Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- How are the mighty fallen!
- Victims of the banks
- A long list
- The silver lining
Headlines of the Month
Retail Sales – Background and Outlook
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- Retail sales trends
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- Figure 1: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- BRC and ONS out of line - again
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- Figure 2: UK retail sales y/y growth, BRC vs ONS, 2008-10
- John Lewis
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- Figure 3: John Lewis: Year-on-year growth, 2008-10
- Inflation and wages
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- Figure 4: RPI vs Wage rate growth, 2008-10
- The RPI eases back
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- Figure 5: Annual percentage change in Retail Price Index for selected product groups, 2009-10
- Looking forward
Sector Analysis – Miscellaneous Non-Food Specialists
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- Classifications
- Sales trends
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- Figure 6: Non-food specialist retailers, sales trends, 2000-10 (Jan-May)
- Booksellers, newsagents and stationers
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- Figure 7: Booksellers, newsagents and stationers, sales trends, 2000-10 (Jan-May)
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- Figure 8: Books, news and stationery retailers as % all retail sales, 2000-09
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- Figure 9: Leading booksellers and newsagents, 2005/06-2009/10
- Health and beauty
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- Figure 10: Health and beauty retailers, sales trends, 2000-10 (Jan-May)
- Figure 11: Health and beauty retailers as % all retail sales, 2000-09
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- Figure 12: Leading health and beauty retailers, 2005/06-2009/10
- Miscellaneous
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- Figure 13: Miscellaneous specialist retailers, sales trends, 2000-10 (Jan-May)
- Figure 14: Miscellaneous specialist retailers as % all retail sales, 2000-09
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- Figure 15: Other miscellaneous specialists: Leading players, 2005/6-2009/10
News Analysis
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- Bakers (retail)
- Hotel Chocolat looks to raise £5 million via 'chocolate bond'
- Thorntons issues another profit warning
- Co-ops (retail)
- Co-op trials electricals
- Convenience stores
- Henderson reports solid results
- Grocers
- Asda
- …appoints Clarke as new chief
- …purchases Netto for £778 million
- …staff to receive £47 million
- …struggles in Q1
- Sainsbury's
- …profits rise 17.5%
- …invests in new technology to beat the weather
- …aims for larger share of clothing market
- Spar International sales climb 5.5%
- Tesco
- …quarterly sales up 6.9%
- …employees receive record share payout
- …chief set to retire
- Waitrose
- …LFLs up 3.4%
- …to enter Bahrain
- …and Ocado sign new 10-year deal
- Off-licences
- Majestic enjoys sales fizz
- Clothing retailing
- Bhs launches electricals website
- East Clothing returns to profits
- Ethel Austin relanched as Life & Style
- French Connection LFLs fall
- Green confident on Bhs future despite loss
- Jaeger reports solid FY results
- Laura Ashley reports revenue increase
- Monsoon plans large China expansion
- Moss Bros LFLs up 12.6%
- Mulberry signs new London flagship store lease
- New Look posts impressive FY results
- Peacocks
- …mulling over sale
- …sale process set to begin
- Phase Eight in MBO
- SuperGroup to signs franchise agreement in UAE
- Ted Baker posts 20% sales increase
- Topshop eyes Chicago opening
- Mixed goods retailing
- Argos, Homebase sales fall
- B&M Bargains benefits from downturn
- Mothercare sales pass the £1 billion mark
- The Original Factory Shop up for sale
- Health and beauty retailing
- Alliance Boots
- …sees profits surge
- …to open Advantage Card to other retailers
- Multi-sector retailing
- M&S
- …posts "satisfactory" results
- …reports on Plan A performance
- Department stores
- Beales buys Robbs of Hexham
- John Lewis
- …reports ‘buoyant sales’
- …reveals new 'At Home' stores
- Liberty sales rise 40%
- TJ Hughes abandons sale process
- DIY retailing
- Kingfisher posts mixed results
- Robert Dyas invests £3 million in repositioning and new ad campaign
- Topps Tiles posts poor profits
- Travis Perkins LFLs down 1.7%
- Furniture retailing
- Habitat appoints executive chairman
- Home shopping
- Asos profits soar 44%
- Flying Brands buys Flowers Direct out of administration
- Ideal Shopping enjoys sales boost
- N Brown Group buys Figleaves
- Net-a-Porter to launch men's site
- Ocado hires five banks
- Books and stationery retailing
- Clinton Cards suffers sales drop
- WH Smith sales dented by ash cloud
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- JD Sports acquires Sonetti
- JD Sports Fashion sales increase
- JJB suffers £68.8 million loss
- Electricals retailing
- DSGi LFLs up 6%
- Kesa blames weak sales on 'extremely poor weather'
- Jewellers
- Aurum posts strong FY results
- Signet Q1 revenue up 6.2%
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Halfords profits up 26.7%
- Luxury goods retailing
- Burberry reports strong results
- Miscellaneous
- Delivery process ‘frustrating’ online shoppers
- Football reduces footfall, study claims
- Economy
- London retail sales growth slows in April
- London retail sales rise in May, says BRC
- ONS: Retail sales rise 1.1% in April
- UK retail sales down in May, says CBI
- UK retail sales rebound in May, says BRC
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