VERDICT MARKET RESEARCH [769]

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Verdict Market Research

Last Loaded on Web: Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: August 18, 2006

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File Description	Document Types Indexed	Contact	Additional Indexes	Report Options
Subject Coverage	Geographic Coverage	Terms and Conditions	Limit	Predefined Format Options
Tips	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort	Rates
Dialog File Data	DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories	Basic Index	Rank

File Description [top]

Verdict Market Research contains the full text of reports published in the United Kingdom covering the retail industry. Verdict maintains close relationships with major U.K. retailers and provides access to key executives working in the top 300 retailers to share their firsthand views. Verdict reports provide clients with a complete picture of the retail sector and unique forecasts to help U.K. retailers, manufacturers, service suppliers, city analysts, consultants, and the media with strategic planning.

Verdict Research, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Datamonitor, plc, is a premium business information company specialising in industry analysis. The database provides clients with unbiased expert analysis and in-depth forecasts.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 769

to track the latest market trends in the retailing marketplace.

EXPAND MT=

to see a complete list of reports included in the file.

USE SF=TABLE

to locate records that contain tables or exhibits.

USE REPORT TITLES

to gather all records together for an individual report.

Subject Coverage [top]

Verdict Market Research includes the full text of syndicated research, as well as tables included in the original text, with the exception of graphs that cannot be reproduced online.

Research reports provide information on the U.K. retailing sector including:

competitor's trading performance
store profiles
product offers
trading strategies
marketing strategies
future prospects
key locations
consumer surveys

Also included are tailored portfolios to suit individual business information needs.

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	2005 to the present
File Size:	2,457 records as of August 2006
Update Frequency:	Monthly (Updated as reports are received)

Document Types Indexed [top]

Market research reports

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

ERA Available
Graduate Education Program
KWIC and HILIGHT Available
REPORT/Titles Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
MARKETFU	Market Research Reports
MKTRES	Market Research Information
MULTIIND	General Industry Information
RETAILBU	Retail Industry News

Contact [top]

The Verdict Market Research database is provided by Verdict Research Limited. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Verdict Research Limited
Charles House
108-110 Finchley Road
London, NW3 5JJ
United Kingdom

Telephone:	020 7675 7000
Fax:	020 7675 7500
E-Mail:	Verdict_Reports@datamonitor.com

Terms and Conditions [top]

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, Datamonitor plc.

The facts of this report are believed to be correct at the time of publication but cannot be guaranteed. Please note that the findings, conclusions, and recommendations that Datamonitor delivers will be based on information gathered in good faith from both primary and secondary sources, whose accuracy we are not always in a position to guarantee. As such Datamonitor can accept no liability whatever for actions taken based on any information that may subsequently prove to be incorrect.

Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`DIALOG(R)File 769:Verdict Market Res.`
	`(c) 2006 Datamonitor. All rts. reserv.`

	`00000290 Q42048`

SE=,/TI	`PRAKTIKER: COMPANY OVERVIEW & TRADING RECORD`

/MT,MT=	`Main Title: EUROPEAN DIY RETAILING`
SE=	`Section: PRAKTIKER`
PD=,PY=	`Pub. Date: April 01, 2005`
CS=	`Source: DATAMONITOR`
	`Address: 108-110 FINCHLEY RD`
	`LONDON NW3 5JJ`
	`Telephone: +44 20 7675 7000`
	`FAX: +44 20 7675 7500`
WD=	`Word Count: 426 (1 pp.)`
LA=	`Language: English`

/TX	`COMPANY OVERVIEW & TRADING RECORD`

	`Praktiker ranks as Germany's second largest DIY retailer behind OBI. It`
	`has focused heavily on communicating its low price credentials in recent`
	`years. This has helped grow sales, but has severely hit profitability,`
	`with the business in the red in both 2002 and 2003. While price remains`
	`the key footfall driver, Praktiker also aims to differentiate itself`
	`through the breadth of its range. It has also been targeting trade sales,`
	`with a key part of this being the Praktiker Key Account Card, offering a`
	`tiered discount scheme for high spenders that can provide savings of up to`
	`10%.`

	`Praktiker's operations are concentrated on its domestic German market,`
	`where it makes 76.2% of its turnover. Much of its expansion has focused on`
	`central & eastern Europe, with strong operations in Poland and Hungary,`
	`while it is the only leading international DIY operator to have a`
	`significant presence in Greece.`

	`(. . .)`

	`Praktiker trading record 2001-2004`

	`Yr to December TurnoverEm Y-o-YChange% Domestic Y-o-Y EBITEm`

	`TurnoverEm Change%`

	`2001 2,543 -1.4 2,060 -5.2 75.5`

	`2002 2,584 1.6 2,006 -2.6 -41.6`

	`2003 2,811 8.8 2,185 8.9 -13.8`

	`2004 2,953 5.0 2,249 3.0 159.3`

	`Source: Metro, Verdict Analysis`

	`EBIT = Earnings Before Interest and Tax 1 EBITA figure.`

	`Comparative 2003 figure E23.0m`

	`* After a difficult 2002 and 2003, 2004 was a year of progress for`
	`Praktiker. In its domestic market like-for-like sales were strong, up 4.3%`
	`on a like-for-like basis (3.9% overall) in the first nine months of the`
	`year. And the trend has been improving, with l-f-l growth at 9.4% in`
	`Germany in Q3. International sales growth was also strong, with total`
	`sales up by just under 12%. This was largely driven by new store openings,`
	`however, with like-for-like sales more modest at around 3%. At least as`
	`significant was the rise in profitability, with earnings before interest,`
	`tax, and amortisation (EBITA) at 59.3m - a sign of significant progress.`

