Recent announcements by retailers Briscoe Group Ltd [BGR.NZX] Kathmandu Holding Ltd [KMD.NZX] and Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ltd [HLG.NZX] has got me thinking about the fortunes or otherwise of the other retailers in the Share Investor Portfolio.
Briscoes had a mild upswing in sales for the last half year to 1 August 2010 but in the last quarter of that half sales were down on the same period in 2009. This clearly indicates that the economy is not well at all. Kathmandu over-promised in their IPO Prospectus and last week delivered under par sales revenue. They cited a poor overall retail environment for the gap between their promises and last weeks reality.
Hallenstein Glasson had a different story to tell however with a sizable lift in projected profit for 2010 when compared to the same period in 2009 and a reasonable lift in sales considering the current poor retail environment. This is of course off a reasonably poor 2009 profit but the company is showing promise in a time of closed consumer wallets by concentrating on all important margins, avoiding frequent sales and keeping down costs. All the things the aforementioned seem to be ignoring - with the exception of BGR on costs.
The Warehouse Group Ltd [WHS.NZX] I suspect is going to have disappointing results coming up in September and Postie Plus Group [PPG.NZX] is likely to similarly disappoint the market - nothing new there then.
With the exception of expenses incurred from thus far failed attempts by Michael Hill International [MHI.NZX] and Pumpkin Patch Ltd [PPL.NZX] to expand in North America I think those two companies will see some improvement.
Retail successes over the last year seem to be concentrated on the specialist retailers who have a loyal following of their strong brands rather than the larger broad based "department store" type operators. They seem to have been able to cuts costs in the lean times in a more expeditious manner than their bigger competitors and keeping costs down, while attracting higher margin custom in this recession is key to staying in business.
You simply cant make money by selling stuff too cheaply just to get rid off it.
Disc I own BGR, HLG, MHI, PPL, PPG & WHS shares in the Share Investor Portfolio
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