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An indispensable assessment of UK retailers and markets now in its 16th edition

UK Retail Rankings has been a keystone report in UK retail research for the last decade and a half. The 2001 edition ranks over 850 retail groups - and more than 1,000 operating divisions and fascias - allows for comparison by turnover, profits, margins, numbers of outlets, numbers of employees and key ratios.

Retail Intelligence's ranking includes every UK retailer with a turnover of more than £3mn, with tabulated data to allow easy comparison across 11 vital indicators. Each retailer is ranked by turnover - both for the parent group and subtotals for each operating company - and includes the following data for the each of the last three years:

Operating profit / Operating margin / Number of outlets / Sales per outlet / Sales area / Sales per square foot / Gearing / Stockturn / Wages as % of sales / Sales per employee

In addition, the report provides a summary of merger and acquisition activity, an overview of developments UK retail environment and a series of user-friendly indexes.

The 2001 edition of The UK Retail Rankings is a crucial document because it brings the extensive tables up to date with the latest data available. The new edition also includes these developments:

· For this first year, as well as ranking the retail groups by turnover, the report also ranks all fascia individually in a separate table

· The report includes more retail groups than ever before - more than 850 in total - as well as showing any ownership changes in the last 12 months

· A new section focuses on summary information for the top multi-sector groups

· Data from 2000/2001 - where available - is now compiled is a single table for ease of comparison

UK Retail Rankings series is used by a variety of companies working in or with the retail sector - not just retailers themselves, but manufacturers, management consultants, property companies, financial institutions, advertising agencies, IT companies and others. They use the rankings to:

· Plan and develop growth strategies

· Identify new business opportunities

· Monitor competitor performance

· Prepare retail impact assessments

· Research investment decisions

· Benchmark performance across a variety of indicator

· Target and understand retailers as customers