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Market Research Report

PCs and Laptops - Europe - August 2009

Published by Mintel International Group Ltd, Contact us : +1-860-674-8796
Published 2009/08 Content info  
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Table of Contents

  • Market in Brief
  • The future
  • PC market size and trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Leading retailers
  • European Summary
  • Report scope
  • PC retailers' sales
  • Leading retailers and company profiles
  • Definitions
  • Abbreviations
  • Other abbreviations
  • Technical notes
  • Financial definitions
  • Currencies
  • Figure 1: Exchange rates,€ to other European currencies, 2004-08
  • VAT
    • Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2008
  • Country codes
    • Figure 3: Country codes
  • European PC market size and trends
  • PC penetration -- creating the information society
    • Figure 4: Internet access by country, 2004 and 2008
    • Figure 5: Broadband access by country, 2004 and 2008
  • Germany and France the largest PC markets
    • Figure 6: Share of consumer spending on information processing equipment, by country, 2008
  • But greatest potential lies with Spain and Italy
    • Figure 7: Per capita spending on information processing equipment, by country, 2008
  • A tiny proportion of all consumer spending -- but room to grow
    • Figure 8: Spending on Information processing equipment as % of total consumer spending, by country, 2008
  • Volumes drive historical growth
    • Figure 9: Growth in consumer spending on information processing equipment, by country, 2004-08
    • Figure 10: Spending on Information technology, by country, 2004-08
  • European PC market forecasts
    • Figure 11: Forecast spending on information processing equipment, by country, 2008-14
    • Figure 12: Consumer spending on information technology and all retail sales index, 2008-14
  • Retail sectors and channels
  • National statistics limitations
  • PC specialists capture a minority share
  • A fragmented market
  • Retail sales forecasts
    • Figure 13: Miscellaneous and electricals specialists' sales and all retail sales by country, 2004-14
    • Figure 14: Miscellaneous and electrical specialists' sales and all retail sales indices, 2008-14
  • Leading retailers
  • PC specialists
    • Figure 15: Europe: Leading PC specialists, sales and store numbers, 2008
  • Electrical specialists
    • Figure 16: Leading electricals specialists -- total sales and PC sales, 2008
  • Market shares
    • Figure 17: Leading retailers' share of the PC market, 2008
  • Structural issues and outlook
  • Different modus operandi
  • Has the multiples model failed?
  • Should franchise operations be expanding?
  • Manufacturers' B2C arms -- where next?
  • Can the focus remain on price?
  • It' s the experience stupid
  • France
  • Market in brief
  • The future
  • Market size and performance
  • The competitive landscape
  • Broader market environment
  • Key points
  • Slowing population growth
    • Figure 18: France: Population trends, 2004-09
    • Figure 19: France: Population projection, by age group, 2005-45
  • Uncertain economy
    • Figure 20: France: Gross domestic product, 1997-2008
  • Consumer spending to slow
    • Figure 21: France: Consumer spending, 1997-2008
  • Pressure of inflation
    • Figure 22: France: Consumer price inflation, 2002-08
  • PC ownership
    • Figure 23: France: PC usage and ownership, internet access, 2002-08
    • Figure 24: France: Proportion of consumers using computers once a day, by age group, 2007-08
  • Ownership of peripherals
    • Figure 25: France: Ownership of peripherals, 2007-08
  • Computer usage
    • Figure 26: France: What home computer is used for, 2004-08
  • Factors in choosing a home computer
    • Figure 27: France: Most important factor when choosing a home computer, 2004-08
  • Competitive context
  • Key points
  • Spending on audio-visual, photo and information processing equipment
    • Figure 28: France: Consumer spending on leisure and culture, 2004-08
  • Computer market in a wider context
    • Figure 29: France: Percentage growth in consumer spending on selected products, 2004-08
