THE ASOS STRATEGY : THE AMAZING GROWTH OF ONLINE FAST FASHIONJoseph Man
THE ASOS STRATEGY : THE AMAZING GROWTH OF ONLINE FAST FASHION
Study on ASOS.com and the Fashion Industry, about the strategy behind the success of this UK online fashion retailer.
Asos has experienced strong growth, becoming the largest European online-only fashion retailer. It has delivered consistent profits since 2003 and over 60% compound annual growth rate over the last 5 years. Asos focuses on young adults ages 16-34 and offers a wide range of branded and own-label fashion across countries through its localized websites and mobile apps. Its success is attributed to innovations like mobile shopping, international expansion, and social shopping features that enhance the customer experience.
FSP RETAIL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS has released a report on Christmas 2015 retail sales in the UK. The report found that only grocery sales saw an improvement over last year, while other merchandise groups like clothing, household goods, and department stores experienced declines. The number of retailers entering administration has decreased significantly since the peak in 2009 during the financial crisis. The report provides detailed like-for-like sales comparisons by merchandise group and analyzes the performance of retailers over the last three Christmas periods.
Outlet Insight by FSP | Example European Outlet Centre Report Pragma Consulting
This document provides information about Example Centre, a large upscale outlet centre located in Germany. Some key details include:
- It was opened in 2000 and has an annual footfall of around 2.5 million visitors.
- The centre's target customer base is families and assured consumers according to its FISH demographic analysis.
- Popular merchandise categories are clothing, footwear, and leisure goods, which make up around 60% of retail units.
- Brands in the centre typically target middle to upper-middle income customers.
THE ASOS STRATEGY : THE AMAZING GROWTH OF ONLINE FAST FASHIONJoseph Man
THE ASOS STRATEGY : THE AMAZING GROWTH OF ONLINE FAST FASHION
Study on ASOS.com and the Fashion Industry, about the strategy behind the success of this UK online fashion retailer.
Asos has experienced strong growth, becoming the largest European online-only fashion retailer. It has delivered consistent profits since 2003 and over 60% compound annual growth rate over the last 5 years. Asos focuses on young adults ages 16-34 and offers a wide range of branded and own-label fashion across countries through its localized websites and mobile apps. Its success is attributed to innovations like mobile shopping, international expansion, and social shopping features that enhance the customer experience.
FSP RETAIL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS has released a report on Christmas 2015 retail sales in the UK. The report found that only grocery sales saw an improvement over last year, while other merchandise groups like clothing, household goods, and department stores experienced declines. The number of retailers entering administration has decreased significantly since the peak in 2009 during the financial crisis. The report provides detailed like-for-like sales comparisons by merchandise group and analyzes the performance of retailers over the last three Christmas periods.
Outlet Insight by FSP | Example European Outlet Centre Report Pragma Consulting
This document provides information about Example Centre, a large upscale outlet centre located in Germany. Some key details include:
- It was opened in 2000 and has an annual footfall of around 2.5 million visitors.
- The centre's target customer base is families and assured consumers according to its FISH demographic analysis.
- Popular merchandise categories are clothing, footwear, and leisure goods, which make up around 60% of retail units.
- Brands in the centre typically target middle to upper-middle income customers.
FSP Retail Business Consultants provides market intelligence, concept development, expansion strategy, and other services to retailers. They have over 100 years of collective retail experience. Example case studies include providing location strategy and brand awareness advice to a global sports footwear brand seeking a London flagship store, market analysis and turnover estimates to support a Swedish hardware chain's UK expansion, and concept testing through qualitative research for a homeware retailer developing their first standalone store.
There were 8 new retailers added to the database in June, including Beefy's, a new steakhouse and seafood restaurant planning to expand in the UK. Costa had the highest number of positive news articles in June, while McDonald's announced a global restructuring plan due to falling sales. The Retail News Index increased for most categories including leisure, clothing/footwear, household, and grocery in June, while personal and food/beverage decreased slightly.
One of our most recent pre-acquisition strategy projects was for M&G Real Estate, to help make an informed decision on purchasing the Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre in Maidstone.
The document summarizes a Christmas sales report from FSP Retail Business Consultants. It found that 2014 Christmas sales were a success, with only 3 of the big 4 grocers and a few other retailers reporting a dip in sales. It provides sales data for various retail categories showing most had sales increases. The number of retailer administrations was lower than in recent difficult years like 2008 and 2011. Overall, 2014 Christmas trading was positive for most retailers included in the report.
Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi has completed a takeover of Camden Markets in London, including plans to redevelop Hawley Wharf. Bond Street will undergo a £20 million redesign to increase pedestrian space by 50% and create a luxury shopping promenade. The UK hopes to launch a pilot program allowing Chinese tourists to apply for UK visas in China at the same time as Schengen visas to increase Chinese tourism to Britain.
