Table of Contents
Introduction
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- Report scope
- Excel tables
- Technical Notes
- Inclusion criteria
- Definitions
- Rankings
- A note on voluntary groups and co-ops
- Comparability
- Currency
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- Figure 1: Exchange rates: national currency against the Euro, 2015-17
- Financial years
- VAT
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- Figure 2: VAT rates around Europe, 2013-18
- Accounting
- Classifications
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- Figure 3: Sector codes
- Figure 4: Country codes
- Abbreviations
- Sources
Winners and Losers
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- The European Top 20
- The growth of the discounters
- The rise of online
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- Figure 5: Europe’s top 20 retailers rankings, 2015-17
- Where next?
Clothing and Footwear Specialists
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- Figure 6: Europe: clothing and footwear retailers: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 7: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 clothing and footwear specialists, 2017/18
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DIY Specialists
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- Figure 8: DIY Specialists: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 9: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 DIY specialists, 2017/18
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Electrical Goods Specialists
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- Figure 10: Europe: Electrical goods specialists: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 11: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 food specialists, 2016/17
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Food Retailers
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- Figure 12: Europe: food retailers: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 13: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 food specialists, 2017/18
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Furniture Specialists
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- Figure 14: Furniture specialists: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 15: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 household goods and furniture specialists, 2017/18
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Health & Beauty
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- Figure 16: Europe: H&B retailers: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 17: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 health and beauty specialists, 2017/18
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Home Shopping (Non-store retailers)
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- Figure 18: Europe: Non-store retailers: annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 19: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 home shopping specialists, 2017/18
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Miscellaneous Specialists
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- Figure 20: Miscellaneous specialists: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 21: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 miscellaneous specialists, 2016/17
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Mixed Goods Retailers
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- Figure 22: Europe: Mixed goods retailers: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2013-18
- The sector
- The retailers
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 23: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 mixed goods specialists, 2017/18
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Austria
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- Austria: Background
- The retail sector in Austria
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- Figure 24: Austria: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Austria
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- Figure 25: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Austria, 2017/18
Belgium
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- Belgium: Background
- The retail sector in Belgium
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- Figure 26: Belgium: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Belgium
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- Figure 27: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Belgium, 2017/18
Bulgaria
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- Bulgaria: Background
- The retail sector in Bulgaria
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- Figure 28: Bulgaria: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Bulgaria
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- Figure 29: Top 350 European retailers: top six in Bulgaria, 2017/18
Croatia
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- Croatia: Background
- The retail sector in Croatia
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- Figure 30: Croatia: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Croatia
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- Figure 31: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Croatia, 2017/18
Czechia (Czech Republic)
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- Czechia: Background
- The retail sector in Czechia
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- Figure 32: Czechia: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Czechia
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- Figure 33: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Czechia, 2017/18
Denmark
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- Denmark: Background
- The retail sector in Denmark
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- Figure 34: Denmark: Retail sales (excluding VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Denmark
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- Figure 35: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Denmark, 2017/18
Estonia
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- Estonia: Background
- The retail sector in Estonia
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- Figure 36: Estonia: retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Estonia
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- Figure 37: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Estonia, 2017/18
Finland
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- Finland: Background
- The retail sector in Finland
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- Figure 38: Finland: Retail sales (excl VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Finland
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- Figure 39: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Finland, 2017/18
France
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- France: Background
- The retail sector in France
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- Figure 40: France: Retail sales (excl VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in France
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- Figure 41: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in France, 2017/18
Germany
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- Germany: Background
- The retail sector in Germany
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- Figure 42: Germany: retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Germany
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- Figure 43: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Germany, 2017/18
Greece
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- Greece: Background
- The retail sector in Greece
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- Figure 44: Greece: retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Greece
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- Figure 45: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Greece, 2017/18
Hungary
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- Hungary: Background
- The retail sector in Hungary
