Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Entertainment retailing: the unstoppable march online?
- Changing markets
- Consumer behaviour
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- Figure 1: Europe: Percentage of individuals having played/downloaded games, images, films or music in the last 12 months, 2010 and 2012
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- Figure 2: Europe: Percentage of internet users undertaking selected activities online in the last three months, September 2012
- Changing the face of retail
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- Figure 3: Amazon Inc. revenues: Major European markets, 2009-11
- So what’s next?
Retail Sales Review
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- Key points
- France
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- Figure 4: France: Retail sales, 2011-12
- Inflation
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- Figure 5: France: Inflation, 2011-12
- Germany
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- Figure 6: Germany: Retail Sales trends, 2011-12
- Inflation
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- Figure 7: Germany: Inflation, 2011-12
- Italy
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- Figure 8: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2011-12
- Inflation
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- Figure 9: Italy: Inflation, 2011-12
- Netherlands
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- Figure 10: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2011-12
- Inflation
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- Figure 11: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2011-12
- Spain
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- Figure 12: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2011-12
- Inflation
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- Figure 13: Spain: Inflation 2011-12
- UK
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- Figure 14: UK: Retail sales trends, 2011-12
- Inflation
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- Figure 15: UK: Inflation, 2011-12
Headlines for the Month
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- Co-ops
- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Department stores
- Electrical retailing
- Music and video goods retailing
- Homewares retailing
- Home shopping
- Health and beauty retailing
- Economy
News Analysis
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- Convenience stores
- UK: Martin McColl to expand convenience store portfolio
- Co-ops
- Switzerland: Coop Switzerland posts 2012 financial results
- UK: Co-op
- …opens 83rd store of 2012
- …appoints new group chief executive
- Grocers
- Europe: Carrefour expands its Spanish network
- Europe: Edeka sells its stake in Netto Germany
- Europe: Intermarché launches new Portuguese banner
- Sweden: Lidl Sweden narrows its losses
- UK: Asda
- …affected by problems with online business over Christmas
- …considers opening collection hubs in train stations
- UK: Booths records Christmas trading sales surge
- UK: Iceland posts 1.5% rise in like-for-like sales
- UK: Morrisons
- …appoints group finance director
- …appoints group marketing and customer director
- …reports 2.5% drop in like-for-like sales
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …Christmas like-for-likes up 0.9%
- …appoints new group HR director
- …eases restrictions on Nectar points redemption
- UK: Tesco
- …and Sainsbury’s come out on top
- …reports like-for-likes up 1.8%
- …close to hiring new UK boss
- …opens its first Christmas pop-up shop
- UK: Waitrose
- …donates almost £3 million to Prince of Wales Charities
- …records “most successful” Christmas
- …records busiest ever Christmas and New Year trading period
- …sees 6.7% jump in week-on-week sales
- Other food specialists
- UK: Greggs boss leaves for Brakes
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic Wine posts Christmas results
- Clothing retailing
- Europe: H&M's November sales beat analysts’ estimates
- Europe: Inditex posts increase in profits
- France: Louis Vuitton chief exits due to ill health
- UK: American Apparel achieves 38% rise in online sales with new web platform
- UK: Armani hires new UK boss
- UK: Diesel launches pop-up shop
- UK: Escada’s UK managing director departs
- UK: Fat Face records strong Christmas sales
- UK: Jack & Jones continues UK expansion
- UK: Jigsaw parent company back on track
- …returns to profit
- UK: Moss Bros like-for-likes rise 10.5%
- UK: New Look records 3.7% boost in like-for-likes
- UK: Next raises profit forecast
- UK: Paul Smith reports 3% rise in turnover
- UK: Peacocks eyes Middle East and German re-entry
- UK: Reiss reports 14.5% drop in EBITDA