  • All change in 2008
    • Figure 30: France: Percentage change in consumer spending on selected products, 2007-08
  • Deep deflation holds back market growth
    • Figure 31: France: Consumer price index, PCs etc., 1990-2008
  • Channels of distribution
    • Figure 32: France: Channels of distribution, PCs and related items, 2008
  • Market size and forecast
  • Key points
  • Economic outlook
  • Market and retail forecasts
  • Technical notes
  • Subdued growth to come
    • Figure 33: France: Computer market size and retail sales, 2004-14
  • Outlook for PC retailers
  • Retail competitor analysis
  • Key points
  • PC City exits the market
  • Surcouf and Youg' s
  • Fnac, the leader of the pack
  • Other electricals players are important
    • Figure 34: France: Leading PC retailers, 2008
  • Market shares
    • Figure 35: France: Leading retailers of PCs, market shares, 2008
  • Germany
  • Market in brief
  • The future
  • Market size and performance
  • Leading players
  • Broader market environment
  • Key points
  • Population in decline
    • Figure 36: Germany: Population trends, 2003-07
    • Figure 37: Germany: Births, deaths, immigration and emigration, 2000-07
    • Figure 38: Germany: Population, by age group, 2007, 2010 and 2015
  • Germany in recession
    • Figure 39: Germany: Gross domestic product, 1999-2008
  • Weak consumer spending
    • Figure 40: Germany: Consumer expenditure, 1999-2008
  • Inflation in free-fall
    • Figure 41: Germany: Consumer prices, 2003-08
  • Personal computer ownership
    • Figure 42: Germany: Ownership of PCs and internet access, 2004-08
  • Ownership of peripherals
    • Figure 43: Home computer peripherals/hardware, ownership, 2007-08
  • Ownership demographics
    • Figure 44: Germany: Computer ownership, by age group, 2008
    • Figure 45: Germany: Computer ownership, by income group, 2008
  • Computer usage
    • Figure 46: Germany: What home computer is used for, 2004-08
  • Factors in choosing a home computer
    • Figure 47: Germany: Most important factor when choosing a home computer, 2004-08
  • Competitive context
  • Key points
  • Spending on audio-visual, photo and information processing equipment
    • Figure 48: Germany: Consumer spending on leisure & culture, 2004-08
  • PC goods in a wider context
    • Figure 49: Germany: Consumer spending, growth in selected main categories (current prices), 2004-08
  • Price deflation
    • Figure 50: Germany: Consumer price index for selected products, 2000-08
  • Channels of distribution
  • Market size and forecast
  • Key points
  • Economic and consumer outlook
  • Market and retail forecasts
  • Technical notes
  • Retail prospects
    • Figure 51: Germany: Computer market size and retail sales, 2004-14
  • Outlook for PC retailers
  • Past performance of PC specialists
    • Figure 52: Germany: PC and office specialists' retail sales, 2004-08
  • Retail competitor analysis
  • Key points
  • Media-Saturn is market leader
  • Synaxon in second place
  • Vobis decline continues
  • Heavy presence of buying groups
  • Notebooksbilliger.de
  • Conrad
    • Figure 53: Germany: Leading PC retailers, 2008
  • Market shares
    • Figure 54: Germany: Leading retailers of PCs, market shares, 2008
  • Enterprise and outlet data
    • Figure 55: Germany: PC and office specialists, enterprise and outlet data, 1998-2004
  • Italy
  • Market in brief
  • The future
  • Market size and performance
  • The competitive landscape
  • Broader market environment
  • Key points
  • Slowly growing, ageing population
    • Figure 56: Italy: Population trends, 2003-08
  • Struggling economy
    • Figure 57: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1998-2008
  • Consumer spend turns from weak to negative growth
    • Figure 58: Italy: Consumer spending, 1998-2008
  • Inflation easing
    • Figure 59: Italy: Consumer price inflation, 2003-08
  • Unemployment back on the rise
  • Personal computer ownership
    • Figure 60: Italy: Household PC ownership, 2004-08
    • Figure 61: Italy: Household PC ownership, by type of household, 2008
    • Figure 62: Italy: Computer usage, by selected demographics, 2008
