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Photographic and Film Processing Retailing - UK

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Sep. 1, 2003 - 124 Pages


Table of Contents


Introduction and Abbreviations



Definition

Financial definitions

Research methodology

Consumer research

Abbreviations



Executive Summary



Strong economy helps fuel growth in camera sales

Deflation a key ingredient

Rapid rate of new product development

Next generation of telephones to cause even greater revolution

Camcorder ownership will increase

The digital camera boom

High costs of digital spawns boom in single-use cameras

Pressure on 35mm film sales

Single-use cameras help to shore up developing and printing

Faster service encourages trading up

Consumers want prints

Education about prints from digital

Fewer big lifestage events, but more excuses to party!

Trends in camera ownership

How consumers see their photo skills

Outlets used to buy cameras

How the customer profiles vary for cameras

Where consumers shop for films

The most mentioned outlets for developing and printing

How the developing and printing outlets segment

Catalogue shops increase market share of cameras

Broadening film distribution

Convenience has shaped shares of photo processing

Future



Retail Sales



Figure 1: All UK retail sales, at current and constant 1995 prices, 1995-2003

Figure 2: Retail sales through electrical household appliance retailers, at current and constant

1995 prices, 1995-2003



The Market for Cameras, Film and Photo Processing



Figure 3: market for cameras, photo processing and film, current prices, 1997-2003

Cameras

Figure 4: The UK market for cameras, at current and 1997 constant prices, 1997-2003

Figure 5: Segmentation of the camera market, by volume, 2001-2003

Figure 6: Segmentation of the film camera market, by volume, 2001-03

Photographic film

Figure 7: The UK market for film, volume and value, 1997-2003

Photo processing

Figure 8: The UK market for photo processing, at current and consant 1997 prices, 1997-2003

Camcorders



Market Factors



Figure 9: PDI and consumer expenditure, 1997-2003

Figure 10: Trends and projections in the UK population, by age group, 1997, 2003 and 2007

Figure 11: Births and weddings, trends and projections, 1997-2007

Figure 12: Holidays taken in the UK and abroad, 1997-2002



The Consumer



Figure 13: Leading camera formats, by response rate, 2002

Figure 14: Cameras owned, by type, 1997-2002

Figure 15: Ownership and purchasing of cameras, 2002

Consumers' own photography skills

Figure 16: Consumers' own opinions of their photography skills, summary, April 2003

Penetration by demographic sub-group

Figure 17: consumers' own opinions of photography skills, by demographic sub-group, April 2003

Penetration by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories

Figure 18: consumers' own opinions of photography skills, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, April 2003

Outlets used to buy cameras

Figure 19: Outlets used to buy a camera for self or a gift in the last three years, summary, April

2003

Penetration by demographic sub-group

Figure 20: Outlets used to buy cameras, by demographic sub-group, April 2003

Penetration by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories

Figure 21: Outlets used to buy cameras, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN

categories, April 2003

Outlets used for buying photographic film

Figure 22: Outlets used for photographic film purchases (excluding disposable cameras), April 2003

Photographic and camera shops used to buy film by demographic sub-group

Figure 23: Specialist outlets used to buy photographic film, by demographic sub-group, April 2003

Photographic and camera shops used to buy film by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories

Figure 24: Specialist outlets used to buy film, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, April 2003

Non-specialist shops used to buy film by demographic sub-group

Figure 25: Non-specialist outlets used to buy film - Boots, Superdrug, other chemist and drugstores, supermarkets and c-stores, by demographic sub-group, April 2003

Non-specialist shops used to buy film by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories

Figure 26: Non-specialist outlets used to buy film - Boots, Superdrug, other chemist and drugstores, supermarkets and c-stores, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, April 2003

Miscellaneous other outlets used to buy film by demographic sub-group

Figure 27: Miscellaneous other outlets used to buy film, by demographic sub-group, April 2003

Miscellaneous other outlets for film by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories

Figure 28: Miscellaneous other outlets used to buy film, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, April 2003

Outlets used for developing and printing

Figure 29: Outlets used for developing and printing, summary, April 2003

Leading outlets used for developing and printing by socio-demographic group

Figure 30: Leading outlets used for film developing and printing, top six outlets, by demographic sub-group, April 2003

Leading outlets used for developing and printing by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories

