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Highlights: March 2007
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- Grocers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Clothing retailing
- DIY retailing
News Analysis
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- Bakers (Retail)
- UK: Greggs FY LFLs edge ahead
- Convenience stores
- Ireland: Musgrave reports strong 2006 sales
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize FY profits up 12%
- France: Carrefour
- …sees renewed takeover speculation
- …as FY sales rise; chairman resigns
- …denies CEO resignation rumours
- …and plans Russian stores
- France: Casino FY profits surge 35% ahead
- Netherlands: Ahold’s reveals impressive FY results
- Netherlands: Laurus narrows FY losses
- Portugal: Jerónimo Martins FY profit up 5%
- Russian Federation: Magnit’s revenue increases in February
- Russian Federation: X5 Retail 2006 sales jump 47%
- UK: Asda
- …launches stain free shirt
- …considers closing George stores
- …as the range comes home
- UK: Kwik Save
- …faces court decision on future
- …before ending financial uncertainty
- UK: Morrisons
- …reveals image overhaul
- …posts strong FY results; unveils makeover
- …and plans £1bn store sale
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …Lord Sainsbury strikes a blow to potential bidders
- …watchdog issues Sainsbury's bid deadline
- …CVC makes approach
- …as Tchenguiz increases holdings
- …while a Second consortium eyes a bid
- …Tchenguiz increases stake again
- …as the grocer gets cagey on eggs
- …and reveals £3bn black hole in pension scheme
- …so pension trustees look to open CVC talks
- UK: Somerfield slides into the red
- UK: Tesco
- …faces calls for land sale
- …raises £500m in two hours
- …faces Wal-Mart hurdle
- …and church criticism
- …as it enters joint property venture with British Land
- …and announces global Clubcard plans
- UK: Suppliers line up to praise supermarkets
- UK: Waitrose goes ethical on fish
- US: Kroger boasts strong FY results
- US: Tesco could spur US shopping evolution
- Clothing retailing
- Spain: Inditex like-for-likes jump for 2006
- UK: Bijou Brigitte plans 300 UK stores
- UK: Claire’s
- …set to go to Apax for $3bn
- …before Apax goes cold on deal
- UK: Elle plunges into administration again
- UK: Fat Face
- …invites first-round bids
- …before being sold for £360m
- UK: French Connection reports disappointing results
- UK: Monsoon issues profit warning
- UK: Mothercare considers Chelsea Stores bid
- UK: New Look set for £2bn sale
- UK: Peacocks unveils £21.5m expansion plans
- UK: Primark reports flat H1 like-for-likes
- UK: River Island plans European expansion
- UK: 2006 revenue up for Ted Baker
- US: Gap
- …to close Forth & Towne
- …admits stifling designers' creativity
- …and sees woes continue in Q4
- Mixed goods retailing
- China: Wal-Mart takes stake in Trust-Mart
- UK: Home retail
- …expands in India, Ireland
- …and ends the year in style
- UK: Woolworths sees chairman steps down
- US: Dollar General acquired by KKR for $7.3bn
- US: Target remains on track in Q4
- US: Wal-Mart has no plans to split
- Multi-sector retailing
- Australia: Coles looks to attract Tesco bid
- France: PPR FY profits up 28%
- Germany: KarstadtQuelle
- …to sell 27 stores
- …and may purchase Home Shopping Europe
- Germany: Rewe tackles climate change
- Japan: Aeon purchases stake in Daiei
- UK: Alliance Boots
- …receives preliminary approach
- …but snubs KKR bid
- …as Merrill quits to work for Pessina
- …as Boots signs up to Carbon Trust label
- …while second suitor emerges
- UK: HMV
- …set to close 20 stores
- …but sees recovery plan marred by profit warning
- UK: M&S rules out Sainsbury's bid
- UK: Next
- …gets a makeover and a new range
- …as like-for-likes fall
- US: Sears FY comparable sales fall
- Department stores
- UK: Beales gives warning for 2007
- UK: Debenhams
- …to get Baugur bid?
- …as H1 like-for-likes drop
- UK: John Lewis reports stunning FY results
- UK: Liberty reports £2.2m loss
- US: Federated ends the year on a high
- US: Saks sales soar under Sadove
- Electrical retailing
- UK: Kesa Electrical’s full-year results show growth
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm reveals ‘robust’ maiden results
- Home shopping
- UK: Full-year profits static for Flying Brands
- UK: Ideal boasts strong sales rise in 2006
- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Superdrug to roll-out new concepts
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Newsagents call for competition inquiry
- US: Borders puts overseas business up for sale
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Blacks closing 45 loss-making stores
- UK: Sports Direct plans global expansion
- Jewellers
- UK: Bijou Brigitte plans 300 UK stores
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Hamleys to test concessions in HoF
- UK: Toyworld enters administration
- DIY retailing
- UK: Focus up for sale
- UK: Kingfisher becomes latest private equity target
- UK: Wickes suffers FY LFL decline
- US: Lowe's woes continue in Q4
Economic News
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- Australia: Retail sales up in January
- Europe: EU boasts strong sales in January
- Germany: Retail sales fall in January
- Japan: Retail sales fall again
- UK:
- Retail sales continue to grow in February, says CBI
- Retail sales continue to grow in February, says BRC
- Retail sales robust in February, says ONS
Market Analysis: Home Shopping in Europe
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- The European Home Shopping Market
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- Figure 1: Europe: Home Shopping Market, 2005
- Market size by country
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- Figure 2: Europe: Home shopping market size by country, 2005
- Figure 3: Europe: Home shopping market by major sales channel, 2005
- Sales per capita
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- Figure 4: Europe: Home shopping sales per capita, by country 2005
- Mail order
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- Figure 5: Europe: Estimated mail order catalogue sales, by country, 2005
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- Figure 6: Europe: Mail order catalogue sales as % of home shopping market, by country, 2005
- Direct selling
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- Figure 7: Europe: FEDSA members’ turnover as % of total retail sales, 2001-05
- Figure 8: Europe: FeDSA members’ sales, 2001-05
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- Figure 9: Europe: Fedsa members’ sales by market, 2001-05
- Figure 10: Europe: FeDSA members’ sales by country, 2005
- Television shopping
- E-commerce
- E-commerce to the rescue
- The pros…
- …and the cons
- The multi-channel approach
- The East/West divide
- Broadband access by households
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- Figure 11: Europe: Share of households with broadband Internet access, 2006
- E-commerce sales per capita
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- Figure 12: Europe: E-commerce sales per capita, 2005
- Broadband = e-commerce, roughly
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- Figure 13: Europe: Share of households with broadband vs per capita e-commerce sales, 2005
- E-commerce’ share of home shopping
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- Figure 14: Europe: E-commerce as % of home shopping market, 2005
Company Profile: Damartex
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- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: Damartex Europe: Sales as share of non-store retailers’ sales in Europe, 2002-06
- Figure 16: Damartex France: Sales as share of non-store retailers’ sales in France, 2002-06
- Figure 17: Damartex UK: Sales as share of non-store retailers’ sales in UK, 2002-06
- Figure 18: Damartex: Financial performance, 2001/02-2005/06
- 2005/06 results
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 19: Damartex: Retail outlets, 2002, 2004 and 2006
- e-commerce & home shopping
- The future
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