Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- DIY embracing e-commerce
- What we’ve seen
- A good fit
- Competitive pressure drives UK development
- Mainland Europe still developing
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- Figure 1: Comparison of online visitors to most popular DIY retailer website, by country, July 2011
- Balancing online and offline demand
- What it means
Retail Sales Review
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- Key points
- France
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- Figure 2: France: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: France: Inflation, 2010-11
- Germany
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- Figure 4: Germany: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 5: Germany: Inflation, 2010-11
- Italy
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- Figure 6: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 7: Italy: Inflation, 2010-11
- Netherlands
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 9: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2010-11
- Spain
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- Figure 10: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 11: Spain: Inflation, 2010-11
- UK
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- Figure 12: Retail sales trends, 2010-11
- Inflation
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- Figure 13: UK: Annual percentage change in Consumer Price Index for selected product groups, 2010-11
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailers
- Multi-sector retailing
- Mixed goods retailers
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Electricals retailing
- Home shopping
- Health and beauty retailing
- Sports goods retailing
- Toys and games retailing
News Analysis
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- Grocers
- Austria: Rewe sees revival at Adeg and Penny units
- Belgium: Colruyt forecasts flat full year profit
- Belgium: Delhaize creates new business division
- Bulgaria: Delhaize to expand Piccadilly chain
- Europe: Tesco rolls out online shopping to Poland and the Czech Republic
- France: Carrefour
- …plans for drive-ins
- …reveals initial 'Planet' performance
- …to open luxury hypermarket in Paris
- Greece: Carrefour to "freeze" expansion plans in Greece
- Romania: Angst signs franchise contract with Carrefour
- France: Intermarché to increase presence
- Germany: Edeka reveals €1bn expansion plans
- Germany: Metro boss to exit next year
- Italy: Coop Italia announces expansion plans
- Norway: NorgesGruppen to offer more local products
- Russian Federation: Dixy back in profit in second quarter
- Spain: Eroski expands stake in Caprabo parent as it reports weak H1
- Slovenia: Mercator to spin off non-food unit
- Sweden: ICA launches new discount label
- Sweden: Netto aims to overtake Lidl in market
- Switzerland: Denner Express pilot small area discount
- UK: Aldi losses rise after store disposals
- UK: Asda
- …prepares backing for bid for Iceland stores
- …reports profits rise
- UK: Budgens confirms plan to price match Tesco
- UK: Co-op food boss steps down
- UK: Costcutter modernises with new store fascias
- UK: Iceland
- …auction hits setback
- …chief in talks with Blackstone over bid
- UK: Morrisons and Sainsbury's market share up
- UK: Morrisons
- …now considering Garden Centre Group
- …to introduce M Kitchen as part of own brand relaunch
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …introduces "Live Well For Less" strapline
- …to extend Brand Match across UK
- …warns of competitive market remaining
- UK: Tesco
- …eyes Garden Centre Group as clothing boss exits
- …reports "subdued" UK growth
- …rivals up their ante
- …to invest £500m in price cuts
- …to open online clothing delivery to international markets
- UK: Waitrose
- …launches 'biggest ever' value campaign
- …to trial convenience stores at Shell petrol stations
- …unveils dark store in Acton
- Ukraine: Fozzy opens 200th Slipo store
- Food specialists
- UK: Greggs reports rising sales
- UK: Thorntons reports sales fall
- Clothing retailing
- Europe: Esprit downgraded
- Europe: Inditex first half sales rise
- Italy: Prada reports profits up 75%
- Sweden: H&M
- …sees fall in Q3 profits
- …store opens in Singapore
- UK: Agent Provocateur back into the black
- UK: Alexon
- …acquired by Sun European in prepack deal
- …pushes ahead with sale process
- UK: Bimba & Lola to make UK debut in Westfield London
- UK: French Connection profits rise; eyes overseas growth
- UK: Jacques Vert sees sales rise but September trading weakens
- UK: Karen Millen to expand in China
- UK: M&Co posts profit increase
- UK: McArthurGlen report 66% sales rise
- UK: Moss Bros returns to profit
- UK: New Look
- …sees m-commerce sales rise
- …to launch click-and-collect service into 600 stores
- …to sell external brands online
- UK: Next signals end of price inflation as profits rise
