Table of Contents
Market in Brief
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- The future
- Market size and performance
- The competitive landscape
Report Scope
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- Technical notes
- Definitions
- Accounting policy
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
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- Figure 1: Exchange rates, € to other European currencies, 2004-08
- Country codes
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- Figure 2: Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 3: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2007
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Positive factors
- Negative factors
- Population to decline
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- Figure 4: Germany: Population trends, 2003-07
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- Figure 5: Germany: Births, deaths, immigration and emigration, 2000-07
- Figure 6: Germany: Population, by age group, 2006, 2010 and 2015
- Strengthening economy, but consumption has failed to pick up
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- Figure 7: Germany: Gross domestic product, 1997-2007
- Consumer spending remains weak
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- Figure 8: Germany: Consumer expenditure, 1998-2007
- Inflation has peaked
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- Figure 9: Germany: Consumer prices, 1999-2008
The Market in Context
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- Key points
- Mixed consumer spending performance
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- Figure 10: Germany: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2003-07
- Low inflation
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- Figure 11: Germany: Consumer price index for goods typically sold at department stores, 2000-08*
- Competing sectors
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Economic outlook
- Consumer outlook
- Retail forecasts
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- Figure 12: Germany: Retail sales, 2003-13
- Prospects for department store retailers
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Middle market most under pressure
- Kaufhof up for sale
- Karstadt performing even worse
- Breuninger and Ludwig Beck
- Hertie files for insolvency
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- Figure 13: Germany: Leading mixed goods retailers, 2007/08
- Evaluation and market shares
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- Figure 14: Germany: Leading department store retailers and market shares, 2007
Breuninger
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- Figure 15: Breuninger: Estimated sales as share of mixed goods retailers’ sales in Germany, 2003-07
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 16: Breuninger: Estimated group sales performance, 2003-07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 17: Breuninger: Outlet data, 2003-07
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Galeries Lafayette (Group)
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- Figure 18: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Sales as share of mixed goods retailers in France, 2005-07
- Strategic evaluation
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 19: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Group financial performance, 2003-07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 20: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Outlet data, 2003-07
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Karstadt
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- Figure 21: Karstadt: Sales as share of mixed goods retailers’ sales in Germany, 2003-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 22: Karstadt Department Stores: Group financial performance, 2003-07/08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 23: Karstadt Department Stores: Outlet data, 2004-2007/08
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- Figure 24: Karstadt Department Stores: breakdown by store type, 2006-2007/08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
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- Figure 25: Karstadt: Sales breakdown by product area, 2007
- Pricing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Galeria Kaufhof
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- Figure 26: Kaufhof (Germany): Sales as share of mixed goods retailers’ sales in Germany, 2003-07
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 27: Kaufhof: Group financial performance, 2003-07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 28: Kaufhof: Outlet data, 2003-07
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer and brands
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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