Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Short termism
- City pressures
- Why come to the market at all?
- Running the business for the short term
Retail Sales – Background and Outlook
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- Key points
- Retail sales trends
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- Figure 1: Retail sales trends, 2012-13
- BRC data for November
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- Figure 2: UK retail sales year-on-year growth, BRC vs ONS, 2012-13
- John Lewis
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- Figure 3: John Lewis: Year-on-year growth, 2012-13
- Inflation and wages
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- Figure 4: The income squeeze: Wages growth vs inflation, 2008-13
- Inflation
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- Figure 5: Annual percentage change in the consumer price index for selected product groups, 2012-13
- Looking forward
Focus – E-Commerce
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- Online retail sales in 2013
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- Figure 6: Online retail sales (incl. VAT), 2011-14
- Online sales by sector
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- Figure 7: Online retail sales: Estimated segmentation, by retail sector (incl. VAT), 2013
- Online sales growth by sector
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- Figure 8: Online retail sales: Estimated year-on-year growth, by retail sector, 2013
- Mintel’s market data
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- Figure 9: Online retail sales: Estimated sales, by product category/sector, selected categories (incl. VAT), 2013
- What about Christmas 2013?
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Off-licences
- Clothing retailing
- Footwear retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Music and video goods retailing
- Home shopping
- Economy
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- Co-operative group fears dividend changes could hit supermarkets
- Grocers
- Aldi releases budget tablet
- Asda
- …pilots new structure
- …releases Q3 update
- …to invest in price cutting measures
- …to offer click-and-collect at tube stations
- Booths sees profits slide
- Grocery share figures divided
- Lidl eyes rapid expansion
- Morrisons opens lab store in Preston
- Sainsbury’s half-year profits up
- Supermarkets expanding ahead of shopping centres
- Tesco
- …trials electronic shelf edge pricing
- …accused of squeezing suppliers
- …acquires Lazada
- …carries rubbish in its food trucks
- …increases number of third-party sellers
- …to suffer continuing losses, according to City analysts
- …witnesses third quarter sales decline
- …won’t squeeze suppliers
- Waitrose sees sales climb
- Off-licences
- Majestic Wine sees profits climb
News Analysis – Non Food
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- Clothing retailing
- Arcadia
- …considers move into food retailing market
- …sales and profits edge up
- Benetton plans three-year restructuring programme
- Burberry has record £1bn sales
- Edinburgh Woollen Mill to create over 1,100 new jobs
- French Connection posts rise in like-for-likes
- Hackett eyes US expansion
- Hugo Boss lowers 2015 profit target
- Karen Millen profits decline
- Little White Lies opens Topshop concession
- Matalan sees womenswear ‘back on track’
- Mulberry first-half profits fall
- New Look records rising profits
- Peacocks considers RBS complaint
- Primark to increase selling space by 1 million sq. ft
- Ted Baker Sales leap
- Tie Rack to close by the end of 2013
- TK Maxx
- …accused of misleading customers
- …to expand operations following strong performance
- Warehouse to open London flagship
- Footwear retailing
- Barratts shoes
- …enters administration
- …rescue hopes fade
- Clarks launches modernised store
- Mixed goods retailing
- Poundland
- …and Jane Asher in bakeware tie-up
- …seeks float in early 2014
- Poundstretcher to focus on retail parks
- Multi-sector retailing
- Argos opens first digital concept store
- Marks & Spencer
- …announces charity partnership
- …general merchandise sales reported to fall
- Department stores
- Debenhams restructures ahead of overseas growth
- House of Fraser appoints Rothschild as flotation advisor
- John Lewis
- …launches food outlets
- …records sales boost following Black Friday
- …to open in Westfield London
- …has sales over £100m for the second week running
- DIY retailing
- Kingfisher reports rise in Q3 profits
- Topps Tiles
- …reveal new brand strategy
- …sees increase in market share
- Electrical retailing
- Carphone Warehouse
- …plans licencing growth deals
- …sales and profits rise
- Dixons
- …plans global travel store expansion
- …to enter tablet war
- Maplin to launch trade fascia
- Music and video goods retailing
- Blockbuster
- …enters administration
- …to shutter stores as no buyer found
- Carpet retailing
- Carpetright profits and sales fall in first-half
- Furniture retailing
- Bathstore returns to profit with new website
- Former Feather & Black boss teams up with ex-Asos director to launch bed linen etailer
- Homewares retailing
- Cath Kidston eyes sale
- West Elm preparing for UK debut
- Home shopping
- Amazon
- …breaks record on Cyber Monday
- …to open collection lockers in tube stations
- …breaks weekly fashion record
- Asda Direct to offer live availability levels
- Boohoo float likely to be higher than physical rivals
- Cyber Monday to generate £605 million in sales
- Debenhams opens eBay shop
- Morrisons online focuses on fresh food
- MyWardrobe.com
- …sees boss exit
- …to focus on UK business
- Network Rail click-and-collect shops
- Book and stationery retailing
- Clintons
- …reports profits under new ownership
- …turnaround on track
- Golden goodbye for Kate Swann
- WHSmith like-for-likes fall
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- JD Sports
- …buys controlling interest in Tiso
- …sees like-for-likes rise
- Jewellers
- Signet posts fall in third-quarter UK like-for-likes
- Garden centres
- Notcutts opens pop-up stores
- Tesco’s Dobbies sees profits fall
- Opticians
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- Mothercare profits back in black
- Economy
- BRC
- …Autumn footfall worst of 2013
- …November retail sales rise
- …Shop price deflation slows
- Business rates rise cap confirmed
- Demand for retail property jumps
- Retail sales figures remain steady
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