This document discusses the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods to understand consumers. It focuses on qualitative research and how focus groups can provide insights into why consumers think the way they do. The document then summarizes a focus group study conducted for a new retail development in Aberdeen, Scotland, where participants provided feedback on potential names and perceptions. The focus group helped identify "Victoria Gate" as the preferred name option and insights to guide branding and marketing of the new development.
The document summarizes retail news from July 2014. It discusses retailer births and deaths, with La Senza going into administration. 23 new retailers joined SnapShop, including two proposing to enter the UK market. The "Retail Burn" section analyzes press coverage of major retailers like Subway, Argos, and M&S. The "Hot 100" lists well-performing retailers maintaining market share or expanding, such as Iceland, Games Workshop, and Simply Food. The Retail News Index provides a sentiment analysis of coverage across different retail sectors.
Two retailers, Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather, went into administration in June. There were also 14 new additions to the SnapShop database, including 4 new retailers entering the UK market. The retailer with the most positive news articles was Sainsbury's Supermarkets for its new joint venture with Netto. Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather were at the other end of the scale, having both fallen into administration. The Hot 100 list in June included retailers continuing UK expansion like Patisserie Valerie or targeting growth in Europe like Holland & Barrett. The RNI index increased for most retail categories like All Retailers, Leisure, Household and Grocery.
Retail Administrations | Top100 retailers | New RetailersPragma Consulting
Two retailers, Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather, entered administration in June. There were also 14 new additions to SnapShop, including 4 new retailers entering the UK market. The retailer with the most positive news articles was Sainsbury's Supermarkets for its new joint venture with Netto. Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather were at the other end of the scale, having entered administration. The Hot 100 list in June included retailers continuing UK expansion like Patisserie Valerie or targeting growth in Europe like Holland & Barrett. The RNI index increased for most retail sectors like All Retailers, Leisure and Grocery.
This document summarizes the current state and future outlook of the European outlet center industry. It finds that there are currently 194 outlet centers in Europe totaling over 3.3 million square meters of retail space. Several new centers opened in 2013 and expansion is planned through 2015. Top occupying brands like Nike, Levi's, and Puma are continuing to expand their outlet store portfolios. The document also examines factors like location, design, brand mix, and operator that contribute to outlet center performance and success. It concludes that occupiers need better ways to identify the highest performing centers as choices continue to grow.
Outlet centers in Europe have expanded significantly in recent years, with over 200 centers totaling 3.3 million square meters and €10.8 billion in annual sales by 2013. Eight new centers opened in 2013, led by developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Future development is expected to continue, with 15 new centers planned for 2014-2015 opening, especially in Germany and Russia. Meeting customer needs better can increase visits by 50% and spending by 40% at individual centers.
The document summarizes a Christmas sales report from FSP Retail Business Consultants. It provides data on like-for-like sales comparisons across various retail categories from 2011-2014. Clothing and footwear was the best performing category in 2013/2014, while grocery saw the worst performance. The report also notes that some newer retailers saw positive sales growth while older, more established retailers like M&S, Tesco, and Mothercare struggled. Fewer retailers entered administration in 2013 compared to previous years.
The document presents the FSP Retail News Index (RNI) for September 2013. The RNI tracks the sentiment in UK retail markets based on analysis of over 350 news items each month. The September 2013 RNI showed that the overall retail market index was up 2.6% year-over-year to 103. The leisure and food & beverage categories saw the strongest growth at 11.4% and 5.2% respectively. The index provides a monthly snapshot of retail sector performance going back to 2002 and is designed to track trends rather than daily volatility.
Retail News |Retail News Index | Top UK Retailers | UK & Europe Pragma Consulting
There were two retail administrations in September: Pineapple and Collectables
One retailer is new to SnapShop: Family Shopper.
SnapShop members can be notified when retailers go into administration or new retailers
are added to SnapShop.
FSP Retail Business Consultants provides market intelligence, concept development, expansion strategy, and other services to retailers. They have over 100 years of collective retail experience. Example case studies include providing location strategy and brand awareness advice to a global sports footwear brand seeking a London flagship store, market analysis and turnover estimates to support a Swedish hardware chain's UK expansion, and concept testing through qualitative research for a homeware retailer developing their first standalone store.
There were 8 new retailers added to the database in June, including Beefy's, a new steakhouse and seafood restaurant planning to expand in the UK. Costa had the highest number of positive news articles in June, while McDonald's announced a global restructuring plan due to falling sales. The Retail News Index increased for most categories including leisure, clothing/footwear, household, and grocery in June, while personal and food/beverage decreased slightly.
