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Analyst Comment – Retailers See Potential in the Pet Market in France
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- What we've seen
- A market with potential
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- Figure 1: France: pet food retail market size, 2009-21(f)
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- Figure 2: Selected European countries: types of pet owned, 2017
- Humanising our pets
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- Figure 3: France: attitudes towards pets, 2017
- Figure 4: France: pet food interested in buying, 2017
- The key retailers
- Online retailers – Growth at any price
- Pet stores – The race for critical mass
- Garden centres – Reducing dependency on core competencies and seasonality
- What it means
European Retail Sales
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- Key points
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- Figure 5: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2017-18
- Figure 6: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2017-18
- Inflation
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- Figure 7: Major European economies: all items CPI, 2017-18
- Figure 8: Major European economies: food price inflation, 2017-18
Launch Activity and Innovations
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- France: Casino and L’Oréal to develop new beauty concept store
- France: Carrefour to be available on Google Assistant
- Italy: Nova Coop adds in-store nutritional advice service
- France: H&M opens its largest French store
- Germany: Dr Martens to open first German store
Headlines for the Month
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- Convenience stores
- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Footwear retailing
- Mixed Goods retailing
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Furniture retailing
- Home Shopping
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- UK: The Co-op
- …£15m bid for Costcutter rejected
- …buys four Little Waitrose stores
- Convenience stores
- Malta: Spar opens first store in Malta
- Grocers
- France: Auchan, Casino, Schiever and Metro form new purchase alliance
- France: French food brand to launch boutique hotels
- Italy: Conad sales reach €13 billion in 2017
- Italy: Gruppo VéGé reports continued sales growth
- Netherlands: Jumbo opts for laser labelling
- Sweden: Coop to use electric trucks for food deliveries
- UK: Asda launches online nutritional search tool
- UK: Iceland
- …launches tech start-up collaborator program
- …trialling initiative to scrap plastic bags
- …sales up in 2017
- UK: Lidl to create 300 new jobs in Scotland
- UK: Sainsbury's
- …extends partnership with Patisserie Valerie to more bakery counters
- …retail sales rise 0.8%
- UK: Tesco
- …testing new checkout-free Scan Pay Go app
- …and Carrefour create global strategic alliance
- …UK chief executive steps down due to illness
- …drop brand guarantee
- …group like-for-likes up in Q1
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic Wine full year sales grow thanks to Naked Wines
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- Denmark: Uniqlo to open its first store in Denmark
- Europe: H&M profits fall in first half the year
- France: Chanel releases financial result for first time ever
- Germany: Takko Fashion revenue up 3.3% in Q1
- Netherlands: Men At Work declared bankrupt
- Spain: Inditex sales up 2% in Q1
- Sweden: H&M
- …local currency sales remain flat for second quarter in a row
- …to debut first ever lingerie collaboration
- UK: Anthropologie appoints Peter Ruis
- UK: AX | Armani Exchange opens standalone store in Liverpool ONE
- UK: Bonmarché
- …profits increase alongside sales dip
- …cuts 140 jobs
- UK: Calvetron Brands
- …to close 102 Jacques Vert and Precis concessions
- …to close all remaining concessions
- UK: Edinburgh Woollen Mill withdraws Wyevale takeover bid
- UK: Henri Lloyd survives administration but sells five stores
- UK: Matalan reveals strong first quarter revenue growth
- UK: Matchesfashion launches homeware range
- UK: Mothercare to ramp up store closures
- UK: Mulberry profits up 36% as it announces South Korea expansion
- UK: New Look reports underlying operating loss of £74.3 million
- UK: Next to introduce wedding dress concession
- UK: Primark reveals 7% uplift in sales during Q3
- UK: Superdry delivers double-digit growth in 2017
- UK: Ted Baker revenues up 4.2%
