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Analyst’s Comment
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- Spanish retail giant El Corte Inglés needs to regain momentum
- An average performer
- Signs of complacency
- Driving footfall
- And giving consumers more reasons to come back
Headlines of the Month
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- Food retailers
- Non-food retailers
Retail Sales Review
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- France
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- Figure 1: France: Retail sales trends, Dec 2007-Nov 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 2: France: Inflation, 2008
- Germany
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- Figure 3: Germany: Retail sales trends, Dec 2007-Dec 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation, 2007-08
- Italy
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales trends, Nov 2007-Nov 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation, 2008
- Netherlands
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- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, Dec 2007-Dec 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2008/09
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales trends, Dec 2007-Dec 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2008
- UK
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- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, Dec 2007-Dec 2008
- Inflation
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- Figure 12: UK: Retail Price Index for selected product groups, Dec 2007-Dec 2008
Sector Focus – European Retail Rankings
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- Concentration
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- Figure 13: Europe: Sales of leading retailers, 2003-07
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- Figure 14: Leading retailers’ share of all European retailers sales, 2003-07
- Economic concerns
- 2009 and the retailers
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- Figure 15: Europe: Top 25 retailers, 2007/08
The Month in Retailing
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- Grocers
- Austria: Rewe Austria boasts 12% sales growth in 2008
- Belgium: Colruyt reports 11.3% sales growth in Q3
- Belgium: Delhaize posts 15.8% sales increase
- France: Carrefour
- … reports FY results
- … enters Morocco
- France: Casino launches convenience format
- France: Intermarché reports 6.4% sales boost
- Germany: Aldi sales jump 25% over 2008
- Netherlands: Ahold reveals Q4 sales boost
- Netherlands: Schuitema and Super de Boer ponder joint venture
- Netherlands: Super de Boer reveals LFLs slowdown in Q4
- Russian Federation: X5 sales keep growing in Q4
- Sweden: Axfood
- … reports 5% rise in FY LFLs
- … sees FY sales rise 8.5%
- Sweden: ICA sees December sales jump 6.8%
- UK: Asda pledges to create 7,000 jobs
- UK: Iceland sales surge 16%
- UK: Morrisons
- … enjoys market-beating Christmas sales
- … wades into supermarket price war
- UK: Tesco
- … sees LFLs rise 2.5%
- UK: Waitrose to create more than 2,500 jobs
- US: Fresh & Easy
- … launches budget range
- … boasts strong growth for budget range
- Clothing retailing
- France: Etam reports Q4 sales boost
- Spain: Inditex signs Tata Group deal
- Spain: Mango reports 8% sales increase
- Sweden: H&M tops forecasts with 12.5% rise in FY profit
- UK: Adili sees festive sales rocket
- UK: Austin Reed announces Viyella deal
- UK: Burberry reports LFL drop
- UK: Mosaic
- … puts Shoe Studio up for sale
- UK: New Look
- … confirms Netherlands expansion
- … posts FY loss
- UK: Primark sales rise 18% in Q1
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Barratts and Priceless shoes slip into administration
- UK: Stylo assesses options after suspending shares
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Argos
- … to withdraw from India
- UK: Home Retail Group acquires Chad Valley
- UK: Mothercare meets expectations in Q3
- UK: Poundland reports strong Christmas sales
- UK: The White Company sees FY sales soar
- Multi-sector retailing
- Europe: Baugur
- … files for bankruptcy protection
- … chief slams Landsbanki
- … assets eyed by investors
- Finland: Kesko
- … posts 1% December sales rise
- … suffers 62% Q4 profit slump
- Germany: Arcandor cautiously optimistic after sales increase in Q1
- Germany: METRO Group
- … FY sales rise 5.9%
- … announces restructuring plan
- Switzerland: Jelmoli posts 1.5% sales boost
- Switzerland: Migros posts 17% FY sales boost
- UK: Alliance Boots
- … reports 11% sales boost
- … to merge with D&A
- UK: HMV group sales up 3%
- UK: Home Retail group – poor results across the board
- UK: M&S chairman reiterates Chinese expansion despite errors
- Department stores
- Germany: Hertie to close 19 department stores
- UK: Debenhams appoints Lazard to review capital structure
- UK: Harrods chief executive leaves
- DIY retailing
- UK: Topps Tiles suffers sales drop
- Electrical retailing
- Russian Federation: Eldorado
- … agrees PPF Group deal
- … Eldorado FY sales plummet
- Russian Federation: PPF
- … to resell Eldorado stake to Generali
- … completes Eldorado deal
- Russian Federation: M.Video
- … posts December sales boost
- … sales surge 41% in 2008
- UK: Carphone Warehouse sees LFLs rise
- UK: Kesa
- … sees sales slide 5.5% over Christmas
- … instructs suppliers to pay for shop floor displays
- UK: DSGi
- … reports 10% LFL drop
- … names new chairman
- … mulls rights issue
- US: Best Buy
- … chief ponders acquisitions
- … suffers drop in LFLs
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: Zavvi management makes offer for the company
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Allied Carpets in talks with Hilco over sale
- UK: Carpetright reveals further LFL decline in Q3
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Sofa Workshop
- … slides into administration
- … bought out by founder
- Home shopping
- Germany: Otto Group acquires 90% Na Dom stake
- UK: Amazon posts Q4 profit increase
- UK: Empire Direct falls into administration
- UK: Grattan unveils "streamlining plans"
- UK: M and M Direct sees festive sales surge 31%
- UK: Shop Direct Group
- … posts 9% sales increase
- US: Ebay sees Q4 sales slide 7%
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Celesio writes down €287m on foreign drug stores
- Germany: Schlecker sales rise 6% in 2008
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: WH Smith maintains margins despite 5% drop in sales
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Ireland: Sasha picked up by Lifestyle Sports
- UK: JJB
- … posts loss after poor Christmas sales
- … to pay £8.3m for loan deferment
- … chief suspended
- … to place lifestyle division in administration
- Jewellers
- UK: Aurum calls in Ernst & Young to review business
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Game Group sees FY profits ahead of expectations
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Switzerland: Richemont suffers Q3 sales decrease
- UK: Halfords suffers festive sales drop
- Economic news
- Eastern Europe: Baltic retail sales slide
- Europe: Retail sales drop in December
- Germany: Retail sales decline in December
- Ireland: Retail sales plunge in November
- Norway: Retail sales creep up in December
- Spain: Retail sales dive in late-2008
- UK: ONS: December retail sales value worst on record
- BRC: Retail sales suffer "worst December" ever
- US: Retail sales plummet in December
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