    • Figure 63: Italy: Household PC ownership and internet/broadband access, by geographic region, 2004 and 2008
    • Figure 64: Italy: Average spending on PCs by consumers who bought them, 2003-07
  • Competitive context
  • Key points
  • Computing among the weakest spending categories
    • Figure 65: Italy: Consumer spending, growth in selected main categories (current prices), 2004-08
    • Figure 66: Italy: Consumer spending, growth in selected main categories (current prices), 2007-08
    • Figure 67: Italy: Consumer spending on recreation & culture, 2004-08
  • Deflation hampers electricals
    • Figure 68: Italy: Consumer price inflation on audio-visual, photographic and information processing goods, 2002-07
  • Channels of distribution
    • Figure 69: Italy: Computing goods, estimated channels of distribution, 2008
  • Market size and forecast
  • Key points
  • Economic outlook
  • Market and retail forecasts
  • Technical notes
  • Retailers' prospects
  • Spending on PCs to suffer as discretionary
  • Challenging times ahead for PC retailers
    • Figure 70: Italy: Retail sales, 2004-14
  • Retail competitor analysis
  • Key points
  • PC City merged to UniEuro
  • Computer Discount struggles
  • Wellcome gains ground
  • Electricals chains in hot competition
    • Figure 71: Italy: Leading PC retailers, 2008
  • Market shares
    • Figure 72: Italy: Leading retailers of PCs, market shares, 2008
  • Netherlands
  • Market in brief
  • The future
  • Market size and performance
  • The competitive landscape
  • Broader market environment
  • Key points
  • Population continues to grow
    • Figure 73: The Netherlands: Population trends, 2004-09
    • Figure 74: The Netherlands: Births, deaths, immigration and emigration, 2000-08
  • Ageing population
    • Figure 75: The Netherlands: Population projections, by age group, 2009-50
  • Economy in recession
    • Figure 76: The Netherlands: Gross domestic product, 1999-2008
  • Robust consumer spending
    • Figure 77: The Netherlands: Consumer expenditure, 1999-2008
    • Figure 78: The Netherlands: Consumer confidence, January 2000-May 2009
  • Inflation easing
    • Figure 79: The Netherlands: Consumer prices, 2003-08
  • Unemployment set to rise
  • Personal computer ownership
    • Figure 80: The Netherlands: Possession of computers and internet access in households, 2002-08
    • Figure 81: The Netherlands: Ownership of PCs, 2005-08
    • Figure 82: The Netherlands: PC ownership, by age group, 2005-08
  • Figure 83: The Netherlands: PC ownership, by household income group, 2005-08
  • Competitive context
  • Key points
  • Consumer spending on ICT goods
    • Figure 84: The Netherlands: Consumer spending on ICT goods, 2004-08
  • ICT goods in a wider context
    • Figure 85: Netherlands: Spending on home appliances and technology, 2003-07
  • Price deflation
    • Figure 86: The Netherlands: Consumer price index for selected products, 2000-08
  • Channels of distribution
  • Electricals specialists
  • Online retailers
  • Manufacturers sales and non-specialists
  • Market size and forecast
  • Key points
  • Economic outlook
  • Market and retail forecasts
  • Technical notes
  • Retailers' prospects
    • Figure 87: Netherlands: Computer market size and retail sales, 2004-14
  • Outlook for PC retailers
  • Past performance of PC specialists
    • Figure 88: The Netherlands: PC specialists' retail sales, 2004-08
  • Retail Competitor Analysis
  • Key points
  • Media Saturn is market leader
  • Dexcom in second place
  • Other specialists
  • Impact Retail up and coming
  • Non-specialists
    • Figure 89: The Netherlands: Leading PC retailers, 2008
  • Market shares
    • Figure 90: The Netherlands: Leading PC retailers, estimated market shares 2008
  • Enterprise and outlet data
    • Figure 91: The Netherlands: Computer specialists enterprise and outlet numbers, 2006-08
  • Spain
  • Market in brief
  • The future
  • Market size and performance
  • Competitive landscape
  • Broader market environment
  • Key points
  • Gradual population growth
  • Growing population...
    • Figure 92: Spain: Population trends, 2004-08
  • but ageing too...
