Abstract
Overview
Introduction
Verdict Research: This report examines the latest changes occurring in out-of-town retail. It details out-of-town market sizes and trends, detailed analysis of the key issues, five year forecasts and analysis, and profiles key retailers in the sector.
Scope
- Analysis of the out-of-town market and the major out-of-town retail sectors and key players.
- Insight into the key retail issues currently influencing the UK out-of-town sector.
- A comparison of the leading 12 UK out-of-town retailers' performance.
- A five year out-of-town market value and growth forecast including detailed analysis and future outlook.
Report Highlights
Once out-of-town has weathered the current storm, it will emerge a more diverse and dynamic shopping channel, with both tenant mix and facilities improving to rejuvenate its destination status.
The changing face of out-of-town retailing is creating two-tier retail parks. Varying level of demand depending on the performance of a site, will be increasingly polarised as investment in out-of-town diminishes in favour of town centre and stricter planning regimes reducer brand new out-of-town development.
The supermarkets continue to dominate but fashion retailers show strong growth. The grocery sector will continue to be a key driver of space growth out-of-town, whereas fashion retailers have significantly increased their presence as the location becomes better suited to their business models and town centre locations become saturated.
Reasons to Purchase
- Identify key issues in out-of-town retailing, such as planning legislation, rent inflation, attitude of landlords and changing retailer strategies.
- Track the out-of-town sector' s performance as a whole, and by individual sector both over the last decade and over the next five.
- Access the key market data showing how out-of-town compares against other retail channels such as online, high street and neighbourhood shops.
Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Key Findings
- Main Conclusions
- CHAPTER 2 MARKET ANALYSIS
- Market Definitions
- Out-of-Town Summary
- Retail Spending by Location
- Out-of-Town Retail Sales
- Retail Sales by Location
- Sales and Sources of Growth
- Space by Location
- Sales Densities by Location
- Store Numbers by Location
- Out-of-Town Sales by Sector
- Out-of-Town Space by Sector
- Out-of-Town Store Numbers by Sector
- Out-of-Town Store Size by Sector
- CHAPTER 3 RETAIL ISSUES
- Key Messages
- Growth of Online
- Weak Demand for Bulky Goods
- Demand for Secondary Space Falls
- Rising Petrol Costs
- Retail Parks Boost Facilities
- Clothing Retailers Aim Out-of-Town
- Retailers Negotiate Better Deals on Rent
- Landlord Flexibility on Smaller Units
- New Out-of-Town Space Comes Online Just As Slowdown Hits
- CHAPTER 4 COMPANY DATA ANALYSIS
- Sales
- Share of Out-of-Town Sales
- Operating Profits
- Operating Margins
- Store Numbers
- Space
- Space Growth
- Sales Densities
- Advertising
- CHAPTER 5 FORECAST & OUTLOOK
- Sales Summary
- Sales by Sector
- Out-of-Town Shares of Consumer Spending by Sector
- Space
- New Space
- Sales Densities
- Store Numbers
- CHAPTER 6 CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR RETAILING
- Overview
- Sales
- Space
- Sales Densities
- Stores
- Key Players
- Marks & Spencer
- Matalan
- New Look
- Next
- Primark
- TK Maxx
- Other Clothing Specialists
- Footwear Specialists
- CHAPTER 7 DIY RETAILING
- Overview
- Sales
- Space
- Sales Densities
- Stores
- Market Shares
- Key Players
- B&Q
- Focus
- Homebase
- Wickes
- CHAPTER 8 ELECTRICALS RETAILING
- Overview
- Sales
- Space
- Sales Densities
- Stores
- Market Shares
- Key Players
- Comet
- Currys
- PC World
- CHAPTER 9 FOOD & GROCERY RETAILING
- Overview
- Sales
- Space
- Sales Densities
- Stores
- Market Shares
- Key Players
- Asda
- Morrison
- Sainsbury
- Tesco
- CHAPTER 10 FURNITURE & FLOORCOVERINGS
- Overview
- Sales
- Space
- Sales Densities
- Stores
- Market Shares
- Key Players
- Allied Carpets
- Carpetright
- DFS
- Homestyle
- IKEA
- MFI
- Other Furniture & Floorcoverings Retailers
- CHAPTER 11 GENERAL MERCHANDISE RETAILING
- Overview
- Sales
- Space
- Sales Densities
- Stores
- Key Players
- Alliance Boots
- Argos
- Dunelm
- Halfords
- JJB Sports
- Mothercare
- Other General Merchandise Retailers
- CHAPTER 12 GLOSSARY
- Terminology
- Abbreviations
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Retail location definitions 2008
- Table 2: Out-of-town sales, space and store numbers 1997, 2002 & 2007
- Table 3: Retail spending by location at current prices 1997-2007
- Table 4: Out-of-town retail sales at current prices 1997-2007
- Table 5: Sales through out-of-town retailers 1997-2007
- Table 6: Sources of growth for out-of-town retailers 1997-2007
- Table 7: Floorspace out-of-town vs all stores 1997-2007
- Table 8: Sales densities by location at current prices 1997-2007
- Table 9: Store numbers by location 1997-2007
- Table 10: Percentage share of superstore/out-of-town sales by sector 1997 and 2007
