Table of Contents
Analyst Comment – Online and the High Street
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- The electricals market under pressure
- Boulanger’s response
- Boulanger and Expert
- But stores can fight back
- The toy market
- The future for toy stores
- Where next?
- Time for stores to fight back
European Retail Sales
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- Key points
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- Figure 1: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2017-18
- Figure 2: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2017-18
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: all items CPI, 2017-18
- Figure 4: Major European economies: food price inflation, 2017-18
Launch Activity and Innovations
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- Belgium: Carrefour introduces fully-automated drive outlet
- France: Auchan launches wine voice assistant
- France: IKEA to open a store in Paris
- France: Intermarché looks at opening store for elderly shoppers
- UK: Amazon buys right to show Premier League matches
- UK: Argos and Lego team up for augmented reality offering
- UK: Superdrug launches piercing service
Headlines for the Month
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- Food and Drink
- Clothing and Footwear
- Home and Household Goods
- Online
- Other retailing
- Economy
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- France: Auchan stops home delivery
- France: Carrefour could close 227 DIA stores
- Ireland: Musgrave results soar thanks to SuperValu
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn opens new concept store
- Norway: Iceland opens first store in Norway
- Poland: Intermarché and Bricomarché Poland sales increase 10% in Q1
- Poland: Jerónimo Martins favourite to buy Piotr i Pawel
- Portugal: Jerónimo Martins to source 100% of electricity from renewable sources
- Spain: Eroski returns to profit in 2017
- Spain: Grupo DIA…
- …refurbishes cash & carry stores Max Discount
- …sales and profits fall in Q1
- UK: Asda
- …full year profits fall
- …sales rise for fourth quarter in a row
- UK: Co-op…
- …to give away food to community groups to fight food waste
- …introduce reverse vending machines for plastic recycling
- UK: Morrisons sales up 3.6% in Q1
- UK: Hotel Chocolat repays ‘chocolate bonds’
- UK: Iceland aims to become a dementia-friendly retailer
- UK: Morrisons increases funding for ‘honesty’ fridges
- UK: Tesco…
- …seeks to create closed loop recycling system
- …to close Tesco Direct
- UK: Sainsbury’s introduces in-store ice cream parlours
- UK: Waitrose collaborates with Bupa to launch in-store health checks
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- France: Kidiliz and Chinese group Semir enter exclusive takeover negotiations
- Germany: Takko Fashion revenue up 1.3% in 2017
- Italy: Burberry acquires leather manufacturer
- Sweden: Afound to open debut stores
- UK: Arcadia owner Taveta reports a 42% drop in profit
- UK: Bags Etc enters administration
- UK: Burberry profit rises and revenue dips over full year
- UK: H&M to change UK clothing sizes
- UK: Joules full year revenue up 18%
- UK: Matalan reports annual rise in profit and sales
- UK: MSGM to open first UK store
- UK: Monsoon losses fall in 2017
- UK: Moss Bros sales continue to decline but CEO remains optimistic
- UK: Mothercare…
- …group profit falls 88%
- …secures creditor support for CVA
- …to accelerate store closures
- …to close 50 stores as part of CVA
- UK: Next…
- …demands rent parity with struggling rivals
- …first quarter sales rise 6%
- UK: QUIZ…
- …partners with TOWIE cast members
- …profits and sales soar
- UK: Shoe Zone sales and profits rise in H1
- UK: Topshop/Topman falls to full year loss for 2017
News Analysis – Home and Household Goods
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- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright…
- …launches plans to raise £60 million in funding
- …secures extra funding
- DIY retailing
- Europe: Kingfisher places customers at centre of sustainability plan
- France: Mr Bricolage sales hit by bad weather
- UK: Former Comet owner targets Homebase
- UK: Graham & Brown launches decorating visualisation app
- UK: Kingfisher sales down in Q1 due to weather conditions
- UK: Topps Tiles profit falls in H1
- UK: Wesfarmers sells Homebase for nominal £1 fee
- UK: Wickes to axe a third of head office jobs
- Electrical retailing
- Europe: Fnac Darty…
- …and MediaMarkt/Saturn join forces for European Retail Alliance
- …increases delivery fulfilment options
- France: Boulanger to merge with Expert & Connexion
- UK: Buy It Direct makes offer for Maplin’s brand and online store
- UK: Dixons Carphone warns on profits and announces store-closing program
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Dunelm issues profit warning as store like-for-likes decline
- UK: Fabb Sofas goes into administration
- Garden centres
- UK: Wyevale Garden Centres put up for sale
News Analysis – Online Retailing
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- UK: Amazon…
- …launches new campaign with PayPoint
- …to create over 2,500 jobs
- UK: BHS.com closed after less than two years of operating
- UK: Ocado signs deal with Kroger
- UK: Shop Direct…
- …falls into loss as PPI claims hit profits
- …to merge Very Exclusive with Very
- UK: The Hut Group turnover increases 47%
News Analysis – Other Retailing
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- Books and stationery retailing
- UK: Card Factory sales up in Q1
- UK: Smiggle sales up 91.7% in 2017
- Department stores
- Germany: Kaufland to roll out self-checkout service to 160 stores
- UK: Debenhams…
- …and Estée Lauder unveil in-store #beautyhub
- …launches three new suiting brands
- UK: House of Fraser…
- …could be shutting half of its stores
- …insists it is ‘on track’ for CVA
- …lenders demand shareholders inject funds into retailer
- …losses climb to £44 million in 2017
- …to shut more than half of its stores
- UK: John Lewis acquires home improvement business Opun
- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Feelunique partners with Veleza
- Luxury retailing
- France: LVMH invests heavily into Lyst
- Italy: Richemont completes takeover of Yoox Net-A-Porter
- Switzerland: Richemont to buy Watchfinder
- UK: Desmond & Dempsey opens first pop-up shop
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: B&M full year profits and revenues jump
- UK: Marks & Spencer…
- …profits drop 62.1% in 2017
- …to close more stores
- …to rebrand to Markle & Sparkle for royal wedding
- UK: Poundworld
- …to appoint administrators
- …Alteri nears rescue deal with Poundworld
- …up for sale
- Pets retailing
- UK: Pets at Home services boost fails to stop profit falling in 2017
- Sports and leisure goods
- UK: Halfords sales rise but profits dip as it hires new chairman
- UK: JD Sports relaunches Supply & Demand brand
- UK: Mountain Warehouse sales rise by 22%
- Toys retailing
- France: La Grande Récré is set to close 53 stores
- UK: Jollyes bought by Kester Capital
News Analysis – Economy
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- Europe: European Commission proposes ban on single-use plastics
- UK: April retail sales edge up 0.8%
- UK: BRC figures show jump in retail sales of 4.1%
- UK: government launches commission into high street
- UK: landlords fight back against CVAs
- UK: landlords to fight use of CVAs to cut rent
- UK: shop prices drop in May
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