    • Figure 93: Spain: Population projections, by age group, 2007 and 2015
  • Economy -- the good times are over
    • Figure 94: Spain: Gross domestic product, 1998-2008
  • End of consumer boom
    • Figure 95: Spain: Household consumer expenditure, 1998-2008
  • Inflation moderating
    • Figure 96: Spain: Consumer prices, 1999-2009
  • Unemployment rising
    • Figure 97: Spain: Unemployment rate, 2005-09 Q1
  • Personal computer ownership
  • Overall ownership relatively low
    • Figure 98: Spain: Household computer ownership, 2004-08
  • Peripherals ownership
    • Figure 99: Spain: Home computer peripherals/hardware, ownership, 2007-08
  • Computer usage
    • Figure 100: Spain: What home computer is used for, 2004-08
  • Factors in choosing a home computer
    • Figure 101: Spain: Most important factor when choosing a home computer, 2004-08
  • Internet usage
    • Figure 102: Spain: Internet penetration, 2004-08
    • Figure 103: Spain: Reasons for households not having broadband access, by size of household, 2007
    • Figure 104: Spain: What measures would encourage people to use the internet, 2007
    • Figure 105: Spain: What measures would encourage people to use the internet, by age, 2007
  • Competitive context
  • Key points
  • Computer spending growth lags other home and recreational categories
    • Figure 106: Spain: Consumer spending on select home and recreational categories, 2003-07
  • But not in volume terms
    • Figure 107: Spain: Consumer spending growth on select home and recreational categories, 2000-06
  • Deep deflation holds back growth
    • Figure 108: Spain: Consumer price inflation on selected consumer electronics categories, 2002-08
  • Channels of distribution
  • PC specialists and electricals retailers
  • Buying groups
  • El Corte Inglés and the hypermarkets
  • Online operators
  • Market size and forecast
  • Key points
  • Economic and consumer outlook
  • Market and retail forecasts
  • Technical notes
  • Short-term outlook for retailing is poor
  • Computer spending will lose retail market share
    • Figure 109: Spain: Computer market size and retail sales, 2004-14
  • Outlook for PC retailers
  • Retail competitor analysis
  • Key points
  • Several channels to market
  • PC City only multiple of note
  • Several franchise operators
  • Media Markt and Fnac occupy different segments of the market
  • Worten could become a threat
    • Figure 110: Spain: Leading retailers of PCs, 2007 and 2008
  • Market shares
    • Figure 111: Spain: Leading PC retailers' estimated market shares, 2008
  • United Kingdom
  • Key issues
  • Definitions
  • Abbreviations
  • Future opportunities
  • Service brings a smile
  • Decisions, decisions
  • Manufacturers want a piece of the action
  • Market in brief
  • 2009 to be a difficult year for PC and laptop retailers
  • Mintel forecasts a slow recovery
  • PC World continues to dominate the specialists sector...
  • However, Best Buy' s entry set to shake up the market
  • Specialists need to be about more than low prices
  • Internal market environment
  • Key points
  • The impact of online
  • Direct sales
  • Store-based retailers moving online
  • Non-specialist competition
  • Product convergence
  • Smartphones
  • Video game consoles
  • Price deflation
    • Figure 112: UK: Information processing equipment, Consumer Price Index, 1996-2008
  • Netbooks
  • Broader market environment
  • Key points
  • Mixed impact of changing demographics
    • Figure 113: Implications of changing demographics of the UK population for PC market, 2009-14
  • The economy
    • Figure 114: UK: GDP real growth, 1999-Q1 2009
  • 2008 -- consumer confidence fell but retail sales were robust
    • Figure 115: Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index, Jan 2007-May 2009
  • 2009 -- confidence and spending take a rollercoaster ride
    • Figure 116: UK: Retail sales value growth, 2007-09 (May)
  • Implications for PC retailing
  • Competitive context
  • Key points
  • Computer spending growth lags other home and recreational categories
    • Figure 117: UK: Consumer spending on selected home and recreational categories, 2004-08
    • Figure 118: UK: Consumer spending on selected categories including computer goods, 2004-08
  • Computing versus audio-visual
    • Figure 119: UK: Computing vs audio visual spending: Quarterly spending comparisons, 2006-09
  • Computing versus household appliances
    • Figure 120: UK: Computing vs household appliances spending: Quarterly spending comparisons, 2006-09
  • Consumer prices
    • Figure 121: UK: Consumer price index on select categories including computer goods, 1996-2008
  • The bigger picture
    • Figure 122: UK: Things the recession has prevented consumers doing or buying over the next six months, February 2009
  • Who' s Innovating?
