Reports

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1.  Analyst View

2.  Research Overview

3.  Industry Overview 
      3.1  Global Retail Sales
      3.2  Global Retail Market
      3.3  UK

4.  Industry Performance 
      4.1  Past Performance
      4.2  Consumer Expenditure
      4.3  Current Performance
               4.3.1  Online Grocery Shopping
      4.4  Supermarkets & Financial Services
               4.4.1  Financial Services

5.  Industry Analysis
      5.1  PEST Analysis 
               5.1.1  Political Factors
                       5.1.1.1  Competition Commission
                       5.1.1.2  Increasing Wage Floor (Lower Limit)
               5.1.2  Economic Factors
                       5.1.2.1  Retail Industry 
               5.1.3  Social Factors
                       5.1.3.1  Growing Level of Bankruptcies
                       5.1.3.2  Changing Lifestyles
                       5.1.3.3  Convenience in Purchasing/Shopping
                       5.1.3.4  Ethical Issues in Trading 
               5.1.4  Technological Factors 
                       5.1.4.1  Moving Towards Electronic Point of Sale
                       5.1.4.2  Scanning of Product by Consumer to Pay the Bill
                       5.1.4.3  Electronic Catalogue or Kiosk
                       5.1.4.4  Scanning of Finger by Co-Operatives 
      5.2  Drivers
               5.2.1  Buying Power of Retailers (Leading to Low Price to Consumer)
               5.2.2  Out of Town Store versus Town Centres 
               5.2.3  Amplifying Service Areas 
               5.2.4  Changing Demands of Consumers
               5.2.5  Low Real Rental Growth 
      5.3  Opportunities
               5.3.1  Online Retailing 
               5.3.2  Increasing Income & Growing Economy 
               5.3.3  Non-Food Sector
               5.3.4  Own Brand (Local Brand) 
      5.4  Challenges
               5.4.1  Retail Theft
               5.4.2  Consumers Switching Loyalties
               5.4.3  Internet Shopping
               5.4.4  Consumer Backlash 
      5.5  Future Outlook (2007-2011)

6.  Key Players 
      6.1  Tesco Plc
      6.2  Asda 
      6.3  Sainsbury Plc 
      6.4  Morrisons 
      6.5  Waitrose
      6.6  Fresh & Wild (Whole Foods Market)