European Retail Digest articles from June 2005

European Retail Digest archives from June 2005

Director, Oxford institute of retail management.(Editorial)
June 22, 2005... As recently as 1985, there were no retailers in the Fortune 500. With our Retail Institute celebrating its 20th birthday this year, it has become clear that over that twenty years period, retailers have grown and consolidated their own position...

The image of UK food retailing: present and future.(Feature: The Image of Retailing)
June 22, 2005... Introduction In the final report of the Race for the Top Project, Fox & Vorley (2004) state that in the UK, "supermarkets benefit from a high level of public acceptance in comparison with most public institutions, for the very reason that...

Kamcity.com: a challenge in communication?
June 22, 2005... Established in 1997, the Kamcity website receives more than 2,000 visits a day from some of the most influential decision-makers in the FMCG retail and manufacturing industry from around the world (around half in the UK and around half from the...

Store image as the key differentiator.(Feature)(Company overview)
June 22, 2005... If retailing or retailers have an image that is anything other than positive, they really only have themselves to blame. In today's retail environment, where consumers have an enormous choice of outlets for products and an extensive range of...

The future of small box retail: interview with David Perdue, chairman and chief executive, Dollar General Corporation.(Interview)
June 22, 2005... Interesting Times These are certainly remarkable times to be working in retail, and in discounting in particular. Having lived and worked in Asia and Europe for much of my career, I think I have a fairly unique perspective not only on the...

Retailing in Southern Europe.
June 22, 2005... In this article Euromonitor International examines for the European Retail Digest the main trends and developments in retailing in southern Europe, covering the four key markets of Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Across southern Europe,...

How Modelo Continente improves the shopping experience.(Company overview)
June 22, 2005... As Modelo Continente goes, so goes the country. Just like General Motors in its prime was the clear bellwether of the American economy, Modelo Continente's financial fortunes are inextricably interwoven with its Portuguese homeland....

Retailing strategies and cross shopping: a Spanish study.
June 22, 2005... Introduction Retailers operate in a very competitive environment: both intra-format and inter-format, among distribution channels and even among company networks. Customers are increasingly knowledgeable and less loyal, so that...

The home furniture retail market in Italy.
June 22, 2005... Furniture consumption in Italy totalled EUR 12,095 million in 2004. Between 1998 and 2004, the average annual growth was of 3.6%. Italy is the third largest furniture consumer after Germany and the United Kingdom, absorbing 15.9% of total...

Greek food retailing in 2005: a synoptic overview.
June 22, 2005... Introduction Previous published articles in the European Retail Digest (Bourlakis, 2000; Bourlakis, 2001a; Tzimas and Bennison, 2003) examined many changes and developments taking place in Greek food retailing. Subsequently, the current...

Private-labels, brands and competition policy.(European Political Issues)
June 22, 2005... 'Private-labels, brands and competition policy' was the subject of a symposium held at St. Catherine's College, Oxford under the auspices of the Institute of European and Comparative Law in conjunction with the Centre for Competition Law and...

Enormously dynamic and differing strategies in retailing internationalisation: a case study on the largest food retail companies.(News Analysis)(Company overview)
June 22, 2005... Internationalisation is one of the key driving factors in European economic development. As WTO statistics show, world foreign trade volumes grew from USD280 billion in 1970 to 8,100 in 2004, and direct investment volumes grew from USD520...

World's most wanted retailers.(News Analysis)
June 22, 2005... What retailers would you put on your 'A' list if you were leasing a space in a new or exciting shopping mall today? For the past three years, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the global trade association for the shopping...

Top 30 grocery retailers in Europe.(News Analysis)
June 22, 2005... Concentration and Growth As in previous years, the concentration process in European grocery retailing is clearly visible: in 2004, the European Top 30 captured a combined market share of 63.5%, compared with 62% in 2003. Further in 2004, the...

Letter: Thailand.(Letters)
June 22, 2005... Dear Reader Modern trade food retailing has continued to grow rapidly in Thailand, with ACNielsen reporting growth of nearly ten percent for the last three years. Modern and traditional trade are currently at a state of near equilibrium,...

Implications of the Sears-Kmart merger.(Letter: America)
June 22, 2005... Dear Reader Much has been written about the opportunities and challenges resulting from Kmart's recent USD12.3 billion acquisition of Sears. Specifically, is it a carefully-planned real estate ploy by Eddie Lempert or a genuine attempt to...

The customer-centric store: delivering the total experience.(Viewpoint)(Company overview)
June 22, 2005... Introduction Today, retailers face a 'world of extremes' characterised by unprecedented complexity, intense competition and marketplace polarisation. Customer expectations for what constitutes a satisfying shopping experience continue to...

IGD Global Retailing: 6th Annual Conference, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, May 2005.
June 22, 2005... The 6th Annual IGD Conference on Global Retailing took place this year on the 11th May in London. The event was of international scope, gathering together over 370 executives from 20 countries. After the welcome and introduction given by...

ECR Europe Conference and Marketplace 2005. Better Consumer Value: Growing the cake together, Palais des Congres, Paris, April.
June 22, 2005... What is going to happen when manufacturers and retailers, instead of competing, get together to better understand and efficiently satisfy the needs of the consumers? The 10th Conference of the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) Europe explored...