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European Retail Handbook - October 2005

INTRODUCTION
PAN-EUROPEAN COMPARISONS
POPULATION
Figure 1: Europe & USA: Population by country, 2004
Figure 2: Europe: Population by country, 2004
GDP
Figure 3: Europe & USA: GDP by country and per capita, 2004
Figure 4: Europe: GDP per capita, 2004
CONSUMER EXPENDITURE
Figure 5: Europe: Consumer expenditure by country and per capita, 2004
Figure 6: Europe: Consumer expenditure per capita, 2004
RETAIL SALES
Figure 7: Europe: Retail sales by country and per capita, 2004
Figure 8: Europe: Retail sales per capita, 2004
RETAIL BUSINESSES AND OUTLETS
Figure 9: Europe: Number of retail businesses and outlets by country, 2004
RETAIL EMPLOYMENT
Figure 10: Europe: Retail employment by country, 2004
Figure 11: Europe: Retail employment by country
 EXCHANGE RATES
EURO
Figure 12: Exchange rates: National currency against the Euro, 2000-2004
STERLING
Figure 13: Exchange rates: National currency against £ Sterling, 2000-2004
US DOLLAR
Figure 14: Exchange rates: National currency against US Dollar, 2000-2004
AUSTRIA
 THE AUSTRIAN RETAIL SCENE
 AUSTRIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 15: Austria: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 16: Austria: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 17: Austria: Households, 1999-2003
Figure 18: Austria: Regions, 2001-2004
Figure 19: Austria: Major cities, 2001 and 2004
Economy
Figure 20: Austria: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 21: Austria: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 22: Austria: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 23: Austria: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 AUSTRIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 24: Austria: Retail sales, 2000-2005(F)
Figure 25: Austria: Retail sales by category, 1999-2004
Figure 26: Austria: Retail businesses by category, 1997-2002
Figure 27: Austria: Retail chains, outlets and sales by region, 2002
Figure 28: Austria: Retail outlets, 1991 and 2001
Figure 29: Austria: Retail employment, 1999-2003
Figure 30: Austria: Retail employment by sector, 2001-2004
 FOOD RETAILING IN AUSTRIA
Figure 31: Austria: Food drink and tobacco retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 32: Austria: Food drink and tobacco retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 33: Austria: Food, beverages & tobacco retail businesses, 1997-2002
Figure 34: Austria: Food and daily goods market, 2000-2004
Figure 35: Austria: Major food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 36: Austria: Market shares of leading food retailers, 2000-2004
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN AUSTRIA
Figure 37: Austria: Non-food retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 38: Austria: Mixed goods stores' sales and businesses, 1999-2004
Figure 39: Austria: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 40: Austria: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers – Sales and businesses, 1999-2004
Figure 41: Austria: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 42: Austria: Furniture retailers – Sales and businesses, 1999-2004
Figure 43: Austria: Major furniture and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 44: Austria: Electrical goods retailers – Sales and businesses, 1999-2004
Figure 45: Austria: Major electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 46: Austria: DIY and hardware products retailers – Sales and businesses, 1999-2004
Figure 47: Austria: Major DIY, hardware and garden products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 48: Austria: Cultural, leisure and other non-food product retailers' sales and enterprises, 1999-2004
Figure 49: Austria: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 50: Austria: Health and beauty retailers – Sales and enterprises, 1999-2004
Figure 51: Austria: Drugstores – Outlet numbers and sales, 2000-2004
Figure 52: Austria: Major health and beauty retailers, 2004/05
Figure 53: Austria: Mail order and other non-store sales and businesses, 1999-2004
Figure 54: Austria: Major mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN AUSTRIA
Figure 55: Leading retailers in the Austrian market, 2004/05
Figure 56: Major Austrian retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN AUSTRIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 57: Shopping streets in principal Austrian cities, 2005
Figure 58: Austria: Leading shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
BELGIUM
 THE BELGIAN RETAIL SCENE
 BELGIUM IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 59: Belgium: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 60: Belgium: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 61: Belgium: Households, 2000-2004
Figure 62: Belgium: Major regions, 2003-2005
Figure 63: Belgium: Population, by province, 2003-2005
Figure 64: Belgium: Major cities, 2003-2005
Economy
Figure 65: Belgium: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 66: Belgium: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 67: Belgium: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 68: Belgium: Detailed breakdown of household expenditure, 1999-2003
 BELGIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 69: Belgium: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 70: Belgium: Retail sales breakdown, 2000-2004
Figure 71: Belgium: Retail enterprises, 2001 and 2002
Figure 72: Belgium: Retail outlets by region, 1995
Figure 73: Belgium: Retail employment, 1993-1999
Figure 74: Belgium: Retail employment by sector, 1999 and 2000
 FOOD RETAILING IN BELGIUM
Figure 75: Belgium: Food, drink and tobacco retailers' sales, 2000-2005 (f)
Figure 76: Belgium: Food retailers' sales by type of retailer, 1999-2003
Figure 77: Belgium: Food outlets, 1998-2002
Figure 78: Belgium: Self-service stores by type, 1998-2002
Figure 79: Belgium: Major food retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN BELGIUM
Figure 80: Belgium: Non-food retailers' sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 81: Belgium: Department and variety store retailers – Enterprise numbers, 1998-2000
Figure 82: Belgium: Department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 83: Belgium: Clothing, textiles and footwear specialists – Sales, 2000-04
Figure 84: Belgium: Clothing, textiles and footwear – Enterprises, 1994-2000
Figure 85: Belgium: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 86: Belgium: Furniture, household and electrical goods retailers – Sales, 2000-2004
Figure 87: Belgium: Furniture, electricals, DIY and household goods – Enterprises, 1998-2000
Figure 88: Belgium: Major leading furniture, electricals and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 89: Belgium: Major DIY and hardware products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 90: Belgium: Cultural, leisure and other non-food products – Enterprises, 1998-2000
Figure 91: Belgium: Cultural, leisure and other non-food products – Outlet Numbers, 1982 and 1992
Figure 92: Belgium: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 93: Belgium: Health and beauty – Enterprises, 1994-2000
Figure 94: Belgium: Health and beauty – Retail outlets, 1982 and 1992
Figure 95: Belgium: Major health and beauty retailers, 2004/05
Figure 96: Belgium: Mail order market, 1999-2003
Figure 97: Belgium: Major mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN BELGIUM
Figure 98: Leading Retailers in the Belgian market, 2004/05
Figure 99: Major Belgian retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN BELGIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 100: Belgium: Shopping streets and areas in Principal Belgian cities, 2005
Figure 101: Belgium: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
BULGARIA
 THE BULGARIAN RETAIL SCENE
 BULGARIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 102: Bulgaria: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 103: Bulgaria: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 104: Bulgaria: major cities and towns, 2004
Economy
Figure 105: Bulgaria: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 106: Bulgaria: Consumer prices, 1999-2005
Figure 107: Bulgaria: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 108: Bulgaria: Average expenditure per household, 2000-2004
Figure 109: Bulgaria: Consumer expenditure by category, 1997-2000
 BULGARIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 110: Bulgaria: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 111: Bulgaria: Retail enterprises, 1998-2002
Figure 112: Bulgaria: Retail outlets, 1996 and 1997
Figure 113: Bulgaria: Retail employment, 1998-2002
Figure 114: Bulgaria: Identified retailers, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN BULGARIA
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 115: Bulgaria: Leading shopping centres, 2005
Figure 116: Bulgaria: Shopping streets and areas in principal cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
CZECH REPUBLIC
 THE CZECH RETAIL SCENE
 THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 117: Czech Republic: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 118: Czech Republic: Population, by age group and sex, 2003
Figure 119: Czech Republic: Households, 1991-2001
Figure 120: Czech Republic: Major cities, 2002-2004
Economy
Figure 121: Czech Republic: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 122: Czech Republic: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 123: Czech Republic: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 124: Czech Republic, Detailed Breakdown of Consumer Expenditure, 1999-2003