- Germany: Dr Martens to open first German store
- UK: Clarks boss resigns
- UK: Footasylum revenues jumps by a third in full year results
- UK: Karen Millen signs footwear deal with Pentland Brands
News Analysis – Mixed Goods Retailing
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- Netherlands: HEMA sees turnover growth for Q1
- UK: Poundland
- …founder reportedly considering a return to the high street
- …first-half like-for-like sales up
- …to trade Pep&Co in 300 locations
- UK: The Original Factory Shop
- …CVA gets the go-ahead
- …set to close 32 stores
- UK: Poundworld
- …enters administration
- …to cut 98 head office staff
- …to start ‘closing down’ sales
News Analysis – Multi-sector Retailing
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- UK: Argos launches augmented reality for TV buying
- UK: M&S
- …decides not to publish interim results
- …and Microsoft launch strategic partnership
- …may drop its Per Una brand
- Department stores
- Germany: Karstadt and Kaufhof owners discuss an alliance
- …preliminary agreement in Kaufhof Karstadt merger
- UK: House of Fraser
- …rescue plan faces vote
- …gains breathing space from lenders
- …CVA voted through
- UK: Debenhams
- …issues third profit warning of 2018
- …offers space to local food producers
- UK: Harvey Nichols rolls out omni-channel tech platform
- UK: John Lewis
- …sets out plan for the future
- …trials clothing buyback scheme
- …selects finalists to join retail tech innovation programme
- …unveils rebrand
News Analysis – Household Goods
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- DIY retailing
- France: Cdiscount and Mr.Bricolage announce a strategic partnership
- France: Leroy Merlin opens new Paris store
- Spain: Leroy Merlin unveils new urban store concept
- UK: Homebase to cut over 300 head office jobs
- UK: Topps Tiles reports like-for-likes decline of 2.3% in Q3
- UK: Screwfix opens first net zero energy store
- Electrical retailing
- France: FNAC Darty makes a bid for Grande Récré
- Netherlands: Fnac Darty joins forces with Wehkamp in the Netherlands
- Russia: Ceconomy sells Russian business
- UK: Dixons Carphone profit before tax falls 23.6%
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright reports drop in sales and profit
- Furniture retailing
- Austria: Steinhoff sells Austrian businesses
- UK: Dunelm digital director leaves role
- UK: Habitat to open two new standalone stores
- UK: Mattressman closes over half of its stores
- UK: Steinhoff posts a loss of €599 million
News Analysis – Online Retailing
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- Europe: Vente Unique Group announce 92% leap in net profits
- France: Cdiscount reveals international expansion plans
- France: Allobébé declares bankruptcy
- France: French Government considers e-commerce tax
- Italy: Amazon Business set to launch in Italy and Spain
- Netherlands: Fnac Darty joins forces with Wehkamp in the Netherlands
- UK: Amazon launches Home Services offering in the UK
- UK: ASOS
- …bans mohair, silk and cashmere products
- …US Supreme Court tax decision hits ASOS share price
- UK: Boohoo
- …launches collaboration with Paris Hilton
- …sales up 53% in Q1
- UK: Kleeneze IP bought by Ultimate Products
- UK: N Brown product revenue falls in Q1 as store closures considered
- UK: Ocado first-half revenue up, but earnings down
- UK: Trouva expands into Germany
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Health & Beauty retailing
- Spain: Douglas to close 60 stores
- UK: Superdrug profits and sales up
- Pet products
- France: Tom&Co targets 100 stores in France
- Sports and Leisure Goods retailing
- UK: Foot Locker opens largest European store in Liverpool
- UK: JD Sports continues expansion and sales are on track
- UK: Sports Direct disposes of Finish Line and acquires stake in Iconix
- Jewellers
- UK: Aurum Holdings prepares for flotation
- Toys and Games retailing
- Belgium: La Grande Récré closes Belgian stores
- UK: Games Workshop full year results sees £5 million bonus for staff
- Miscellaneous specialist retailing
- France: Tom&Co targets 100 stores in France
News Analysis – Economy
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- UK: BRC
- …reports decline in non-food prices
- …like-for-like retail sales up 1.1% in June 2018
- …footfall begins to improve in May
- UK: Hammerson reportedly undergoing strategy review
- UK: May retail sales up 6.3%
- UK: Pride in London opens pop-up shop in Soho
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