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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- Beauty retailing
- Beauty specialists
- Product markets
- Abbreviations
- Technical notes
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
- Country codes
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- Figure 1: Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2009
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Low population growth
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- Figure 3: Italy: Population trends, 2004-08
- But ageing …
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- Figure 4: Italy: Population projections, by age group, 2008-18
- Economy – from lacklustre to recession
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- Figure 5: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1998-2008
- Consumers lack confidence too
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- Figure 6: Italy: Household consumer expenditure, 1998-2008
- Unemployment
- Inflation has eased
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- Figure 7: Italy: Consumer prices, 2004-09
Competitive Context
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- Key points
- Health and beauty market
- Definitions
- Personal care a medium growth area
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- Figure 8: Italy: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2004-08
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- Figure 9: Italy: Consumer spending, growth by major categories, 2004-08
- Product market breakdown
- Perfumes, cosmetics and toiletries
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- Figure 10: Italy: Sales of cosmetics, fragrances and toiletries, by category, 2004-08
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- Figure 11: Italy: Relative spending importance of categories vs Western Europe, 2008
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 12: Italy: Beauty and toiletries market, estimated channels of distribution, 2008
- Health and beauty specialists
- Grocery retailers
- Department stores and other mixed goods retailers
- Non-store
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- Figure 13: Italy: Specialist beauty members of the direct selling association, 2009/10
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Economic and consumer outlook
- Retail forecasts
- Contraction of the retail sector
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- Figure 14: Italy: Retail sales, 2004-14
- Enterprise numbers
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- Figure 15: Italy: Retail enterprises, by sector, 2004-07
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Leading specialists
- Acqua & Sapone leads
- Limoni the leading perfumery
- Douglas still expanding despite falling productivity
- Sephora
- Schlecker
- Bottega Verde a growing multichannel operator
- La Gardenia
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- Figure 16: Italy: Leading beauty specialists, 2009/10
- Market shares
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- Figure 17: Italy: Leading beauty specialists’ estimated market shares, 2008
A.S. Watson (Europe)
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- Strategic evaluation
- Group
- Recent history
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- Figure 18: A.S. Watson: European health and beauty chains, 2009
- Financial performance
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- Figure 19: A.S. Watson Europe: Year-on-year sales and profit growth, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 20: A.S. Watson Europe: Store numbers, 2004-08
- UK operations
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- Figure 21: A.S. Watson UK: Sales as share of UK health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2004-08
- Financial performance
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- Figure 22: A.S. Watson UK: Financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 23: A.S. Watson UK: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Continental Europe operations
- Benelux
- Financial performance
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- Figure 24: A.S. Watson: Estimated sales by fascia in Belgium and the Netherlands, 2008
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 25: A.S. Watson: Health and Beauty Stores in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
- Marionnaud
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- Figure 26: A.S. Watson: Marionnaud sales as share of health & beauty specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Financial performance
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- Figure 27: A.S. Watson: Marionnaud: Sales, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 28: A.S. Watson: Marionnaud’s outlets, 2004-08
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- Figure 29: A.S. Watson: Marionnaud’s store portfolio by country, 2004-08
- Eastern Europe
- Financial and outlet data
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- Figure 30: A.S. Watson: Eastern European operations, 2004-08
Douglas
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- Figure 31: Douglas perfumery (Germany): Share of German health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2004-08
- Figure 32: Douglas perfumery division: Share of European health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 33: Douglas Holding: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
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- Figure 34: Douglas perfumery division: Financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 35: Douglas perfumery division: Outlet data, 2005-09
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- Figure 36: Douglas perfumery division: Average sales per outlet, by country, 2008/09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands and own brand
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Limoni
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- Figure 37: Limoni Italy: Estimated sales as share of health and beauty specialists’ sales in Italy, 2004-08
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 38: Limoni: Group sales performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 39: Limoni Italy: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Schlecker
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- Figure 40: Schlecker: Estimated share of German health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2004-08
- Figure 41: Schlecker: Share of European health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial data
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- Figure 42: Schlecker: Estimated sales performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 43: Schlecker: Estimated outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Pricing
- Product offer
- Operational issues
- Advertising
- e-commerce and home shopping
- Ihr Platz
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- Figure 44: Ihr Platz: Share of all German health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial data
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- Figure 45: Ihr Platz: Sales performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 46: Ihr Platz: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Sephora
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- Figure 47: Sephora: Estimated sales as share of European health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 48: Sephora: Financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 49: Sephora: Estimated outlet data, 2004-09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands and product offer
- Pricing
- Loyalty programmes
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The Body Shop
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- Figure 50: The Body Shop UK & Republic of Ireland: Estimated sales as share of UK health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 51: The Body Shop UK & Republic of Ireland: Financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 52: The Body Shop UK: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Yves Rocher Group
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- Figure 53: Groupe Yves Rocher: Estimated sales as share of health & beauty specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
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- Figure 54: Groupe Yves Rocher: Group brands, 2009
- Financial performance
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- Figure 55: Groupe Yves Rocher: Group sales performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 56: Groupe Yves Rocher: Estimated European outlet data, 2004-09
- Figure 57: Groupe Yves Rocher: Yves Rocher brand: Estimated outlet numbers, 2005, 2006 and 2009
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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- Figure 58: Yves Rocher Group: Yves Rocher brand: Identified group websites, 2008
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