 CZECH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 125: Czech Republic: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 126: Czech Republic: Breakdown of retail sales, 1998
Figure 127: Czech Republic: Breakdown of retail sales by employees, 1998-2004
Figure 128: Czech Republic: Retail outlets by region, 1989 and 1998
Figure 129: Czech Republic: Retail enterprises, 1997-2003
Figure 130: Czech Republic: Retail network, 1998
Figure 131: Czech Republic: Retail employment by sector, 1997-2001
Figure 132: Czech Republic: Retail structure, 1999-2003
Figure 133: Retail food sector market share (%),1997 and 2003
Figure 134: Czech Republic: Food and daily goods outlets, 1996
Figure 135: Czech Republic: Top five hypermarket chains, 2003/04
Figure 136: Czech Republic: Top five supermarket chains, 2003/04
Figure 137: Czech Republic: Top five discount chains, 2003/04
Figure 138: Czech Republic: Main shopping place for food, 2003
Figure 139: Czech Republic: Mail order market, 1998-2004
Figure 140: Major retailers in the Czech Republic, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN CZECH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 141: Czech Republic: Leading shopping centres, 2005
Figure 142: Czech Republic: Shopping streets and areas in principal cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
DENMARK
 THE DANISH RETAIL SCENE
 DENMARK IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 143: Denmark: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 144: Denmark: Population, by age group and sex, 2005
Figure 145: Denmark: Households, 2001-2005
Figure 146: Denmark: Major regions, 2001-2005
Figure 147: Denmark: Major cities, 2001-2005
Economy
Figure 148: Denmark: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 149: Denmark: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 150: Denmark: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 151: Denmark: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 DANISH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 152: Denmark: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 153: Denmark: Retail sales by sector, 1999-2004
Figure 154: Denmark: Retail businesses by sector, 1995-1999
Figure 155: Denmark: Retail outlets (places of work), 1994-1998
Figure 156: Denmark: Regional distribution of retail sales, 1999
Figure 157: Denmark: Retail employment, 2000-2004
 FOOD RETAILING IN DENMARK
Figure 158: Denmark: Food, drink & tobacco retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 159: Denmark: Food, beverages & tobacco retailers' sales by type of retailer, 1999-2004
Figure 160: Denmark: Food, drink & tobacco retailers – Outlet numbers, 1995-2003
Figure 161: Denmark: Major food, drink and tobacco retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN DENMARK
Figure 162: Denmark: Non-food retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 163: Denmark: Department & variety stores sales and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 164: Denmark: Major department & variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 165: Denmark: Clothing, textiles & footwear retailers' sales and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 166: Denmark: Major clothing, textiles & footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 167: Denmark: Furniture and household goods retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 168: Denmark: Major furniture and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 169: Denmark: Electrical goods retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 170: Denmark: Major electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 171: Denmark: DIY & hardware goods retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 172: Denmark: Major DIY and hardware retailers, 2004/05
Figure 173: Denmark: Cultural, leisure & other non-food product retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 174: Denmark: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 175: Denmark: Health & beauty products retailers' sales and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 176: Denmark: Major health & beauty products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 177: Denmark: Mail order sales, 1999-2004
Figure 178: Denmark: Leading mail order operations, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN DENMARK
Figure 179: Leading retailers in the Danish market, 2004/05
Figure 180: Major Danish retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN DANISH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 181: Denmark: Shopping streets in principal Danish cities, 2005
Figure 182: Denmark: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
ESTONIA
 THE ESTONIAN RETAIL SCENE
 ESTONIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 183: Estonia: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 184: Estonia: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 185: Estonia: Major regions and cities, 2004
Economy
Figure 186: Estonia: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 187: Estonia: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 188: Estonia: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 189: Estonia: Consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
Figure 190: Estonia: Detailed breakdown of spending on consumer goods, 2000-2004
 ESTONIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 191: Estonia: Retail Sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 192: Estonia: Breakdown of Retail sales, 1998-2004
Figure 193: Estonia: Retail enterprises, 1998-2003
Figure 194: Estonia: Outlet numbers and sales area, 1998-2002
Figure 195: Estonia: Retail employment, 2000-2003
Figure 196: Identified retailers in Estonia, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN ESTONIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 197: Estonia: Leading shopping centres, 2005
Figure 198: Estonia: Shopping streets and areas in principal cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
FINLAND
 THE FINNISH RETAIL SCENE
 FINLAND IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 199: Finland: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 200: Finland: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 201: Finland: Households, December 2000-2003
Figure 202: Finland: Major regions and cities, 2004
Economy
Figure 203: Finland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 204: Finland: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 205: Finland: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 206: Finland: Breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
 FINNISH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 207: Finland: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)(€m, excl. sales tax)
Figure 208: Finland: Breakdown of Retail sales, 1998-2004
Figure 209: Finland: Retail enterprises, 1998-2003
Figure 210: Finland: Retail outlets, 1998-2003
Figure 211: Finland: Retail employment by sector 1998-2003
Figure 212: Finland: Retail sales and outlets by region, 2003
 FOOD RETAILING IN FINLAND
Figure 213: Finland: Sales of food, drink and tobacco retailers, 1998-2004
Figure 214: Finland: Sales of food, drink and tobacco retailers, 1998-2004
Figure 215: Outlets and employees of food, drink and tobacco retailers, 2001-2003
Figure 216: Finland: Daily goods* market shares, 2003
Figure 217: Finland: Major food, beverages and tobacco retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN FINLAND
Figure 218: Finland: Sales of non-food retailers, 1998-2004
Figure 219: Finland: Department & variety stores – sales, outlets and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 220: Finland: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 221: Finland: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers – sales, outlets and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 222: Finland: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 223: Finland: Furniture and home furnishing retailers – sales, outlets and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 224: Finland: Major furniture and home furnishings retailers, 2004/05
Figure 225: Finland: Electrical goods retailers – sales, outlets and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 226: Finland: Major electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 227: Finland: DIY, hardware and garden products retailers – sales, outlets and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 228: Finland: Major DIY, hardware and garden products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 229: Finland: Cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers – sales, outlets and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 230: Finland: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 231: Finland: Health and beauty retailers – sales, outlets and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 232: Finland: Major health and beauty retailers, 2004/05
Figure 233: Finland: Mail order retailers – sales and employees, 1998-2004
Figure 234: Finland: Major mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN FINLAND
Figure 235: Leading retailers in the Finnish market, 2004/05
Figure 236: Major Finnish retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN FINNISH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 237: Finland: Shopping streets in principal Finnish cities, 2005
Figure 238: Finland: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
FRANCE
 THE FRENCH RETAIL SCENE
 FRANCE IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 239: France: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 240: France: Population, by age group and sex, 2005
