Category: Discount Stores
Discount Stores market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Convenience Retailers in Bulgaria
In 2024, consumer spending patterns in Bulgaria remained heavily influenced by persistent grocery price inflation, leading to increased price sensitivity. Shoppers, particularly those on tighter budgets, demonstrated a strong preference for supermarkets and discounters, where regular promotions and ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Bulgaria
In 2024, department stores in Bulgaria continued to struggle, with limited activity beyond the operations of Sofia Department Stores under its Notosgalleries brand. The channel faces increasing pressure from specialist retailers, particularly in the apparel, footwear, and beauty segments. One of the ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Canada
In 2024, general merchandise stores in Canada registered strong, if slower than in 2023, retail current value growth, with both variety stores and department stores performing well in this metric. Meanwhile, overall growth in terms of the number of outlets was due to variety stores, with department ... Read More
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Discounters in China
In 2024, discounters in China experienced another year of significant double-digit growth in both current value sales and outlet numbers, as consumers are increasingly seeking value for money options when shopping for groceries. This is mainly because the rising unemployment rate and economic uncert ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in China
Convenience retailers in China witnessed continued double-digit current value growth and an increase in outlet numbers in 2024, with rises for both convenience stores and forecourt retailers. This was mainly due to substantial growth in lower-tier cities. This can partly be attributed to macroeconom ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Brazil
General merchandise stores saw double-digit current value growth in Brazil in 2024. Although variety stores maintained a slight declining trend, department stores rebounded to growth, offsetting the decline seen the previous year. With the reduction in the unemployment rate in Brazil, and a relative ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Argentina
Convenience retailers in Argentina were affected by 20242’s complex economic context, with triple-digit inflation significantly eroding consumer purchasing power. During the year, the challenging economic environment benefited convenience stores, with local consumers shifting to these outlets as the ... Read More
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Discounters in the US
Discounters experienced the highest current value growth within grocery retailers in the US in 2024, as the continued inflationary environment, especially for groceries, led consumers to seek out lower prices for their weekly purchases. While price inflation slowed in 2024 (the US Bureau of Labor St ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in France
Convenience retailers outperformed the overall market in current value terms in 2024. With a smaller product assortment than supermarkets and hypermarkets, these stores are primarily located in city centres, urban neighbourhoods, and rural areas, mostly operated by franchisees and independent owners ... Read More
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Discounters in France
Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, discounters have experienced a significant surge in popularity in France as economic pressures reshape consumer shopping habits. Inflation, fuelled by the ongoing war in Ukraine, has led to rising costs across essential goods and services, while declining purc ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Canada
Convenience retailers in Canada registered a decline in retail current value sales in 2024. Nonetheless, retail current value sales remained higher than the 2019 pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) level for both convenience stores and forecourt retailers at the end of the review period. Meanwhile, the numbe ... Read More
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Discounters in Argentina
In Argentina, discounters recorded the dynamic value sales growth over both 2023 and 2024. Due to the complex and difficult economic context in the country, local consumers continue to migrate to discounters looking for low prices and promotions. Further, the discounters channel offers a wide range ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Belgium
Convenience stores scored strong growth in current value terms in 2023 as the country reopened after the pandemic and consumers returned to busier lives away from the home. However, this positive performance was also driven by inflation-based price increases. In 2024, as prices stabilised, convenien ... Read More
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Discounters in Ireland
In 2024, discounters in Ireland recorded retail value growth of 4%. Despite the stabilisation of inflation, many consumers in Ireland remained price-sensitive, with economic uncertainties and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis continuing to impact their buying habits. As a result, this trend supporte ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Ireland
In 2024, general merchandise stores in Ireland experienced a slight decline in retail value sales, falling by 0.1% in current terms. However, department stores saw a retail value uplift of 2%, while variety stores experienced a significant decline of 15%. Euromonitor International's General Merchand ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Spain
Proximity to consumers proved beneficial for convenience retailers in Spain in 2024. Sales through convenience stores benefited from the trend towards carrying out smaller and more frequent shopping trips. Some consumers saw this as a way to better manage their budgets, while it also reduced the nee ... Read More
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Discounters in Norway
Discounters continue to perform well in Norway due to cost-of-living crisis pressure. With the cost of living remaining high, affordability remains key when shopping for grocery items. Large retail corporations, Norgesgruppen Servicehandel, Reitangruppen and Coop Norge, have been able to expand stor ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Ireland
In 2024, convenience retailers in Ireland experienced retail value growth of 3% in current terms. This positive result was aided by inflation stabilising, which supported consumption of grocery goods. Due to proximity to neighbourhoods and longer opening hours, convenience retailers continued to att ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in the Netherlands
General merchandise stores in the Netherlands performed well in 2024, largely driven by the success of discount variety store retailer Action and, to a lesser extent, Hema department stores. Over the past decade, discount retailers have displaced many outdated, established players in the general mer ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in the Netherlands
Convenience retailers in the Netherlands experienced healthy growth in current value terms in 2024, although this was driven entirely by forecourt retailing. Consumers are increasingly reliant on convenience outlets located at petrol stations, which cater to busy lifestyles with extended opening hou ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Austria
In 2024, retail value sales through convenience retailers in Austria recorded growth of 5%. However, a challenge for the channel is the highly regulated opening hours in Austria. Retail stores may only be open for a total of 72 hours per week and typically not before 6 a.m., after 9 p.m. or on Sunda ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Austria
In 2024, department stores in Austria experienced moderate retail value growth of 5%. This growth was similar to the performance of apparel and footwear specialists, which is expected due to their similar product offerings. Department stores in Austria are generally positioned at a higher price leve ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Greece
Convenience retailers saw current value growth in Greece in 2024. Leading Greek supermarket players have recognised the power of convenience stores and invested in them, expanding their networks through franchise models. To meet evolving consumer demand, convenience stores have also expanded their p ... Read More
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Discounters in Peru
The discounter retail channel experienced the highest growth in Peru in 2024, driven by an aggressive expansion strategy and strong consumer receptivity. The category leader, Mass, has been at the forefront of this growth, continuing its rapid store-opening strategy across both Lima and provincial a ... Read More
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Discounters in Finland
In the last few years, discounters steadily accounted for slightly less than 10% of grocery retailers' retail sales price (RSP) in Finland, increasing share and generally performing better than grocery retailing overall. Euromonitor International's Discounters in Finland report offers insight into k ... Read More
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