Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- The superstore of the future
- “Reports of its death are an exaggeration”
- The superstore of the future
- Now – how will it perform?
- A worth market leader
Sector Focus: Food Retailers
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- Executive summary
- The consumer: younger shoppers are seeking value
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- Figure 1: The consumer: Grocery shopping habits, March-June 2013
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- Figure 2: The consumer: Grocery shopping habits, March 2012-June 2013
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- Figure 3: The consumer: Grocery shopping habits, June 2013
- Consumer spending and retail sales
- Spending: more goes on food
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- Figure 4: Consumer spending: Spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages as percentage of all consumer spending, Q1 2008-Q1 2013
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- Figure 5: Consumer spending (incl. VAT), 2008-12
- Retail sales: grocers seeing tepid growth in 2013
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- Figure 6: Retail sales (incl. VAT), 2008-13
- Figure 7: Retail sales: Grocers’ sector sales as percentage of all retailing, 2008-13
- Leading retailers: Morrisons facing problems
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- Figure 8: Leading grocers: Like-for-like sales growth in Q1 2013
- Figure 9: Leading grocers: Summary of sales updates, Q1 2013
Retail Sales – Background and Outlook
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- Key points
- Retail sales trends
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- Figure 10: Retail sales trends, 2012-13
- BRC data for July
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- Figure 11: UK retail sales y/y growth, BRC vs ONS, 2011-13
- John Lewis
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- Figure 12: John Lewis: Year-on-year growth, 2012-13
- Inflation and wages
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- Figure 13: RPI vs Average Weekly earnings growth, 2008-13
- Inflation
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- Figure 14: Annual percentage change in the consumer price index for selected product groups, 2012-13
- Looking forward
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Other food specialists
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home shopping
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Economy
News Analysis
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- Co-ops
- The Co-op
- …loses market share
- …hires new food trading director
- …refreshes its own-brand food range
- Grocers
- Asda
- …expects 75% of Christmas shoppers to shop through multichannel methods
- …to increase round pound deals this Christmas
- EasyJet founder to launch new EasyFoodstore
- Grocers to face possible fines of up to £1 billion
- Iceland to increase share of non-food market
- Morrisons
- …boss calls for online sales tax
- …to invest in technology overhaul
- …finalises deal with Ocado to launch online grocery
- …renames Wimbledon store ‘Murriwins’
- …to team up with B&Q
- Sainsbury’s
- …appeals ASA decision on Price Promise
- …launches marketing offensive after ASA rejects complaint
- …attacks Tesco over unfair price promise
- …to extend “by Sainsbury’s” brand
- …to launch limited edition "regal" babywear line
- Tesco
- …plans to increase click and collect across third party sellers
- …set to overtake HMV as top DVD retailer
- …to cull senior management team
- …share sale director steps down
- …to launch new TV marketing campaign
- …to open an F&F flagship store
- …to open new shopping and leisure destination
- …to trial new family restaurant
- …tops fresh food poll
- …trials tyre fitting service
- Waitrose
- …posts first half sales jump of 11%
- …continues its gardening push
- …to launch food collection lockers
- …to launch in-store restaurant
- …Aldi and The Co-operative commit to ‘Price it Right’ campaign
- …to open Aylesbury store on 8 August
- Other food specialists
- Whittard’s new website focuses on heritage
- Thorntons posts rise in Q4 sales
- Off-licences
- Bargain Booze
- …owner set to float on AIM
- …sees its share prices rocket
- Clothing retailing
- Blue Inc buys old Republic stores for womenswear push
- Bonmarché reports profit one year after pre-pack administration
- Burberry
- …like-for-likes rise 13%
- …makes two new appointments for international growth
- …rolls out click-and-collect
- Fat Face to launch in the US as EBITDA jumps 29%
- Heatwave catches out fashion chains
- Internaçionale acquired in prepack administration by owners
- Jack Wills
- …makes loss
- …global head of ecommerce to depart