Figure 241: France: Households, 2005
Figure 242: France: Regions and major cities, 1999 and 2004
Economy
Figure 243: France: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 244: France: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 245: France: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 246: France: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 FRENCH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 247: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 248: France: Retail sales breakdown by type of retailer, 1999-2004
Figure 249: France: Retail enterprises, 1993-1996, 1998 and 2002
Figure 250: France: Ownership of retail enterprises by type and sector, 2002
Figure 251: France: Retail Enterprises by number of employees, 2002
Figure 252: France: Retail enterprises by number of outlets, 2002
Figure 253: France: Numbers of retail businesses and outlets, by type, 1996 1998 and 2002
Figure 254: France: Retail employment, 1997-2002
Figure 255: France: Retail employment (average), 2002
 FOOD RETAILING IN FRANCE
Figure 256: France: Food Retailers' Sales, 1999-2004
Figure 257: France: Food, drink and tobacco retailers' sales by type of outlet, 1999-2004
Figure 258: France: Food, drink and tobacco retail enterprises 1994-2002
Figure 259: France: Food, drink and tobacco retail outlets, 1996 and 1998
Figure 260: France: Hypermarket data, 1998-2004
Figure 261: France: Hypermarket sales by type of goods, 2000-2002
Figure 262: France: Supermarkets, 1998-2004
Figure 263: France: Discount food stores, 1998-2004
Figure 264: France: Major food, drink & tobacco retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN FRANCE
Figure 265: France: Non food retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 266: France: Department and variety stores – Sales and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 267: France: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 268: France: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers – Sales (excl. sales tax) 1999-2004 and enterprise numbers, 1996-2002
Figure 269: France: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers – Number of outlets, 1996 and 1998
Figure 270: France: Major clothing and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 271: France: Furniture and household goods retailers – Sales, 1999-2004 and enterprise numbers, 1994-2002
Figure 272: France: Furniture and household goods retailers – Number of outlets, 1996 and 1998
Figure 273: France: Major furniture and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 274: France: Electrical goods retailers – Sales, 1999-2004 and enterprise numbers, 1995-1998 and 2002
Figure 275: France: Electrical goods retailers – Number of outlets, 1996 and 1998
Figure 276: France: Major electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 277: France: DIY, hardware and garden products retailers – Sales, 1999-2004 and enterprise and store numbers, 1994-2002, 1996 & 1998 and 1999-2004
Figure 278: France: Major DIY, hardware and garden products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 279: France: Cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers – Sales, 1999-2004 and enterprise numbers, 1993-1996, 1998 & 2002
Figure 280: France: Cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers – Number of outlets, 1996, 1998 & 2002
Figure 281: France: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 282: France: Health & beauty retailers – sales, 1999-2004 and enterprise numbers, 1994-2000 and 2002
Figure 283: France: Pharmacy and health & beauty retailers number of outlets, 1996, 1998 & 2002
Figure 284: France: Major health and beauty product retailers, 2004/05
Figure 285: France: Mail order sales 1999-2004 and enterprises 1994-2002
Figure 286: France: Breakdown of mail order sales mix (%), 2003
Figure 287: France: Major mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN FRANCE
Figure 288: Major retailers in the French market, 2004/05
Figure 289: Major French retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN FRENCH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 290: France: Shopping streets in principal French cities, 2005
Figure 291: France: Major shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
GERMANY
 THE GERMAN RETAIL SCENE
 GERMANY IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 292: Germany: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 293: Germany: Population, by age group and sex, 2001-2005
Figure 294: Germany: Households, 2002-2004
Figure 295: Germany: Regions and major cities, 2003
Economy
Figure 296: Germany: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 297: Germany: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 298: Germany: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 299: Germany: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 GERMAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 300: Germany: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 301: Germany: Retail sales by type of retailer, 2000-2004
Figure 302: Retail businesses by size, 1998
Figure 303: Germany: Retail businesses, 1998-2001
Figure 304: Germany: Regional distribution of retail businesses, 1992 and 1993
Figure 305: Germany: Retail outlets, 1999 and 2000
Figure 306: Germany: Retail employment, 1999-2003
Figure 307: Germany: Retail employment, 1996-2003
 FOOD RETAILING IN GERMANY
Figure 308: Germany: Food, drink and tobacco retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 309: Germany: Detailed breakdown of food, drink & tobacco retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 310: Germany: Food, drink & tobacco retailers – Number of enterprises, 1997-2001 and outlets, 1999 and 2000
Figure 311: Germany: Self-service grocery outlets, 2002-2004
Figure 312: Germany: Number of food retailer stores by type, 1990, 1993-2000 and 2003
Figure 313: Germany: Food retail store sales by type, 1990, 1993-2000 and 2003
Figure 314: Germany: Sales area of food retail stores by type, 1990 and 1993-2000
Figure 315: Germany: Development of superstores and hypermarkets, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000-2004
Figure 316: Germany: Leading superstore and hypermarket operators, 2002
Figure 317: Germany: Major food retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN GERMANY
Figure 318: Germany: Non-food retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 319: Germany: Mixed goods retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 320: Mixed goods retailers – Number of enterprises, 1998-2001 and outlets, 1999-2000
Figure 321: Germany: Department and variety stores – Sales and outlets, 1995-2000
Figure 322: Germany: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 323: Germany: Clothing and footwear specialist retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 324: Germany: Clothing and textiles channels of distribution, 2001-2003
Figure 325: Germany: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers – Number of enterprises, 1998-2001 and outlets 1999 and 2000
Figure 326: Germany: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 327: Germany: Furniture & household good retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 328: Germany: Furniture and household goods retailers – Number of enterprises, 1998-2001 and outlets 1999 and 2000
Figure 329: Germany: Leading furniture buying groups, 2003
Figure 330: Germany: Major furniture and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 331: Germany: Electricals retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 332: Germany: Specialist electrical goods retailers – Number of enterprises, 1998-2001 and Outlets, 1999 and 2000
Figure 333: Germany: Major electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 334: Germany: DIY and hardware retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 335: Germany: DIY and hardware retailers – Number of enterprises, 1998-2001 and outlets, 1999 and 2000
Figure 336: Germany: DIY stores by size, 2001(a)
Figure 337: Germany: Major DIY and hardware products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 338: Germany: Cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 339: Germany: Cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers – Number of enterprises, 1998-2001 and outlets 1999 and 2000
Figure 340: Germany: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 341: Germany: Health and beauty retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 342: Germany: Health and beauty retailers – Number of enterprises, 1998-2001 and outlets, 1999 and 2000
Figure 343: Germany: Pharmacies and drugstores – Sales and outlet numbers, 1997-2003
Figure 344: Germany: Major health and beauty retailers, 2004/05
Figure 345: Germany: Mail order retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 346: Germany: Mail order retailers – Enterprise numbers, 1997-2001
Figure 347: Germany: Major mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN GERMANY
Figure 348: Major retailers in the German market, 2004/05
Figure 349: Major German retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN GERMAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 350: Germany: Shopping streets in principal German cities, 2005
Figure 351: Germany: Major shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
GREECE
 THE GREEK RETAIL SCENE
 GREECE IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 352: Greece: Population trends, 2000-2005
Figure 353: Greece: Population, by age group and sex, 2005
Figure 354: Greece: Households, 2001
Figure 355: Greece: Regions, 2005
Economy
