Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- All change in Belgium
- Carrefour's struggles
- What's gone wrong?
- Could Ahold succeed?
Headlines for the Month
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- Food retailers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector
- Department stores
- DIY
- Home shopping
- Health and beauty
Retail Sales Review
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- Key points
- France
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- Figure 1: France: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 2: France: Inflation, 2009-10
- Germany
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- Figure 3: Germany: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation, 2009-10
- Italy
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation, 2009-10
- Netherlands
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- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2009-10
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2009-10
- UK
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- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- Inflation
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- Figure 12: UK: Annual percentage change in Retail Price Index for selected product groups, 2009-10
DIY Retailing in Europe
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- Groupe Adeo
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- Figure 13: Groupe Adeo: Sales as share of DIY retailers’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Figure 14: Groupe Adeo (France): Sales as share of DIY retailers’ sales in France, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Multi-format approach increasing flexibility
- Response to the recession
- Looking to underdeveloped markets for future growth
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: Groupe Adeo: Sales performance, 2004-09
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- Figure 16: Groupe Adeo: Estimated European sales performance, 2008
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 17: Groupe Adeo: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Loyalty card
- e-commerce and home shopping
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Thorntons reports disappointing results
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: OFT fines retailers £225 million for tobacco price fixing
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize reports solid results
- France: Auchan FY profit down 9.1%
- France: Carrefour sales up in Q1
- France: Casino Q1 sales rise 5.6%
- Germany: Edeka sales up 14.2%
- Lithuania: Maxima FY profits halve
- Netherlands: Ahold mulls Albert Heijn launch in Belgium
- Portugal: Jeronimo Martins Q1 net profit up 30%
- Russian Federation: Seventh Continent records solid Q1 results
- Russian Federation: X5 profit lower than expected
- Sweden: Axfood posts solid results
- UK: Asda
- ...Bond stands down as Asda chief executive
- ..Clarke tipped to be new Asda chief
- …offers top executives early pay to avoid 50% tax
- …plans 150 Living stores to become largest non-food retailer
- UK: Morrisons
- …announced £32 million of price cuts
- ...LFLs slow in Q1
- UK: Netto UK profits up 53%
- UK: Sainsbury's to sponsor Paralympic Games
- UK: Tesco
- …announces massive FY profit
- …launches social networking site
- Clothing retailing
- Spain: Mango sales rise 5.7%
- UK: Alexon reports FY loss
- UK: Arcadia COO departs
- UK: Burberry sales improve
- UK: Envy falls into administration
- UK: Jaeger targets premium young market with new brand
- UK: Moss Bros to open bespoke tailoring stores
- UK: Mothercare circles Blooming Marvellous
- UK: Peacocks ponders sale or refinancing
- UK: Phase Eight receives interest from suitors
- UK: Primark profits and sales increase
- UK: Republic put up for sale
- UK: River Island chief steps down
- UK: Supergroup sales surge 83%
- UK: The Original Factory Shop sales rise 35%
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Faith slips into administration
- UK: Logo 69 expresses Faith interest
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Home Retail Group posts fall in annual profits
- UK: Poundland sold for £200 million
- Multi-sector retailing
- Germany: Douglas Holding to sell some international outlets
- Portugal: Sonae continues Spanish expansion
- UK: M&S
- …converts entire mini wine range to plastic
- …finance director steps down
- UK: Next LFLs rise 2.2%
- Department stores
- Finland: Stockmann unaware of Debenhams bid rumours
- Germany: Blackstone mulls Kaufhof bid
- Italy: Gruppo Coin reports FY results
- UK: Debenhams posts £114.5 million profit
- UK: John Lewis to launch biggest ever TV campaign
- UK: Harrods sold by Al Fayed
- UK: New Harrods owners consider overseas expansion
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Praktiker posts weak Q1 results
- UK: Focus undergoes management changes
- Furniture retailing
- UK: DFS sold for £500 million
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm reports LFLs increase
- Home shopping
- UK: Asos
- …revenue soars 35%
- …to launch virtual marketplace
- UK: Findel FY sales up 1%
- UK: Freemans receives £10 million cash injection
- UK: N Brown posts strong FY results
- UK: The Hut Group raises £14 million
- Books and stationery retailing
- UK: WH Smith profits up 2%
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Blacks Leisure posts FY results
- UK: JD Sports posts profit increase
- UK: Sports Direct enjoys strong results
- UK: VF Corporation buys Blacks stake
- Garden centres
- UK: Dobbies FY LFLs increase 6.2%
- Electricals retailing
- UK: Carphone Warehouse records solid results
- Health and beauty retailing
- Belgium: Omega Pharma posts solid Q1 results
- Video games retailing
- UK: Game Group profits slump 28%
- Music and DVD retailing
- UK: HMV LFLs down 13.2%
- Economy
- Ireland: Irish retail sales climb for first time since 2008
- UK: London LFLs up 9.9% in March
- UK: ONS: Retail sales up in March
- UK: Scottish retail sales up 0.4%
- UK: UK retail sales down in April, says BRC
- UK: UK retail sales up 6.6% in March
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