7: Non seasonally adjusted % value change on previous year, Sep 2004-Sep 2005
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- Figure 8: Seasonally adjusted % volume change on previous year, Sep 2004-Sep 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: Sep 2004-Sep 2005
- Figure 10: Annual percentage change in retail price index for selected product groups: Sep 2004-Sep 2005
- Retail Prices Index
- Consumer Prices Index
- British Retail Consortium: Shop Price Index
Sector Analysis – Mixed Goods
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- Sales trends
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- Figure 11: Mixed goods retailers, sales trends, 1997-2005 Q3
- Figure 12: Mixed goods retailers as % of all retail sales: 1997-2005
- Retail price inflation
- NB. While chemist goods are not generally a core product for department and variety stores, the category has been included here as it is relevant to Boots.
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- Figure 13: Indices of retail prices for product categories, 2000-05 (Jan 1987=100)
- Breakdown of sales by sub-sector
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- Figure 14: Mixed goods retailers, breakdown of sales, by sub-sector, 2000-05
- Consumer expenditure
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- Figure 15: Consumer expenditure on selected product categories (£m), 2000-05
- Large mixed goods retailers: latest trends
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- Figure 16: Department stores, market shares, 2003
- John Lewis
- Debenhams
- Littlewoods
- House of Fraser and Beatties
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- Figure 17: Variety stores, market shares, 2003
- Argos and Woolworths
- Boots
Sector News Review: Mixed Goods
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- August
- House of Fraser
- …clear to add Beatties business
- …while Barkers faces the axe
- Argos in staff shake-up
- Woolworths
- …reports sliding sales
- …but is finally rid of MVC
- …and moves into branded sandwiches
- September
- Debenhams to expand Desire
- Fenwick reveals annual gains
- Harvey Nichols plans global expansion
- Boots
- …launches “Operation Snowstorm”
- …and moves closer to healthcare sale
- Retailers vie for Littlewoods sites
- October
- Debenhams to launch credit card
- Harrods pushes into convenience market
- Harvey Nichols opens first Irish store
- HoF upbeat despite decline
- Liberty sets platform for success?
- Woolworths
- …sees losses widen
- …and looks to smaller shops
- GUS slips up with interim dip
- Boots
- …reports sluggish sales
- …but seals Alliance merger
- …and Reckitt takes healthcare arm
Sector Advertising Review – Mixed Goods
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 18: Total advertising expenditure by mixed goods retailers, August 2001-August 2005
- Use of media
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- Figure 19: Use of media by mixed goods retailers and all retailers (%), August 2004 and August 2005
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- Figure 20: Use of media by mixed goods retailers and all retailers (£m), August 2004 and August 2005
- Top ten mixed goods retail advertisers
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- Figure 21: Top ten mixed goods retailers by adspend, August 2004 and August 2005
- Retailer focus
- Argos
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- Figure 22: Argos, media use by adspend and as share of total, August 2004-August 2005
- Figure 23: Argos, top five brands by adspend, August 2005
- Boots
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- Figure 24: Boots, media use by adspend and as share of total, August 2004-August 2005
- Figure 25: Boots, top five brands by adspend, August 2005
- Woolworths
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- Figure 26: Woolworths, media use by adspend and as share of total, August 2004-August 2005
- Figure 27: Woolworths, top five brands by adspend, August 2005
- Debenhams
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- Figure 28: Debenhams, media use by adspend and as share of total, August 2004-August 2005
- Figure 29: Debenhams, top five brands by adspend, August 2005
- Nielsen Media Research/Definitions
Report Focus: Wine Retailing
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- Wine in transit
- Mintel insight
- Consumers: who, where and why
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- Figure 30: Retail sales by non-specialised predominantly food stores, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
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- Figure 31: Retail sales by specialised stores selling alcoholic drinks, other beverages and tobacco, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Sales are down, but expenditure up
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- Figure 32: Consumer expenditure on wine*, at current prices and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004 (est)
- Red and rosé still puts white wine into the shade
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- Figure 33: Consumer expenditure on still red and rosé wine*, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
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- Figure 34: Consumer expenditure on still white wine*, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Drinking becoming heavier
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- Figure 35: Bottles of wine* drunk in the past month, both in and out of the home, and in-home only, 2002-04
- Figure 36: Number of bottles of wine bought in a month, May 2005
- Men dominate heavier drinking categories
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- Figure 37: Bottles of wine drunk in the home in the past month, by demographic sub-group, 2004
- Australia eclipses France in consumption terms
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- Figure 38: Wine consumption in the past 12 months, by country of origin drunk most often, 2002-04
- Mid-range prices do well
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- Figure 39: Price paid for a bottle of wine, for normal wine and for a special bottle, 2002-04
- Tesco penetration is the highest but Waitrosers drink the most
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- Figure 40: Primary store at which wine is purchased, May 2005
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- Figure 41: Number of bottles of wine bought in a month, by store used regularly for grocery shopping, May 2005
- Regulation and social factors in the market
- Excise duty
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- Figure 42: UK excise duty rates on still wine (greater than 5.5% ABV & less than 15% ABV), 2000-05
- Tesco dominates market share in wine
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- Figure 43: Retail market shares of the wine market, 2001-05
- Profiles of wine retailers
- Tesco
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- Figure 44: Tesco UK Retail, financial performance, 2001-05
- Asda
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- Figure 45: Asda Stores Ltd, financial performance, 2000-04
- Thresher Group
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- Figure 46: Thresher Group plc, financial performance, 2000-04
- Figure 47: Thresher Group, store numbers, 2000-04
- Bargain Booze
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- Figure 48: Bargain Booze, financial performance, 1999-2003
- Figure 49: Store numbers and sales area, 2000-04
- Majestic Wine
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- Figure 50: Majestic Wine plc, financial performance, 2001-05
- Figure 51: Majestic Wine plc, UK store numbers and sales area, 2001-05
- Industry views
- Recent sales trends
- Category sales by colour
- Factors affecting wine sales
- Supermarket dominance and retail consolidation
- Health benefits
- Tesco to continue on point in market plateau
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- Figure 52: Forecast of consumer expenditure on wine, 2005-10
- Figure 53: Forecast of volume sales, 2005-10
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