Table of Contents
Market in Brief
Report Scope
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- Issues in the market
- Technical notes
- Definitions
- Accounting policy
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
- Country codes
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- Figure 1: Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2010
- Other abbreviations
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Implications for department store retailers
Competitive Context
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- Key points
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 3: France: Spending on key department store product markets, 2005-09
- Consumer price inflation
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- Figure 4: France: Consumer prices inflation for various categories, Jan-Dec 2010
- Competition with other sectors
Consumer Shopping Habits and Attitudes
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- Figure 5: Trends in visiting department stores, France, 2005-09
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- Figure 6: France: Trends in agreement with shopping, 2005-09
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Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Economic outlook
- Retail sales and forecasts
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- Figure 7: France: Mixed goods retailers’ sales, 2005-15
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Leading retailers
- Galeries Lafayette
- Printemps
- Le Bon Marché
- Few local operators
- Au revoir to La Samaritaine?
- Bonjour to M&S?
- Foreign competition online
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- Figure 8: France: Leading department stores, 2010
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- Figure 9: France: Sales growth rates for leading department stores, 2006-10
- Market shares
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- Figure 10: France: Leading department stores, market shares, 2010
Galeries Lafayette (Group)
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- Figure 11: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Sales as share of mixed goods retailers’ sales in France, 2006-10
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 12: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 13: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Le Bon Marche (LVMH)
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- Figure 14: France Le Bon Marché: Sales as share of mixed goods retailers’ sales in France, 2006-10
- Strategic evaluation
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: Le Bon Marché Group: Estimated retail sales and sales densities, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 16: Le Bon Marché Group: Sales area, 2009
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Printemps
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- Figure 17: France Printemps: Sales as share of mixed goods retailers’ sales in France, 2006-10
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 18: France Printemps: Group financial performance, 2005-2010
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 19: France Printemps: Outlet data, 2005-10
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- Figure 20: Printemps: Store numbers 2005, 2007 and 2009-10
- 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 21: Europe top 7: Population breakdown, by age group, 2005
- Figure 22: Europe top 7: Population breakdown, by age group, 2010
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- Figure 23: Europe top 7: Population breakdown, by age group, 2015
- Figure 24: Europe top 7: Population breakdown, by age group, 2020
- GDP
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- Figure 25: Europe top 7: GDP (in current prices) 2000-Q4 2010
- Figure 26: Europe top 7: GDP growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-Q4 2010
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 27: Europe top 7: Consumer spending (in current prices) 2001-Q4 2010
- Figure 28: Europe top 7: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices) 2001-Q4 2010
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 29: Europe top 7: Consumer prices, 2001-Jan 2011
- Unemployment
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- Figure 30: Europe top 7: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-10
- Interest rates
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- Figure 31: UK and Eurozone: Interest rates, 2004-Q4 2010
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 32: Europe top 6: Consumer confidence, April 2009-December 2010
Appendix – Consumer Usage of Department Stores and Attitudes to Shopping
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- Figure 33: Trends in visiting department stores, France, 2005-09
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- Figure 34: Frequency of visiting department stores by demographics, France, 2009
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- Figure 35: France: Trends in agreement with shopping, 2005-09
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