Table of Contents
Analysts Comment
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- A challenging time for Carrefour
- A tale of two retail arms
- Challenges aplenty
- The future?
Retail Sales Review
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- France
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- Figure 1: Retail sales trends: Sep 2007-Sep 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 2: France: Inflation 2007-08
- Germany
- Retail sales
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- Figure 3: Retail sales trends, Oct 2007-Oct 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation 2007-08
- Italy
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- Figure 5: Retail sales trends, Sep 2007-Sep 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation 2007-08
- Netherlands
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- Figure 7: Retail sales trends: Oct 2007-Oct 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation 2007-08
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Retail sales trends, Oct 2007-Oct 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2007-08
- UK
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- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, Oct 2007-Oct 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 12: Annual percentage change in Retail Price Index for selected product groups, Aug 2007-Sep 2008
Highlights: December 2008
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- Grocers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Clothing retailing
- Mixed goods retailing
- Department stores
- Electrical stores
Sector Focus: European Food Retailers
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- Turbulent retail conditions
- Spending capacity under pressure
- Consolidation to protect position
- The usual suspects
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- Figure 13: Europe: Top 10 leading food retailers, 2006-07
News Analysis
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- Grocers
- Belgium: Colruyt reports H1 profit increase
- France: Auchan plans Hungarian expansion
- France: Carrefour
- …announces change of chief
- …to delay Indian opening by a year
- …to trial new convenience stores
- …to inject €43m into property division
- France: Casino sells 42 stores
- Germany: Rewe boosts Russian presence
- Germany: Real to dispose of eight former Wal-Mart properties
- Netherlands: Ahold sees Q3 profit rise
- Portugal: Sonae Distribuicao reports nine-month profit slump
- Russian Federation: X5
- …receives RUB7 billion government funding
- …posts Q3 loss
- …to reduce 2009 investment
- UK: Asda
- …reports Q3 LFLs boost
- …makes further petrol price cuts
- UK: Christmas spending to reach £10.6bn
- UK: NFU criticises supermarkets over price war
- UK: Sainsbury's posts solid H1 results
- UK: Tesco
- …presses for scrapping of annual tax break
- …growth slows in Q3
- …trials Direct kiosks in Metro stores
- …to fight 'competition test'
- …chief executive calls for business rate cut
- UK: Waitrose says it is not losing shoppers to Sainsbury's
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic Wine suffers profit slump
- Clothing retailing
- UK: Burberry reports profit increase
- UK: French Connection suffers sales drop
- UK: Jaeger opens Bahrain store
- UK: MK One
- …acquired by Internacionale
- …slides into administration for second time in 2008
- UK: Mosaic boosts cash flow with rent agreement
- UK: Moss Bros issues sees LFLs fall, issues profit warning
- UK: Sir Philip Green
- …acquires Baugur's 28% stake in Moss Bros
- …abandons Moss Bros bid plans
- …offloads Moss Bros stake for £7.7m
- UK: Ted Baker reports Q3 sales increase
- Mixed goods retailing
- Germany: Tchibo ponders UK withdrawal
- UK: Mothercare reports profit boost
- Woolworths
- … in talks with Hilco over retail arm sale
- … shareholder opposes £1 sale proposal
- … lenders block Hilco rescue plan
- … shareholder confident of sale
- … faces risk of administration
- … agrees BBC Worldwide deal
- … slides into administration
- … inundated with inquries from potential buyers
- … suitors in talks over acquisition
- … cuts prices in half as Dragon abandons bid
- … joint venture 2entertain set for administration
- … eyed by Buchler
- … thrown lifeline by Mulcahy
- Multi-sector retailing
- Germany: METRO chief calls for VAT rate reduction
- Norway: Reitan to launch new store format
- Slovenia: Mercator nine-month profit rises 1%
- UK: Alliance Boots acquires Depolabo
- UK: Marks and Spencer launches international delivery service
- UK: Per Una chairman steps down
- UK: Next
- …could cut jobs to stem losses
- Department stores
- Germany: Arcandor
- …Christmas sales to be unaffected by supplier woes
- …appoints CEO
- UK: Debenhams faces concerns over financial strength
- UK: John Lewis poised to break online sales record
- DIY retailing
- UK: Kingfisher suffers Q3 profit drop
- UK: Home Retail Group acquires Alba, Bush trademarks
- UK: Strategic Retail losses widen in H1
- UK: Topps Tiles FY profits plunge 27%
- Electrical retailing
- UK: Carphone Warehouse posts H1 results
- UK: DSGi
- …posts H1 loss
- …insurer cuts cover amid tightening credit insurance conditions
- …puts Electro World up for sale
- Carpet retailing
- UK: The Pier slips into administration
- Furniture retailing
- Land of Leather
- …attracts bidders
- …withdraws from takeover discussions
- UK: MFI on brink of administration
- …placed in administration, closes 26 stores
- Home shopping
- Germany: Neckermann loses top managers
- UK: Asos posts strong H1 results
- UK: Findel sees H1 profit increase
- UK: Hunter fails to reach agreement with Flying Brands
- UK: Ideal Shopping Direct sees sales decline, to slash jobs
- UK: Ocado launches budget range
- UK: Shop Direct sees earnings surge
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Celesio suffers Q3 income drop
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: WH Smith reports 4% sales boost
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JJB Sports
- …sells stake to JD Sports, in talks to sell fitness clubs
- …sells four stores to Sports Direct
- …in 'constructive' discussions with banks
- UK: JD Sports Fashion
- …sees LFLs slip 1%
- …ponders JJB bid
- UK: OFT investigates Sports Direct's JJB stake
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game Group records 1.5% LFL increase
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords records H1 profit increase
- Economic news
- Baltic States: Retail sales grow in Lithuania, fall in Latvia
- China: Retail sales soar in October
- Ireland: Retail sales plunge 6.2%
- Russian Federation: Retail sales climb 15%
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