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Analyst Comment – French food prices set to rise as the new Loi Alimentation takes effect
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- What we’ve seen
- The Loi Alimentation (Food law)
- Stopping price wars
- Leclerc is opposed
- Not just food prices
- What it means
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, 2018-19
- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2018-19
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2018-19
- Figure 4: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2018-19
Launch Activity and Innovations
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- France: Auchan to launch first till-free store
- Netherlands: Albert Heijn to open stores in Hema
- Poland: Lidl continues to roll out European loyalty scheme
- France: Zalando Beauty launches in France
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- DIY retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Furniture retailing
- Home shopping
- Health & beauty retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- UK: Co-op launching first ever franchise stores
- Convenience stores
- UK: McColl full year pre-tax profit declines due to supply chain issues
- Grocers
- Austria: SPAR Austria sales grow 5% in 2018
- France: E.Leclerc posts 1.5% increase in turnover in full-year 2018
- France: Groupe Casino selling 33 stores to Lidl
- Germany: Kaufland launching new sustainable product ranges
- Germany: Metro reports mixed results in first quarter of its financial year
- Italy: Carrefour could cut around 4% of its Italian workforce
- Spain: DIA outlines plans for its 2018-2023 strategic plans
- UK: Aldi
- …opens £50 million warehouse in Kent
- …to scrap 5p plastic bags from all stores nationwide
- UK: Asda
- …records seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth
- …to re-launch its in-store radio station
- UK: Iceland
- …Christmas sales fall
- …eyes up Sainsbury’s and Asda stores ahead of proposed merger
- UK: Sainsbury’s-Asda
- …merger in doubt
- …confirms deadline extension on Sainsburys-Asda probe
- UK: Waitrose & Partners
- …partnership with Ocado to end September 2020
- …to potentially allow shoppers to pick their own fresh produce
- …using racing car technology to cut energy consumption in stores
- Specialist food & drink retailing
- UK: Greggs posts exceptionally strong start to 2019
- UK: Hotel Chocolat reports increase in first-half profits
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- France: Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies aged 85
- France: LVMH launches new standard for responsible supply of crocodile skins
- Germany: Miller & Monroe files for bankruptcy
- Italy: Prada forms diversity council after racism row
- UK: Anya Hindmarch up for sale
- UK: F&F clothing range launched on Next website
- UK: Jack Wills
- …forms new partnership with independent coffee shop Bear
- …swings to a full-year loss
- UK: MPs suggest tax on fashion to combat waste
- UK: New Look reports 0.9% increase in third quarter UK like-for-like sales
- UK: Primark moving over 200 UK roles to Dublin
- UK: Quiz issues profit warning
- UK: Superdry
- …chairman to stand down by year end
- …to cut jobs in cost-cutting plan
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Clarks confirms closure of Somerset factory
- UK: Dr.Martens investing £2 million into Northampton factory site
- UK: LK Bennett
- …drafts in advisors for strategic review
- …prepares to call in administrators
- …files for administration
- UK: Office profits hit by House of Fraser collapse
News Analysis – Mixed goods
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- UK: Poundland to reinvent its culture and store proposition
- Department stores
- UK: Debenhams
- …issues new profits warning
- …obtains £40 million cash injection
- UK: Harrods launches new luxury podcast
- UK: John Lewis
- …announces JLAB innovation short list
- …underlying profits tumble 45.4%
- …recognised as a "Disability Confident Leader"
- UK: Selfridges pledges to phase out sale of exotic skins by 2020
News Analysis – Household Goods
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- DIY retailing
- France: Mr. Bricolage revenues down for 2018 financial year
- UK: Wickes profits take a hit
- Electrical retailing
- Europe: Fnac Darty reports 20% uplift in profits for full-year 2018
- Furniture retailing
- Europe: Steinhoff reports 4% rise in European and UK sales
- UK: Better Bathrooms falls into administration
- UK: IKEA considering selling furniture on third-party websites
- UK: Laura Ashley
- …confirms it has not received any takeover offers
- …warns full year profits will be below market expectations
- Homewares retailing
- UK: Dunelm posts strong first half results
News Analysis – Online
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- Germany: Bonprix launches high-tech shopping experience
- Germany: Zalando posts 24.6% increase in Q4 revenues
- UK: ASOS Gen-Z label COLLUSION exceeds sales expectations
- UK: M&S and Ocado announce joint venture
- UK: QVC announces partnership with social commerce specialist Curalate
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Health & beauty retailing
- Germany: Douglas reports record sales during Christmas
- UK: Boots
- …looks to cut HQ jobs as part of restructure
- …trials 10% student discount
- UK: The Fragrance Shop to open over 15 Sniff Bar sites
- Book and stationery retailing
- Netherlands: WH Smith enters the Netherlands with store in Schiphol airport
- UK: Paperchase launches CVA
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Findel rejects Sports Direct takeover
- UK: Gymshark announces partnership with Klarna
- UK: JD Sports acquires an 8.3% stake in Footasylum
- Opticians
- Europe: GrandVision buys El Corte Inglés' optics chain
- Shopping centres
- UK: Liverpool Shopping Park obtains planning approval for £30 million expansion
- UK: Westfield Croydon construction delayed
News Analysis – Economy
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- UK: BRC-KPMG: Retail sales dipped in February 2019
- UK: MPs propose online sales tax in bid to save the high street
- UK: UK retail sales bounce back in January
- UK: Westminster Council gives go ahead for Oxford Street renovation
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