	`THIS IS THE FULL-TEXT.`
	`Copyright Datamonitor 2005`
SF=	`Features: TABLE`
/CN,CN=	`Country: WORLD`
/DE,IN=	`Industry: RETAIL`



	`All records comprising a report can be grouped together with the`
	`REPORT TITLES command, e.g., REPORT S2/TITLES`

	`EXAMPLE`


	`? s furniture`
	`S2 446 FURNITURE`
	`? report s2/titles`
	`DIALOG(R) ONLINE TABLE OF CONTENTS`
	`LIST OF REPORT TITLES`

	`ITEM NUMBER, MAIN TITLE`
	`------------------------------------------------------`
	`1 E-RETAIL 2006`
	`F0769: VERDICT`
	`February 2006/52 records`

	`2 GROCERY RETAILERS 2006`
	`F0769: VERDICT`
	`December 2005/104 records`

	`3 DEPARTMENT STORES 2005`
	`F0769: VERDICT`
	`November 2005/71 records`

	`4 RETAIL FUTURES 2010`
	`F0769: VERDICT`
	`November 2005/100 records`

	`Enter one item number, P for next page, or EXIT to leave TITLES:`
	`? 3`
	`Enter (S)ection Headings only, (C)omplete table of contents,`
	`M to return to Main Menu Listing or EXIT to leave TITLES:`
	`? c`

	`DIALOG(R) F0769: VERDICT`
	`Table of Contents`

	`Main Title: DEPARTMENT STORES 2005`
	`Date: November 2005`
	`----------------------------------------------------------------------`
	`DEPARTMENT STORES 2005`
	`1 Key Findings; AN=00002187`
	`2 Main Conclusions; AN=00002188`

	`MARKET ANALYSIS`
	`3 Market Definition & Sales Trends; SF=TABLE; AN=00002189`
	`4 Sales & Inflation Trends; SF=TABLE; AN=00002190`
	`5 Key Product Shares; SF=TABLE; AN=00002191`
	`6 Store Numbers; SF=TABLE; AN=00002192`

	`COMPANY DATA ANALYSIS`
	`7 Market Shares; SF=TABLE; AN=00002193`
	`8 Sales & Space Growth; AN=00002194`
	`9 Sales & Operating Profit Densities; AN=00002195`
	`10 Key Operating Statistics; SF=TABLE; AN=00002196`
	`11 Space Allocation; SF=TABLE; AN=00002197`
	`12 Advertising Media Expenditure; SF=TABLE; AN=00002198`

	`(. . .)`

	`70 Marketing & Operations; AN=00002256`
	`71 Outlook; AN=00002257`

	`Enter item number(s) (i.e. 1,4,6-10) only, C to repeat Table of Contents,`
	`M to return to Main Title Listing or EXIT to leave TITLES:`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S DIY(W)RETAIL?
/CN	CN	Country Name¹	Word	S WORLD/CN
/DE	DE	Industry Description	Word	S RETAIL/DE
/MT	MT	Main Title¹	Word	S EUROPEAN(W)DIY(W)RETAILING/MT
/TI	TI	Section and Subtitle	Word	S COMPANY(W)OVERVIEW/TI
/TX	TX	Text	Word	S DIY(W)RETAILER/TX

¹Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	AN	DIALOG Accession Number
CN=	CN	Country Name¹	Phrase	S CN=WORLD?
CS=	CS	Source of Data	Phrase	S CS=DATAMONITOR
IN=	IN	Industry Description	Phrase	S IN=RETAIL?
LA=	LA	Language	Phrase	S LA=ENGLISH
MT=	MT	Main Title¹	Phrase	S MT=EUROPEAN DIY RETAILING
PD=	PD	Publication Date	Phrase	S PD=20050401
PY=	PY	Publication Year	Phrase	S PY=2005
SE=	SE	Section Name	Phrase	S SE=PRAKTIKER
SF=	None	Special Feature	Phrase	S SF=TABLE
UD=	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999
WD=	WD	Word Count²	Phrase	S WD=200:500

²For searching, numbers are rounded down to the two left-most significant digits. Use numeric operators (>, <, >=, <=) to search a range of values.

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
Sets and terms can be restricted by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /CN, /DE, /MT, /TI, /TX (e.g., S S2/TI), as well as by the following features:
/NONUS	Report has a non-U.S. focus	S S3/NONUS
/US	Report focuses on U.S.	S S3/US
/YYYY	Publication Year	S S2/2005

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
AN, CN, CS, IN, MT, PD, PY, SE, TI, WD	SORT S1/ALL/TI PRINT S5/5/1-24/PD,D

RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS	EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked.	RANK CN S3

REPORT TITLES [top]


All records comprising a report can be grouped together with the REPORT TITLES command.	REPORT S1/TITLES

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


User-defined formats can be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables.	TYPE S3/TI,MT/1-5

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record except Text
3	Medium	Bibliographic Citation
5	Long	Full Record
6	Free	Main Title, Title, Publication Date, Section Name, and Word Count
8	--	Main Title, Title, Publication Date, Section Name, Word Count, and Indexing
9	Full	Full Record
K	--	KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number	TYPE 00019427/3 DISPLAY 0004483/TI,MT PRINT 00005964/9

Rates [top]

Rates For File: Verdict Market Research[769]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $7.57
Cost per minute:                   $2.65
Report Elements                    $0.00
TITLES Report(s)                   $0.00
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $4.24    $4.24
     3    $4.24    $4.24
     5   $63.60   $63.60
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     8    $0.11    $0.11
     9   $63.60   $63.60
KWIC95    $0.28       NA
KWIC96    $4.24       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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