Table of Contents
Market in Brief
Report scope
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- Beauty retailing
- Sources
- 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
- Implications for beauty retailers
Competitive Context
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- Key points
- Health and beauty market
- Definitions
- Personal care lags behind
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- Figure 3: France: Consumer spending, growth in main categories, 2005-09
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- Figure 4: France: Consumer spending on personal care and other selected categories, 2005-09
- Product market breakdown
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- Figure 5: France: Consumer spending on personal care, by major category, 2009
- Resilient demand drives inflation
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- Figure 6: France: Consumer prices for personal care categories, 2002-10
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Economic outlook
- Retail sales
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- Figure 7: France: Health & beauty specialists, retail sales, 2005-10
- Health & beauty retailers’ prospects
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- Figure 8: France: Health & beauty specialists’ retail sales forecasts, 2010-15
- Enterprise data
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- Figure 9: France: Health & beauty specialists, enterprise data, 2003-07
Channels of Distribution
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- Figure 10: France: Personal care goods, spending by channel of distribution, 2009
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Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Robust sector
- Yves Rocher leads the way
- Continued growth at Sephora
- Marionnaud finally set for improvement?
- Strong performance at Nocibé
- Mixed performance for the German players
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- Figure 11: France: Leading beauty retailers, 2009/10
- Market shares
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- Figure 12: France: Beauty retailers’ market shares, 2009
A.S. Watson (Europe)
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- Figure 13: A.S. Watson (Europe): Sales as share of European health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
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- Figure 14: Rossmann: Outlets per million population, 2009
- Group
- Recent history
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- Figure 15: A.S.Watson: European health and beauty chains, 2009
- Financial performance
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- Figure 16: A.S. Watson: Estimate European sales and store numbers, 2005-09
- Figure 17: Rossmann Eastern Europe (joint venture): Estimated total European sales and store numbers, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 18: A.S.Watson Europe: Estimated store numbers, 2005-09
- UK operations
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- Figure 19: A.S. Watson UK: Sales as share of UK health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Financial performance
- Superdrug back on the road to profit
- Can Savers beat the competition?
- The Perfume Shop continues its strong performance
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- Figure 20: AS Watson UK: Financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 21: AS Watson UK: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Superdrug focusing on beauty
- Savers’ wider offer
- The Perfume Shop’s successful niche
- Advertising
- Continental Europe operations
- Benelux
- Financial performance
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- Figure 22: A.S. Watson Benelux: Estimated sales contribution by fascia, 2009
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 23: A.S.Watson: Benelux: Health and beauty store numbers, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- E-commerce
- Marionnaud
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- Figure 24: A.S.Watson: Estimated Marionnaud sales as share of health & beauty specialists’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Financial performance
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- Figure 25: A.S. Watson: Marionnaud: Estimated sales, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 26: A.S. Watson: Marionnaud outlets (estimated), 2005-09
- Figure 27: A.S. Watson: Marionnaud’s store portfolio by country (estimated), 2005-09
- Retail offer
- Eastern Europe
- Rossmann joint venture
- Baltic operations
- Other Eastern operations
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- Figure 28: A.S. Watson: Eastern European operations, 2005-09
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Douglas
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- Figure 29: Douglas perfumery (Germany): Share of German health and beauty specialists’/beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 30: Douglas perfumery division: Share of European health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-10
- Strategic evaluation
- A first mover
- A fast mover
- Flexible retail mix
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 31: Douglas Holding: Group financial performance, 2005/06 -2009/10
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- Figure 32: Douglas Perfumeries: Group financial performance, 2005-10
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- Figure 33: Douglas Perfumeries: Sales contribution of German/International stores, 2005-10
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- Figure 34: Douglas Perfumeries: Sales growth rates in selected countries, 2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 35: Douglas Perfumeries: German/International store portfolio, 2005-10
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- Figure 36: Douglas Perfumeries: Stores per million capita in selected countries, 2009
- Figure 37: Douglas Perfumeries: Outlet data, 2005-2010
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- Figure 38: Douglas perfumeries: Average sales per outlet by country (and date of entry into market), 2009
- Retail offering
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Lush
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- Figure 39: Lush Retail Ltd: Sales as share of UK health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-2008
- Strategic evaluation
- Struggling, but growing
- The cost of a clear conscience
- Spreading the risk
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 40: Lush Retail Ltd: Financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 41: Lush Retail Ltd: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
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Nocibé
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- Figure 42: Nocibé: Sales as share of health and beauty and beauty specialists’ sales in France, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 43: Nocibé: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 44: Nocibé: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping and marketing
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Schlecker (incl Ihr Platz)
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- Figure 45: Schlecker: Share of European health and beauty specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 46: Schlecker: Estimated share of German health and beauty and of German beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Ihr Platz offers an opportunity
- Recent history
- Financial data
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- Figure 47: Schlecker: Estimated sales performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 48: Schlecker: Estimated outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Ihr Platz
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Sephora
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- Figure 49: Sephora: Estimated sales as share of European health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 50: Sephora: Financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 51: Sephora: Estimated outlet data, 2004-09
- Retail offering
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The Body Shop
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- Figure 52: The Body Shop UK & Republic of Ireland: Estimated sales as share of UK health and beauty retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 53: The Body Shop (UK & RoI): Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 54: The Body Shop UK: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Yves Rocher Group
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- Figure 55: Groupe Yves Rocher: Estimated sales as share of health & beauty specialists’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
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- Figure 56: Groupe Yves Rocher brands, 2010
- Financial performance
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- Figure 57: Groupe Yves Rocher: Group sales performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 58: Groupe Yves Rocher: Estimated European outlet data, 2005-09
- Figure 59: Groupe Yves Rocher: Yves Rocher brand: Estimated outlet numbers, 2005, 2006 and 2009
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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- Population
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- Figure 60: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2005
- Figure 61: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2010
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- Figure 62: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2015
- Figure 63: Europe Top 6: Population breakdown, by age group, 2020
- GDP
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- Figure 64: Europe Top 6: GDP (in current prices) 2000-Q3 2010
- Figure 65: Europe top 6: GDP growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-Q3 2010
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 66: Europe top 6: Consumer spending (in current prices) 2001-Q3 2010
- Figure 67: Europe Top 6: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices) 2001-Q3 2010
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 68: Europe Top 6: Consumer prices, 2001-Oct 2010
- Unemployment
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- Figure 69: Europe Top 6: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-Q3 2010
- Interest rates
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- Figure 70: UK and Eurozone: Interest rates, 2004-Q3 2010
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 71: Europe top 5: Consumer confidence, March 2009-November 2010
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