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European Retail Sales
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- Figure 1: Major European economies: Year on year retail sales value growth, 2013-14
- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year on year retail sales volume growth, 2013-14
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2013-14
- Figure 4: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2013-14
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Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Mixed goods retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home shopping
- Sport and Leisure goods retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- UK: Co-op
- …CEO Euan Sutherland resigns
- …delay annual results, initiate management reconstruction
- …prepares to sell pharmacies
- …reform plans rejected
- …Documents leaked over Co-op salary increases
- …Lord Myners quits The Co-operative Group over planned reforms
- …Tesco looks to buy Co-op pharmacies
- …signs for 54 new stores
- …to enter the mobile phone market
- Convenience stores
- UK: 7-Eleven to enter the UK
- UK: McColl's like-for-like sales up 1.4%
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize Group announces 2013 results
- France: Carrefour
- …Q1 sales
- …to complete takeover of 128 Coop Alsace Stores
- …The Moulin family acquires 6.1% stake in Carrefour
- Germany: Edeka breaks the 50 billion mark
- Germany: Kaufland invests in 20 new stores
- Germany: Lidl chief executive leaves over ‘unbridgeable’ strategy differences
- Ireland: Tesco market share falls 1.2% in Ireland
- Switzerland: Migros reports record profits
- UK: Aldi
- …and Lidl increase market share
- …ASA uphold complaint over Aldi ad
- UK: Morrison’s
- …chief executive declines bonus
- …‘Disappointing year’ for Morrisons as full-year results are published
- …loses head of digital
- …to take on Aldi and Lidl with price cuts
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …launches UK’s first ‘grown by women’ coffee
- …sales fall in Q4
- …sells off stake in Anobii
- UK: Tesco
- …finance director to leave company
- …launches Clubcard Fuel Save scheme
- …to face judicial review over ‘Price Promise’
- …to introduce New York deli-diner
- …to pilot pizza delivery
- …finance director could be on the way out
- UK: Waitrose
- …expands newspaper and TV offering
- …to open first national distribution centre
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic warns that pre-tax profit will be flat
News Analysis – Non Food
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- Clothing retailing
- Denmark: Jack & Jones launches Produkt
- Europe: Hugo Boss announces fourth-quarter sales increase
- Europe: TJX Europe plans 40 new stores
- France: Primark opens first Parisian store
- France: Vivarte enters voluntary debt restructuring talks
- Germany: Takko Fashion announces Q3 results
- Ireland: Forever 21’s Irish flagship losses €12.5m
- Spain: Desigual gets £240m investment
- Spain: Inditex to accelerate investment in 2014 after 5% sales growth
- Spain: Mango sales up 9%
- Sweden: H&M release quarterly results
- UK: Ann Summers is to put Knickerbox up for sale
- UK: Better Capital is pumping £7.5 million into its Jaeger stores
- UK: BHS Food
- …will undercut its rivals
- …signs food supply deal with Booker
- UK: Eight stores closed by Internaçionale administrators
- UK: Esprit considers UK retail exit
- UK: Forever 21 reports losses in the UK
- UK: French Connection narrows full-year losses
- UK: IRO to open London Flagship
- UK: J Crew looks to open two new stores
- UK: Jack Wills to hire Lord Davies as chairman
- UK: Jigsaw is to open a new flagship ‘emporium’
- UK: King’s Road Sporting Club to close
- UK: Moss Bros sales up 4.2%
- UK: Mulberry chief executive quits
- UK: Next
- …reveal results of a ‘great year’
- …Lord Wolfson giving away his £4m bonus
- …to launch branded spin-off website
- …to overtake rival Marks & Spencer
- UK: Ted Baker sees 24.6% rise in retail sales
- Mixed goods retailing
- Denmark: Tiger considers potential IPO
- Germany: B&M Bargains acquires JA Woll Handels
- Germany: Xenos to further expand German operations
- UK: Poundland given £750m valuation
- Multi-sector retailing
- Europe: Globus announces sales increase