Figure 31: Leading outlets used for film developing and printing, top six outlets, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, April 2003

Other outlets used for developing and printing by demographic sub-group

Figure 32: Other outlets used for film developing and printing, by demographic sub-group, April 2003

Other outlets used for developing and printing by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories

Figure 33: Other outlets used for film developing and printing, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, April 2003



Retail Shares



Figure 34: Distribution of cameras, 1999-2003

Figure 35: Distribution of film, 1999-2003

Figure 36: Selected retailer market shares of photo processing, 1999-2003

Summary of outlet numbers

Figure 37: Summary of outlet numbers of specialist chains, 2003



Camera Retailer Profiles



Multiples and department stores

Dixons

Figure 38: Dixons, store numbers, selling space, 1999-2003

Figure 39: Dixons, sales performance, 1999-2003

Currys

Figure 40: Currys, sales performance and store data, 1999-2003

Comet

Figure 41: Comet, sales and retail profit, 2000-03

Jessops

Figure 42: Jessops, store portfolio, 1998-2002

Figure 43: Jessops, financial performance, 1998-2002

Boots

Figure 44: Boots the Chemists, segmental sales information, 2000-03

Argos

Figure 45: Argos, store numbers, 1999-2003

Figure 46: Argos financial performance, 1999-2003

Index

Figure 47: Littlewoods index outlets, 1998-2002

Figure 48: Littlewoods high street, financial performance, 1998-2002

Empire Direct

Figure 49: Empire EC plc, financial performance, 1998-2002

Photo Factory

John Lewis



Film Processing Retailers



High street processors

Klick Photopoint/Max Spielmann

Supasnaps

Figure 50: Supasnaps, financial performance, 1997-2001

Snappy Snaps

Colorama (and Kwik Photo)

Foto Stop Express

Direct Foto

Affiliated/big brand photo processors

Kodak

Fuji

Agfa

Konica

Consumer mail order companies

Grunwick (trading as Bonusprint, Doubleprint and Tripleprint)

Figure 51: Grunwick Processing Laboratories Ltd, financial performance, 1998-2002

Harrier (Truprint, York and Excel)

Other retailers with photo processing services

Superdrug

Lloyds Pharmacy Plc

Grocery superstores

Asda

Tesco

Safeway



Retail Practices and Operational Issues



35mm cameras holding ground, but APS in decline

Small digital niche for enthusiasts

Single-use cameras ideal for certain situations

Good retail distribution has fuelled a boom in single-use cameras

Uptake of digital cameras by the mass market

Better value for consumers

Digital will be the new generation of cameras

Photo processing trend to faster turnaround

Eventual decline in film and photo processing

Strong sales through high street processors

A fillip for conventional printing from marketing digital services

Photo trade must educate consumers

Why consumers want printed pictures

Changing technology may leave consumers with redundant media

Home printing may disappoint

Self-service for digital prints

Using the Internet

Lifespan of the digital boom

Camera-phones, threat or opportunity?

The future for camera retailers

Good future prospects for specialists

The future for film processing

Influence of supermarkets

Retailing of film

Supplier relationships

The future of developing and printing



The Future



Camera specialists

Outlook for Dixons

Outlook for Argos and Index

Outlook for supermarkets



Forecast



A dynamic market

Figure 52: Forecast of the UK market for photographic retailing, 2003-07

Cameras remain vibrant

Single use cameras drive growth

The digital revolution continues its onslaught

NPD could bring unwelcome repercussions

Factors incorporated



Appendix: Research methodology



Index of reports



Abstract

The market for cameras, film and processing is in a state of rapid change. The influx of digital cameras has begun a revolution in the marketplace. While it will be good for camera retailers, creating a short-term boom in camera sales, its influence on film and photo processing will be longer lasting and more dramatic. Consumers will have greater choice of how to store their images, and computers will play a greater part in processing family photographs. Clearly owners of digital cameras will not need film, but they can be encouraged to have conventional prints made, helping to make up for the drop in sales revenue from 35mm and APS films.

This report looks at the retailing of cameras, film, and developing and printing, and addresses the issue of change in the market. It assesses the impact of digital photography so far, and looks at strategies for the retailers as the industry blossoms. It also asks how long-lived the digital revolution will be, given the spectre of wider distribution of camera-phones in the near future.


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