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- Figure 46: Hungary: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2014-18
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- Figure 47: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Hungary, 2017/18
Ireland
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- Ireland: Background
- The retail sector in Ireland
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- Figure 48: Ireland: retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Ireland
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- Figure 49: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Ireland, 2017/18
Italy
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- Italy: background
- The retail sector in Italy
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- Figure 50: Italy: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Italy
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- Figure 51: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Italy, 2017/18
Latvia
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- Latvia: Background
- The retail sector in Latvia
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- Figure 52: Latvia: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2014-18
- The leading retailers in Latvia
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- Figure 53: Top 350 European retailers: top nine in Latvia, 2017/18
Lithuania
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- Lithuania: Background
- The retail sector in Lithuania
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- Figure 54: Lithuania: retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2014-18
- The leading retailers in Lithuania
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- Figure 55: Top 350 European retailers: top nine in Lithuania, 2017/18
Netherlands
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- The Netherlands: Background
- The retail sector in The Netherlands
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- Figure 56: The Netherlands: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- The leading retailers in the Netherlands
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- Figure 57: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in the Netherlands, 2017/18
Norway
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- Norway: Background
- The retail sector in Norway
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- Figure 58: Norway: Retail sales (excl VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Norway
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- Figure 59: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Norway, 2017/18
Poland
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- Poland: Background
- The retail sector in Poland
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- Figure 60: Poland: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Poland
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- Figure 61: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Poland, 2017/18
Portugal
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- Portugal: Background
- The retail sector in Portugal
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- Figure 62: Portugal: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Portugal
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- Figure 63: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Portugal, 2017/18
Romania
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- Romania: Background
- The retail sector in Romania
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- Figure 64: Romania: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Romania
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- Figure 65: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Romania, 2017/18
Russia
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- Russia: Background
- The retail sector in Russia
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- Figure 66: Russia: Retail sales, by broad sector (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- The leading retailers in Russia
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- Figure 67: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Russia, 2017/18
Slovakia
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- Slovakia: Background
- The retail sector in Slovakia
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- Figure 68: Slovakia: retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Slovakia
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- Figure 69: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Slovakia, 2017/18
Slovenia
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- Slovenia: Background
- The retail sector in Slovenia
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- Figure 70: Slovenia: Retail sales breakdown, excl. VAT, 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Slovenia
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- Figure 71: Top 350 European retailers: top eight in Slovenia, 2017/18
Spain
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- Spain: Background
- The retail sector in Spain
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- Figure 72: Spain Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- The leading retailers in Spain
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- Figure 73: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Spain, 2017/18
Sweden
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- Background
- The retail sector in Sweden
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- Figure 74: Sweden: Retail sales (excl VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Sweden
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- Figure 75: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Sweden, 2017/18
Switzerland
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- Switzerland: Background
- The retail sector in Switzerland
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- Figure 76: Switzerland: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Switzerland
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- Figure 77: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Switzerland, 2017/18
Turkey
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- Turkey: Background
- The retail sector in Turkey
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- Figure 78: Turkey: Retail sales (excl VAT), 2014-18
- Leading retailers in Turkey
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- Figure 79: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in Turkey, 2017/18
UK
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- UK: Background
- The retail sector in the UK
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- Figure 80: UK: Retail sales (excluding VAT) 2014-18
- Leading retailers in the UK
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- Figure 81: Top 350 European retailers: top 10 in UK, 2017/18
Ahold Delhaize
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- What we think
- Investing in unique in-store experiences
- Checkout-free store
- New small store format dedicated to fulfil local customers’ demand for convenience
- Updated brand positioning driving like-for-like sales at Delhaize Belgium
- Testing fresh foods vending machine
- Seamless and convenient online shopping experience
- Expanding fulfilment capabilities to support e-commerce growth
- Voice-activated shopping
- Commitment to eradicate plastic waste
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 82: Ahold Delhaize: group financial performance*, 2015-17
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- Figure 83: Ahold Delhaize: outlet data, 2015-17
- Retail offering
Aldi
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- What we think
- Encouraging ‘one-stop shopping’
- Launching in Italy
- Growing harmonisation
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 84: Aldi: estimated group financial performance, 2013-17
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- Figure 85: Aldi: Outlet data, 2013-17
- Retail offering
Amazon.com
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- What we think
- Geographical expansion
- Prime
- Marketplace
- AWS
- Profitability
- What next?