- Germany: REWE Group
- …turnover up 2.9%
- …tests petrol station concept
- UK: Argos reshapes management structure
- UK: Home Retail
- …and Shop Direct to put aside provisions for mis-sold PPI
- …to exceed profit expectations after strong end of year sales
- UK: Laura Ashley sales fall 0.4%
- UK: M&S
- …Q4 results
- …two top executives to leave M&S
- Department stores
- Denmark: Magasin to open a new department store in Denmark
- UK: House of Fraser enters acquisition talks
- UK: Jo Hooper to leave John Lewis
- UK: Sanpower to acquire House of Fraser
- DIY retailing
- France: Adeo see sales grow
- France: Brico Depot to launch franchise model
- France: Kingfisher enters talks to acquire Mr Bricolage
- Germany: Hornbach see sales increase by 4.3%
- UK: Kingfisher announces a 5.2% rise in sales
- Electrical retailing
- Europe: Euronics has reported a 12% decline in sales
- France: Carphone Warehouse to sell stake in MVNO Omea Telecom
- UK: £4bn merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse requires deadline extension
- UK: Vodafone to open 150 new UK stores
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Sole Trader profits rise 24.6%
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpertright issues profit warning
- UK: OFT probe inspires change in five furnishers
- Furniture retailing
- Ireland: IKEA Ireland sees 96% increase in profits
- UK: DFS sales down 1.3% in the first half of the year
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm Q3 sales up 9.9%
- Home shopping
- Europe: French Connection to launch first overseas website
- France: 3 Suisses to discontinue its catalogue
- France: H&M launch French online store
- Germany: Bauhaus makes online move
- Germany: Zalando to become a European Company
- UK: Amazon given option on Yodel
- UK: ASOS
- …reports 26% sales growth
- …sales up 34%
- UK: Boohoo.com
- …makes its stock market debut
- …sees EBITDA rise by 200%
- UK: Bourne to open first store
- UK: Jacamo and Simply Be to make Oxford Street debut
- UK: Littlewoods wins £1.2bn tax victory
- UK: M and M Direct eyes £150m sale
- UK: Moonpig.com owner planning IPO
- UK: Ocado posts strong sales growth in the 12 weeks to 23 February 2014
- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Walgreens and Alliance Boots partnership ‘exceeding expectations’
- Book and stationery retailing
- Ireland: WH Smith Ireland sees pre-tax profit rise by 185%
- UK: Smiggle to expand outside of London
- UK: WHSmith first half pre-tax profit up, like-for-like sales down
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Ireland: New owners of Elverys chosen
- UK: JD Sports invests in Mainline Menswear
- UK: Mike Ashley
- …sells stake in Sports Direct
- …Sports Direct cancels AGM
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Sales rise 1.3% for The Entertainer
- UK: The Toy Store to enter the UK
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Albemarle & Bond shares suspended
- UK: Bids for Kiddicare expected by the end of April
- UK: Evans Cycles profits soar
- UK: Mothercare
- …hires ex-Shop Direct boss as interim CEO
- …Q4 sales dip
- UK: Pets at Home
- …and Poundland set prices for floats
- …former Britvic CEO joins Pets at Home
- Economy
- Europe: Buy-one-get-one-free offers are ‘too wasteful’
- UK: ONS announces 4.7% rise in February retail spend
- UK: BRC
- …retail sales slow in February
- …shop prices fall 1.7% in March
- …UK footfall drops in February 2014
Online Grocery Retailing
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- Tesco
- What we think
- Prices – much less important that they are thought to be
- Investing in the business
- Non-food changes
- Online leader
- The future
- Company background (UK)
- Company performance
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- Figure 5: Tesco UK: Sales growth, 2013/14
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- Figure 6: Tesco Plc: Group financial performance, 2008/09-2013/14
- Online grocery sales
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- Figure 7: Tesco UK: Estimated online grocery revenues, 2011-13
- Outlets
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- Figure 8: Tesco UK: Outlet data, 2009/10-2013/14
- Retail offering
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