Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- Research methodology
- Consumer research
- ACORN
- Abbreviations
Executive Summary
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- Industry overview
- Major retail groups
- Retail profitability
- Review of Christmas trading 2003
- Food retailers
- Prospects and outlook
- Mixed goods retailers
- Prospects and outlook
- Clothing and footwear
- Prospects and outlook
- Household goods retailers
- Furnishings retailers
- Prospects and outlook
- Hardware/DIY retailers
- Prospects and outlook
- Electrical retailers
- Prospects and outlook
- Other non-food retailers
- Booksellers and stationers
- Prospects and outlook
- Chemists and drugstores
- Prospects and outlook
- Miscellaneous non-food specialists
- Prospects and outlook
- Non-store retailing
- Home shopping
- Prospects and outlook
- Consumer research findings
- Future and conclusions
- Trend to private ownership continues
- Slender profit margins create an uncertain future
- Stronger management for improved performance
- Oversupplied markets will become even more competitive
- Consumer confidence appears resilient
- Extending the range for growth
Retail Industry Structural Overview
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- Retail sales trends
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- Figure 1: Retail industry, by trading category, 2003
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- Figure 2: Retail industry sales growth, by trading category, 2000-03
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- Figure 3: Retail industry changes in proportion of sales, by trading category, 2000-03
- Annual growth rates – total retail sales
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- Figure 4: Value and volume growth in total retail sales, 2000-03
- Annual growth rates – total food retail sales
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- Figure 5: Value and volume growth in food stores, 2000-03
- Annual growth rates – total non-food retail sales
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- Figure 6: Value and volume growth in non-food stores, 2000-03
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- Figure 7: Value and volume growth in non-specialised non-food stores, 2000-03
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- Figure 8: Value and volume growth in clothing and footwear stores, 2000-03
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- Figure 9: Value and volume growth in household goods stores, 2000-03
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- Figure 10: Value and volume growth in other non-food stores, 2000-03
- Annual growth rates – total non-store retail sales
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- Figure 11: Value and volume growth in other non-store retailing, 2000-03
Major Retail Groups
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- Figure 12: Major retail companies’ UK sales, 2001/02 and 2002/03
- Trends in profitability
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- Figure 13: Comparison of changes in net margin for major retailer groups, by category, financial year 2001/02 to 2002/03
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- Figure 14: Proportion of retailers with categories making losses and low net margins, 2001-03
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Food Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 15: Leading food retailers, 2003
- Companies with no breakdown of UK sales
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Symbol groups
- Wholesaler-supported fascias for independents
- Forecourt retailers
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 16: Food retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 17: Indexed growth in food retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profit performance
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- Figure 18: Food retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 19: Indexed growth food retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 20: Comparison of changes in net margin for major food retailers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
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- Figure 21: Food retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 22: Outlet numbers operated, by leading food retailers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Life with or without Londis
- Life after Safeway
- Like-for-like growth slaughtered in price war
- Non-food
- Online shopping
- Future prospects
Mixed Goods Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 23: Mixed goods retailers, 2003
- Companies with no breakdown of UK retail sales
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 24: Mixed goods retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 25: Indexed growth in mixed goods retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profit performance
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- Figure 26: Mixed goods retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 27: Indexed growth in mixed goods retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 28: Comparison of changes in net margin for mixed goods retailers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
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- Figure 29: Mixed goods retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 30: Outlet numbers operated, by leading mixed goods retailers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Clothing and Footwear Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 31: Clothing and footwear retailers, 2003
- Companies with no breakdown of UK retail sales
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 32: Clothing and footwear retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 33: Indexed growth in clothing and footwear retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profit performance
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- Figure 34: Clothing and footwear retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 35: Indexed growth in clothing and footwear retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 36: Comparison of changes in net margin for major clothing retailers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
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- Figure 37: Clothing and footwear retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 38: Outlet numbers operated, by leading clothing and footwear retailers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Furnishings Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 39: Furnishings retailers, 2003
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Companies with no breakdown of UK retail sales
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 40: Furnishings retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 41: Indexed growth in furnishings retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profits performance
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- Figure 42: Furnishings retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 43: Indexed growth in furnishings retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 44: Comparison of changes in net margin for leading furniture and furnishings retailers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
- Trends in operating margins
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- Figure 45: Furnishings retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 46: Outlet numbers operated, by leading furnishings retailers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Hardware/DIY Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 47: Hardware/DIY retailers, 2003
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 48: Hardware/DIY retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 49: Indexed growth in hardware/DIY retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profit performance
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- Figure 50: Hardware/DIY retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 51: Indexed growth in hardware/DIY retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 52: Comparison of changes in net margin for major DIY retailers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 53: Hardware/DIY retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 54: Outlet numbers operated, by leading hardware/DIY retailers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Electrical Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 55: Electrical retailers, 2003
