Table of Contents
Analyst Comment
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- Tough times for fashion retailers in Germany
- Wöhrl
- Sinn Leffers
- Germany clothing retailers
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- Figure 1: Germany: Clothing specialists sales as % all spending on clothing, 2011-15
- Who’s winning?
- Not a question of stores vs online
- Fashionability
- Time for change
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, 2015-16
- Figure 3: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2015-16
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2015-16
- Figure 5: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2015-16
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home shopping
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Convenience stores
- UK: McColl’s like-for-like sales fall 1.8%
- UK: Premier reaches 3,300 stores
- Grocers
- Austria: Billa relaunches online platform
- Germany: Aldi launches online wellbeing portal
- Germany: Kaufland to introduce electronic shelf labels
- Germany: Lidl overhauls IT system as part of 'big data' strategy
- Italy: Carrefour launches new urban format
- Netherlands: Ahold Delhaize makes good start as a merged company
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn pilots mobile pick-up point
- Netherlands: Jumbo sales rise 13.4%
- Portugal: Sonae MC sales rise 3.6%
- Spain: Carrefour Spain targets 175 store openings
- Spain: Mercadona invests in second data centre
- UK: Asda
- …full-year sales decline 3.7%
- …offloads photo division
- … Q2 like-for-like sales tumble 7.5%
- UK: Morrisons
- …completes sale of Fresh Direct stake
- …head office staff sent to help with heatwave rush in stores
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …launches Tu Premium range
- …reveals Mini Habitat concession plans
- …trials 'slow shopping' scheme
- UK: Sicilian supermarket opens first shop in London
- UK: Supermarket quarterly sales fall below £100bn
- UK: Tesco
- …ramps up online offer with same-day click-and-collect
- …rolls out Scan as you Shop service
- …trials 24-hour stores as night tube launches
- Other food specialists
- UK: West Cornwall Pasty Co like-for-like sales rise 7.6%
- UK: Whittard delivers 'solid progress' in 2015
News Analysis – Non-food
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- Clothing retailing
- Europe: H&M Foundation offers €1m grant to fashion innovators
- Germany: Hugo Boss plans 20 store closures as sales decline
- Germany: Wöhrl seeks creditor protection
- Switzerland: Charles Vögele sales fall as ‘rigorous’ restructuring begins
- UK: Bhs
- …international owner may revive the chain in the UK
- …international owners purchase customer details
- UK: French Connection eyed by Maplin owner
- UK: H&M
- …expands Cos and Monki into Bristol
- …considers standalone menswear stores
- UK: Hunkemöller launches UK website
- UK: Joules profits surge as a listed company
- UK: Jimmy Choo revenues grow 7.1%
- UK: Lavitta expands to 10 stores
- UK: Mamas and Papas opens new small format shop
- UK: Monsoon Accessorize to shutter 141 dual-branded stores
- UK: Oasis opens first market town store
- UK: Pep&Co reveals ambitious expansion plans
- UK: River Island to partner with Snapchat
- UK: Scarlett & Jo seeks investor funding
- UK: Suitsupply launches digital styling service
- UK: TJX Europe reports slower than anticipated UK sales
- UK: Topshop unveils see now, buy now runway initiative
- Multi-sector retailing
- Spain: El Corte Inglés
- …seeks to reduce debts through divestment
- …Hipercor fascia underperforms
- UK: B&M ramps up garden centre expansion
- UK: Marks and Spencer
- …boss considers scaling back international stores
- …confirms 525 job cuts
- UK: Mothercare launches upgraded website
- UK: Poundland shareholders approve takeover by Steinhoff
- UK: Steinhoff and Poundland announce final revised offer
- UK: Wilko poaches Argos retail director as London expansion ramps up
- Department stores
- UK: Fenwick to open in Colchester following £35m redevelopment
- Ireland: Debenhams Ireland goes ahead with restructuring plan
- UK: John Lewis
- …invests £9m in beauty offer
- …outlines fashion and beauty focus for first Essex store
- …supports suppliers with 'Made Locally' scheme
- DIY retailing
- UK: Homebase sales rise 7.5% under Wesfarmers ownership
- UK: Kingfisher's UK division drives growth
- Electrical retailing
- Germany: Media-Saturn closes down Biwigo web store
- Ireland: Apple’s European investment threatened by €13bn tax bill
- UK: Brighthouse revenues increase 1.7%
- UK: Dixons Carphone like-for like revenues rise 4%
- Furniture retailing
- UK: DFS continues strong performance in the second half
- UK: Dwell to open new concept store
- UK: IKEA opens Order & Collection store in Westfield
- UK: Mattress brand Casper launches in the UK
