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Highlights: February 2007
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- DIY retailing
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Thorntons H1 profits slip, sales flat
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: Merger creates world's largest co-operative group
- Convenience stores
- UK: Londis piles pressure on franchisees
- Grocers
- France: Casino
- …reports mixed FY sales
- …and sells Smart & Final stake
- France: Chairman's share purchase sparks Carrefour rumours
- Netherlands: Lagging US sales hold back Ahold
- Spain: Caprabo returns to the black
- Spain: Carrefour invests €10m in own brand
- UK: Asda
- …sells £9 DVD player
- …to sell electricals online
- …returns to 1950s packaging
- …is condemned for new size-zero range
- …cuts the price of a dozen roses to £2
- …and launches campaign that enrages M&S
- UK: Kwik Save
- …rescued by property company
- …and secures future
- UK: Morrisons prepares to sell online
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …family sells £200m shares sparking takeover rumours
- …is linked with further takeover speculation
- …as a bidding war looms
- …with Leighton lined up to run the company
- …but a fight may be on the cards
- …as Lord Sainsbury regains control of shares
- …as Qatar eyes a strategic stake
- …and Polygon grabs a slice
- UK: Supermarkets to cut out trans-fats
- UK: Survey claims shoppers prefer Lidl, Aldi to big four
- UK: Tesco
- …denies underhand tactics
- …as employees share £148m windfall
- …looks to boost Direct site
- …rewards green shoppers
- …and scraps refund policy
- US: Safeway reports FY sales rise
- US: Tesco
- …chooses Arizona for first store
- …and confirms Fresh and Easy approach
- Clothing retailing
- Italy: Benetton posts FY sales rise
- Sweden: H&M to launch premium chain, reports profit rise
- UK: Adams finds buyer
- UK: Alexon
- …receives takeover approach
- …then ends takeover talks
- UK: Ethel Austin faces hedge funds takeover
- UK: Gap to launch Banana Republic in UK
- UK: Marchpole buys Greenmark for £3 million
- UK: Matalan axes 100 jobs
- UK: Monsoon sees sales plummet
- UK: Phase Eight sold for £51.5 million
- US: JC Penney posts solid FY results
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Woolworths
- …launches online travel site
- …and wins supply deal with Virgin
- …but faces OFT investigation
- Multi-sector retailing
- Belgium: Colruyt reports 9% sales rise
- Finland: Kesko sees FY sales climb 10%
- France: Gucci helps PPR FY sales grow
- Germany: Douglas posts strong Q1 results
- Romania: Rewe to expand in Romania
- Russian Federation: Wal-Mart set for Russian move?
- UK: John Lewis
- …plans huge expansion
- …and joins chase for the green pound
- UK: M&S
- …hires food police
- …launches bottle jacket
- …wins tax ruling
- ...set to lose key directors
- …and tries to keep retail director
- US: Wal-Mart
- …ends difficult year on a high
- …pledges to become greener
- …aims to bolster nine cities
- …but must face bias suit
- US: New technology could help DVD retailers fight back
- Department stores
- UK: Former HoF deputy to get Monsoon trial
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Praktiker plans more Easy-to-Shop stores
- UK: Kingfisher reports FY success as B&Q rebounds in Q4
- US: Home Depot
- …suffers from housing market slump
- …and plans to add 15,000 jobs
- Electrical retailing
- France: DSG set to close French PC City stores
- UK: DSG CEO warns of fewer high street shops
- US: Best Buy to add 130 new stores
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: Buyer found for Music Zone
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright posts flat like-for-likes
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Land of Leather struggles through Q2
- Home shopping
- Europe: EC set to overhaul internet shopping regulations
- UK: Baugur and Hunter plan 'mini Amazon'
- UK: Dream Direct issues profit warning
- US: Amazon’s Q4 profits cut in half
- Health and beauty retailing
- China: Alliance Boots enters China
- UK: Body Shop like-for-likes increase in second half
- UK: Boots offers Viagra for Valentines
- UK: Superdrug offers private label for black women
- US: Walgreen buys 53 Familymed stores
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Stationery Box enters administration
- US: Office Depot sees FY profits almost double
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JJB
- …sees founder sells £50m share
- …but faces Which? lawsuit
- UK: Sports World
- ...mulls float
- …before Ashley cancels dividend
- …then confirms float
- …and reveals he’ll relinquish leadership
- Jewellery retailing
- US: Signet sparkles in the US
- Garden centres
- UK: Blooms of Bressingham
- …bought by Hunter for £30m
- …who looks to create a gardening revolution
- UK: Dobbies reports solid growth
Economic News
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- Australian retail sales rise in December
- German retail surges on month to end 2006
- Italian retail sales edge ahead in December
- Japanese retail sales fall again in December
- Swedish retail sales rise in December
- UK:
- Retail sales soar in January, says CBI
- BRC urge caution despite strong January sales
- Retail sales disappoint in January, says ONS
Market Analysis: Footwear Retailing in Europe
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- Retail sales
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- Figure 1: All footwear specialists: Sales as % all retail sales, 1994-2005
- Germany – the largest footwear specialist sector
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- Figure 2: Europe: Specialist footwear retailers sales, 2005
- Italy – the largest sector relative to the market
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- Figure 3: Footwear retailers’ sales as % all retailers sales, 2005
- Footwear in the context of clothing and footwear specialists’ sales
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- Figure 4: Footwear specialists’ sales as % all clothing and footwear specialists’ sales, 2005
- Market value
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- Figure 5: European footwear market: Estimated market sizes and spend per capita, 2005
- The Italian love-affair with shoes
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- Figure 6: Europe: Spending on shoes per capita, 2005
- Marked variations in attitudes to footwear
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- Figure 7: Europe: Spending on footwear as % all clothing and footwear spending, 2005
- UK – smallest proportion of spending, but fastest growth in demand
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- Figure 8: Europe: Growth in spending on footwear, 2000-05
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 9: Footwear retailers’ sales as % all spending on footwear, 2005
- Sector concentration
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- Figure 10: Europe: Market share of top 5 specialists by country, 2005
- Leading players
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- Figure 11: Europe: Leading footwear specialists, 2005
Company Profile: Brantano
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- Bare facts
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offering
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- Figure 12: Brantano: Product offer – percentage of all products stocked, 2005
- Pricing
- Brands
- Financial performance
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- Figure 13: Brantano: Financial performance, 2001-05
- UK and Belgium
- Denmark and Netherlands
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- Figure 14: Brantano: Performance by region, 2001-05
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 15: Brantano: Outlet data, 2001-05
- The future?
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