- Table 11: Percentage share of superstore/out-of-town space by sector 1997 and 2007
- Table 12: Percentage share of superstore/out-of-town store numbers by sector 1997 and 2007
- Table 13: Prime retail warehouse rent increases % by region 2001-2007
- Table 14: Key out-of-town retailers UK turnover record 2002-2007
- Table 15: Key retailers estimated share of out-of-town sales 2002-2007
- Table 16: Key out-of-town retailers operating profits 2002-2007
- Table 17: Key out-of-town retailers operating margins 2002-2007
- Table 18: Key out-of-town retailers total store numbers 2002-2007
- Table 19: Key out-of-town retailers total selling space (000 sq ft) 2002-2007
- Table 20: Key out-of-town retailers overall sales densities 2002-2007
- Table 21: Top 10 out-of-town retailers by advertising expenditure 2007
- Table 22: Retail sales out-of-town vs total retail spending 1997-2012
- Table 23: Out-of-town sales by sector 1997-2012
- Table 24: Sector spend out-of-town % of each sector total 1997-2012
- Table 25: Superstore/out-of-town selling space by sector 1997-2012
- Table 26: Superstore/out-of-town sales densities by sector 1997-2012
- Table 27: Superstore/out-of-town numbers and % change 1997-2012
- Table 28: Superstore/out-of-town numbers by sector 1997-2012
- Table 29: Y-o-Y change % in superstore/out-of-town store numbers by sector 1997-2012
- Table 30: Clothing & footwear specialists out-of-town sales values 1997-2007
- Table 31: Clothing & footwear specialists out-of-town space 1997-2007
- Table 32: Clothing & footwear specialists out-of-town sales densities 1997-2007
- Table 33: Clothing & footwear specialists out-of-town store numbers 1997-2007
- Table 34: DIY/hardware specialists out-of-town sales values 1997-2007
- Table 35: DIY/hardware specialists out-of-town space 1997-2007
- Table 36: DIY/hardware specialists out-of-town sales densities 1997-2007
- Table 37: DIY/hardware specialists out-of-town store numbers 1997-2007
- Table 38: Leading retailers market share of DIY & gardening expenditure 2002-2008e
- Table 39: Electricals specialists out-of-town sales values 1997-2007
- Table 40: Electricals specialists out-of-town space 1997-2007
- Table 41: Electricals specialists out-of-town sales densities 1997-2007
- Table 42: Electricals specialists out-of-town store numbers 1997-2007
- Table 43: Electricals market share trends 2002-2008
- Table 44: Food & grocery specialists out-of-town sales values 1997-2007
- Table 45: Food & grocery specialists out-of-town space 1997-2007
- Table 46: Food & grocery specialists out-of-town sales densities 1997-2007
- Table 47: Food & grocery specialists out-of-town store numbers 1997-2007
- Table 48: Grocery market share trends 2002-2008e
- Table 49: Asda store portfolio at December 2007
- Table 50: Morrison store portfolio at February 2008
- Table 51: Sainsbury store portfolio at October 2007
- Table 52: Tesco store portfolio at February 2008
- Table 53: Furniture & floorcoverings specialists out-of-town sales values 1997-2007
- Table 54: Furniture & floorcoverings specialists out-of-town space 1997-2007
- Table 55: Furniture & floorcoverings specialists out-of-town sales densities 1997-2007
- Table 56: Furniture and floorcoverings out-of-town store numbers 1997-2007
- Table 57: Furniture retailers market shares 2002-2008e
- Table 58: Floorcoverings retailers market shares 2002-2008e
- Table 59: General merchandise retailers out-of-town sales values 1997-2007
- Table 60: General merchandise retailers out-of-town space 1997-2007
- Table 61: General merchandise retailers out-of-town sales densities 1997-2007
- Table 62: General merchandise retailers out-of-town store numbers 1997-2007
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Growth of retail sales by location 1997-2007
- Figure 2: Sales densities by location 1997-2007
- Figure 3: Average out-of-town store size 1997, 2002 & 2007
- Figure 4: Key issues for out-of-town retailing 2008
- Figure 5: Out-of-town vs online retail year-on-year growth rates 2002-2007 and forecast to 2012
- Figure 6: Town centre space as a proportion of all space 2002-2012
- Figure 7: Out-of-town five year forecast of space growth by category 2007-2012
- Figure 8: Space issues affect out-of-town retailing 2008
- Figure 9: Key out-of-town retailers total sales growth 2007 on 2002
- Figure 10: Key out-of-town retailers total sales growth 2007 on 2006
- Figure 11: Change % in key out-of-town retailers store numbers 2007 on 2002
- Figure 12: Change % in key out-of-town retailers store numbers 2007 on 2006
- Figure 13: Total space growth of key out-of-town retailers 2007 on 2002
- Figure 14: Total space growth of key out-of-town retailers 2007 on 2006
- Figure 15: Change in sales density of key out-of-town retailers 2007 on 2002
- Figure 16: Change in sales density of key out-of-town retailers 2007 on 2006
- Figure 18: Out-of-town sector sales growth 2007-12 vs 2002-07
- Figure 19: New out-of-town space 1997-2007 and forecast to 2012