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Companies with no breakdown of UK retail sales
- Mobile phone retailers
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 56: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 57: Indexed growth in electrical retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profits performance
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- Figure 58: Electrical retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 59: Indexed growth in electrical retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 60: Comparison of changes in net margin for leading electrical goods retailers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 61: Electrical retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 62: Outlet numbers operated, by leading electrical retailers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Booksellers and Stationers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 63: Booksellers and stationers, 2003
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 64: Booksellers and stationers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 65: Indexed growth in booksellers and stationers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profits performance
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- Figure 66: Booksellers and stationers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 67: Indexed growth in booksellers and stationers’ operating profits, 2001-03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 68: Comparison of changes in net margin for leading booksellers and stationers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
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- Figure 69: Booksellers and stationers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 70: Outlet numbers operated, by leading booksellers and stationers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Chemists and Drugstores
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 71: Chemists and drugstores, 2003
- Companies with no breakdown of UK sales
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 72: Chemists and drugstores’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 73: Indexed growth in chemists and drugstores’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profit performance
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- Figure 74: Chemists and drugstores’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 75: Indexed growth in chemists and drugstores’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 76: Comparison of changes in net margin for leading health and beauty retailers, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 77: Chemists and drugstores’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 78: Outlet numbers operated, by leading chemists and drugstores, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Miscellaneous Non-Food Specialist Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 79: Miscellaneous non-food specialist retailers, 2003
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 80: Miscellaneous non-food specialist retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 81: Indexed growth in miscellaneous non-food specialist retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profit performance
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- Figure 82: Miscellaneous non-food specialist retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 83: Indexed growth in miscellaneous non-food specialist retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 84: Comparison of changes in net margin for other non-food specialists, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
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- Figure 85: Miscellaneous non-food specialist retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Trends in outlet numbers
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- Figure 86: Outlet numbers operated, by leading miscellaneous non-food specialist retailers, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Garden centres
- Jewellers
- Miscellaneous
- Sports and leisure
- Others
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
Home Shopping Retailers
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- Main changes of ownership
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- Figure 87: Home shopping retailers, 2003
- Companies with no breakdown of UK retail sales
- Companies below the turnover threshold
- Retailers’ sales and performance
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- Figure 88: Home shopping retailers’ sales, 2001-03
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- Figure 89: Indexed growth in home shopping retailers’ sales, 2001-03
- Operating profit performance
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- Figure 90: Home shopping retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
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- Figure 91: Indexed growth in home shopping retailers’ operating profits, 2001-03
- Trends in operating profits
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- Figure 92: Comparison of changes in net margin for major home shopping companies, financial years 2000/01 to 2001/02 and 2001/02 to 2002/03
- Trends in operating margin
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- Figure 93: Home shopping retailers’ operating margins, 2001-03
- Review of Christmas 2003
- Online trading
- Retail issues
- Future prospects
The Consumer
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- Consumers’ financial outlook for 2004
- Consumer research data and findings
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- Figure 94: Financial prospects, 2001-04
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- Figure 95: Financial prospects, by gender, age and socio-economic group, January 2004
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- Figure 96: Financial prospects, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, January 2004
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- Figure 97: Financial prospects, by region and ACORN categories, January 2004
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- Figure 98: Financial prospects, by media usage, TV viewing and supermarket usage, January 2004
- Expenditure priorities for 2004
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- Figure 99: Expenditure priorities, 2003 and 2004
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- Figure 100: Key changes in expenditure priorities*, 2003-04
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- Figure 101: Highest expenditure priorities, by gender, age and socio-economic group, January 2004
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- Figure 102: Highest expenditure priorities, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, January 2004
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- Figure 103: Highest expenditure priorities, by region and ACORN categories, January 2004
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- Figure 104: Highest expenditure priorities, by media usage, TV viewing and supermarket usage, January 2004
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- Figure 105: Other expenditure priorities, by gender, age and socio-economic group, January 2004
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- Figure 106: Other expenditure priorities, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, January 2004
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- Figure 107: Other expenditure priorities, by region and ACORN categories, January 2004
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- Figure 108: Other expenditure priorities, by media usage, TV viewing and supermarket usage, January 2004
- Expenditure priorities by financial outlook
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- Figure 109: Expenditure priorities, by financial outlook, 2004
Future and Conclusions
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- Trend to private ownership continues
- Slender profit margins create an uncertain future
- Stronger management for improved performance
- Oversupplied markets will become even more competitive
- Consumer confidence appears resilient
- Extending the range for growth
- Home shopping and retail sales data
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