Category: Food & Grocery Retailing
Europe Food & Grocery Retailing
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Supermarkets in Portugal
... consumers and compete against discounters, through to the fact that supermarkets tend to offer proximity convenience to consumers, with a wider range of products than seen in convenience stores per se. Indeed, supermarkets tend to ... Read More
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Retail in Portugal
... come down and stabilised since the high of 2022, the repercussions of this continue to affect the prices of goods and utilities, leading to reduced consumer spending power and more strategic purchasing habits. Within this, ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Hungary
... promotional activity as inflationary pressures receded, but mainly attributable to growing competition from discounters. Together with increasing saturation, the special retail tax and restrictions on the construction of new stores over 300 sq m, this ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Hungary
... downturn also reflected increasing competition from modern grocery retailers formats offering much wider assortments and considerably lower prices. The threat from these alternatives has intensified over recent years as the rapidly rising cost of living ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Sweden
... it should also be noted that lower value sales can be attributed to lowering prices in line with a decline in inflation and does not necessarily indicate sluggish volume sales per se. Small local grocers ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Romania
... to be expansion with chains such as Profi and Mage Image opening new outlets. One of the most popular offerings in supermarkets is their bakery section, as well as diary and meat counters, with these ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Poland
... chains such as Dino, Lewiatan, and Stokrotka, combined with their strategic store locations and comprehensive product ranges, contributed to this overall positive performance. Euromonitor International's Supermarkets in Poland report offers insight into key trends and ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Romania
... of outlets also continued to decline. While consumers do appreciate the proximity of small local grocers, convenience retailers also provide convenient locations and registered higher value growth in 2024 and continued to be a growing ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Italy
... was accompanied by the return of increased promotional activity all of which encouraged consumers to spend more per visit. However, the way Italian consumers view promotions changed. Promotions were no longer seen as an opportunity ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Sweden
... although this is attributed to lowering unit prices for goods in the light of falling inflation and demonstrates a more sustainable level of growth. Euromonitor International's Supermarkets in Sweden report offers insight into key trends ... Read More
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Retail in Poland
... weakened demand for more expensive goods, such as consumer durables. The driving force of overall retail growth in 2024 was retail e-commerce, which recorded double-digit rises; in an inflationary environment, local consumers are seeking more ... Read More
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Retail in Belgium
... affected by the inflation crisis. Indeed, consumers remained reluctant to spend on non-essential products and services. Overall, retail offline saw a slight decline in current value terms in 2024, whereas retail e-commerce saw relatively strong ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Bulgaria
... started to focus not only on price but also on the quality of products and the overall shopping experience. The most important factors influencing purchasing decisions remained a combination of product quality, competitive pricing, and ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Belgium
... its image of offering lower quality products, albeit often at lower prices. A significant number of new supermarkets also opened in 2024 which increased the channel’s reach and thereby expanded its potential audience. However, despite ... Read More
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Retail in Bulgaria
... 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 ... Read More
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Supermarkets in France
... click-and-collect services - these advantages faded as inflation drove consumers towards discounters, hypermarkets, and variety stores, while demand for e-commerce declined. Euromonitor International's Supermarkets in France report offers insight into key trends and developments driving ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Belgium
... with the added cost of home delivery resulted in only moderate growth for retail e-commerce in 2023. However, in 2024, as prices stabilised and pressure on purchasing power started to slowly ease, retail e-commerce saw ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Spain
... label products at affordable prices. According to consumer behaviour surveys from the Spanish retail association, shoppers in Spain prefer more frequent visits to nearby grocery stores over making larger purchases once or twice a week. ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Norway
... have continued to rise in Norway, and persistent inflation has led consumers to seek more affordable options, driving them towards discount chains that offer lower prices on essential goods. Many shoppers are opting for discount ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Greece
... conscious and bulk buying consumers. Convenience stores, meanwhile, are for immediate, smaller-scale needs and benefit from proximity to consumers and long opening hours. Supermarkets lack the price competitiveness of hypermarkets and the accessibility o... Euromonitor ... Read More
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Retail in Greece
... prices and offers. However, they were also looking for good quality and sustainable products, as long as they did not exceed the prices that they were willing to pay. Therefore, supermarkets invested in the development ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Finland
... sales were through channels other than small local grocers. Euromonitor International's Small Local Grocers in Finland report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Finland
... gap between them has widened somewhat, with hypermarkets enjoying higher growth rates. This continued in 2024. Euromonitor International's Supermarkets in Finland report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines ... Read More
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Retail in Spain
... rate in Spain in 2024 was above the average inflation rate of the European Union, with one of the contributing factors being the elevated price of olive oil, which is a staple for Spanish consumers. ... Read More
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Retail in the Netherlands
... in discretionary spending. Simultaneously, retailers contended with mounting operational costs, including rising energy and staffing expenses. Higher rents for retail spaces and the ongoing burden of repaying COVID-related debts further exacerbated fi... Euromonitor International's Retail ... Read More
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