Figure 356: Greece: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 357: Greece: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 358: Greece: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 359: Greece: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 GREEK RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 360: Greece: Estimated retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 361: Greece: Estimated retail sales by category, 1999-2004
Figure 362: Greece: Retail businesses, 1995 and 2000-2002
Figure 363: Greece: Retail outlets, 1984, 1988 and 1995
Figure 364: Greece: Retail employment, 1994-2000
 FOOD RETAILING IN GREECE
Figure 365: Greece: Food retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 366: Greece: Breakdown of food retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 367: Greece: Major food retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN GREECE
Figure 368: Greece: Estimated non-food retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 369: Greece: Mixed goods stores' sales and businesses, 1999-2004
Figure 370: Greece: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 371: Greece: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers sales, 1999-2004
Figure 372: Greece: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 373: Greece: Household goods retailers – Sales, 1999-2004
Figure 374: Greece: Major household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 375: Greece: Cultural, leisure and other non-food product retailers' sales, 1999-2004
Figure 376: Greece: Miscellaneous Non-food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 377: Greece: Health and beauty retailers – Sales, 1999-2004
Figure 378: Greece – Non-store retailers – Sales, 1999-2004
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN GREECE
Figure 379: Leading retailers in the Greek market, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN GREEK RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 380: Greece: Shopping streets and areas in principal Greek cities, 2005
Figure 381: Greece: Leading shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
HUNGARY
 THE HUNGARIAN RETAIL SCENE
 HUNGARY IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 382: Hungary: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 383: Hungary: Population, by age group and sex, 2001-2005
Figure 384: Hungary: Population, by region, 2001-2005
Economy
Figure 385: Hungary: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 386: Hungary: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 387: Hungary: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 388: Hungary: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2002 and 2003
 HUNGARIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 389: Hungary: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 390: Hungary: Retail sales breakdown, 2000-2004
Figure 391: Hungary: Retail outlets, 1998-2003
Figure 392: Hungary: Retail outlets and form of ownership, 1999 and 2000
Figure 393: Hungary: Regional distribution of outlets, 1999-2003
Figure 394: Hungary: Retail enterprises by number and type of shop, December 2003
Figure 395: Hungary: Retail employment by sector 2000-2002
Figure 396: Hungary: Food retailers’ sales 1999-2004
Figure 397: Hungary: Number of Drugstores and Grocery Stores by selling area 1998-2003
Figure 398: Hungary: Retail structure, 2000-2002
Figure 399: Hungary: Sales breakdown by outlet size, 1999-2003
Figure 400: Hungary: Mail order specialists, 1999-2004
Figure 401: Hungary: Identified retailers in Hungary, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN HUNGARIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 402: Hungary: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
IRELAND
 THE IRISH RETAIL SCENE
 IRELAND IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 403: Republic of Ireland: Population by sex, 2001-2005
Figure 404: Republic of Ireland: Population Age profile, 2004 and 2005
Figure 405: Households in the Republic of Ireland, 1991 and 2002
Figure 406: Republic of Ireland: Average household size, 1998-2002
Figure 407: Ireland: Counties and major cities, 2002
Economy
Figure 408: Republic of Ireland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 409: Republic of Ireland: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 410: Republic of Ireland: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 411: Republic of Ireland: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 IRISH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 412: Ireland: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 413: Ireland: Retail sales by broad sector, 1999-2004
Figure 414: Ireland: Retail businesses by broad category, 1998-2002
Figure 415: Ireland: Breakdown of retail structure by turnover band, 2002
Figure 416: Ireland: Retail outlets, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002
Figure 417: Ireland: Retail outlets by region, 2002
Figure 418: Ireland: Retail employment, 2002
 FOOD RETAILING IN IRELAND
Figure 419: Ireland: Food, drink and tobacco retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 420: Ireland: Food, drink and tobacco retailers’ sales by type of retailer, 1999-2004
Figure 421: Ireland: Food sector – outlet numbers, 1991-2002
Figure 422: Ireland: Grocery outlet numbers by type, 1994-2002
Figure 423: Ireland: Major food retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN IRELAND
Figure 424: Ireland: Non-food retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 425: Ireland: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/5
Figure 426: Ireland: Clothing, textiles & footwear sales, 1999-2004
Figure 427: Ireland: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers outlets, 1993-2002
Figure 428: Ireland: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 429: Ireland: Furniture, homewares  and electrical goods retailers sales, 1999-2004
Figure 430: Ireland: Furniture, homewares and electrical goods outlets, 1993-2002
Figure 431: Ireland: Major furniture, homewares  and electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 432: Ireland: DIY, Hardware and garden products retailers sales, 1999-2004
Figure 433: Ireland: DIY, hardware and garden products retailers outlets, 1991-2002
Figure 434: Ireland: Major DIY, hardware and garden products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 435: Ireland: Cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailer sales, 1999-2004
Figure 436: Ireland: Cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailer outlets, 1993-2002
Figure 437: Ireland: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 438: Ireland: Health and beauty retailers sales, 1999-2004
Figure 439: Ireland: Pharmacies - outlets, 1991-2002
Figure 440: Ireland: Major health and beauty product retailers, 2003/04
Figure 441: Ireland: Non-store retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 442: Ireland: Home shopping operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN IRELAND
Figure 443: Leading retailers in the Irish market, 2004/05
Figure 444: Major Irish retailers with foreign operations, 2003/04
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN IRISH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 445: Ireland: Leading shopping centres, 2005
Figure 446: Ireland: Shopping streets in principal Irish cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
ITALY
 THE ITALIAN RETAIL SCENE
 ITALY IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 447: Italy: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 448: Italy: Population, by age group and sex, 2003
Figure 449: Italy: Households, by number of members, 1998-2003
Figure 450: Italy: Population, by region, 2001-03
Figure 451: Italy: Population of major cities, 2001-03
Economy
Figure 452: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 453: Italy: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 454: Italy: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 455: Italy: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-04
 ITALIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 456: Italy: Estimated retail sales, 2000-2005
Figure 457: Italy: Retail turnover by type of retailer, 2000-2004
Figure 458: Italy: Retail enterprises by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 459: Italy: Retail employment by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 460: Italy: Modern retail channels – Outlets by region, 1997-2001 and 2003
Figure 461: Italy: Modern retail formats – Outlets and sales area, 1997-2001 and 2003
Figure 462: Italy: Modern retail formats by province, 2003
 FOOD RETAILING IN ITALY
Figure 463: Italy: Estimated sales of food, drink and tobacco retailers, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 464: Italy: Food, drink and tobacco retailers’ estimated sales by type of retailer, 2000-2004
Figure 465: Italy: Food retailers' enterprises and employees, 2000-2002
Figure 466: Italy: Hypermarkets, 1991-2003
Figure 467: Italy: Supermarkets, 1990-2003
Figure 468: Italy: Hard discount stores, 1993-2000 and 2003
Figure 469: Italy: Cash and carries, 1990-2003
Figure 470: Italy: Major food retailers, 2004
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN ITALY
Figure 471: Italy: Estimated sales of non-food retailers, 2000-2004
Figure 472: Italy: Estimated sales of department and variety stores, 2000-2004
Figure 473: Italy: Department and variety stores, 1990-2003
Figure 474: Italy: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 475: Italy: Estimated sales of clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2000-2004