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Cath Kidston set to launch in Latin America
- UK: Laura Ashley like-for-like sales rise 4.1%
- Home shopping
- Germany: eBay launches free WiFi in German cities
- Germany: Zalando
- Netherlands: Cool Blue opens third Belgian physical shop
- Netherlands: Picnic targets over 40 cities in three years
- UK: Amazon
- UK: Asos launches plus-size menswear
- UK: eBay launches hub for plus-size fashion
- UK: Farfetch surprises millionth customer with free order
- UK: Findel approaches Terry Duddy for chairmanship
- UK: Gear4music sales surge 73%
- UK: Hello Fresh hosts cook-a-long events
- UK: Notonthehighstreet secures £21m investment
- UK: Ocado unveils 'Organic Kitchen' campaign
- UK: PrettyLittleThing partners with Doddle
- UK: Shop Direct delivers 43.6% profit growth as investment pays off
- Health & beauty retailing
- UK: Lloyds rebrands Sainsbury's in-store pharmacies
- UK: The Body Shop expands into Chile
- UK: The Fragrance Shop offers one hour delivery
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Card Factory sales grow 4.8%
- UK: WH Smith performs in line with expectations
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Evans Cycles' chief departs after profit slump
- UK: Halfords retail revenues grow 4.8%
- UK: JD Sports
- UK: Mountain Warehouse launches childrenswear for Zakti
- UK: Sports Direct changes zero-hours contract practises
- Jewellers
- Denmark: Pandora revenues grow 20%
- UK: Boutique.Goldsmiths hosts Olivia Burton embossing stations
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Hawkins Bazaar outlines five-year expansion plan
- UK: The Toy Store eyes new UK stores despite Oxford Street closure
- Economy
- UK: Retail footfall dips 0.4% in July
- UK: Retail sales rise 3.6% in July
- UK: Retail sales slow in August amid Olympics hype
- UK: SaveTheHighStreet.org launches to 'revive' the high street
- UK: Shop vacancies rise above 10%
- UK: Worldpay finds 'seismic' shift in consumer payment preferences
The Netherlands
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- The Dutch retail scene
- The Netherlands in figures
- Population
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- Figure 6: The Netherlands: Population, 2012-16
- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Population, by age and gender, 2016
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- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Number of households, by household size, 2011-15
- Economy
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- Figure 9: The Netherlands: Gross domestic product, 2005-15
- Figure 10: The Netherlands: Consumer prices inflation, % change on previous year, 2011-15
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- Figure 11: The Netherlands: Household consumption expenditure, 2005-15
- Figure 12: The Netherlands: Breakdown of household consumption expenditure, 2010-15
- Dutch retailing in figures
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- Figure 13: The Netherlands: Retail sales (excl. VAT), 2011-16
- Figure 14: The Netherlands: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2011-16
- Online retailing in the Netherlands
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- Figure 15: The Netherlands: Broadband connections, % of households, 2011-15
- Figure 16: The Netherlands: Online purchases – Percentage of all individuals, 2011-15
- Food retailers
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- Figure 17: The Netherlands: Leading food retailers, 2015
- Mixed goods and department stores
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- Figure 18: The Netherlands: Leading mixed goods and department store retailers, 2015
- Clothing and footwear retailers
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- Figure 19: The Netherlands: Leading clothing and footwear retailers, 2015
- DIY retailers
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- Figure 20: The Netherlands: Leading DIY retailers, 2015
- Furniture retailers
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- Figure 21: The Netherlands: Leading furniture retailers, 2015
- Electricals retailers
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- Figure 22: The Netherlands: Leading electricals retailers. 2015
- Health and beauty retailers
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- Figure 23: The Netherlands: Leading health and beauty retailers, 2015
- Miscellaneous specialists
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- Figure 24: The Netherlands: Leading miscellaneous specialist retailers, 2015
- Online and other home shopping retailers
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- Figure 25: The Netherlands: Leading home shopping retailers, 2015
- Contacts and sources
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