- UK: Officers Club to help Blue Inc to record growth again
- UK: River Island hit by young consumers' low confidence
- UK: SuperGroup issues profit warning
- UK: Ted Baker
- …launches click-and-collect
- …profits up 12.7%
- UK: Whistles back in the black
- Multi-sector retailing
- UK: Marks & Spencer
- …asks suppliers for contribution to store overhaul
- …launches click and collect dining
- …to invest £600m in store revamp plans
- UK: Laura Ashley to extend gifts category
- UK: Home Retail sales continue to fall
- Miscellaneous specialists
- UK: Halfords retail sales drop
- UK: Mothercare like-for-likes fall rapidly
- UK: Past Times moves back into loss
- UK: Carpetright boss makes assault on beds market
- Mixed-goods retailing
- UK: Argos will not close stores despite pressure
- France: Costco announces plans for market entry
- UK: Hub Retail collapses
- UK: Poundland-owner eyes Nordic counterpart
- UK: Poundworld to launch smaller format store
- Department stores
- UK: Debenhams
- …and Sun European in race for Alexon
- …optimistic after strong final quarter
- …retail director Palmer exits
- UK: Fenwick reports pre-tax profit rise
- UK: House of Fraser sees positive first half profits but warns of slowdown
- UK: John Lewis reports sharp fall in operating profit
- DIY retailing
- Germany: Hornbach Group continues with growth strategy
- Romania: Leroy Merlin debuts in Romania
- Russian Federation: Kingfisher to expand in Russia
- UK: B&Q launches mobile site
- UK: Homebase
- …launches painting and decorating service
- …launches social media offering
- UK: Kingfisher first half profits up
- UK: Wickes cuts out stores as web takes off
- Electrical retailing
- Germany: Media Markt ends "price madness" with new price strategy
- UK: Comet like-for-likes plummet
- UK: Google store opens in London
- UK: Kesa considers keeping Comet pension scheme
- UK: Sony Centres up for sale as owner goes bust
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: Game Group
- …reports widening losses
- …signs digital deal with OnLive
- UK: HMV plans for further pop-ups over Christmas
- Furniture retailing
- Denmark: White Stuff to launch in Denmark
- UK: Dunelm
- …like-for-likes fall 2%
- …profits rise 9%
- UK: IKEA to focus on bedroom furniture
- UK: Lakeland profits rise but warns of "miserable" 2011
- UK: The Range rolls out new stores
- Home shopping
- France: PPR defer sale of Redcats
- Spain: Amazon launches in Spain
- UK: Amazon installs collection lockers in office blocks
- UK: Asos
- …moves into Australian market
- …to launch shopping app
- UK: Boden profits up 13% in 2010
- UK: BrandAlley reports rising sales
- UK: BuyaPowa set up by former HMV director
- UK: eBay to launch fashion campaign
- UK: Flying Brands to sell property to pay debt
- UK: Kiddicare eyes international expansion
- UK: MyDeco.com gets backing of Groupon investor
- UK: Ocado sales up 19.5% but margins could be lower
- UK: Play.com to be bought by Japanese investor for £25m
- UK: Wiggle
- …attracts private equity interest as it prepares for sale or float
- …heading towards sale or float
- Health and beauty retailing
- Poland: Rossman set for rapid expansion
- UK: Holland & Barrett roll out loyalty card
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Foyles to shut One New Change store
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Norway: Helly Hansen reports record financial results
- UK: Escada Sport plans expansion in UK
- UK: JD Sports reports strong profit despite riots
- UK: Patagonia opens London flagship
- Jewellers
- UK: Albemarle & Bond reports profit rise
- UK: F Hinds profits fall
- UK: Links of London hires David Riddiford
- UK: Theo Fennell sales up
- Garden centres
- UK: Garden Centre Group sales rise as suitors circle
- Toys and games retailing
- Poland: Toys R Us to open in Poland
- UK: The Entertainer profits fall after investment
- Economy
- UK: Asda Income Tracker: Record squeeze on family spending in August
- UK: CPI annual inflation 4.5% in August
- UK: ONS: Retail sale by value up 4.7% in August
- UK: Shop price inflation remains stable in September
- UK: Westfield Stratford City
- …attracts more visitors than expected on first day
- …opens
European Clothing Market
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- Spending on clothing
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- Figure 14: Europe: Households’ consumption expenditure of clothing, by country (current prices), 2006-10
- Recovery for most
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- Figure 15: Europe: % change in consumer spending on clothing in local currency (current prices), 2009-10
- Affluence and attitudes drive spend per capita
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- Figure 16: Europe: Consumer spending on clothing per capita, 2010
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 17: Europe: Estimated share of consumer spending on clothing by channel, 2010
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