Figure 476: Italy: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers – Enterprise and employee numbers, 2000-2002
Figure 477: Italy: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004
Figure 478: Italy: Estimated sales of household goods retailers (furniture, electricals & DIY), 2000-2004
Figure 479: Italy: Household goods retailers (furniture, electricals & DIY) enterprise and employee numbers, 2000-2002
Figure 480: Italy: Major furniture, household and electrical goods retailers, 2004
Figure 481: Italy: DIY superstores and sales areas, 1990-1998
Figure 482: Italy: Major DIY retailers, 2004
Figure 483: Italy: Estimated sales of cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2000-2004
Figure 484: Italy: Cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers – Enterprise and employee numbers, 2000-2002
Figure 485: Italy: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2004
Figure 486: Italy: Estimated sales of health & beauty retailers, 2000-2004
Figure 487: Italy: Health and beauty retailers – Enterprises and employee numbers, 2000-2002
Figure 488: Italy: Major health and beauty products retailers, 2004
Figure 489: Italy: Mail order market, 2000-2004 and 1997-2003
Figure 490: Italy: Mail order retailers – Enterprises and employee numbers, 2000-2002
Figure 491: Italy: Leading mail order operators, 2004
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN ITALY
Figure 492: Leading retailers in the Italian market, 2004
Figure 493: Major Italian retailers with foreign operations, 2004
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN ITALIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 494: Italy: Shopping streets in principal Italian cities, 2005
Figure 495: Italy: Major shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
LATVIA
 THE LATVIAN RETAIL SCENE
 LATVIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 496: Latvia: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 497: Latvia: Population, by age group and sex, 2005
Figure 498: Latvia: Major cities and towns by population, 2001-2005
Economy
Figure 499: Latvia: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 500: Latvia: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 501: Latvia: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 502: Latvia: Detailed Breakdown of Consumer Spending, 2000-2004
 LATVIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 503: Latvia: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 504: Latvia: Retail sales by product group, 1996-2001
Figure 505: Latvia: Retail enterprises, 2000-2004
Figure 506: Latvia: Retail outlets, 2000-2004
Figure 507: Latvia: Retail outlets by size, 2004
Figure 508: Latvia: Retail employment by sector, 1997-2001
Figure 509: Latvia: Identified Retailers in Latvia, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN LATVIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 510: Latvia: Shopping centres, 2005
Figure 511: Latvia: Shopping streets and areas in principal cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
LITHUANIA
 THE LITHUANIAN RETAIL SCENE
 LITHUANIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 512: Lithuania: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 513: Lithuania: Population, by age group and sex, 2004 and 2005
Figure 514: Lithuania: Households by size, 2001
Figure 515: Lithuania: Major provinces and cities, 2003-2005
Economy
Figure 516: Lithuania: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 517: Lithuania: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 518: Lithuania: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 519: Lithuania: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1997-2001
Figure 520: Lithuania: Average monthly consumer spending, by category, 2000-2004
 LITHUANIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 521: Lithuania: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 522: Lithuania: Breakdown of retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 523: Lithuania: Retail enterprises and employment, 1999-2003
Figure 524: Lithuania: Outlet numbers, 1998-2003
Figure 525: Lithuania: Retail Space, 1998-2003
Figure 526: Lithuania: Breakdown of retail outlets by sales area, 1998-2003
Figure 527: Lithuania: Retail outlets by region, 2002 and 2003
Figure 528: Lithuania: Food and daily goods – Type of ownership, 1995 and outlet numbers, 1996
Figure 529: Identified retailers in Lithuania, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN LITHUANIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 530: Lithuania: Shopping centres, July 2005
Figure 531: Lithuania: Shopping streets and areas in principal cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
LUXEMBOURG
 THE LUXEMBOURG RETAIL SCENE
 LUXEMBOURG IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 532: Luxembourg: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 533: Luxembourg: Population, by age group and sex, 2005
Figure 534: Luxembourg: Households, 2001
Figure 535: Luxembourg: Counties (Cantons), January 2001-2005
Economy
Figure 536: Luxembourg: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 537: Luxembourg: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 538: Luxembourg: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 539: Luxembourg: Breakdown of consumer expenditure, by category, 2000-2004
 LUXEMBOURG RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 540: Luxembourg: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 541: Luxembourg: Retail sales by sector, 2000-2004
Figure 542: Luxembourg: Retail enterprises, 1996-2000
Figure 543: Luxembourg: Retail employment, 1996-2000
Figure 544: Luxembourg: Food stores – Outlet numbers and sales, 1990 and 1993
Figure 545: Major retailers in Luxembourg, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN RETAILING IN LUXEMBOURG
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 546: Luxembourg: Shopping Streets in Principal Cities, 2005
Figure 547: Luxembourg: Leading shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
NETHERLANDS
 THE DUTCH RETAIL SCENE
 THE NETHERLANDS IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 548: The Netherlands: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 549: The Netherlands: Population, by age group, 2004 and 2005
Figure 550: The Netherlands: Households, January 2004
Figure 551: The Netherlands: Major regions and cities, 2003 and 2004
Economy
Figure 552: The Netherlands: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 553: The Netherlands: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 554: The Netherlands: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 555: The Netherlands: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
 DUTCH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 556: The Netherlands: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 557: The Netherlands: Breakdown of retail sales by type of retailer, 2000-2004
Figure 558: The Netherlands: Retail businesses and outlets by type, 2000-2004
Figure 559: The Netherlands: Retail enterprises, 1998-2002
Figure 560: The Netherlands: Outlet numbers, 1998-2000
Figure 561: The Netherlands: Retail employment, 1999-2004
Figure 562: The Netherlands: Retail employment by type of retailer, 1999-2000
 FOOD RETAILING IN THE NETHERLANDS
Figure 563: The Netherlands: Food, beverages and tobacco retailers' sales, 2000-2004 (F)
Figure 564: The Netherlands: Food, beverages & tobacco retailers – Sales, 2000-2004(F) & enterprise and outlet numbers, 1997-2000
Figure 565: The Netherlands: Major food retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN THE NETHERLANDS
Figure 566: The Netherlands: Non-food retailers' sales, 2000-2004 (f)
Figure 567: The Netherlands: Mixed goods retailers – Sales 2000-2004 (f), enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998-2000
Figure 568: The Netherlands: Major department, variety store and mixed goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 569: The Netherlands: Clothing, textiles & footwear retailers – Sales 2000-2004, Enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998-2001
Figure 570: The Netherlands: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 571: The Netherlands: Furniture & homewares retailers – Sales 2000-2004, Enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998-2001
Figure 572: The Netherlands: Major furniture and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 573: The Netherlands: Electrical and related goods retailers – Sales 2000-2004, Enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998-2001
Figure 574: The Netherlands: Major electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 575: The Netherlands: DIY and hardware products retailers – Sales 2000-2004, Enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998-2001
Figure 576: The Netherlands: Major DIY and hardware products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 577: The Netherlands: Cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers – Sales 2000-2004 (F), enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998-2001
Figure 578: The Netherlands: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food specialists, 2004/05
Figure 579: The Netherlands: Health & beauty retailers – Sales 2000-2004, enterprise and outlet numbers, 1998-2001
Figure 580: The Netherlands: Major personal and beauty products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 581: The Netherlands: Mail order retailers, sales and enterprises, 2000-2004f and 1997-2000
Figure 582: The Netherlands: Mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Figure 583: Major Retailers in the Dutch market, 2004/05
