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Department Store Retailing - France - January 2009

MARKET IN BRIEF
The future
Market size and performance
The competitive landscape
REPORT SCOPE
 TECHNICAL NOTES
Definitions
Accounting policy
Financial definitions
Currencies
Figure 1: Exchange rates, € to other European currencies, 2004-08
Country codes
Figure 2: Country codes
VAT
Figure 3: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2007
BROADER MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Key points
Immigration boosting population
Figure 4: France: Population trends, 2003-08
Figure 5: France: Population projections, by age group, 2005-45
Economy
Slow growth and a stifled turnaround
Figure 6: France: Gross domestic product, 1996-2007
Consumer confidence on a knife edge
Figure 7: France: Household consumer expenditure, 1995-2007
Plummeting consumer confidence
Figure 8: France: Consumer confidence, January 1998-September 2008
Inflation low but set to rise
Figure 9: France: Consumer prices, 2002-07
THE MARKET IN CONTEXT
Key points
2003 to 2007
2008
Figure 10: France: Spending on key department store product markets, 2003-07
SECTOR SIZE AND FORECAST
Key points
Economic outlook
Retail forecasts
Figure 11: France: Mixed goods retailers’ sales, 2003-13
Recent trends in French mixed goods retailers’ sales
RETAILER COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
Key points
Leading retailers
Galeries Lafayette
The others
Figure 12: France: Leading department stores, 2007/08
Market shares
Figure 13: France: Leading department stores, market shares, 2007/08
ENTERPRISES AND OUTLETS
Figure 14: France: Department store outlet data, 2004-08
Figure 15: France: Ten largest department stores by size, 2006
GALERIES LAFAYETTE (GROUP)
Figure 16: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Sales as share of mixed goods retailers in France, 2005-07
Strategic evaluation
History
Financial performance
Figure 17: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Group financial performance, 2003-07
Store portfolio
Figure 18: Galeries Lafayette (Group): Outlet data, 2003-07
Retail offering
Market positioning
Brands
Product offer
e-commerce and home shopping
LE BON MARCHE (LVMH)
History
Financial performance
Figure 19: Le Bonmarché Group: Estimated retail sales and sales densities, 2004-07
Store portfolio
Figure 20: Le Bonmarché Group: Sales area, 2008
Retail offering
Market positioning
Product offer
e-commerce and home shopping
PRINTEMPS
Figure 21: France Printemps: Sales as share of mixed goods in France, 2003-07
Strategic evaluation
History
Financial performance
Figure 22: France Printemps: Group financial performance, 2003-07
Store portfolio
Figure 23: France Printemps: Outlet data, 2003-07
Figure 24: Printemps: Store numbers 2003-05 and 2007
Retail offering
Market positioning
Brands
Product offer
Pricing
e-commerce and home shopping

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