Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- What makes a great retailer?
- 1. Management
- 2. Strategy and planning
Headlines of the Month
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- Food retailers
- Clothing retailers
- Footwear
- Multi-sector
- Department stores
- Electricals
- DIY retailing
- Furniture
- Home shopping
- Sports and leisure
- Toys and games
- Economy
Retail Sales – Background and Outlook
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- Key points
- Retail sales trends
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- Figure 1: Retail sales trends, 2009-10
- BRC and ONS back into line
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- Figure 2: UK retail sales y/y growth, BRC vs ONS, 2009-10
- John Lewis
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- Figure 3: John Lewis: Year-on-year growth, 2009-10
- Inflation and wages
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- Figure 4: RPI vs Average weekly earnings growth, 2008-10
- Inflation remains uncomfortably high
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- Figure 5: Annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for selected product groups, 2009-10
- Looking forward
Sector Focus – Mixed Goods
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- Sales trends
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- Figure 6: Mixed goods retailers relative to all retail sales, 1999-2009
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- Figure 7: Mixed goods retail sales index: Percentage change on the same month a year earlier, 2010
- Figure 8: Mixed goods retailers, sales trends, 2000-09
- Retail price inflation
- Consumer expenditure
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- Figure 9: Consumer expenditure on selected product categories (£m), 2005-09
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 10: Mixed goods retailers – Leading operators, 2009/10
News Analysis
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- Grocers
- Aldi posts £54 million loss
- Asda
- … invests £100 million in own-brand
- … loses grocery share
- … in the clear for takeover of Netto
- Grocers fight for Netto stores
- Iceland founder offers £1 billion to regain company
- Sainsbury’s
- … plans Chinese expansion
- … like-for-likes up 2.9%
- … expands Taste the Difference
- … opens largest UK store
- Tesco
- … advances in Carrefour auction
- … chief makes China vow
- … profits climb 12.5%
- … targets online expansion
- … targets record Halloween
- … to launch Baby World
- Waitrose
- … introduces eco-friendly packaging
- … to match Tesco
- Clothing retailing
- Sales grow for Inditex
- Alexon posts profit rise
- Confetti finds a buyer
- Evans launches Style369
- Fashion retailers face cotton price pressure
- Forever 21 to make UK debut
- French Connection ‘back on track’
- GIVe exits Regent Street
- H&M
- … delays growth
- … opens online shop
- Jaeger expands to Italy
- Kate Spade to make UK retail debut
- Laura Ashley plans standalone fashion
- Matalan chief exec to stand down
- Moss Bros sees losses soar
- New Look delays public offering
- Next
- … agrees Sears deal
- … meets profit forecasts
- Peacocks calls off sale
- Primark raises sales forecast
- Ralph Lauren to open its first Rugby store in the UK
- River Island
- … family trust pays out £611 million dividend
- … sees profits fall
- Supergroup posts strong sales
- Ted Baker sees profits rise
- To Let – London Designer Outlet
- Uniqlo expects profit fall
- White Stuff records sales rise
- Footwear retailing
- Brantano unveils growth plans
- Kurt Geiger sees profits soar
- Office attracts potential buyers
- Mixed goods retailing
- Home Bargains warns of tough times ahead
- Multi-sector retailing
- Boots
- … begins loyalty venture
- … to axe 900 jobs
- M&S reports like-for-like sales rise
- Whitbread head given Kesa role
- Department stores
- Beales posts like-for-like sales decline
- Debenhams forecasts higher profits
- Harrods boosts profits
- House of Fraser
- … considers new openings
- … posts sales rise
- John Lewis
- … extends price-matching policy
- … posts strong sales and earnings
- … sees sales rise
- … to launch mobile phone website
- DIY retailing
- Kingfisher
- … aims for overseas growth
- … sees 23% profit rise
- Topps Tiles forecasts sales rise
- Wickes like-for-likes grow 0.6%
- Electrical retailing
- Best Buy plans new stores
- Comet posts sales surge
- Phones4U attracts interest
- Blockbuster UK profits up
- Game posts £18 million loss
- Furniture retailing
- IKEA posts sales rise
- Homewares retailing
- Dunelm
- … posts sales growth
- … reports profit rise
- Home shopping
- Amazon bids for Lovefilm
- Findel appoints new chief executive
- Ideal Shopping returns to black
- JP Boden reports sales rise
- Park Group reports strong sales
- Book and stationery retailing
- Card Factory appoints development director
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- JD Sports Fashion posts profit rise
- JJB Sports cuts losses
- LGV Capital buys Snow & Rock
- Toys and games retailing
- Toy retailers sweep up
- Specialist retailing
- Halfords profits to rise 12%
- Economy
- Consumer confidence down
- Food inflation hits 15-month high
- High street sales rise in September
- Retail sales decline in August
- Retailers plan VAT rise
- Retailers warn against business rate rises
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