Small Local Grocers in Bulgaria

The year 2024 was particularly challenging for small local grocers in Bulgaria, as consumers continued to reduce spending in these outlets in favour of larger grocery retailers that offer more competitive pricing. Although inflationary pressures eased compared to previous years, food prices remained high, and consumer price sensitivity persisted. Small local grocers, which often lack the economies of scale to offer significant discounts or promotional pricing, found it increasingly difficult to...

Euromonitor International's Small Local Grocers in Bulgaria report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, mixed retailers, health and beauty retailers, clothing and footwear retailers, furniture and furnishing stores, DIY and hardware stores, durable goods retailers, leisure and personal goods retailers. There are profiles of leading retailers, with analysis of their performance and the challenges they face. There is also analysis of non-store retailing: vending; homeshopping; internet retailing; direct selling, as available.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Small Local Grocers in Bulgaria
Euromonitor International
February 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
SMALL LOCAL GROCERS IN BULGARIA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Small local grocers struggle as consumers prioritise lower prices
Diverse formats continue to characterise the small local grocers landscape
Discounters continue to erode value share from traditional grocery formats
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Small local grocers expected to be the weakest-performing grocery channel
E-commerce and digital integration as potential survival strategies
Private label development remains a key competitive strategy
CHANNEL DATA
Table 1 Small Local Grocers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2019-2024
Table 2 Small Local Grocers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 3 Small Local Grocers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
Table 4 Small Local Grocers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
Table 5 Small Local Grocers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
Table 6 Small Local Grocers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2024-2029
Table 7 Small Local Grocers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2024-2029
RETAIL IN BULGARIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Retail in 2024: The big picture
Consumer confidence improves, but grocery price sensitivity remains high
E-commerce growth stabilises as omnichannel retailing becomes essential
Retailers invest in digitalisation and in-store innovation
What next for retail?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Informal retail
Opening hours for physical retail
Summary 1 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type 2024
Seasonality
Shopping Season Christmas
Shopping Season Back to school
MARKET DATA
Table 8 Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: Value 2019-2024
Table 9 Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 10 Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: Value 2019-2024
Table 11 Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 12 Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: Units 2019-2024
Table 13 Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2019-2024
Table 14 Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: Value 2019-2024
Table 15 Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 16 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2019-2024
Table 17 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 18 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2019-2024
Table 19 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 20 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2019-2024
Table 21 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2019-2024
Table 22 Non-Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2019-2024
Table 23 Non-Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 24 Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2019-2024
Table 25 Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 26 Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2019-2024
Table 27 Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2019-2024
Table 28 Retail GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
Table 29 Retail GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
Table 30 Retail Offline GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
Table 31 Retail Offline GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
Table 32 Retail Offline LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
Table 33 Retail E-Commerce GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
Table 34 Retail E-Commerce GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
Table 35 Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
Table 36 Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
Table 37 Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
Table 38 Non-Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
Table 39 Non-Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
Table 40 Non-Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
Table 41 Forecast Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: Value 2024-2029
Table 42 Forecast Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: % Value Growth 2024-2029
Table 43 Forecast Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: Value 2024-2029
Table 44 Forecast Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: % Value Growth 2024-2029
Table 45 Forecast Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: Units 2024-2029
Table 46 Forecast Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2024-2029
Table 47 Forecast Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: Value 2024-2029
Table 48 Forecast Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: % Value Growth 2024-2029
Table 49 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2024-2029
Table 50 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2024-2029
Table 51 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2024-2029
Table 52 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2024-2029
Table 53 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2024-2029
Table 54 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2024-2029
Table 55 Non-Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2024-2029
Table 56 Non-Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2024-2029
Table 57 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2024-2029
Table 58 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2024-2029
Table 59 Forecast Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2024-2029
Table 60 Forecast Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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