Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- E-commerce: DSG International
- Pixmania
- Goodbye Dixons
- Strategy
- The future for stores
- Seamless integration
The Month in UK Retailing
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- Convenience stores
- Expansion looms for 99p Stores
- Grocers
- Asda Essentials store launched
- Sainsbury's
- …completes refinancing plan
- …as sales continues to grow
- …and marquees roll out
- Clothing retailing
- Actif calls in administrators
- Alexon continues to struggle
- Asos appoints two to board
- Austin Reed
- …agrees sale and lease-back deal
- …reporting profit up, turnover down
- Revenue rises at Burberry
- Strong start for Moss Bros
- UK like-for-likes down at Mothercare
- Multi-sector retailing
- GUS announces ARG/Experian demerger timescale
- Boots
- …full-year boosted by Q4 sales
- …with plans for midnight pharmacies
- …and revamped Advantage Card
- HMV’s Ottakar’s bid provisionally cleared
- Laura Ashley sees profit rise, sales fall
- Marks & Spencer
- …sells Kings business
- …and shares its wealth with staff
- …confirming excellent progress
- Next to make TV debut
- DIY retailing
- Topps Tiles warns on profit, like-for-likes
- Electrical retailing
- DSG
- …moves Dixons brand online
- …and snaps up Pixmania
- Jessops updates trading, announces Hine’s departure
- 3 in major store expansion
- Music and video goods retailing
- Silverscreen falls into administration
- Online rental firms agree merger
- Furniture retailing
- Land of leather reveals full-year sales rise
- ScS up despite Easter effect
- Inditex plans UK furniture launch
- Book and stationery retailing
- Ottakar’s posts full-year pre-tax loss
- WH Smith
- …posts interim results, announces split
- …and introduces fresh fruit
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Sports World posts jump in sales and profit
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Halfords sees full-year sales rise
Executive Appointments
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- Arcadia directors quit
- Ronny Helvey appointed marketing director at Adams Childrenswear
- Kingfisher unveils board appointment
- Brown to leave Wilkinson
- Bhs makes trading director redundant
- WH Smith appoint marketing chief for travel division
- MFI marketing chief quits
- Asos appoints two to board
- Tesco
- …convenience boss in line for Morrisons top job
- …and director defects to Somerfield
- Morris back on top at Marchpole
- Borders UK gets new finance director
- Asda clothing boss heads for Dutch M&S
Product Development – Baked Goods
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- Asda
- Marks & Spencer
- Waitrose
- Somerfield
- Sainsbury’s
- Tesco
Advertising News
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- New campaigns
- TK Maxx thinks Big
- Avon set for UK push
- B&Q ends title sponsorship of Ellen MacArthur
- Morrisons to end SFA sponsorship
- Ann Summers risque viral campaign
- Topman sponsoring Xfm Manchester's Access All April
- Woolworths launches Easter ad drive
- Account gains/losses
- Ethel Austin hires Mason Media for consumer push
- Kwik Save appoints the Think Tank
- Gap launches media planning review
- Mother and Selfridges split
- GameStation reviewing media account
- Morrison signs up Rothschild as new adviser
- Mango holding media account review
- Glassesdirect.com appoints Sledge for regional task
Retail Advertising Review
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 1: Total advertising expenditure by all advertisers (£m), Feb 2002-Feb 2006
- Figure 2: Total advertising expenditure by all retail advertisers (£m), Feb 2002-Feb 2006
- Use of media
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- Figure 3: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (%), Feb 2005 and Feb 2006
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- Figure 4: Use of media by retail and all advertisers (£m), Feb 2005 and Feb 2006
- Top 25 retail advertisers
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- Figure 5: Top 25 retailers by adspend (£), Jan 2006-Feb 2006
- Food
- Furniture
- 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: March 2005-March 2006
- Figure 7: Non seasonally adjusted % value change on previous year, Mar 2005-Mar 2006
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- Figure 8: Seasonally adjusted % volume change on previous year, Mar 2005-Mar 2006
- 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: Mar 2005-Mar 2006
- Figure 10: Annual percentage change in retail price index for selected product groups: Mar 2005-Mar 2006
- 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, 1997-2006 Q1
- Figure 12: Mixed goods retailers as % of all retail sales: 1997-2005
- Breakdown of sales by sub-sector
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- Figure 13: Mixed goods retailers, breakdown of sales by sub-sector, 2000-05
- Retail price inflation
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- Figure 14: Indices of retail prices for product categories, 2000-05 (Jan 1987=100)
- Consumer expenditure
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- Figure 15: Consumer expenditure on selected product categories (£m), 1999-2005
- Latest trends
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- Figure 16: Mixed goods retailers’ sales (£m), 2002-05
- Christmas
- Debenhams
- House of Fraser
- Instore
- Woolworths
Sector News Review: Mixed Goods Retailing
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- November
- Variety stores
- GUS announces demerger plans
- Department stores
- Debenhams delivers the goods on full-year
- Fortnum to revamp flagship store
- OFT accuses HoF/Oakley
- December
- Department stores
- Allders revives furniture brands
- F&M down on full-year
- Beauty sales boost Harrods
- Selfridges solid in 2005
- John Lewis own-brand to take off
- January
- Variety stores
- Woolworths posts festive sales fall
- Department stores
- Festive triumph for Harvey Nichols
- Dickins & Jones shuts up shop
- Trading picks up at HoF
- Liberty makes festive gains
- February
- Variety stores
- Baugur ups Woolworths stake
- Department stores
- Beale posts “unacceptably low” profit