One of our most recent pre-acquisition strategy projects was for M&G Real Estate, to help make an informed decision on purchasing the Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre in Maidstone.
The document summarizes a Christmas sales report from FSP Retail Business Consultants. It found that 2014 Christmas sales were a success, with only 3 of the big 4 grocers and a few other retailers reporting a dip in sales. It provides sales data for various retail categories showing most had sales increases. The number of retailer administrations was lower than in recent difficult years like 2008 and 2011. Overall, 2014 Christmas trading was positive for most retailers included in the report.
Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi has completed a takeover of Camden Markets in London, including plans to redevelop Hawley Wharf. Bond Street will undergo a £20 million redesign to increase pedestrian space by 50% and create a luxury shopping promenade. The UK hopes to launch a pilot program allowing Chinese tourists to apply for UK visas in China at the same time as Schengen visas to increase Chinese tourism to Britain.
This document discusses the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods to understand consumers. It focuses on qualitative research and how focus groups can provide insights into why consumers think the way they do. The document then summarizes a focus group study conducted for a new retail development in Aberdeen, Scotland, where participants provided feedback on potential names and perceptions. The focus group helped identify "Victoria Gate" as the preferred name option and insights to guide branding and marketing of the new development.
The document summarizes retail news from July 2014. It discusses retailer births and deaths, with La Senza going into administration. 23 new retailers joined SnapShop, including two proposing to enter the UK market. The "Retail Burn" section analyzes press coverage of major retailers like Subway, Argos, and M&S. The "Hot 100" lists well-performing retailers maintaining market share or expanding, such as Iceland, Games Workshop, and Simply Food. The Retail News Index provides a sentiment analysis of coverage across different retail sectors.
Two retailers, Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather, went into administration in June. There were also 14 new additions to the SnapShop database, including 4 new retailers entering the UK market. The retailer with the most positive news articles was Sainsbury's Supermarkets for its new joint venture with Netto. Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather were at the other end of the scale, having both fallen into administration. The Hot 100 list in June included retailers continuing UK expansion like Patisserie Valerie or targeting growth in Europe like Holland & Barrett. The RNI index increased for most retail categories like All Retailers, Leisure, Household and Grocery.
Retail Administrations | Top100 retailers | New RetailersPragma Consulting
Two retailers, Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather, entered administration in June. There were also 14 new additions to SnapShop, including 4 new retailers entering the UK market. The retailer with the most positive news articles was Sainsbury's Supermarkets for its new joint venture with Netto. Jane Norman and Lakeland Leather were at the other end of the scale, having entered administration. The Hot 100 list in June included retailers continuing UK expansion like Patisserie Valerie or targeting growth in Europe like Holland & Barrett. The RNI index increased for most retail sectors like All Retailers, Leisure and Grocery.
This document summarizes the current state and future outlook of the European outlet center industry. It finds that there are currently 194 outlet centers in Europe totaling over 3.3 million square meters of retail space. Several new centers opened in 2013 and expansion is planned through 2015. Top occupying brands like Nike, Levi's, and Puma are continuing to expand their outlet store portfolios. The document also examines factors like location, design, brand mix, and operator that contribute to outlet center performance and success. It concludes that occupiers need better ways to identify the highest performing centers as choices continue to grow.
Outlet centers in Europe have expanded significantly in recent years, with over 200 centers totaling 3.3 million square meters and €10.8 billion in annual sales by 2013. Eight new centers opened in 2013, led by developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Future development is expected to continue, with 15 new centers planned for 2014-2015 opening, especially in Germany and Russia. Meeting customer needs better can increase visits by 50% and spending by 40% at individual centers.
The document summarizes a Christmas sales report from FSP Retail Business Consultants. It provides data on like-for-like sales comparisons across various retail categories from 2011-2014. Clothing and footwear was the best performing category in 2013/2014, while grocery saw the worst performance. The report also notes that some newer retailers saw positive sales growth while older, more established retailers like M&S, Tesco, and Mothercare struggled. Fewer retailers entered administration in 2013 compared to previous years.
The document presents the FSP Retail News Index (RNI) for September 2013. The RNI tracks the sentiment in UK retail markets based on analysis of over 350 news items each month. The September 2013 RNI showed that the overall retail market index was up 2.6% year-over-year to 103. The leisure and food & beverage categories saw the strongest growth at 11.4% and 5.2% respectively. The index provides a monthly snapshot of retail sector performance going back to 2002 and is designed to track trends rather than daily volatility.
Retail News |Retail News Index | Top UK Retailers | UK & Europe Pragma Consulting
There were two retail administrations in September: Pineapple and Collectables
One retailer is new to SnapShop: Family Shopper.
SnapShop members can be notified when retailers go into administration or new retailers
are added to SnapShop.