Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Auchan still trying to crack online grocery
- Baffling array of options
- Struggling to find the right model?
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- Figure 1: Percentage of individuals who have purchased food/groceries online in the past 12 months, 2012 and 2013
- What we think
European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2013-14
- Figure 3: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2013-14
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2013-14
- Figure 5: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2013-14
Headlines for the Month
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- Convenience stores
- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- DIY retailing
- Mixed goods retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home shopping
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- UK: Co-op corporate governance structure overhaul
- UK: Heart of England Co-op full year sales increase
- Convenience stores
- Europe: Spar International sales rise 4.1%
- Ireland: Musgrave Group profits fall 16%
- UK: Bhs eyes food expansion
- UK: easyFoodstore denied permission to open
- Grocers
- Belgium: Delhaize Group appoints new CEO
- Czech Republic: Czech authorities to decide fate of Ahold’s Spar acquisition.
- Finland: Kesko appoints new CEO
- France: Auchan to invest €448.6m in Tunisian operations
- France: Carrefour extends ‘Lowest Price’ to seasonal goods
- Germany: Lidl
- …reintroduces beer cans for the World Cup
- …to open pop-up at the Hurricane Festival
- Netherlands: Ahold
- …sales fall 2.5% in Q1
- …settles US fraud lawsuit
- Netherlands: Detailresult Groep double profits in 2013
- Poland: Biedronka’s acquisition of MarcPol approved
- Spain: Eroski sales fall 4.4%
- UK: Aldi opens new UK training academy
- UK: Asda sales rise 0.1% in Q1
- UK: Morrisons
- …chairman to stand down
- …launches price tracker site
- …to introduce new supplier charges
- …to trial loyalty cards
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …to launch clothing online
- …to modify 'Brand Match'
- UK: Tesco
- …and House of Fraser to partner online
- …debuts first current account
- …sales fall in Q1
- …to remove confectionery from checkouts
- …trials innovative Shop&Go in London store
- Other food specialists
- UK: Farmfoods profits fall 42%
News Analysis – Non-food
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- Clothing retailing
- Europe: Michael Kors sales more than double in Q4
- Ireland: Arcadia Ireland sales fall 57.7%
- Ireland: Cos opens first Irish store
- Italy: OVS aims for IPO
- Italy: Prada sales dip 0.6% in Q1
- Netherlands: C&A to open new flagship in Amsterdam
- Netherlands: Topshop and Topman to debut in the Netherlands
- UK: American Eagle poised to enter the UK
- UK: Arcadia Group sales rise 2.1%
- UK: Belstaff launches David Beckham collaboration
- UK: Blue Inc confirms IPO
- UK: Burberry profits increase following new CEO appointment
- UK: El Ganso to open third UK store
- UK: Fat Face cancels IPO
- UK: French Connection sales rise in Q1
- UK: Inditex to launch Stradivarius in the UK
- UK: La Perla to open first menswear store in London
- UK: LK Bennett sales drop 3%
- UK: Matalan sales and profits fall
- UK: Moss Bros sales climb in Q1
- UK: My-Wardrobe launches first store
- UK: New Look sales rise 3%
- UK: Next finance director to retire
- UK: Primark to buy Birmingham shopping centre
- UK: Scotts & Co acquire Rowlands Clothing
- UK: Ted Baker
- …sales rise 17.9% in Q1
- …to expand into audio products
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Office makes apology over security breach
- UK: Shoe Zone confirms share price as it prepares to float this week
- Mixed goods retailing
- France: Costco to open first store in France
- UK: B&M Bargains
- …to launch £2bn IPO
- …confirms intention to float
- UK: Poundland to launch transactional website
- Multi-sector retailing
- UK: Marks & Spencer sales rise 2.7%
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- UK: Halfords acquires Boardman Bikes
- UK: Mamas and Papas owners look to sell stake
- UK: Mothercare profits jump 61%
- Department stores
- Ireland: The Weston Group bid for Arnotts approved
- Netherlands: De Bijenkorf profit and sales down
- UK: John Lewis opens doors of Heathrow store
- UK: Selfridges flagship to receive £300m revamp
- DIY retailing
- Europe: Kingfisher sales rise 6.1% in Q1
- Germany: Early spring helps Hagebau sales rise in Q1
- UK: Homebase to introduce coffee shops to stores
- UK: Topps Tiles half year profits increase from £4.7m to £8m
- Electrical retailing
- Europe: Dixons Retail sells ElectroWorld in Central Europe
- Germany: Founder looks to buy back Media-Saturn
- Germany: Metro Group sales fall 7.6% in Q2
- Netherlands: CEX debuts in the Netherlands
- UK: Carphone Warehouse and Dixons confirm merger
- UK: CeX to trial Bitcoin in store
- UK: Dixons sales rise 3%
- UK: EE reassures Carphone Warehouse over partnership
- Music, video and video games retailing
- UK: Game
- …confirms flotation plan
- …valued at £340m ahead of IPO
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright in senior management shake up
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Lakeland opens first Indian stores
- UK: Lewis’s Home Retail acquires seven Paul Simon stores
- Home shopping
- Europe: Spartoo launches European marketplace
- France: La Redoute acquisition finalised
- Germany: Further strikes hit Amazon
- Switzerland: Richemont sales and profit up
- UK: Amazon introduces dedicated dress store
- UK: AO World sales jump 40%
- UK: ASOS sales rise 25% in Q3
- UK: Findel profits jump 87%
- UK: La Redoute to open first UK store
- UK: MandM Direct announces IPO
- UK: Sir Philip Green acquires 25% of MySale ahead of UK launch
- UK: Wiggle eyes IPO
- UK: Zalando UK to implement pick-up point network
- Books and stationery retailing
- Italy: Giunti al Punto and Amazon to blend digital and in-store retailing
- UK: Card Factory narrows price guidance
- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Boots UK sales rise 2.3%
- UK: Superdrug Managing Director to leave company
- UK: Walgreens poised for Alliance Boots bid
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Direct Golf diversifies into cycling retail
- UK: JD Sports’ boss Barry Bown leaves company
- UK: Mountain Warehouse sales soar by 20%
- UK: Sports Direct
- …to enter the fitness market
- …to open new Oxford Street flagship
- Opticians
- UK: Vision Express profits rise 11%
- Garden centre retailing
- UK: Klondyke sales rise 6.6%
- Economy
- UK: Retail sales rise 2% in May
- UK: Shop prices fall 1.4% in May
- UK: Retailers to charge 5p for plastic bags
- UK: Retail sales rise 9.6% in April
- UK: UK retail sales rise 5.7% in April
DIY Retailing in Europe
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- Groupe Adeo
- What we think
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 6: Groupe Adeo: Group sales performance, 2008-13
- Figure 7: Groupe Adeo: Estimated European sales by country, excl. VAT, 2013
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- Figure 8: Groupe Adeo: Outlet data, 2008-13
- Retail offering
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