Company Results
– Bonmarché have reported a 3.8% increase in total sales for the 13 weeks to 27 June 2015.
– Crew Clothing have reported a 12% increase in sales to £59m for the year to 26 October 2014. (Source: The Telegraph)
– Findel have reported a 1.9% increase in group sales for the 17 weeks to 24 July 2015.
– Greggs have reported a 6.4% increase in sales to £398m for the 26 weeks to 04 July 2015. Own shop like-for-like sales increased by 5.9% while pre-tax profit excluding exceptional items was reported at £25.6m for the same period.
– Inchcape have reported a 1.3% increase in sales to £3.4bn for the six months to 30 June 2015.
– John Lewis have reported a 10.2% increase in sales for the week to 25 July 2015. Fashion, Home and Electricals & Home Technology sales increased by 9.3%, 14.8% and 6.3% respectively. Sales at johnlewis.com increased by 16.6%.
– McColl’s Retail Group have reported a 3.4% increase in total sales to £459.3m for the 26 weeks to 31 May 2015.
– Mon Motors have reported a 13.9% increase in sales to £294.3m for the year 2014. Pre-tax profit increased by 24% to £3.1m for the same period. (Source: AM Online)
– Next have reported a 3.5% increase in total sales for the 26 weeks to 25 July 2015. Next retail sales increased by 0.8% while directory sales increased by 7.5% for the same period.
– Pets at Home have reported a 6.4% increase in revenue to £224.2m for the 16 weeks to 16 July 2015. Like-for-like sales increased by 1.7% for the same period.
– Waitrose have reported a 0.5% increase in sales (including petrol) for the week to 25 July 2015.
Lifestyle saw its strongest performance for six weeks this week (+4.4%) with retailers in this category being the only ones seeing any gains as shoppers stocked up on holiday goods ahead of the “big getaway” this weekend. We noted an increase in sales of outdoor-related goods (particularly stores which cater for camping supplies) but stores selling more sports-related goods still have get to recover from weeks of negative like-for-likes. Electrical goods also had a strong week this week.
Fashion had a disappointing week this week, with like-for-likes falling by -4.0% against an already weak base. Many retailers reported being hit badly by the lower levels of footfall this week, and 59% of fashion retailers reported negative like-for-likes this week – the highest percentage for six weeks. Designer retailers generally enjoyed a better week this week and footwear outperformed the rest of the sector, declining by -0.56%. Many fashion retailers report being at the end of discounting periods and sales being slower as a result this week.
Homewares enjoyed a good week this week, with like-for-likes rising by +6.07%. Soft furnishings performed well, whilst DIY-related stores had a worse week.
Even non-store sales could not provide a boost to slumping bricks and mortar sales this week, with like for likes only rising by +10.70% – the worst weekly performance for four months. Over a quarter of retailers reported like-for-likes declining by more than 20%, with designer clothing retailers seeing the most notable slide in non-store sales this week. Homeware retailers, including some that are online only, had a surprisingly strong week of non-store sales this week with an adjusted average sales increase of 56%.
Clothing, Footwear & Accessories
– All Saints have launched ‘Capital collection’, their first full-scale 51 piece women’s bag collection. (Source: Retail Bulletin)
– Debenhams have announced that their Non-Executive Director, Sophie Turner, will step down from their board on 31 July 2015 after completing three year term. (Source: Retail Bulletin)
– Destination Maternity, US maternity clothing retailer, have opened an 806 sq. ft. Pea in the pod concession at Harrods, London. (Source: Company Press Release)
– Winser have announced plans to open a pop up shop in the Bond Street branch of Fenwick department store. (Source: Drapers)
Electrical & Entertainment
– Amazon UK have launched ‘Prime music service’, a music streaming service, for their Prime members. (Source: The Independent)
– Argos have launched new counter trade-in service in their 788 stores where customers can drop unwanted technology items and will get an Argos gift card equivalent to the value of gadget. (Source: The Guardian)
– Sainsbury’s have launched a new digital magazine service that gives customers access to a library of almost 1,000 titles online. (Source: Retail Bulletin)
Food & Drink
– Carlsberg is to roll out a TV commercial in the UK to celebrate the start of the football season. (Source: Just Drinks)
– Majestic Wines have launched a ‘Click & collect’ service for their online retailer Naked Wines, where customers can order wine online and collect it from Majestic stores. (Source: The Grocer)
– Morrison have appointed Belinda Richards as their new Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, with effect from 01 September 2015. (Source: Financial Times)
– Sainsbury’s have sold their pharmacy business to Celesio. (Source: The Guardian)
– Tesco have announced plans to scrap their ‘unexpected item in the bagging area’ alert and introduce brand new audio voice to their self-service and scan, following feedback from customers. (Source: The Independent)
– Whyte & Mackay, the Scotch unit of Emperador Inc, is to distribute rum cream liqueur brand RumChata in the UK, on behalf of American Tequila and rum producer Agave Loco Brands. (Source: Just Drinks)
Household
– Etsy have announced plans to launch a pop up at Selfridges’ Oxford Street Store by 22 October 2015, as a part of their ‘festive concept space.’ (Source: Retail Week)
– John Lewis have announced plans to launch new in store beauty spa concept ‘&Beauty’ at their Birmingham store on 24 September 2015. (Source: Retail Gazette)
Courtesy of ‘Barclays‘
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