- Food
- Clothing
- Electricals and others
- Company background
- Company performance
- Published sales and total sales volumes
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- Figure 86: Amazon: sales breakdown by source of income, 2015-17
- Figure 87: Amazon: sales breakdown by source of income, 2017
- First half 2018
- Gross merchandise volume (GMV)
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- Figure 88: Amazon: estimated group gross merchandise volume, 2015-17
- GMV by country
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- Figure 89: Amazon.com Inc: group financial performance, 2013-17
- UK sales by product
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- Figure 90: Amazon UK: estimated sales by product, 2017
- Retail offering
Asda Group
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- What we think
- Sainsbury’s merger: not the end for the Asda brand but is it good for Sainsbury’s?
- Abandoning price guarantee shouldn’t impact perceptions of competitiveness
- A greater focus on sustainability
- More flexible on customers’ specific needs
- Digital offer refinements
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 91: Asda Group Ltd: Group financial performance, 2013-17
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- Figure 92: Asda Stores Ltd: Breakdown of revenue between sale of goods and fuel, 2013-17
- Figure 93: Asda Group Ltd: Outlet data, 2013-17
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- Figure 94: Asda Group Ltd: Outlets, by type, 2017/18
- Retail offering
Auchan
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- What we think
- Growing focus on proximity
- Single brand transformation continues
- Horizon alliance offers opportunity to boost buying power
- Recovering lost ground on digital
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 95: Auchan: group financial performance, 2013-17
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- Figure 96: Auchan: outlet data, 2013-17
- Retail offering
Carrefour
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- What we think
- The Bompard era and Carrefour 2022 transformation plan
- New blood
- The hypermarket format
- Remodellings and transformations in all countries
- Partnerships
- Online
- Specialist e-commerce sites
- Organics
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 97: Carrefour: group financial performance, 2013-17
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- Figure 98: Carrefour: outlet data, 2013-17
- Figure 99: Carrefour: store numbers by country, December 2017
- Figure 100: Carrefour (Europe): outlet numbers by format, 2013-17
- Retail offering
Ceconomy (MediaMarkt/Saturn)
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- What we think
- MediaMarkt/Saturn, Fnac Darty alliance to fend off online competition
- Enhanced in-store experience to draw customers in
- Digital payment solutions to speed up the checkout process
- Initiatives to grow online sales further
- Focusing on expertise
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 101: Ceconomy: Group financial performance, 2013/14-2017/18
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- Figure 102: Ceconomy: Outlet data, 2013/14-2017/18
- Retail offering
eBay
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- What we think
- Marketplace
- No longer a fast-growing business
- Progress in 2017
- Shortcomings vs Amazon
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 103: eBay: group gross merchandise volume, 2013-17
- Figure 104: eBay: major markets, estimated growth in GMV in local currency, 2014-17
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- Figure 105: eBay Europe: sales, excluding VAT, 2015-17
- Retail offering
Edeka Group
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- What we think
- Luxurious supermarket shopping experience
- Groceries delivered straight into customers’ fridges
- Teams up with one click recipe app in new online grocery venture
- Quick and easy payment options
- Focusing on health and wellness offer
- Laser labelling to reduce plastic packaging
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 106: Edeka Group: food retail sales performance, 2013-17
- Figure 107: Edeka Group: outlet data, 2013-17
- Retail offering
IKEA
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- What we think
- City centre approach
- Going green
- Continued expansion
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 108: IKEA: Group sales performance, 2013/14-2017/18
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- Figure 109: IKEA: Outlet data, 2013/14-2017/18
- Retail offering
Intermarché/ITM Entreprises
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- What we think
- Evolution of online grocery
- Relaunch of website
- Urban stores to fulfil every need
- Encouraging healthy eating
- All change on promotions
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 110: Groupement des Mousquetaires (Intermarché/ITM Entreprises): Group sales performance, 2013-17