  • Key points
  • Dell tweeting...
  • ... while Toshiba is blogging
  • Argos gets widget
  • Best Buy is coming... but not quite yet
  • Strengths and weaknesses in the market
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Market size and forecast
  • Key points
  • Economic and consumer outlook
  • Market and retail forecasts
  • Technical notes
  • Short-term outlook for retailing is poor
  • Computer spending will lose retail market share
    • Figure 123: UK: Computer market size and retail sales, 2004-14
  • Outlook for computer retailers
  • Low consumer confidence will hit computer sales in the short term
  • Price-sensitive consumers
  • Are specialists more vulnerable in the short term?
  • New kids on the block
  • Can manufacturers create new opportunities?
  • ... and what about netbooks?
  • Past trends
    • Figure 124: UK: Retail sales of information processing equipment sold through specialist retail outlets*, 2000-07
  • Channels of distribution
  • Specialist computer retailers
  • Manufacturers
  • Generalist electrical retailers
  • Mixed goods retailers
  • Grocers
  • Distributors/resellers
  • Specialists dominate the market
    • Figure 125: UK: Retailer used for buying last main home computer, June 2009
  • Retail competitor analysis
  • Key points
  • PC World dominates the specialists sector
  • Poles apart
  • Dell is the top product brand
  • Online specialists
  • Fierce challenges
    • Figure 126: UK: Leading retailers of PCs, 2007 and 2008
  • Market shares
  • Figure 127: UK: Leading retailers of PCs, market shares, 2007 and 2008
  • Evaluation
    • Figure 128: PC retailing specialists, evaluation
  • Retail advertising and promotion
  • Key points
  • UK advertising expenditure
  • PC specialists
    • Figure 129: Main media advertising spend on hardware, by PC specialists, 2004-09
    • Figure 130: Main media advertising spend on hardware as % of sales, by PC specialists, 2004-08
    • Figure 131: Main media advertising spend on hardware of PC specialists, by media type, 2008
    • Figure 132: Main media advertising spend on hardware, by PC specialists, by media type, 2008
  • Non-specialist retailers
    • Figure 133: Main media advertising spend on computer hardware, by leading non-specialist retailers, 2006-09
    • Figure 134: Leading non-specailists' main media advertising spend on computer hardware, by media type, 2008
    • Figure 135: Main media advertising spend on hardware, by leading non-specialist retailers, by media type, 2008
  • Product brands
    • Figure 136: Main media advertising spend on compuer hardware, by product brands, 2006-09
    • Figure 137: Total product brands' main media advertising spend, by media type, 2008
    • Figure 138: Main media advertising spend, by leading product brands, by media type, 2008
  • Brand elements
  • Key points
  • Brand map
    • Figure 139: Attitudes towards and usage of PC and laptop brands, July 2009
  • Brand qualities of PC and laptop brands
  • PC World knows best, but Dell has the authority
    • Figure 140: Personalities of various PC and laptop brands, July 2009
  • Experience of PC and laptop brands
  • Argos sees recent interest growth
    • Figure 141: Consumer usage of various PC and laptop brands, July 2009
  • Brand intentions for PC and laptop brands
  • Currys and Comet most considered
    • Figure 142: Consideration of various PC and laptop brands, July 2009
  • Brand satisfaction for PC and laptop brands
  • Style means satisfaction?
