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Highlights: August 2006
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Health and beauty retailing
- DIY retailing
News Analysis
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- Bakers (Retail)
- UK: Greggs posts profit fall
- UK: Thorntons shuffles board
- Convenience stores
- UK: Nisa approves improved Costcutter offer
- Grocers
- Australia: Woolworths announces record profits
- Belgium: Delhaize posts 23.1% Q2 profit rise
- Finland: Tradeka purchases 37 Spar Finland stores
- Ireland: Management may buy BWG
- Netherlands: Ahold
- …reports flat Q2 sales
- …so investors look for change
- …but are rebuffed
- Portugal: Jerónimo Martins sales climb 14%
- Russian Federation: Pyaterochka appoints new Perekryostok CEO
- Sweden: ICA reports half-year success
- UK: Aldi plans £200m Scottish expansion
- UK: Asda
- …to revamp entertainment departments
- …as local produce sales thrive
- …signs dairy deal
- …targets Ikea
- …and trials farm-to-store delivery
- …while it aims to corner the 'chav' market
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …launches organic delivery service
- …buys Somerfield stores
- …and agrees mail deal with TNT
- UK: Tesco
- …fails to meet CC deadline
- …joins organic delivery battle
- …rewards carrier cutbacks
- …plans Vegas stores
- …aims to take on Argos
- …and transfers in-store TV contract
- UK: Morrisons
- …posts positive like-for-likes
- …and gives Delaney £37m reasons to shop there
- US: Aldi eyes Florida
- US: Whole Foods on the up in Q3
- US: Supervalu profit dips after Albertsons’ purchases
- Co-ops (Retail)
- UK: Midland, Ilkeston Co-ops in merger talks
- Clothing retailing
- Sweden: H&M posts July sales rise
- UK: Alexon sees troubles continue
- UK: Marchpole acquires luxury clothing company
- UK: Matalan
- …founder given six weeks to bid
- …and increases offer
- UK: Mexx to go online
- UK: Moss Bros experience challenging first-half
- US: Gap posts poor Q2
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Instore like-for-like sales up 7.3%
- UK: Woolworths launches delivery service
- Multi-sector retailing
- Australia: Coles Myer
- …gets private equity interest
- …and confirms 'conditional' bid
- India: Wal-Mart eyes India
- Japan: Daiei president set to resign
- Japan: Seiyu exacerbates Wal-Mart’s international woes
- Finland: Kesko profits in first half
- Finland: Stockmann’s profits boosted by Russian, Baltic openings
- France: PPR reports strong Q2 revenues
- Germany: Douglas Holding sees successful nine months
- Germany: KarstadtQuelle halves profit forecast
- Germany: Wal-Mart says Auf Wiedersehen
- Germany: Metro extends upwards progress
- UK: GUS expects Experian to raise £800m
- UK: McLaughlin steps down at HMV
- UK: M&S healthy range drives growth
- US: Sears profit soars ahead, but sales slump
- US: Wal-Mart
- …raises wages
- …sees sales rise, net income fall
- US: JCPenney sees record Q2 results
- US: Target report strong Q2 results
- Department stores
- Australia: David Jones records full year sales growth
- Ireland: John Lewis plans major Irish expansion
- UK: Debenhams buys nine Roches stores
- UK: Christmas comes early at Harrods
- UK: House of Fraser
- …sees Baugur bid imminent
- …and decides to recommend it
- US: Saks
- …sees second quarter hit six-month results
- …and chairman cut stake by 85%
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Praktiker
- …joins Max Bahr hunt
- …and triumphs
- UK: Kingfisher report mixed results
- UK: Wickes
- …sees retail suffer
- …as Bird flies the nest
- US: Lowe's
- …halts plans over Chicago ordinance
- …but reports Q2 profit rise
- US: Home Depot up in Q2
- Electrical retailing
- UK: PRG decides on administration for Powerhouse
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright sales hit by heatwave
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Land of Leather continues good run
- UK: MFI
- …close to sale
- …to MEP
- Health and beauty retailing
- Italy: Schlecker expands Italian presence
- UK: Alliance Boots completes merger, updates trading
- UK: Superdrug
- …sees sales rise in 2005
- …and sees sales success to June
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Borders to axe 50 managers
- US: Staples profits in second quarter
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Blacks Leisure suffers like-for-likes fall
- UK: JJB
- …sees Ashley up stake
- …as Rangers deal and World Cup boosts sales
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet
- …reveals strong results
- …and may face takeover bid
- …which shareholders resist
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Profits soar at Early Learning Centre
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Sales success continues at Halfords
Economic News
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- Australia: Retail sales up in June
- China: Retail up year-on-year
- Germany: Retail down year-on-year
- Japan: Department store sales slip 1.5%
- Ukraine: Retail sales rise 26.1%
- UK: Retail sales up in July, says CBI
- UK: Retail sales grow in July, says BRC
- UK: Sales growth slowed in July, says ONS
Market Analysis: Footwear Retailing in Europe
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- Overview of the European footwear market
- Italians love their shoes
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- Figure 1: European footwear market: Estimated market sizes and spend per capita, 2005
- Figure 2: Europe: Spending on shoes per capita, 2005
- Warmer countries spend more on shoes
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- Figure 3: Europe: Spending on footwear as % all clothing and footwear spending, 2005
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- Figure 4: Europe: Growth in spending on footwear, 2000-05
- Footwear fails to match retail growth
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- Figure 5: All footwear specialists: Sales as % all retail sales, 1994-2005
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- Figure 6: Europe: Specialist footwear retailers sales, 2005
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- Figure 7: Footwear retailers sales as % all retailers sales, 2005
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- Figure 8: Footwear specialists sales as % all clothing and footwear specialists’ sales, 2005
- Specialists struggle to compete – especially in the UK
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- Figure 9: Footwear retailers sales as % all spending on footwear
- Non-specialists thriving
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- Figure 10: Europe: Market share of Top 5 specialists by country, 2005
- Deichmann leads the way
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- Figure 11: Europe: Leading footwear specialists, 2005
- Difficult times ahead for footwear specialists
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- Figure 12: Europe: Footwear specialists sales, 2005-10F
Company Profile: Deichmann
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- Bare facts
- Financial performance
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- Figure 13: Deichmann: Sales performance, 2001-05
- Products
- E-commerce
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 14: Deichmann: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Retail offering – Deichmann dominates European market
- Germany:
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- Figure 15: Deichmann: Estimated share of German footwear specialists sales, 2001-05
- US:
- Switzerland:
- Other countries:
- What does the future hold for Deichmann?
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