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European Retail Sales
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- Key points
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- Figure 2: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales value growth, 2018-19
- Figure 3: Major European economies: Year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2018-19
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Major European economies: All items CPI, 2018-19
- Figure 5: Major European economies: Food price inflation, 2018-19
Launch Activity and Innovations
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- France: Auchan trials new store without staff
- France: Carrefour testing discount hypermarket format
- Germany: Lidl tests loyalty app in Germany
- France: Fnac Darty to expand into well-being category
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Electrical retailing
- Home Shopping
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Grocers
- France: Carrefour
- …investing in store digitization
- …performs better than expected in first quarter
- France: Casino expands partnership with Amazon
- Germany: Edeka
- …announces plans to improve its operations in several areas
- …FY2018 sales reach €53 billion
- …to expand its organic range
- Italy: Despar to continue expansion in 2019
- Italy: Lidl Italia opens store complete with an urban garden in Turin
- UK: Morrisons
- …Q1 like-for-like sales up by 2.3%
- …Ocado and Morrisons agree to suspend capacity at Erith CFC
- UK: Sainsbury’s
- …CMA blocks proposed Sainsbury's-Asda merger
- …profits challenged by Asda merger blow
- …to start using the Evie electric van for grocery deliveries
- …opens first checkout-free grocery store in London
- …British Land sells 12 Sainsbury’s stores for £429 million
- UK: Tesco
- …posts increase in full-year profits
- …to offer 50% discounts for birthday loyalty scheme
- …to sell Jack's products to compete with discounters
- …urges online sales tax to fund business rates cut
- UK: Waitrose
- …brings pineberries back to its shelves
- …launches gin tasting experience
- …launching premium frozen food range
- UK: Walmart mulls Asda sale after failed Sainsbury's merger
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic Wine to sell up to 200 sites
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- Germany: Bonprix see its turnover increase for the tenth consecutive year
- Italy: Benetton to open a number of new stores in Italy this year
- UK: Arcadia set for crunch CVA meeting
- UK: Bonmarché says Philip Day takeover offer undervalues the business
- UK: Burberry abandons plans for Leeds manufacturing site
- UK: H&M collaborates with Netflix on Stranger Things range
- UK: Hugo Boss Q1 profits drop but sales forecast remains optimistic
- UK: Instagram fashion star set to open pop-up store in Belgravia
- UK: Monsoon & Accessorize potentially on the verge of launching a CVA
- UK: New Look finishes debt restructure
- UK: Next sales up 4.5% during its first quarter
- UK: Poundland to extend its Pep&Co clothing range
- UK: Primark
- …considering click and collect service
- …opens its biggest store to date in Birmingham
- UK: Quiz revenue increases by 12% but falls short of expectations
- UK: Select officially enters administration
- UK: Superdry issues another profit warning
- UK: Ted Baker appoints former retail HR director to board
- Footwear retailing
- UK: LK Bennett to close 15 stores under new ownership
- UK: Topshop unveils 100% vegan shoe line
- Department Stores
- UK: Bennetts department store saved from collapse
- UK: Debenhams
- …CEO to stand down
- …22 stores due for closure
- UK: House of Fraser is to turn up to seven stores into a new luxury mini-chain
- UK: John Lewis dominates customer satisfaction awards
- UK: Selfridges
- …palm oil free ahead of target
- …promotes Alannah Weston to chair of the department store group
News Analysis – Household Goods
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- DIY retailing
- UK: Homebase narrows half-year losses as turnaround bears fruit
- UK: Travis Perkins reports encouraging sales growth at Wickes and Toolstation
- Electrical retailing
- Germany: Ceconomy to undergo a restructuring to cut costs
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright reports trading in line with expectations
- Furniture retailing
- UK: IKEA appoints new UK & Ireland boss
- Homewares retailing
- UK: H&M opens homewares concept store H&M Home in London
- UK: Laura Ashley issues second profit warning
News Analysis – Online
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- Germany: Zalando
- …profits benefit from new returns policy
- …reports strong revenue growth
- UK: Angling Direct like-for-like sales up 28.5%
- UK: Argos
- …launches AR visual tool
- …opens first self-service digital store
- UK: Boohoo hails excellent full year results
- UK: Gymshark's new funding round to value it at £500 million
- UK: Made.com launches tech innovation lab
- UK: N Brown profits grow despite a slip in sales
- UK: Shop Direct's transfer deal to safeguard 200 jobs
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Card Factory reports fall in profit
- UK: The Works reports 13.2% increase in full year revenue
- UK: WHSmith profits fall amid InMotion acquisition
- Health & beauty retailing
- UK: Boots teams up with Fenty Beauty by Rihanna
- UK: The Hut Group acquires Eclectic Hotel Group
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Europe: Asics European sales dip
- UK: Berghaus commits major investment to its new product and innovation team
- UK: Cotswold Outdoor owner launches CVA
- UK: Sports Direct closes Wigan warehouse
- Garden Centres
- UK: Wyevale
- …announces changes to its loyalty scheme
- …sells 31 garden centres to Dobbies
- Shopping centres
- UK: Coal Drops Yard to welcome new brands this summer
- UK: Intu
- …hit by store slump
- …piloting in-store cashback app
- …sells 50% stake in Derby shopping centre
News Analysis – Economy
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- UK: March retail sales up by 4.4%
- UK: Retail footfall rises in March
- UK: Retail sales ‘below’ expectation for April
- UK: Total retail advertising spend fell in 2018
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