    • Figure 143: Satisfaction with various PC and laptop brands, July 2009
  • Brand commitment to PC and laptop brands
  • Dell most recommended
    • Figure 144: Commitment to various PC and laptop brands, July 2009
  • PC World
  • What the consumer thinks
    • Figure 145: Attitudes towards the PC World brand, July 2009
  • Comet
  • What the consumer thinks
    • Figure 146: Attitudes towards the Comet brand, July 2009
  • Argos
  • What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 147: Attitudes towards the Argos brand, July 2009
  • Dell
  • What the consumer thinks
    • Figure 148: Attitudes towards the Dell brand, July 2009
  • Where they buy PCs and laptops
  • Key points
  • Where people buy personal computers
    • Figure 149: Retailers/channels used for buying last home computer, June 2009
  • DSGi need better integration of channels
  • Tesco making inroads
  • Mobile phone stores muscle in too
    • Figure 150: Retailers/channels used for buying last home computer in-store, June 2009
  • Other computer specialists
  • Other source
    • Figure 151: Retailers/channels used for buying last home computer online, June 2009
  • Who buys where
    • Figure 152: PC world and other source, usage by age, June 2009
    • Figure 153: Retailer used for buying last home computer, by socio-economic group, June 2009
    • Figure 154: Retailer shopped at for last main computer by gender, age, working status and socio-economic group, June 2009
  • Which PC or laptop they buy and how much they spend
  • Key points
  • Last purchase equally split between laptops and desktops
    • Figure 155: Type of computer bought, June 2009
  • More young people buy higher-priced laptops
    • Figure 156: Last bought a laptop, by price band and age, June 2009
    • Figure 157: Spend on laptop purchase, by gender, age, working status and socio-economic group, June 2009
  • Men in the market for higher-priced desktops
    • Figure 158: Last bought a desktop, by price band and gender, June 2009
    • Figure 159: Spend on desktop purchase, by gender, age, working status and socio-economic group, June 2009
  • General ownership of laptops versus desktops differs
    • Figure 160: Last bought a laptop or desktop, by age, June 2009
    • Figure 161: Last bought a laptop or desktop, by socio-economic group, June 2009
    • Figure 162: Last bought a laptop or desktop, by selected working status breaks, June 2009
  • Amount spent against place of purchase
    • Figure 163: Spend on laptop/desktop purchase, by retailer used to get the main computer, June 2009
  • How they shop for PCs and laptops
  • Key points
  • How they shop for PCs and laptops
    • Figure 164: How consumers shopped for their last main computer, June 2009
  • Price comparisons
    • Figure 165: How they shop for PCs & laptops; price comparisons, by age and gender, 2009
  • Stores adapting to become customer touch-points?
  • How they shop by purchase price
    • Figure 166: Shopping for last main computer, by spend on laptop/desktop purchase, June 2009
  • Attitudes towards buying PCs and laptops
  • Key points
  • Attitudes towards buying PCs and laptops
    • Figure 167: Attitudes towards buying a computer, June 2009
  • Targeting men and women
  • The main differences
    • Figure 168: Attitudes towards PC and laptop buying, selected male and female responses, June 2009
  • The Apple/iPod generation
  • Targeting the baby boomers
    • Figure 169: Attitudes towards buying PCs and laptops, over-55s, 2009
  • After sales service -- an opportunity to develop a profitable relationship
  • Don' t alienate customers at the point of purchase
  • Appendix -- Where they buy PCs and laptops
    • Figure 170: Main computer bought online or in-store, by demographics, June 2009
    • Figure 171: Retailer shopped at to get the main computer, by demographics, June 2009
  • Appendix -- Which PC or laptop they bought and how much they spent
    • Figure 172: Type of computer bought and spend, by demographics, June 2009
    • Figure 173: Spend on laptop purchase, by demographics, June 2009
    • Figure 174: Spend on desktop purchase, by demographics, June 2009
    • Figure 175: Any spend on laptop or desktop, by demographics, June 2009
  • Appendix -- How they shopped for PCs and laptops
    • Figure 176: How they shopped for last main computer, by demographics, June 2009
    • Figure 177: How they shopped for last main computer, by demographics, June 2009 (continued)
  • Appendix -- Attitudes towards buying PCs and laptops
    • Figure 178: Attitudes towards buying a computer (agree), by demographics, June 2009
    • Figure 179: Attitudes towards buying a computer (agree), by demographics, June 2009 (continued)
    • Figure 180: Attitudes towards buying a computer (agree), by demographics, June 2009 (continued)
  • Apple Retail UK
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 181: Apple Retail UK: Estimated financial performance, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 182: Apple Retail UK: Outlet data, 2004-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands and product offer
  • Advertising and marketing
  • e-commerce
  • Bas Group (Mycom and Vobis)
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 183: Bas Group: Group financial performance, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Beep and PC Box (Ticnova)
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 184: Sistac: Sales performance, 2003-07
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 185: PC Box: Outlet development, 2003-06
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Operations
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Boulanger
