retail news index and hot100 retailers - march 2014
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March update on retailers in administration and new retailers to the UK. Subscribe to receive monthly update in your inbox.TRANSCRIPT
The Retail PulseFSP Retail Business Consultants
March 2014
RETAIL NEWS INDEXRETAILER BIRTHS &
DEATHSHOT 100 RETAIL BURN PRODUCT FOCUS
Retailer Births & Deaths
There w as 1 administration in March:Albemarle & Bond.
There w ere 18 new additions to SnapShop in March, w ith 1 new retailer planning to open its
f irst UK store:Franklin and Marshall.
SnapShop members can be notif ied w hen retailers go into administration or new retailers
are added to SnapShop.
Retail BurnThis month, as usual, the big national chains
attract the most press. The most talked about
retailers, according to SnapShop and the
Retail Burn, include River Island, H&M,
Nando's, TK Maxx, Ann Summers, Forever 21,
ASDA, B&Q, Internacionale and Albemarle &
Bond.
The retailer w ith the highest number of
positive new s articles in March w as River
Island, w ith the new s that it is continuing to
open stores both nationally and internationally.
At the other end of the scale is Albemarle &
Bond, having appointed administrators after
its lenders told the board they w ere unable to
support the turnaround plan for the business.
Hot 100The Hot 100 in March 2014 included;
Opening new regional f lagship, Fat Face
Still grow ing sales, Jo Malone
Celebrating 99th store opening, Schuh
Appointing f irst chief exec in f ive years,
Phase Eight
Grow ing profits, Laura Ashley
Continuing to perform strongly, Hugo Boss
Continuing on the expansion trail,
PizzaExpress
Still expanding nationally and internationally,
Ted Baker
These sustainable businesses have
substantial sales, a healthy profit and have
maintained good f inancial health.
For more information on the BIS Wealth
Creation Index, please e-mail us.
RNI
The FSP Retail New s Index is a 3 month moving average measure of sentiment in reported
retail new s stories.
The March RNI index for All Retailers, at 102, has increased by 2.
Leisure, at 107, has increased by 4.
Clothing & Footwear, at 91, has increased by 2.
Household, at 100 has decreased by , 2.
Personal, at 102 has increased by , 6.
Grocery, at 99 has increased by , 1.
Food & Beverage, at 110, has increased by 2.
For the full report, click here.
FSP on average reviews over 350 unique items of retailer news. Each article is scored according to sentiment. RNI is the sum of these
scores indexed against 2005 and averaged over a three month period. The RNI time series for all retailers starts from May 2002.
Product Focus
Outlet Centres – Market Intelligence
FSP has a long history of w orking on outlet centres across the UK and Europe. While the
basic building blocks for a successful outlet centre mirror other retail locations – provide an
appropriate environment w ith a retail and catering offer that matches your shopper – outlet
centres have particular challenges and opportunities.