fsp retail pulse - august 2014 | retail administrations & new retailers
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There were 2 administrations in September: Phones 4 U and Austique. There were 9 new additions to FSP's Retailer Database in September, with 1 new retailer proposing to open in the UK marketTRANSCRIPT
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The Retail PulseFSP Retail Business Consultants
August 2014
Retailer Births & Deaths
There w ere no recorded administrations in August.
There w ere 13 new additions to the FSP Retailer Database in August, w ith 2 new retailers entering
the UK market: Element w ith the new s it w ill open its f irst UK standalone store in December 2014 in
London's Covent Garden, and, Pull'd, a new slow -cooked meat restaurant concept launching in
London in 2014.
Retail Burn
This month, as usual, the big national chains
attract the most press. The most talked about
retailers, according to the Retail Burn, include:
Lidl, Five Guys, Aldi, H&M ,Argos, Simply
Food, Harris + Hoole, Phones 4 U, Mamas &
Papas and Tesco plc.
The retailer w ith the highest number of
positive new s articles in August w as Lidl,
w ith the new s it is launching a new £20m
marketing campaign as it looks to grow sales
to over £4bn this year.
Tesco plc is at the other end of the scale
having issued another profit w arning
follow ing challenging trading conditions.
Hot 100
The Hot 100 in August 2014 included;
Extends partnership w ith Giorgio Armani, Fossil
UK
Focusing on in its retail performance, Vivienne
Westw ood
Recording strong annual sales grow th, White
Stuff
Increasing sales and store openings, Card
Factory
Boosting its business through Dw ell acquisition,
DFS
Opening Westf ield Bradford f lagship, New Look
Upsizing in Doncaster, Next plc
Expanding jew ellery retailer, Pandora Jew ellery
These sustainable businesses have substantial
sales, a healthy profit and have maintained good
financial health.
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Retail News Index
The FSP Retail New s Index is a 3 month moving average measure of sentiment in reported retail new s
stories.
The August RNI index for All Retailers, at 104, has remained steady.
Leisure, at 112, has decreased by 4.
Clothing & Footwear, at 93, has increased by 2.
Household, at 109, has increased by 2.
Personal, at 102, has decreased by 2.
Grocery, at 103, has increased by 2.
Food & Beverage, at 109, has remained steady.
For the full report, click here.
FSP on average review s over 350 unique items of retailer new s. 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.
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