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 186: Boulanger: Group financial performance, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 187: Boulanger: Outlet data, 2004-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Advertising and marketing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • CDC Computer Discount
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 188: CDC Computer Discount: Group financial performance, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 189: CDC Computer Discount: Outlet data, 2004-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
    • Figure 190: CDC Computer Discount: Group operations, 2008
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Operational issues
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Dabs.com
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 191: Dabs.com: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Dell (Global Consumer)
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 192: Dell: Financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
    • Figure 193: Dell: Consumer sales in USA and EMEA, 2006/07-2008/09
  • Store portfolio
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Product offer
    • Figure 194: Dell: Global product breakdown, % share of group sales, 2008/09
  • Pricing
  • Advertising and marketing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • DSG International (PC World/PC City)
  • Strategic evaluation
  • Recent history
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 195: DSG International: Group financial performance and outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
    • Figure 196: DSG International: Computing division financial performance and outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
    • Figure 197: DSGi UK Computing: Sales and operating profit, 2004/05-2008/09
    • Figure 198: PC City: Financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
    • Figure 199: Currys and UniEuro: Financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 200: PC World: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
    • Figure 201: PC City: Stores and sales area, 2005-09
    • Figure 202: Currys and UniEuro: Outlet data, 2005-09
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Operational issues
  • Dynabyte (Dexcom)
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 203: Dynabyte: Outlet data, 2004-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Operational issues
  • Advertising and marketing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Fnac
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 204: Fnac: Group financial performance, 2003-08
    • Figure 205: Fnac: Sales by country, 2008
    • Figure 206: Fnac: Retail sales of PCs, 2003-08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 207: Fnac: Outlet data, 2003-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Product offer
    • Figure 208: Fnac: Breakdown of sales, by major product category, 2008
    • Figure 209: Fnac: Breakdown of sales, by major product category, 2003-08
  • Pricing
  • Operational issues
  • e-commerce and home shopping
    • Figure 210: Fnac: Websites by country, 2008
  • Kesa Electricals
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 211: Kesa Electricals: Group financial performance, 2006/07-2008/09
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 212: Kesa Electricals: Outlet data, 2006-09
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Customer services
  • Advertising and marketing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
    • Figure 213: Kesa electricals: Websites, 2009
  • Media Markt/Saturn
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 214: Media Markt/Saturn: Financial performance, 2004-08
    • Figure 215: Media Markt/Saturn: Germany, Western Europe & Eastern Europe -- share of sales, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 216: Media Markt/Saturn: Outlet data, by country, 2004-08
    • Figure 217: Media Markt/Saturn, description of outlets, 2008
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Operational issues
  • e-commerce and home shopping
    • Figure 218: Media Markt/Saturn: Websites by country, 2009
  • Micro Anvika
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 219: Micro Anvika: Group financial performance, 2003/04-2007/08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 220: Micro Anvika: Outlet data, 2003/04-2007/08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Advertising and marketing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Misco
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 221: Systemax: Group financial performance, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands and product offer
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Paradigit Groep
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 222: Paradigit Groep: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
  • Store portfolio
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • PC Spezialist (Synaxon)
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 223: Synaxon: Group financial performance, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 224: Synaxon: Number of PC-Spezialist franchise partners and Microtrend members, 2004-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Vobis
  • History
  • Financial performance
  • Store portfolio
  • Figure 225: Vobis: Outlet data, 2004-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands and product offer
  • e-commerce and home shopping
  • Wellcome (Datamatic Group)
  • Strategic evaluation
  • History
  • Financial performance
    • Figure 226: Datamatic: Group sales performance, 2004-08
  • Store portfolio
    • Figure 227: Wellcome: Outlet data, 2004-08
  • Retail offering
  • Market positioning
  • Brands
  • Product offer
  • Pricing
  • Operational issues
  • e-commerce and home shopping
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