Europe Food and Grocery Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026
Summary
Food & Grocery Retail in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The food & grocery retail market includes the retail sales of all food products, both packaged and unpackaged, as well as beverages (including retail sales of all alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages), tobacco, and household products. All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e., without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2021 annual average exchange rates.
- The European food and grocery retail market had total revenues of $2,242.5 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% between 2017 and 2021.
- Hypermarkets, supermarkets and hard discounters account for the largest proportion of sales in the European food and grocery retail market in 2021; sales through this channel generated $1,215.7 billion, equivalent to 54.2% of the market's overall value.
- The food segment was the market's most lucrative in 2021, with total revenues of $1,580.7 billion, equivalent to 70.5% of the market's overall value.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the food & grocery retail market in Europe
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the food & grocery retail market in Europe
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key food & grocery retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe food & grocery retail market with five year forecasts
- What was the size of the Europe food & grocery retail market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the Europe food & grocery retail market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe food & grocery retail market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- How large is Europe’s food & grocery retail market in relation to its regional counterparts?
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Category segmentation
- 1.4. Geography segmentation
- 1.5. Market rivalry
- 1.6. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 4 Market Segmentation
- 4.1. Category segmentation
- 4.2. Geography segmentation
- 4.3. Market distribution
- 5 Market Outlook
- 5.1. Market value forecast
- 6 Five Forces Analysis
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Buyer power
- 6.3. Supplier power
- 6.4. New entrants
- 6.5. Threat of substitutes
- 6.6. Degree of rivalry
- 7 Competitive Landscape
- 7.1. Who are the leading players in the market?
- 7.2. What are the strategies and strengths of leading players?
- 7.3. What are the pricing strategies in the market?
- 7.4. Who are the main challengers to the incumbents?
- 7.5. Where is disruption in this market most likely to come from?
- 8 Company Profiles
- 8.1. Tesco PLC
- 8.2. Carrefour SA
- 8.3. Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG
- 8.4. Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Appendix
- 10.1. Methodology
- 10.2. Industry associations
- 10.3. Related MarketLine research
- 10.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Europe food & grocery retail market value: $ billion, 2016-21
- Table 2: Europe food & grocery retail market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
- Table 3: Europe food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
- Table 4: Europe food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
- Table 5: Europe food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2021
- Table 6: Europe food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 7: Tesco PLC: key facts
- Table 8: Tesco PLC: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 9: Tesco PLC: Key Employees
- Table 10: Tesco PLC: Key Employees Continued
- Table 11: Carrefour SA: key facts
- Table 12: Carrefour SA: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 13: Carrefour SA: Key Employees
- Table 14: Carrefour SA: Key Employees Continued
- Table 15: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG: key facts
- Table 16: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG: Key Employees
- Table 17: Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG: key facts
- Table 18: Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG: Key Employees
- Table 19: Europe size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 20: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 21: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 22: Europe inflation, 2017-21
- Table 23: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 24: Europe exchange rate, 2017-21
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Europe food & grocery retail market value: $ billion, 2016-21
- Figure 2: Europe food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
- Figure 3: Europe food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 4: Europe food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 5: Europe food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2021
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