- Matalan boss leaves as founder’s son takes over
- Next sees profits rise by £10 million following summer sale
- Nicole Farhi saved from administration
- Orlebar Brown seeks global expansion
- Primark posts Q3 results
- Retailers see increased sales in heatwave
- SuperGroup
- …posts year-end results
- …sets its sights on Turkey, South America and Singapore
- TM Lewin enters South Africa in Edcon franchise deal
- White Stuff sees return to form as profits rise
- Mixed goods retailing
- Poundstretcher relaunches transactional website
- Wilkinson announces full-year results
- Multi-sector retailing
- Argos launches online mobile phone store
- Laura Ashley opens first hotel
- Marks & Spencer sees slowdown in clothing sales decline
- Department stores
- Debenhams recruits high profile designer Todd Lynn
- Fenwick acquires another former Selfridges buyer
- Fortnum & Mason increases its floor space for Christmas
- Harrods opens luxurious new wine department
- House of Fraser launches new evening delivery service
- John Lewis Partnership
- …appoints new deputy chairman Mark Price
- …to trial online personal shopper service
- …retail director appointed chair of UK China Visa Alliance
- …sees sales return to growth
- Selfridge’s opens first new toy shop in over a decade
- DIY retailing
- B&Q owner Kingfisher records high sales during heatwave
- Homebase puts Irish business into administration
- Kingfisher sees sales rise as weather improves
- Robert Dyas sees profits and sales rise under Theo Paphitis
- Travis Perkins
- …hires Costa Coffee MD
- …sees profits jump 7.3% despite sales fall
- Garden centres
- Dobbies
- …chief executive exits the business
- …appoints new boss
- Electrical retailing
- BrightHouse sees profits rise
- Carphone Warehouse posts Q1 results
- Dixons launches same day delivery service
- Maplin hires specialist to refine online offering
- Tesla to open store in Westfield London
- Homewares retailing
- Tiger to open first store in Central London
- Music and video goods retailing
- HMV
- …loses market share to supermarkets
- …hires former Vodafone Chief executive for digital launch
- …to return to original store
- Carpet retailing
- Carpetright sees sales decline
- Furniture retailing
- DFS relaunches website in the face of increased tablet traffic
- Dreams set to make 100 redundancies in restructuring programme
- IKEA appoints new UK and Ireland Boss
- Home shopping
- Amazon
- …reports second quarter loss
- …stops free delivery on items under £10
- Asos
- …announces resignation of Kate Bostock
- …director of human resources exits the company
- Boden
- …appoints new global brand director
- …hires its first ecommerce director to drive online sales
- Findel sales increase 3.9% in first quarter
- Littlewoods launches childrenswear advertising
- My-Wardrobe.com founder leaves company
- Styloko hires new marketing director
- TM Lewin to launch online in Czech Republic
- Book and stationery retailing
- WH Smith to step up sales of electronic cigarettes
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Mountain Warehouse reports full-year results
- Nike to open first full-price store in Broughton Shopping Park
- Reebok to return to retail
- Sports Direct
- …facing legal action for zero hours contracts
- …founder to invest in luxury online business
- …pays out to full time employees
- …reports 'record year'
- …to merge its Republic and USC brands
- Shopping centres
- Gatwick Airport sees new shops open as part of £21 million revamp
- Jewellers
- Signet UK chief executive exits
- Garden centres
- Dobbies
- …appoints new boss
- …chief executive exits the business
- Opticians
- Optical Express founder David Moulsdale saves the company from collapse
- Toys and games retailing
- ModelZone
- …collapse leaves debts of £11 million
- …sees Deloitte start shutting its stores
- …to lose another 10 stores
- …wholesale business Amerang taken out of administration by Ripmax
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Halfords post Q1 results
- Mothercare
- …considers the sale of loss making Early Learning Centre
- …Q1 like-for-likes down
- Economy and property
- Argos and other retailers sign up to MasterCard’s new e-wallet
- Asda, Next, B&Q and Arcadia to sue Visa over credit card fees
- BRC:
- …retail searches on tablets climbs by 132%
- …retailers see best July sales in seven years
- Consumer confidence at highest level since 2010
- European Commission implements landmark cap on processing fees
- Hammerson boss David Atkins calls for review of rates system
- ONS: Retail sales up 2.2% in June 2013
- UK: Retailers see increased sales in heatwave
- Rising jobs in retail sector indicate recovery
- Sharing data helps retailers reduce loss prevention
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