- Harvey Nichols to branch into fashion
- House of Fraser gets cash boost
- John Lewis results impress
- March
- Variety stores
- Woolworths@Comet hits high street
- Department stores
- Beales acquires Horsham site
- House of Fraser
- …stalked by Apax
- …which pinned hopes on Coleman
- …but as like-for-likes fell
- … bid talks came to an end
- John Lewis
- …trials Carphone Warehouse offer
- …and reveals strong year
- April
- Variety stores
- Woolworths
- …sees Baugur investment increase
- …but sees sales slip
- Department stores
- Debenhams plans £3 billion flotation
- Baugur renews interest in HoF
- Liberty happy with interim results
Sector Advertising Review – Mixed Goods
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- Advertising expenditure
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- Figure 17: Total advertising expenditure by mixed goods retailers, February 2002-February 2006
- Use of media
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- Figure 18: Use of media by mixed goods retailers and all retailers (%), February 2002-February 2006
- Figure 19: Use of media by mixed goods retailers and all retailers (£m), February 2002-February 2006
- Top ten mixed goods retail advertisers
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- Figure 20: Top ten mixed goods retailers by adspend, February 2005-February 2006
- Retailer focus
- Argos
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- Figure 21: Argos, media use by adspend and as share of total, February 2005-February 2006
- Figure 22: Argos, top five brands by adspend, February 2006
- Boots
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- Figure 23: Boots, media use by adspend and as share of total, February 2005-February 2006
- Figure 24: Boots, top five brands by adspend, February 2006
- Woolworths
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- Figure 25: Woolworths, media use by adspend and as share of total, February 2005-February 2006
- Figure 26: Woolworths, top five brands by adspend, February 2006
- Debenhams
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- Figure 27: Debenhams, media use by adspend and as share of total, February 2005-February 2006
- Figure 28: Debenhams, top five brands by adspend, February 2006
- Nielsen Media Research/Definitions
Report Focus: Underwear Retailing
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- Consumers: who, where and why
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- Figure 29: All retail sales, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Figure 30: Sales through clothing retailers, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
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- Figure 31: Sales through non-specialist, non-food retailers, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Figure 32: UK retail sales of all women’s underwear at current and constant prices and bras and pants, by value, at current prices 2001-05
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- Figure 33: UK retail sales of men’s underwear, by value, 2001-05
- Figure 34: UK retail sales of hosiery, by value, 2001-05
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- Figure 35: UK retail sales of nightwear, 2001-05
- Consumer expenditure
- Men’s underwear and socks
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- Figure 36: Expenditure in last year on underwear/socks for men, by men, 2001-05
- Figure 37: Expenditure in last year on underwear/socks for men, by women, 2001-05
- Women’s underwear
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- Figure 38: Women’s underwear buying trends, 2003-05
- Figure 39: Women’s expenditure on bras, briefs and ‘other lingerie’, 2003-05
- Hosiery
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- Figure 40: Women’s hosiery purchasing, number of pairs bought per month, 2003-05
- Consumers and underwear
- Varity stores lead in women’s underwear…
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- Figure 41: Estimated distribution of bras and pants/briefs, 2003 and 2005
- …and in men’s
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- Figure 42: Estimates UK retail sales of men’s underpants and vests, by type of outlet, 2003 and 2005
- Grocers dominate women’s hosiery…
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- Figure 43: Estimated UK retail sales of hosiery, by type of outlet, 2003 and 2005
- …but not men’s
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- Figure 44: Estimates UK retail sales of socks, by type of outlet, 2003 and 2005
- M&S rules nightwear
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- Figure 45: UK retail distribution of nightwear, by type of outlet, 2003 and 2005
- Profiles of underwear retailers
- Marks & Spencer
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- Figure 46: M&S: UK retail sales by merchandise category, 2003/04 and 2004/05
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- Figure 47: M&S good, better, best structure for lingerie, October 2005
- Primark
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- Figure 48: Primark, financial performance, 2000-04
- Figure 49: Primark, outlet data, 2001-05
- Specialists
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- Figure 50: Underwear and hosiery retailer specialists – key statistics
- La Senza
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- Figure 51: La Senza Ltd, financial performance, 2000-05
- Contessa
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- Figure 52: Contessa (Ladieswear) Ltd, financial performance, 2000-05
- Sock Shop
- Ann Summers
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- Figure 53: Ann Summers Ltd, financial performance, 2000-04
- Agent Provocateur
- Bravissimo
- Myla
- Figleaves
- Industry Views
- A challenging year?
- Is the China Crisis over?
- Is competition from value players a key challenge?
- Is fashion most important?
- 2005 saw significant consolidation – what are the prospects for 2006?
- Where does underwear go from here?
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- Figure 54: Forecast of UK retail sales in underwear, 2005-11
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