Figure 584: Major Dutch retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN DUTCH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 585: The Netherlands: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
NORWAY
 THE NORWEGIAN RETAIL SCENE
 NORWAY IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 586: Norway: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 587: Norway: Population, by age group and sex, 2005
Figure 588: Norway: Households, 2001
Figure 589: Norway: Population by region, 2001-2005
Figure 590: Norway: Major cities, 2001-2005 (‘000)
Economy
Figure 591: Norway: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 592: Norway: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 593: Norway: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 594: Norway: Detailed breakdown of expenditure on consumer goods, 2000-2004
 NORWEGIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 595: Norway: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 596: Norway: Retail sales by sector, 1999-2004
Figure 597: Norway: Retail businesses by sector, 1997-2002
Figure 598: Norway: Retail outlets by sector, 1997-2002
Figure 599: Norway: Retail outlets and sales by region, 2000, 2001 and 2002
Figure 600: Norway: Retail outlets, employees and sales by band of employee numbers, 2002
Figure 601: Norway: Retail employment, 1997-2002
 FOOD RETAILING IN NORWAY
Figure 602: Norway: Food, drink and tobacco retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 603: Norway: Food, drink and tobacco retailers – sales by category, 1999-2004
Figure 604: Norway: Food, drink and tobacco retailers – number of outlets, 1997-2002
Figure 605: Norway: Major food and daily goods retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN NORWAY
Figure 606: Non-food retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 607: Norway: Mixed goods retailers – sales and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 608: Norway: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers – sales and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 609: Norway: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 610: Norway: Furniture and household goods retailers – sales and outlet numbers, 1999-2004
Figure 611: Norway: Major furniture and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 612: Norway: Electrical goods retailers – sales and outlet numbers, 1999-2004
Figure 613: Norway: Major electrical goods retailers, 2003/04
Figure 614: Norway: DIY and hardware retailers – sales and outlet numbers, 1999-2004
Figure 615: Norway: Major DIY and hardware retailers, 2004/05
Figure 616: Norway: Cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers – sales and outlet numbers, 1999-2004
Figure 617: Norway: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 618: Norway: Health and beauty retailers – sales and outlet numbers, 1999-2004
Figure 619: Norway: Major health and beauty retailers 2004/05
Figure 620: Norway: Mail order market, 1999-2004
Figure 621: Norway: Mail order operators, 2003/04
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN NORWAY
Figure 622: Major retailers in the Norwegian market, 2004/05
Figure 623: Major Norwegian retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN NORWEGIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 624: Norway: Shopping streets in principal Norwegian Cities, 2005
Figure 625: Norway: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
POLAND
 THE RETAIL SCENE IN POLAND
 POLAND IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 626: Poland: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 627: Poland: Population, by age group and sex, 2005 (f)
Figure 628: Poland: Household size, 2002-2005
Figure 629: Poland: Major cities, 2001-2005
Economy
Figure 630: Poland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 631: Poland: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 632: Poland: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 633: Poland: Consumer spending, by category, 1999-2003
Figure 634: Poland: Breakdown of average monthly per capita expenditure of households, 1999-2003
 POLISH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 635: Poland: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 636: Poland: Retail sales breakdown, 2001-2004
Figure 637: Poland: Breakdown of retail businesses by number of outlets, 1997-2000, 2002-2003
Figure 638: Poland: Retail outlets by sector, 1998-2003
Figure 639: Poland: Retail outlets and sales area by Voivodeships (regions), 2003
Figure 640: Poland: Retail outlets by sector, 1997 and 1999-2001
Figure 641: Poland: Retail outlets by size, 1998
Figure 642: Poland: Retail employment by sector, 1995-1999
Figure 643: Poland: Hypermarkets, 1998-2003
Figure 644: Poland: Supermarkets, 1998-2003
Figure 645: Poland: Discount food stores, 1999-2003
Figure 646: Poland: Food retail concentration, 1999-2001
Figure 647: Poland: Leading food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 648: Poland: Leading non-food retailers, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN POLAND
Figure 649: Major retailers in the Polish market, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN POLISH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 650: Poland: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
Figure 651: Poland: Main Shopping Streets, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
PORTUGAL
 THE PORTUGUESE RETAIL SCENE
 PORTUGAL IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 652: Portugal: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 653: Portugal: Population, by age group, December 2004
Figure 654: Portugal: Households, 2001
Figure 655: Portugal: Regions and major cities, 2003
Economy
Figure 656: Portugal: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 657: Portugal: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 658: Portugal: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 659: Portugal: Consumer spending breakdown, by category, 1997-2001
 PORTUGUESE RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 660: Portugal: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 661: Portugal: Retail sales by type of retailer, 2000-2005
Figure 662: Portugal: Retail enterprises by type of retailer, 1998-2002
Figure 663: Portugal: Retail outlets by sector, 2001 and 2004
Figure 664: Portugal: Retail outlets by type, 2000-2004
Figure 665: Portugal: Retail outlets by region, 2003 and 2004
Figure 666: Portugal: Retail employment by sector, 2001 and 2004
 FOOD RETAILING IN PORTUGAL
Figure 667: Portugal: Food, drink and tobacco retailers’ sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 668: Portugal: Sales of food and daily goods retailers by type of store, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003
Figure 669: Portugal: Sales of food products by type of store, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003
Figure 670: Portugal: Food and daily goods – Outlet numbers, 1996-2002
Figure 671: Portugal: Number of discount stores, convenience stores and cash & carries, 1999 and 2002
Figure 672: Portugal: Major food retailers
Figure 673: Portugal: Major food retailers, 2004
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN PORTUGAL
Figure 674: Portugal: Non-food retailers' sales, 2000-2005
Figure 675: Portugal: Non-food retailers' outlets, 2001 and 2004
Figure 676: Portugal: Mail order market, 1998-2003
Figure 677: Portugal: Major non-food retailers, 2004/2005
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN PORTUGAL
Figure 678: Major retailers in the Portuguese market, 2004/05
Figure 679: Major Portuguese retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN PORTUGUESE RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 680: Portugal: Shopping streets in principal Portuguese cities, 2005
Figure 681: Portugal: Major shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
ROMANIA
 THE ROMANIAN RETAIL SCENE
 ROMANIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 682: Romania: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 683: Romania: Population, by age group and sex, July 2004
Figure 684: Romania: Population by county, July 2003
Figure 685: Romania: Major cities and towns, July 2002
Economy
Figure 686: Romania: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 687: Romania: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 688: Romania: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 689: Romania: Consumer expenditure, by category (average monthly spend per capita), 1999-2003
 ROMANIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 690: Romania: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 691: Romania: Estimated retail sales breakdown, 1998-2002
Figure 692: Romania: Retail sales by ownership, 1997-2002
Figure 693: Romania: Retail enterprises by sector, 1999-2002
Figure 694: Romania: Retail outlets by region, 1994
Figure 695: Romania: Identified retailers in Romania, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN ROMANIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 696: Romania: Major shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
RUSSIA
 THE RUSSIAN RETAIL SCENE
 RUSSIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 697: Russia: Population trends, 2001-2005
Figure 698: Russia: Population, by age group, 2004
Figure 699: Russia: Major cities, 2002-2004
Economy
Figure 700: Russia: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 701: Russia: Consumer prices, 1999-2004
Figure 702: Russia: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 703: Proportion of household budget spend by category, 1999-2003
 RUSSIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 704: Russia: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 705: Russia: Retail sales by commodity, 1998-2003
Figure 706: Russia: Retail sales by region, 1998-2003
Figure 707: Russia: Retail establishments, 2000-2005
Figure 708: Russia: Retail Employment, 1994-2000
Figure 709: Russia: Identified retailers in Russia, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN RUSSIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 710: Russia: Leading shopping centres, 2005
Figure 711: Russia: Shopping streets in principal Russian cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
 THE SLOVAK RETAIL SCENE
 SLOVAK REPUBLIC IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 712: Slovak Republic: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 713: Slovak Republic: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 714: Slovak Republic: Major regions and cities, 2003*
Economy
Figure 715: Slovak Republic: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 716: Slovak Republic: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 717: Slovak Republic: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 718: Slovak Republic - Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 SLOVAK RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 719: Slovak Republic: Retail sales, 2000-2005(F)
Figure 720: Slovak Republic: Breakdown of retail sales, 2000-2004
Figure 721: Slovak Republic: Retail sales by region 2001 and 2002
Figure 722: Slovak Republic: Retail structure by type of enterprise, 1997-2000
Figure 723: Slovak Republic: Number of retail outlets by region, 2001
Figure 724: Slovak Republic: Outlet numbers by type of store, 2001
Figure 725: Slovak Republic: Sales area of retail outlets by region, 2001
Figure 726: Slovak Republic: Retail employment by activity, 1992 and 1994
Figure 727: Identified retailers in Slovak Republic, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN SLOVAKIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 728: Slovak Republic: Leading shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
SLOVENIA
 THE SLOVENIAN RETAIL SCENE
 SLOVENIA IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 729: Slovenia: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 730: Slovenia: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 731: Slovenia: Households, 2002
Figure 732: Slovenia: Regions, 2000-2004
Economy
Figure 733: Slovenia: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 734: Slovenia: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 735: Slovenia: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 736: Slovenia: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
 SLOVENIAN RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 737: Slovenia: Estimated retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 738: Slovenia: Estimated breakdown of retail sales by type of store, 2000-2004
Figure 739: Slovenia: Retail enterprises, 1999-2003
Figure 740: Slovenia: Retail enterprises by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 741: Slovenia: Retail outlets, 1999-2003
Figure 742: Slovenia: Retail outlets by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 743: Slovenia: Retail employment, 1999-2003
Figure 744: Slovenia: Retail employment by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 745: Slovenia: Identified retailers in Slovenia, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN SLOVENIAN RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property issues
Figure 746: Shopping centres in Slovenia, 2005
Figure 747: Slovenia: Shopping streets and areas in principal cities, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
SPAIN
 THE SPANISH RETAIL SCENE
 SPAIN IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 748: Spain: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 749: Spain: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 750: Spain: Households by number of members, 2001
Figure 751: Spain: Population, by region, 2000-2004
Figure 752: Spain: Population of major cities, 2000-2004
Economy
Figure 753: Spain: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 754: Spain: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 755: Spain: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 756: Spain: Detailed breakdown of expenditure on consumer goods, 1999-2004
 SPANISH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 757: Spain: Estimated retail sales, 2001-05 (F)
Figure 758: Spain: Estimated retail sales breakdown, 2001-05
Figure 759: Spain: Retail enterprises, 2001/02-2003/04
Figure 760: Spain: Geographical distribution of retail enterprises, 2001/02-2003/04
Figure 761: Spain: Retail enterprises by number of employees, 2003/04
Figure 762: Spain: Retail outlets, 2001/02-2003/04
Figure 763: Spain: Geographical distribution of retail outlets, 2001/02-2003/04
Figure 764: Spain: Retail employment by sector, 1999-2002
 FOOD RETAILING IN SPAIN
Figure 765: Spain: Estimated food, drink and tobacco retail sales, 2001-05
Figure 766: Spain: Hypermarkets, 1973-2004
Figure 767: Spain: Hypermarkets by sales area, 2001-04
Figure 768: Spain: Leading hypermarket operators, 2004/05
Figure 769: Spain: Leading 30 supermarket operators in figures, 1996-2004
Figure 770: Spain: Leading supermarket operators, key figures, 2004/05
Figure 771: Spain: Leading discounters, 2004
Figure 772: Spain: Numbers of hypermarkets, supermarkets, discount stores and cash & carries by region, 2004/05
Figure 773: Spain: Major food, drink & tobacco retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN SPAIN
Figure 774: Spain: Estimated non-food retail sales, 2000-05
Figure 775: Spain: Major department and mixed goods retailers, 2004
Figure 776: Spain, clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 777: Spain: Major furniture, household and electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 778: Spain: Major DIY and related goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 779: Spain: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 780: Spain: Major health and beauty retailers, 2004/05
Figure 781: Spain: Mail order market, 1997-98, and 2000-04
Figure 782: Spain: Consumer mail order market by product category, 1996-99
Figure 783: Spain: Mail order operators, 2004
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN SPAIN
Figure 784: Major retailers in the Spanish market, 2004/05
Figure 785: Major Spanish retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN SPANISH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 786: Spain: Shopping streets in principal Spanish cities, 2005
Figure 787: Spain: Evolution of shopping centres, 1994-2003
Figure 788: Spain: Major shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
SWEDEN
 THE SWEDISH RETAIL SCENE
 SWEDEN IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 789: Sweden: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 790: Sweden: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 791: Sweden: Households, 2000-2002
Figure 792: Sweden: Counties, 2000-2004
Figure 793: Sweden: Population of major cities, 2000-2004
Economy
Figure 794: Sweden: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 795: Sweden: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 796: Sweden: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 797: Sweden: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-2004
 SWEDISH RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 798: Sweden: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 799: Sweden: Retail sales by sector, 2000-2004
Figure 800: Sweden: Retail businesses by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 801: Sweden: Retail outlets by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 802: Sweden: Retail employment by sector, 1999-2003
 FOOD RETAILING IN SWEDEN
Figure 803: Sweden: Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco, 1998-2004
Figure 804: Sweden: Food and daily goods – Sales, 1999-2004, and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 805: Sweden: Major food and daily goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 806: Sweden: Retail concentration in the food and daily goods market, 1999-2004
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN SWEDEN
Figure 807: Sweden: Non-food retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 808: Sweden: Department and mixed goods stores – Sales, 1999-2004, and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 809: Sweden: Major Department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 810: Sweden: Clothing, footwear and textiles – Sales, 1999-2004, and outlets, 1999-2003
Figure 811: Sweden: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 812: Sweden: Furniture and household goods – Sales, 1999-2004, and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 813: Sweden: Major furniture and household goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 814: Sweden: Electrical goods sales, 1998-2004, and outlets, 1998-2003
Figure 815: Sweden: Major electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 816: Sweden: DIY and hardware – Sales, 1998-2004 and outlets, 1998-2004
Figure 817: Sweden: Major DIY and hardware retailers, 2004/2005
Figure 818: Sweden: Cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers – Sales, 1999-2004, and outlets, 1999-2003
Figure 819: Sweden: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 820: Sweden: Health and beauty – Sales, 1999-2004, and outlets, 1999-2004
Figure 821: Sweden: Major health and beauty retailers, 2004/05
Figure 822: Sweden: Mail order market, 1999-2004
Figure 823: Sweden: Mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN SWEDEN
