Table of Contents
Analyst Comment – Amazon – Gaining Momentum
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- What it’s been doing
- Amazon’s strategy
- Prime
- Products
- Food
- It tries anything
- Achilles heel?
- And most important of all – customers like it
- Where next?
European Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 1: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2016-17
- Figure 2: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2016-17
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: all items CPI, 2016-17
- Figure 4: Major European economies: food price inflation, 2016-17
Innovation and Launch Activity
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- France: Carrefour lets customers deliver groceries
- Germany: Zalando launches gift guide chatbot
- Netherlands: Jumbo launches weekend florist initiative
- Belgium: Parcify trials delivery straight to customer’s kitchens
- Belgium: Delhaize opens store rooftop farm
- Japan: Amazon opens bar in Tokyo
- International: Amazon introduces teenager-friendly shopping
- International: IKEA debuts furniture line for pets
- International: Tommy Hilfiger extends disability friendly clothing range
- US: Amazon launches in-house delivery
Headlines for the Month
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- Co-ops
- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Department stores
- Electrical retailing
- Online shopping
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- Italy: Coop Sicilia and Coop Eridana to merge with Coop Alleanza 3.0
- Switzerland: Coop Switzerland releases reusable produce bags
- UK: Nisa recommends the Co-op takeover offer to its members
- Grocers
- Austria: METRO opens carbon neutral store
- Belgium: Lidl Belgium launches online pick-up service
- France: Auchan
- …opens new store format Auchanbio
- …installs click-and-collect lockers in car park
- France: Carrefour
- …group sales up despite decline in France
- …launches optician chain
- France: Groupe Casino sees sales rise by 3.4%
- Germany: Aldi Nord and Süd introduce gift cards
- Germany: Aldi Süd
- …launches new car sharing service
- …trials electric and gas powered trucks
- Germany: METRO ends year with 1.6% sales growth
- Italy: Penny Market to open seven new supermarkets
- Lithuania: ICA Gruppen’s acquisition of IKI approved
- Netherlands: Ahold Delhaize operating income up 40.5% in Q3
- Portugal: Continente sets up DIY brand
- Portugal: Jerónimo Martins profits fall 43%
- Russia: Revenues fall 8.3% at Dixy Group
- Russia: X5 sales rise by nearly a quarter
- Spain: DIA Group sales edge up 1.5%
- Sweden: ICA launches Halloween fruit and veg alternatives
- UK: Aldi reveals wine advent calendar
- UK: Asda names Roger Burnley as new CEO
- UK: Morrisons sales rise for eighth consecutive quarter
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …cuts 2,000 jobs
- …expands one hour delivery
- …launches grab & go van
- …sales up 17%
- …sets up record label
- UK: Tesco launches Christmas advert alongside charity pledge
- UK: Waitrose trials packaging made from tomato plants
- Off-licences
- UK: Conviviality retail sales up 10%
- UK: Majestic Wine appoints new non-executive director
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- France: Kering revenues increase by 23.2%
- France: LVMH revenues grow
- UK: AllSaints sales increase by 20% whilst profits fall
- UK: Burberry
- …chief creative officer to leave the company
- …revenues rise 9%
- UK: FatFace record fall in profits despite increase in revenue
- UK: French Connection to start selling affordable bridalwear
- UK: Jigsaw seeks new ownership
- UK: Matalan sales rise in Q2
- UK: Next sales rise thanks to online performance
- UK: Peter Werth to close all physical stores
- UK: Primark sales soar 19%
- UK: QUIZ sees strong growth
- UK: River Island unveils first unisex kidswear collection
- UK: Sales up at Coast and Oasis
- UK: Superdry retail up 12.8%
- UK: Ted Baker retail sales grow
- UK: Zara sales rise whilst profits fall
- UK: Footasylum to float on AIM
- UK: Shoe Zone revenues fall in 2016
News Analysis – Multi-sector
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- Finland: Kesko reports an 8.7% growth in sales
- Germany: Globus increases turnover by 6.2%
- UK: Argos increases Fast Track capabilities with new fulfilment centres
- UK: Flying Tiger Copenhagen sees former owner return
- UK: Halfords profits fall 9.8%
- UK: Mothercare to look at cutting up to 200 jobs
- UK: M&S
- …clothing director leaves for White Stuff
- …potentially to close more stores
- …to start selling mortgages
- …sales rise 2.6%
- Shopping centres
- UK: Travelodge opens in Intu shopping centre
- Department stores
- Germany: Signa Holding makes bid for Galeria Kaufhof
- UK: Debenhams
- …profits fall by 44.2%
- …to launch instore gyms
- UK: Harrods profits soar
- UK: John Lewis launches ‘concierge’ shopping experience
- UK: Liberty sales, footfall and profit rise
- UK: Selfridges sales increase by 16%
News Analysis – Home and Household Goods
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- UK: Bunnings
- …sales fell by 17.5% in Q1
- …to open 100 UK stores over five to eight years
- UK: Travis Perkins sees sales rise
- Electrical retailing
- France: Fnac Darty sales increase by 5.8%
- Germany: Ceconomy sales edged up 0.6% in 2016
- UK: Carphone Warehouse collaborates with Goji and Nails Inc
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright sales up by 1.8%
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Dunelm profits and sales rise
- UK: The Range to open beach-themed store
News Analysis – Online Retailing
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- Europe: Amazon Prime launched in Belgium and the Netherlands
- France: Showroomprivé opens click and collect in Conforma stores
- Germany: Zalando
- …adds Adidas shoe personalisation tool
- ...revenues up as it enters the beauty market
- Germany: Zooplus sales increase 22% in Q3
- Ireland: Everseen trials checkout free store
- Italy: Yoox Net-A-Porter Q3 revenues up 17.7%
- UK: Amazon
- …expands Dash button range to more than 100 brands
- …introduces Amazon Prime Villages
- …to open pop-up Black Friday shop
- …teams up Booths
- UK: Asos
- …introduces try before you buy
- …launches same-day delivery
- …profits and sales soar thanks to weak pound
- UK: Feelunique starts same-day delivery in London
- UK: N Brown profits stagnate whilst revenue rises
- UK: Rakuten expands European loyalty program
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Health & beauty
- Germany: dm-drogerie markt reports a positive year
- UK: LloydsPharmacy to close 190 stores
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Paperchase profits fall
- UK: WH Smith travel section boosts growth
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Germany: Adidas revenues increase by 9%
- UK: Cotswold Outdoors profits fall
- UK: Go Outdoors sales rise 5.8%
- UK: Sports Direct prepares for triathlon store rollout
- Pets and pet products retailing
- UK: Just for Pets bought by PRS Trading Ltd
News Analysis – Economy
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- UK: British Retail Consortium
- …footfall drops for September
- …September retail sales growth driven by clothes and food
- …shop price deflation remains low
- …worst performance of non-food sales since 2011
- UK: inflation at highest point for five years
- UK: ONS shows positive retail figures for September
- UK: Unilever, Mars and and Reckitt Benckiser to sell direct to consumer
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