Category: Grocers
Grocers market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Small Local Grocers in Australia
Small local grocers in Australia experienced mid-digit value growth during the previous two years, but 2024 witnessed close to stagnation, underperforming compared to supermarkets. This reflected the difficulties that operators of small local grocers have been experiencing when trying to compete wit ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Australia
Supermarkets in Australia continued to record positive value sales growth during 2024, albeit more slowly compared to previous years, as high prices, in part driven by food inflation, despite the general easing of inflation in Australia, placed further pressure on consumers’ ability to pay for discr ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Singapore
Supermarkets remained Singapore’s most popular grocery channel in 2024. The modest store sizes and accessible layouts of supermarkets are well-suited to local lifestyles, allowing busy consumers to shop quickly for day-to-day needs without navigating the more extensive inventories of hypermarkets. B ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Indonesia
Supermarkets saw slight current value growth in Indonesia in 2024, having seen a fall in sales in the previous year. The return to growth was in part driven by relatively high growth in the number of outlets in the category. Meanwhile, sales per outlet in this category experienced further contractio ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Saudi Arabia
Supermarkets continue to grow in 2024, driven by urbanisation and the expansion of outlets in Saudi Arabia. The channel also benefits from diversified offerings across a range of price points. Bin Dawood Group caters to price-sensitive shoppers across the Kingdom, while Danube appeals more to premiu ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Singapore
Small local grocers in Singapore, commonly known as Mama shops, saw sales continue to struggle in 2024. Such stores once thrived by establishing close relationships with neighbourhood residents, acting not only as convenient grocery suppliers but also as informal social hubs where patrons engaged in ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Indonesia
Small local grocers registered further current value growth in Indonesia in 2024, though some way below the level seen in the previous year. The category, meanwhile, witnessed stagnation in terms of outlet numbers. The weakening of consumer purchasing power was a key reason for the deceleration of v ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Saudi Arabia
The number of small local grocers present in Saudi Arabia continues to decline, as the country’s modern grocery landscape expands and develops. Initially this trend was driven by changes in government policies like Saudization which has been forcing many foreign owned operators out of business. More ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Hong Kong, China
Small local grocers in Hong Kong struggled in 2024 with declining value sales. An increase in rent in the city, combined with lower footfall, resulted in a 2% value sales decline during the year, with the number of outlets in the channel also falling. Northbound, cross-border shopping is a challenge ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Hong Kong, China
Following a value sales decline in 2023 due to inflation-driven price increases by major players in the channel, supermarkets in Hong Kong recovered with solid growth in 2024. This was mainly due to offering more competitive prices and local consumers’ general preference for supermarkets as a grocer ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Portugal
Supermarkets saw a positive performance in Portugal in 2024, with small outlet growth and more robust value growth. Supermarkets are benefitting from a confluence of factors, including expanded private label ranges to cater to price-sensitive consumers and compete against discounters, through to the ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Portugal
Small local grocers faced a slump in value sales in Portugal in 2024, attributed to strong competition from other grocery channels which are better aligned to adapt to consumers’ evolving shopping habits. While small local grocers may be able to offer the convenience of proximity and a personal serv ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Vietnam
In 2024, development of supermarkets in Vietnam was marked by notable expansion, as evidenced by a substantial rise in the total value of sales and the opening of numerous new outlets. Major players such as WinMart have helped power this progress, partly through sustained investment strategies and p ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Taiwan
Supermarkets continued to expand in Taiwan in 2024, although value sales fell into a small slump. Despite this less than stellar value performance, supermarkets are cited as the primary choice for high-end consumers seeking quality daily essentials and fresh ingredients, thus the ongoing expansion p ... Read More
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Supermarkets in New Zealand
New Zealand’s competition watchdog is filing charges against Woolworths and the local PAK'nSAVE. This comes less than three months after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched legal proceedings against the supermarket giants in Australia for allegedly misleading their cus ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Vietnam
In 2024, small local grocers in Vietnam continued to feel increasing pressure under growing pressure from modern grocery retailers such as chained convenience stores, including GS25, and smaller supermarkets like WinMart+ or Bach Hoa Xanh. These modern outlets benefit from economies of scale, which ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Taiwan
Small local grocers continued to focus on curated retail stores in Taiwan’s prominent commercial districts in 2024. Renowned shopping districts include Taipei, Zhongshan, Taichung, Shen Ji New Village, Kaohsiung, The Pier-2 Art Center. These areas are characterised by their vibrant atmosphere and hi ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in New Zealand
In the face of higher costs and inflationary pressures, small local grocers in New Zealand have struggled to keep up with big corporates in the supermarket channel. Small local grocers are unable to make losses on products the same way supermarket giants can, so tend to pass on any increase in produ ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Chile
Supermarkets closed 2024 on a positive note, with an increase in outlet numbers and sales. The smaller footprint and the growing number of independent players have helped the channel to maintain growth, even in a difficult economic climate, where inflation has affected consumers’ perspective and lim ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Chile
Small local grocers in Chile continues to benefit from the closeness to communities but has struggled with the rise in costs and by consumers remaining cautious with their spending whenever possible. In this sense, competing with large channels such as supermarkets and hypermarkets remains the leadi ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Turkey
Small local grocers continued to struggle in Turkey 2024, with the number of outlets remaining decline in a pattern that has persisted throughout the entire revie period. Increasing numbers of operators were unable to compete with other formats in a climate of rising inflation and rising costs. It i ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Turkey
Supermarkets in Turkey continued to steal value share from small local grocers in 2024. Turkey is a country that is still undergoing urbanisation, with rural populations moving to the cities. With such factors pushing modern grocery retailing growth, the supermarkets channel is benefiting and seeing ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Hungary
Supermarkets in Hungary posted a negative result in current value sales terms for a second consecutive year in 2024, with the rate of decline deepening from 2023. This was partly explained by more aggressive price-based promotional activity as inflationary pressures receded, but mainly attributable ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Hungary
Following double-digit growth in 2023, small local grocers in Hungary recorded a modest contraction in current value terms in 2024. This was mainly due to a significant and sustained drop in inflationary pressures, though the downturn also reflected increasing competition from modern grocery retaile ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Thailand
Supermarkets continued to see strong growth in Thailand in 2024 both in current value terms and in terms of the number of outlets. This strong performance continued to be supported by changing consumer preferences regarding where they choose to shop for groceries including food and beverages. Thanks ... Read More
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