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- Analyst Comment – The growth of the Drive piéton (pedestrian drive) in France's e-commerce sector
Table of Contents
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, 2018-19
- Figure 6: Major European economies: year-on-year retail sales volume growth, 2018-19
- Inflation
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- Figure 7: Major European economies: all items CPI, 2018-19
- Figure 8: Major European economies: food price inflation, 2018-19
Launch Activity and Innovations
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- Spain: Lidl announce partnership with online food supermarket
- Italy: Uniqlo opening first store in Italy in September
- Europe: Amazon launches pick-up counters at European retailers
Headlines for the Month
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- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Footwear retailing
- Department stores
- Electrical retailing
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Co-ops
- UK: Co-op
- …and Superdrug announce ‘meal deal’ partnership
- …raises £300 million Fairtrade bond
- UK: Nisa shakes up management team
- Grocers
- France: Auchan to sell 46 Italian stores to Conad
- Germany: REWE buys convenience expert Lekkerland
- Spain: Caprabo sales fall by 8%
- Spain: Mercadona to invest in €120 million in automated systems
- UK: Asda reports fall in first quarter like-for-like sales
- UK: government initiative could see supermarkets fined for food waste
- UK: Lidl
- …acquires a new site to expand warehouse operations in Greater London
- …improve transparency on the method of production
- UK: Morrisons launch ‘weigh what you need’ service in drive to combat food waste
- UK: Sainsbury's to scrap plastic bags for fresh produce in all its stores
- UK: Waitrose
- …to introduce energy-saving ‘invisible door’ technology
- …trials refilling station to get shoppers using less plastic packaging
- …unveils plans to treble the size of its online grocery business
- …new delivery depot to launch in Enfield
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- Poland: Weekday expands into central Europe
- UK: Arcadia
- …CVA decision postponed
- …identifies 23 stores for closure
- UK: Burberry report profit growth amid ongoing transformation plan
- UK: fashion retailers join new partnership to develop a more sustainable business model
- UK: H&M collaborates with Netflix on Stranger Things range
- UK: Joules sales soar
- UK: Karen Millen owner puts chain up for sale
- UK: Matalan full-year sales and profit rise
- UK: Miss Selfridge London flagship store to close in July
- UK: Monsoon founder pledges £34 million to secure CVA
- UK: Select
- …proposals for a CVA
- …officially enters administration
- UK: Yours Clothing profits surge
- Footwear retailing
- Germany: Schuh to close German operations to focus on UK
- UK: Shoe Zone reports flat sales and profits
News Analysis – Multi-sector
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- UK: Halfords posts double-digit drop in full-year profit
- UK: M&S
- …invests in specialist digital clothes fitting group Texel
- …profits fall alongside store closure programme
- …accelerates store closure programme
- UK: Mothercare sales fall amid restructuring
- UK: Poundland owner Pepkor reports sales growth
- Department stores
- Spain: El Corte Inglés to sell Los Arcos and Bahía Sur stores
- UK: House of Fraser is to turn up to seven stores into a new luxury mini-chain
- UK: John Lewis
- …announces partnership with Co-op on click-and-collect trial
- …appoints Sharon White as Chairman
- …to trial new in-store virtual reality experience
- …dominates customer satisfaction awards
- …invests £21 million in Peterborough store refurbishment
- UK: Scandinavian brand fashion brand Iben launches in the UK
News Analysis – Household Goods
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- DIY retailing
- UK: Kingfisher reports mixed first quarter
- Electrical retailing
- Germany: tough quarter for Ceconomy
- UK: Microsoft launching Oxford Circus flagship store in July
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Carpetright and Furniture Village open its first joint venture store
- Furniture retailing
- UK: Heal's celebrates Homes & Gardens centenary with exclusive collection
- UK: Ikea launches visualisation and e-commerce app
- UK: Jysk furniture group set for UK expansion
News Analysis – Online
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- UK: Amazon
- …launch pop up stores to help small firms break onto the high street
- …partners with Next for click-and-collect
- …trials pop-up station kiosks
- UK: eBay unveils first UK concept store
- UK: fashion app Depop grabs $62 million investment
- UK: Findel posts strong results as it considers name change
- UK: Global Fashion Group to conduct an IPO
- UK: Royal Mail to roll out parcel postboxes across the UK
- UK: Shop Direct launches customer closeness centre
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Health & beauty retailing
- UK: Boots
- …criticised for its use of plastic packaging
- …launching digital version of its Advantage Card
- UK: Superdrug launches new podcast series
- Book and stationery retailing
- UK: Card Factory group sales up 6.4%
- UK: WH Smith opens new concept store at Perth airport
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- Netherlands: Decathlon launches cashierless shopping
- UK: Cotswold Outdoor owner Outdoor & Cycle Concepts wins CVA approval
- UK: JD Sports
- …acquisition of Footasylum to be investigated by CMA
- …to wholesale own-label brands
- UK: Sports Direct makes Game Digital takeover offer
- Jewellers
- UK: Thomas Sabo considering 5 store closures as part of CVA
- Toys & games retailing
- UK: Games Workshop says full year profit will be at least £80 million
- UK: The Entertainer launches toy rehoming scheme with The Salvation Army
- Pets and pet products retailing
- UK: Pets at Homes profits fall amid restructure plan
- Shopping centres
- UK: Network Rail retail sales up 4.36% in the 2018/19 financial year
- UK: retail property group Landsec losses widen despite sales increase
- UK: rising CVAs increasingly threaten the big four shopping centre landlords
News Analysis – Economy
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- UK: April retail sales up by 7.2%
- UK: BRC-KPMG: May retail sales down 3.0% on a like-for-like basis
- UK: Klarna launches pop-up experiential event
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