christmas sales report - 2015-16 by fsp

Christmas 2015 Issue 3 - 22 January 2016

FSP RETAIL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

FSP Christmas Sales Report

Like-for-Like Averages by Group

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FSP has updated the statistics on retailer Christmas sales results. For the first report, including comment, please see here

Like-for-like averages by Merchandise Group show an improvement on last year only for Grocery, and to a much lesser extent, Leisure

Number of retailers by category in this sample:

2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Clothing & Footwear 14 15 13Personal 6 7 7Leisure 6 7 7Department Stores 7 6 6Food & Beverage 7 5 4Grocery 11 12 10Household 7 7 4

All Retailers

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3 Year Comparison

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FSP’s 3 year like-for-like comparison graph shows how fortunes can change.

Merchandise Groups – Department Stores

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Merchandise Groups - Personal Goods

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Merchandise Groups - Clothing & Footwear

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Merchandise Groups - Household Goods

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Merchandise Groups - Leisure Goods

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Merchandise Groups - Grocery

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Merchandise Groups - Online Sales

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Christmas Trading and Administrations FSP records Christmas casualties as those who fail during the key period of Christmas Eve through January.

Despite the reported tough Christmas in the face of the onward march of online sales, so far only Brantano has failed. With PwC continuing to trade the business, it may yet resurface.

Blue Inc has not failed, but has put its subsidiary A Levy & Sons into administration in order to dispose of loss-making stores.

The number of retailers recorded on SnapShop entering administration in each of the past few years is: 2015 – 4 2014 – 9 2013 – 43 2012 – 44 2011 – 57 2010 – 42 2009 – 93 2008 – 56

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Methodology FSP Christmas Sales Report Methodology

FSP seeks to gain an accurate review of the Christmas period, hence the period end date must be at least Christmas Eve and no later than the end of January; the period must be 13 weeks or less. Online Sales are always shown as Total changes. Graphs are ranked in order, highest to lowest, first by Like-for-Like change, then by Total change

FSP has gone to its best efforts to ensure this data is correct but the author reserves the right not to be responsible for the accuracy of information provided.

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