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Verdict publishes a full range of sector specific research. The reports within this series examine strategic issues, marketplace developments, company financial performance, and the prospects for all key market participants.
About our Sector Reports

Verdict Sector Reports

Verdict Research publish a range of reports on various retail sectors in the UK such as food grocery retail, consumer electronic retail, DIY retail, furniture retail, clothes retail, music retail and homewares retail. Our unrivalled access to leading players in the field, and our unequalled research and analysis make us the first choice of many industry executives.

Our sector reports provide you with:

  • In-depth analysis of key players within each retail sector and future prospects for all market participants
  • Rigorous analysis of market issues and developments, including essential time series market value, inflation and growth statistics
  • Comprehensive market share statistics and comparisons of key company performance metrics
  • 10 year company trading histories and store portfolio development statistics
  • Thorough analysis of retail propositions including range and price audit analyses

We publish the following sector titles:

  • UK Childrenswear Retailers
    UK Childrenswear is a new report published by Verdict that examines the current pressures and outlook for all major childrenswear retailers. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Sports Retailers -NEW!
    UK Sports Retail 2008 is a new report published by Verdict Research that provides detailed insight and analysis into the sports market. Read more or order.
     
  • UK DIY & Gardening Retailers
    Understand the key issues and developments in the DIY and gardening sector and identify the winning strategies for DIY and gardening retailers in the face of rising challenges with this report. Order this report. Read more or buy.
     
  • UK Department Stores
    UK Department Stores 2008 is a new report published by Verdict Research that provides comprehensive, authoritative analysis of the market and supplies an extensive range of key data and metrics essential for participants to fully understand the dynamics of the market and form winning strategies. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Electricals Retailers -NEW!
    UK Electricals Retailers 2008 is a new report published by Verdict Research that analyses key UK electricals retailers in-depth, providing market shares, market sizes and forecasts for the full year in 2008. It also details important measures for benchmarking and forecasting including key operating statistics and distribution channels. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Fashion Multiples
    Fashion multiples are often the main innovators in the clothing market, with many of them producing growth that surpasses that of more mainstream clothing retailers. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Footwear Retailers
    Understanding footwear retailing and shopping preferences is important not only for footwear specialists but also for clothing and sports retailers and supermarkets as they extend their reach into this category. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Furniture & Floorcoverings
    This report details the key drivers and trends shaping this sector and provides detailed profiles of the leading players. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Grocery Retailers
    Grocery is the largest sector within the retail market. In addition grocers sell an ever increasing range of non-food items that puts them in competition with a wider sphere of retailers than any other specialist retailer.. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Non-Food in Grocers
    Following years of successful growth in areas like music and video, homewares and clothing, supermarkets are pushing boundaries in terms of range coverage and in-store execution. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Health and Beauty Retailers
    UK Health & Beauty Retailers 2008 is a new report published by Verdict Research that provides comprehensive, authoritative analysis of the UK health & beauty market, profiling the leading players and providing insight into the dynamics of the market. With historical and 2008 forecasted data for each of the core categories, participants can fully understand growth opportunities to develop winning strategies.. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Homewares Retailers
    This report provides ten years of UK homewares sales, spending, space and store data, and details the key drivers and trends shaping this sector. This report analyses developments in the UK homewares market, detailing the market shares and key operating and store portfolio statistics of all significant players. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Menswear Retailers
    UK Menswear Retailers 2007 is a new report published by Verdict that provides menswear market shares as well as market sizes and forecasts for the full year in 2007. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Music and Video Retailers -NEW!
    ‘UK Music & Video Retailers 2008’ is a new report published by Verdict Research that examines the dynamics of the UK music and video sector. It provides market shares, market sizes, space, distribution, advertising and forecast market values and volumes to 2012. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Value Clothing Retailers
    This sector’s growth has had an impact on the whole market, leading to repositioning on price at all levels, and the exit of weaker operators. However the sector is reaching maturity and there are major changes occurring as the value model evolves. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Womenswear Retailers -NEW!
    UK Womenswear Retailers 2008 is a new report published by Verdict Research that profiles the 10 largest operators by market share, assessing how they are adapting their propositions in response to changing consumer needs. It includes analysis of individual brands in the Arcadia and Mosaic Groups and data on All Saints, Cult Clothing and Fat Face. The report also covers key operating statistics, distribution channels and market segment analysis. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Pharmacy Retailers
    This report details the strategies and performance of the leading players, across traditional community pharmacy groups, high street pharmacies and supermarket operators and assesses the impact of changing market regulations. Read more or order.
     
  • UK Accessories Retailing
    This new report published by Verdict analyzes the major specialists and participants in the accessories market and details accessories performance for all retailers. Read more or order.
     

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