- UK: River Island to open new London store
- UK: Superdry upsizes Bluewater store
- UK: SuperGroup reports 13.1% boost in H1 pre-tax profit
- UK: Ted Baker reports 20.9% boost in retail sales
- UK: Thomas Pink to continue overseas expansion
- UK: Warehouse managing director to step down
- UK: Weird Fish announces two new appointments to senior management team
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Dune Group appoints ecommerce and IT directors
- UK: Jimmy Choo to open new men’s store
- UK: Russell & Bromley launches transactional website
- UK: Stead & Simpson to close 90 stores
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Poundworld aims to double sales with new CFO appointment
- Multi-sector retailers
- UK: Laura Ashley announces 4.9% boost in like-for-likes
- UK: Marks and Spencer releases trading statement early
- Department stores
- France: Galeries Lafayette readies offer for Printemps
- France: LVMH transforms La Samaritaine site
- UK: Debenhams
- …reports 5% rise in like-for-likes
- …to launch ‘Made by Great Britons’ range
- UK: Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge rent dispute
- UK: House of Fraser posts record Christmas trading figures
- UK: John Lewis
- …enjoys second record week
- …reports 13% rise in like-for-likes
- UK: Selfridges to launch silent shopping zone
- DIY retailing
- UK: B&Q trials banking scheme
- UK: Topps Tiles posts like-for-likes rise in first quarter
- UK: Travis Perkins reports 13.3% boost in total sales, but 5.8% drop in like-for-likes
- Electrical retailing
- France: Darty reports loss in first half
- UK: Comet
- …closes remaining stores
- …remaining stores close
- UK: Currys and PC World launch gift trolleys on trains
- UK: Jessops falls into administration
- Music and video goods retailing
- France: Virgin Megastore on Champs-Elysées to close
- UK: HMV
- …lenders look to prevent Apollo buying the retailer’s debt
- …targeted by American investors
- …warns over banking covenants
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright
- …sees fall in sales, profits up
- …to open more high street stores in London
- Furniture retailing
- UK: DFS reports 17.2% rise in Q1 EBITDA
- UK: Dreams
- …posts 7.2% rise in like-for-likes
- …receives interest from RBS
- UK: IKEA to invest in Market Hall layout
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm posts 2.2% rise in H1 like-for-likes
- UK: Lakeland to launch in Germany and Saudi Arabia
- UK: The White Company doubles operating profit
- Home shopping
- Austria: Neckermann Austria saved
- Italy: QVC’s Italian customers spend 58% above average
- UK: Amazon brings forward Boxing Day sale
- UK: Asos total retail sales rise 30% in Q1
- UK: Feelunique.com acquired in £26 million private equity deal
- UK: Hello Fresh secures investment from Vorwerk Ventures
- UK: Furniture123 acquired by Buy It Direct
- UK: Park Group records 12% increase in customer billing
- UK: Retail websites visited by record number of shoppers on Christmas and Boxing Day
- UK: Play.com closes direct retail business
- UK: Very.co.uk opens digital shop window in Liverpool
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Celesio to rebrand Lloydspharmacy
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Blackwell reduces losses
- UK: Card Factory could be sold for £500m
- UK: Foyles
- …posts flat Christmas sales
- …reports 25.5% drop in pre-tax profits
- UK: Staples pilots in-store office areas
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JD Sports reports rise in sales
- UK: Sports Direct sees first-half profits soar
- Jewellers
- UK: Theo Fennell halves losses
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Toy ‘R’ Us plans to dominate toy market
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Kiddicare opens flagship store
- UK: Pets at Home buys specialist equestrian etailer
- Economy
- UK: Asda income tracker: Disposable income increases
- UK: Chinese retailers look to London for expansion opportunities
- UK: BDO
- …trading conditions continue to improve
- …market remain cautious
- UK: BRC: Christmas retail like-for-likes creep up 0.3%
- UK: Land Securities lands Google deal
- UK: Lend Lease submits application for Bluewater expansion
- UK: ONS: November UK retail sales flat
- UK: Retail administrations up 6% in 2012
European Retail Forecasts
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- Furniture
- Forecast
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- Figure 16: Furniture retailers as % all European retail sales, 2007-17
- Figure 17: European Furniture retailers sales (incl vat), 2011-17
- Figure 18: European furniture retailers forecast growth rates (€ at current prices), 2012-17
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