Retail Navigator AnalysisPandora (Financials)
Pandora posted a robust performance in the year to December 2023 (FY2023) “highlighting resilience amid macroeconomic challenges and the success of growth initiatives under the Phoenix strategy”. Its group revenue grew 6.3% year on year on a reported basis in FY2023 to a record-high for the retailer of DKK 28,136m (£3,284.6m), from DKK 26,463m (£3,033.2m) the previous year.
Retail Navigator AnalysisPandora (SWOT)
Offering “accessible luxury” Pandora is in a strong middle-market position that could pay off. While it does not have the sky-high price points of luxury brands it is likely to benefit from falling inflation as consumers’ confidence to move away from cheaper fast-fashion jewellery and pay a bit more for longer-lasting, quality items builds.
Retail Navigator AnalysisSuperdry (Strategy)
As the embattled retailer attempts to revive its business, Superdry put forward plans in mid- April 2024 that would see it restructure, raise equity and delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Retail Navigator AnalysisAbercrombie & Fitch (Financials)
Abercrombie & Fitch Co (A&F Co) delivered a 15.8% rise in sales to $4,281m (£3,433m) for the 53-weeks ending 3 February 2024 (FY2023). Sales climbed 16.0% in constant currency, with like-for-like sales jumping 13% year on year.
Retail Navigator AnalysisAbercrombie & Fitch (SWOT)
A&F Co is reaching a new demographic of shoppers through TikTok under tags such as #abercrombiehaul where users talk through their latest purchases, acting as advocates for the brand.
Retail Navigator AnalysisInditex (SWOT)
More than 700 designers work “side by side” with the sales and product teams to identify trends, analysing daily the qualitative and quantitative information available from its stores and online channels.
Retail Navigator AnalysisMango (Financials)
Mango delivered record revenues for the year ending 31 December 2023 (FY2023), climbing 15% to €3.1bn (£2.7bn) or 20% in constant currency. International sales accounted for 77% of group sales, with the US entering the retailers top five markets by turnover, having only launched the prior year.
Retail Navigator AnalysisMango (SWOT)
Mango now features on many of the UK’s best known retailer’s websites, such as John Lewis, Next and Frasers Group. This is helping to build brand awareness with varying audiences without the overheads of a large standalone store estate.
Retail Navigator AnalysisMango (Strategy)
Spanish retailer Mango has accelerated its growth over the last three years, with sales of over €3bn (£2.6bn) in its latest financial year (FY2023). The bulk of Mango’s revenue comes from its international business, which represented 77% of its sales in FY2023.
Retail Navigator AnalysisOcado Retail (SWOT)
Ocado was the first and remains the only pureplay grocer of scale in the UK. It has built a reputation for customer experience and its customer fulfilment centre (CFC) model allows it to offer a broad assortment featuring more than 50,000 SKUs including M&S, Ocado own label, household brands and artisan foods.