Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Retail E-Commerce in Germany
Retail E-Commerce in Germany In 2023, Germany's e-commerce landscape showed signs of potential recovery, following 2022’s sales slump as the country emerged from the pandemic. A stronger return to stores, ongoing economic volatility, and low consumer confidence stemming from the rising cost of livin ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Sweden
Hypermarkets in Sweden Like other types of grocery retailers, hypermarkets in Sweden were impacted directly by historically high inflation, which reached high single-digit rates in 2022 and 2023. As a result, consumers became more price-sensitive and they started to look for best possible deals in t ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Germany
General Merchandise Stores in Germany Value sales of general merchandise stores in Germany rebounded in 2023, following the previous year’s decline. The latter was driven by department stores, with the channel’s sales falling by double digits due to temporary store closures. Although the overall reb ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Germany
Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Germany In 2023, apparel and footwear specialists in Germany, including H&M, experienced modest growth compared to the double-digit rise recorded the previous year due to an easing of pandemic restrictions and pent-up demand, yet sales remained below pre-pandemic ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Germany
Home Products Specialists in Germany In 2023, value sales of home products specialists in Germany experienced a marginal downturn following a particularly strong performance the previous year. This channel, which includes home improvement and gardening stores, homewares and home furnishings, and pet ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Sweden
Retail E-Commerce in Sweden Retail e-commerce in Sweden, after almost a decade of double-digit retail current value growth, peaking over 2019-2021, witnessed stabilisation or correction towards the end of the review period. Following a small drop in 2022, retail e-commerce current value sales saw a ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden
Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden Apparel and footwear specialists in Sweden had to deal with unstable macroeconomic and geopolitical environments towards the end of the review period. The high inflation rates in 2022 and 2023 forced consumers to prioritise purchases of essential products, ... Read More
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E-Commerce in Soft Drinks
E-Commerce in Soft Drinks E-commerce represents a small but thriving global retail channel for soft drinks. This briefing examines Euromonitor International’s e-commerce data across 15 markets, focusing on soft drinks brands’ performance in 2023. Leading brands, categories and retailers for online b ... Read More
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Menstrual Care in Mexico
Menstrual Care in Mexico Menstrual care saw both retail volume and current value growth in Mexico in 2023. In menstrual care, the aftermath of 2022’s inflation-heightened consumer price sensitivity compelled brands to engage in a promotional arms race within hypermarkets and supermarkets. Brands dep ... Read More
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Competitor Strategies in Hot Drinks
Competitor Strategies in Hot Drinks The global hot drinks industry continues to record strong growth, with greater consolidation of the industry through merger and acquisitions as well as partnership with retailers and foodservice players. At the same time, regional players from Asia Pacific have ex ... Read More
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Retail in the United Kingdom
Retail in the United Kingdom In 2023, soaring inflation rates, an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, low consumer confidence and limited spending subdued the retail industry in the UK. Consumers continued to downgrade product purchases to mitigate the negative effects of the challenging economic situati ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in the United Kingdom
General Merchandise Stores in the United Kingdom In 2023, a year characterised by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and high inflation, Poundland was one of the more active players in general merchandise stores in the UK, placing a strong focus on pricing and expanding its product range. In March 20 ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in the United Kingdom
Retail E-Commerce in the United Kingdom After a challenging 2022 due to high inflation, the emergence of the cost-of-living crisis, and additional pressure on operators due to a surge in utility prices, all of which affected the disposable incomes of local consumers and subsequently led to a decline ... Read More
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Direct Selling in the United Kingdom
Direct Selling in the United Kingdom Amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, local consumers turned to direct selling in the UK as a way to augment their household earnings. Data released by the UK’s Direct Selling Association (DSA) revealed a significant surge in the number of people joining DTC (d ... Read More
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Inflation in Packaged Foods: Causes and Implications of Price Growth
Inflation in Packaged Foods: Causes and Implications of Price Growth Global packaged food sales are set to exceed USD3 trillion in 2024, with volumes growing over the forecast period. Even with inflationary pressures moderating, each grocery category (staple foods, dairy products and alternatives, s ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in the United Kingdom
Small Local Grocers in the United Kingdom Unlike larger store formats within grocery retailers, such as warehouse clubs, discounters, and hypermarkets, which have a strong focus on lower-priced products as well as the ability to limit the transfer of increased costs on to consumers, small local groc ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in the United Kingdom
Apparel and Footwear Specialists in the United Kingdom After a year of strong double-digit value growth in 2022 for apparel and footwear specialists in the UK, the channel maintained its positive trajectory in 2023 to outperform all other non-grocery retailers, except for leisure and personal goods ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in the United Kingdom
Hypermarkets in the United Kingdom Despite increased competition from discounters and warehouse clubs, which offer low-cost products appealing to the elevated number of price-sensitive consumers in 2023, hypermarkets in the UK maintained positive sales growth. Amid the cost-of-living crisis, high in ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in the United Kingdom
Health and Beauty Specialists in the United Kingdom In 2023, health and beauty specialists in the UK maintained its positive trajectory despite rising price sensitivity among consumers and a significant squeeze on disposable incomes. Pricing strategies, and discounted offers in particular, played an ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in the United Kingdom
Convenience Retailers in the United Kingdom Despite price increases as a result of inflation that continued to drive the local population to adopt more conscious spending patterns in 2023, convenience retailers in the UK maintained a positive trajectory during the year as proximity and accessibility ... Read More
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Discounters in the United Kingdom
Discounters in the United Kingdom Due to high inflation towards the end of the review period, resulting in elevated prices of goods and services, consumers became increasingly price conscious, supporting the second consecutive year of value growth for discounters in the UK. As consumers continued to ... Read More
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Supermarkets in the United Kingdom
Supermarkets in the United Kingdom Supermarkets in the UK was the only grocery retail channel in 2022 to witness value sales decline, in a year characterised by soaring food prices, skyrocketing cost of utilities, high inflation, and a cost-of-living crisis, which all contributed to a significant de ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in the United Kingdom
Home Products Specialists in the United Kingdom Home products specialists witnessed a surge in value sales in 2021, following declines due to pandemic-related restrictions. However, the channel did not return to 2019 sales levels until 2022. The cost-of-living crisis that began in 2022 and continued ... Read More
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New Concepts in Retail
New Concepts in Retail Retailers’ constant experimentation with new concepts and formats helps to lay the groundwork for the industry’s future. For this reason, Euromonitor International profiles the most innovative new concepts in retail each year. This edition explores innovation across five key a ... Read More
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Discounters in Mexico
Discounters in Mexico In 2023, discounters saw growth in Mexico in current value terms; albeit at a slower pace compared with the previous year. During 2022, with inflation putting a strain on wallets, households became more price-conscious as their disposable incomes decreased, boosting the sales o ... Read More
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