- Figure 111: Groupement des Mousquetaires (Intermarché/ITM Entreprises): Outlet data, 2013-17
- Retail offering
E. Leclerc
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- What we think
- Tackling the lucrative Paris market
- Pedestrian Drive to capitalise on growing urbanisation and demand for convenience
- Standalone store concept dedicated to organic food
- Instant ordering through Google’s voice assistant platform
- New online channel to make shopping convenient for Spanish customers
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 112: E Leclerc: France, estimated sales performance, 2013-17
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- Figure 113: E Leclerc: outlets and estimated sales per outlet, 2013-17
- Retail offering
Mercadona
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- What we think
- Stores: the focus is on efficient and fresh
- Online development being addressed
- What next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 114: Mercadona: group financial performance, excl. VAT, 2013-17
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- Figure 115: Mercadona: outlet data, 2013-17
- Retail offering
Migros (Switzerland)
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- What we think
- A conglomerate
- Food leads the way
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 116: Migros (Switzerland): Group sales performance, 2013-17
- Figure 117: Migros (Switzerland): Outlet data, 2013-17
- Retail offering
Rewe
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- What we think
- More prominence for German goods and animal welfare
- Continued focus on sustainability
- EU directive threatens structure of Rewe and similar businesses
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 118: Rewe: group financial performance, 2013-17
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- Figure 119: Rewe: outlet data, 2013-17
- Retail offering
J Sainsbury (UK)
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- What we think
- ‘Combination’ with Asda has potential to transform the business
- Beauty and clothing sectors targeted for expansion
- Improving payment options to reduce checkout queues
- Delivery enhancements help to refine online offer
- Expanding reach
- More reasons to shop in-store
- Taking full control of Nectar opens up possibilities
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 120: J Sainsbury (UK): Group financial performance, 2013/14-2017/18
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- Figure 121: J Sainsbury (UK): Outlet data, 2013/14-2017/18
- Retail offering
Schwarz Group
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- What we think
- Tight controls the key
- Problems in fresh foods
- Lessons from the UK
- Online
- Where next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 122: Schwarz Group: Group financial performance, 2013/14-2017/18
- Figure 123: Schwarz Group: Outlet data, 2013/14-2017/18
- Retail offering
Système U
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- What we think
- France's largest purchase alliance
- Potential grocery supply deal with Amazon
- Personalising the online shopping experience
- Mobile app to simplify ingredient and allergen information
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 124: Système U: Estimated group sales performance, 2013-17
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- Figure 125: Système U: Outlet data, 2012/13-2016/17
- Retail offering
Tesco
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- What we think
- Recent performance
- Strategy
- Cutting costs
- Looking for growth - Booker
- Cutting back on general merchandise
- Discounting and Jack’s
- So what could go wrong?
- Where next?
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 126: Tesco: Like-for-like growth by UK format, 2014/15-2018/19
- Figure 127: Tesco Central Europe and Asia, like-for-like growth, 2016/17-2018/19
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- Figure 128: Tesco Plc: Group financial performance, 2013/14-2017/18
- Figure 129: Tesco Plc: Outlet data, 2013/14-2017/18
- Retail offering
Wm Morrison Group
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- What we think
- Fresh Look store makeover driving supermarket sales growth
- Morrisons.com expands online delivery catchment
- Wholesale extending the reach of Morrisons and making the brand accessible to more consumers
- Voice-enabled shopping through Alexa
- Tapping into meat-free tastes
- Expanded non-food product offering
- War on plastic
- Preparing for Brexit
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 130: Wm Morrison Group: Group financial performance, 2013/14-2017/18
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- Figure 131: Wm Morrison Group: Outlet data, 2013/14-2017/18
- Retail offering
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