Figure 824: Leading retailers in the Swedish market, 2004/05
Figure 825: Major Swedish retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN SWEDISH RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 826: Sweden: Shopping streets in principal Swedish cities, 2005
Figure 827: Sweden: Leading shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
SWITZERLAND
 THE SWISS RETAIL SCENE
 SWITZERLAND IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 828: Switzerland: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 829: Switzerland: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 830: Switzerland: Number of households, 2000
Figure 831: Switzerland: Cantons, 2004
Figure 832: Switzerland: Major cities 2003 and 2004
Economy
Figure 833: Switzerland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 834: Switzerland: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Figure 835: Switzerland: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 836: Switzerland: Consumer expenditure, by category, 1999-2003
Figure 837: Switzerland: Breakdown of household monthly expenditure on consumer goods, 2000-2002
 SWISS RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 838: Switzerland: Estimated retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 839: Switzerland: Retail enterprises by sector, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 840: Switzerland: Retail outlets (places of work) by sector, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 841: Switzerland: Employees by sector, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 842: Switzerland: Estimated position of Migros and Coop Schweiz in Swiss retailing, 2002-04
 FOOD RETAILING IN SWITZERLAND
Figure 843: Switzerland: Estimated food, drink and tobacco retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 844: Switzerland: Food and general goods – Retail outlets, 1985-2001
Figure 845: Switzerland: Breakdown of general food outlets by size, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 846: Switzerland: Food, drink and tobacco enterprise and outlet numbers, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 847: Switzerland: Major food retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN SWITZERLAND
Figure 848: Switzerland: Estimated non-food retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 849: Switzerland: Department and variety stores, 1999-2004
Figure 850: Switzerland: Major department and variety store retailers, 2004/05
Figure 851: Switzerland: Clothing, textiles and footwear – Numbers of outlets and enterprises, 1995,1998 and 2001
Figure 852: Switzerland: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 853: Switzerland: Furniture, household and electrical goods stores – numbers of outlets, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 854: Switzerland: Major furniture, household and electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 855: Switzerland: DIY – Numbers of outlets and enterprises, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 856: Switzerland: Major DIY, hardware and garden products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 857: Switzerland: Cultural, leisure and other non-food stores – Numbers of outlets and enterprises, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 858: Switzerland: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 859: Switzerland: Pharmacies and personal goods – Numbers of outlets, 1995, 1998 and 2001
Figure 860: Switzerland: Pharmacies and personal goods – Numbers of outlets and sales, 2000-2004
Figure 861: Switzerland: Major health and beauty products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 862: Switzerland: Mail order market, 2000-2004
Figure 863: Switzerland: Mail order operators, 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN SWITZERLAND
Figure 864: Leading retailers in the Swiss market, 2004/05
Figure 865: Major Swiss retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN SWISS RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 866: Switzerland: Shopping streets in principal Swiss cities, 2005
Figure 867: Switzerland: Leading shopping centres, July 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
UNITED KINGDOM
 THE UK RETAIL SCENE
 THE UK IN FIGURES
Population
Figure 868: UK: Population trends, 2000-2004
Figure 869: UK: Population, by age group and sex, 2004
Figure 870: UK: Households, 2004
Figure 871: UK: Regions and major cities, 2003
Economy
Figure 872: UK: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
Figure 873: UK: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
Figure 874: UK: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
Figure 875: UK: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-04
 UK RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 876: UK: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 877: UK: Retail sales by broad sector, 1999-2004
Figure 878: UK: Retail businesses, outlets and employment, 1997-2003
Figure 879: UK: Retail outlets by sector, 1999-2003
Figure 880: UK: Retail concentration, 1996
Figure 881: Leading retailers’ share of all retailers’ sales, 1997-2000
 FOOD RETAILING IN THE UK
Figure 882: UK: Food, drink and tobacco retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 883: UK: Sales of food, drink and tobacco retailers, 1999-2004
Figure 884: UK: Off-licence sales, 1999-2004
Figure 885: UK: Convenience stores retail sales by values, 1996-2003
Figure 886: UK: Leading grocery chains’ petrol forecourt developments, 1997-2003
Figure 887: UK: Major food and drink and CTN retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN THE UK
Figure 888: UK: Non-food and mixed goods retailers sales, 1999-2004
Figure 889: UK: Sales of non-food and mixed goods retailers, 1999-2004
Figure 890: UK: Mixed goods retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 891: UK: Major department and mixed goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 892: UK: Clothing, textiles and footwear retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 893: UK: Major clothing, textiles and footwear retailers, 2004/05
Figure 894: UK: Furniture and electrical goods retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 895: UK: Major furniture, homewares and electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 896: UK: DIY and hardware retailers’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 897: UK: Major DIY, hardware and garden products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 898: UK: Miscellaneous specialists’ sales, 1999-2004
Figure 899: UK: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 900: UK: Health & Beauty retail sales, 1999-2004
Figure 901: UK: Major health and beauty retailers, 2004/05
Figure 902: UK: Mail order sales, 1999-2004
Figure 903: UK: Mail order operators 2004/05
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN THE UK
Figure 904: Major retailers in the UK market, 2004/05
Figure 905: Major UK retailers with foreign operations, 2004/05
 LEGISLATIVE AND PROPERTY ISSUES IN UK RETAILING
Shopping hours
Property matters
Figure 906: UK: Shopping streets in principal UK cities, 2005
Figure 907: UK: Major shopping centres, 2005
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES
USA
 THE US RETAIL SCENE
A note on formats
Figure 908: USA: Mixed goods retailing format definitions
 THE USA IN FIGURES
Figure 909: USA: Population trends, July 2000-July 2003
Figure 910: USA: Population, by age group and sex, July 2003
Figure 911: USA: Households, 2000
Figure 912: USA: Estimated population by state, 2004
Figure 913: USA: Gross domestic product, 1996-2004
Figure 914: USA: Consumer prices, 1998-2004
Consumer expenditure in the USA
Figure 915: USA - Consumer expenditure, 1994-2004
Figure 916: USA: Detailed breakdown of personal consumption expenditure, 2000-2004
 US RETAILING IN FIGURES
Figure 917: USA: Retail sales, 2000-2005 (F)
Figure 918: USA: Retail sales by broad sector, 2000-2004
Figure 919: USA: Retail outlets and employment, 1992 and 1997
Figure 920: USA: Retail outlets by sector, 1992 and 1997
 FOOD RETAILING IN THE USA
Figure 921: USA: Food, drink and tobacco retailers sales, 2000-2004
Figure 922: USA: Major food and drink retailers, 2004/05
 NON-FOOD RETAILING IN THE USA
Figure 923: USA: Non-food and mixed goods retailers sales, 2000-2004
Figure 924: USA: Sales of non-food and mixed goods retailers, 2000-2004
Figure 925: USA: Mixed goods retailers’ sales, 2000-2004
Figure 926: USA: Major department and mixed goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 927: USA: Clothing, accessory and footwear retailers sales, 2000-2004
Figure 928: USA: Major clothing, textiles, footwear and accessories retailers, 2004/05
Figure 929: USA: Furniture and household goods retailers’ sales, 2000-2004
Figure 930: USA: Major furniture, household and electrical goods retailers, 2004/05
Figure 931: USA: DIY and hardware retailers’ sales, 2000-2004
Figure 932: USA: Major DIY, hardware and garden products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 933: USA: Culture and leisure and other miscellaneous non-food retailers, 2000-2004
Figure 934: USA: Major cultural, leisure and other non-food retailers, 2004/05
Figure 935: USA: Health and beauty retailer sales, 2000-2004
Figure 936: USA: Major chemists and personal products retailers, 2004/05
Figure 937: USA: Home shopping sales, 2000-2004
Figure 938: USA: Home shopping operators, 2003/04
 MAJOR RETAILERS IN THE USA
Figure 939: Top 20 retailers in the US market, 2004/05
Figure 940: Top 20 US retailers’ foreign operations, 2004/05
 CONTACTS AND SOURCES

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