Europe Market Research

This month's European Retail Briefing includes:

• Analyst Comment on Leclerc to open 200 strong supermarket chain
• An overview of the latest European Retail sales 
• Highlights of the latest Retail trend observations across Europe.
• Monthly headlines and retail news across Europe

This month's UK Retail briefing includes:

• An Analyst comment on New Look and a problem of Mis-diagnosis
• On overview of the latest UK Retail sales.
• Sector Focus - Electrical Retailing - UK.
• Highlights of the latest UK Retail trend observations
• Monthly UK retail news headlines and analysis

“People are still wary about the potential impact of Brexit – particularly when it comes to the cost of living. But people seem able to separate these macro-economic concerns from their own personal financial situation. Unemployment remains at record lows, and while average wages are still ...

“Italy lags a long way behind the rest of Western Europe in retail development and especially in online development. Electricals retailing is still very fragmented across the board and online we estimate that even the leading player via that channel, Amazon, has a market share of under 2%. Change ...

“Consumer spending on electrical goods continued to weaken in 2017 as higher inflation in other product categories led consumers to spend more elsewhere. Online is now the channel of choice for Germans shopping for electricals, with 70% of electrical goods shoppers buying via any device in the ...

“While the economic climate in Spain has greatly improved and spending on electrical items has increased for the past four years, electrical specialists have been steadily losing market share, largely to the online channel and particularly to the likes of Amazon. Specialists must look not just to ...

“The electricals market in France is robust, but the retail landscape has been changed dramatically by digitalisation. As Amazon has increased its dominance, the established players have fought back with a series of acquisitions and partnerships, with the purchase of Darty by Fnac the most high ...

“This 2018 report paints a picture of online retailing growing strongly again.  Amazon is by far the most used retailer in Europe.  Yet we think that there will always be a demand for stores – for the display and for the helpful service. It’s time for more of the store based retailers to fight ...

“Spending on electricals held up well in 2017 despite increased pressure on consumers’ finances. However, it was again the non-specialists that were the driver, particularly those with a strong presence online as spending increasingly moves to online channels. Demand is equally being driven by ...