Category: Retailing
Europe Retailing
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Home Products Specialists in Bulgaria
... slower pace than in previous years. While demand for new housing remained steady, signs of a slowdown in construction activity began to emerge, impacting related industries, including the home improvement sector. As new housing projects ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Belgium
... by inflation-based price increases. In 2024, as prices stabilised, convenience stores managed to score only moderate growth in current value terms as competition from supermarkets increased. Supermarkets feature more affordable prices and a wider offering, ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Belgium
... such as supermarkets, convenience stores and foods e-commerce. Hypermarkets struggled to compete with these channels which offered more convenience (in the case of convenience stores and foods e-commerce) and more affordable prices (in the case ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Belgium
... home were concerned. With many households continuing to face financial pressures there was a general reluctance to spend on non-essential goods, while consumers also turned to the second-hand market to make savings. As a result, ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Belgium
... specialists continued to see dynamic growth in current value terms in 2024, amidst price stabilisation and an increased willingness among consumers to spend more on beauty and personal care items. Another factor driving this dynamic ... 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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Retail in France
... While retail e-commerce rebounded in value, this was insufficient to drive overall market growth. Surprisingly, even the Paris Olympics, which succeeded in attracting visitors and tourists, failed to provide a meaningful boost to consumer spending. ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Spain
... way to better manage their budgets, while it also reduced the need to travel to supermarkets or hypermarkets which are often located further away from consumers’ homes. According to a consumer behaviour survey by the ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Austria
... 1% increase in value. This followed a significant decline in sales for homeware and home furnishing stores the previous year, despite notable price hikes. The peak of consumer restraint, which had been driven by the ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Austria
... levels, despite significant price hikes in 2022 and 2023. While there was a gradual improvement in consumer sentiment throughout the year, many remained relatively cautious when it came to spending on apparel and footwear, prioritising ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Austria
... appliances, homewares, and body care, all of which showed weaker growth compared to store-based retailing. However, the work of motivated independent sales agents helped foster consumer trust in the products, encouraging them to move past ... 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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Hypermarkets in Norway
... which has infringed on the performance of hypermarkets. In 2024, a significant price war emerged between two major grocery chains in Norway: Kiwi and Rema 1000. Aggressive pricing strategies aimed at attracting cost-conscious consumers created ... 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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Discounters in Norway
... Norge, have been able to expand store networks and deliver low prices. Discounter site/outlet expansion picked up significantly in 2024, despite the already high numbers of discounters in urban areas. In the pursuit of maximising ... 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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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Greece
... to emphasise their eco-friendly strategies. Meanwhile, luxury brands have expanded in major cities, including Athens, while younger people have gone for more affordable Greek-inspired styles. With the ongoing rise in importance of e-commerce and... Euromonitor ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Greece
... demand for home improvement and furnishing products. DIY continues to gain consumer interest in Greece, with a growing number of local consumers turning to it for creativity, as well as for saving money. However, it ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Greece
... shopping online. While companies such as Avon, Oriflame and Herbalife still hold a market presence, they are facing significant difficulties in attracting younger consumers, who prefer online shopping platforms to traditional face-to-face selling. This applies ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Ireland
... longer opening hours, convenience retailers continued to attract customers. However, as many consumers remained mindful of spending, these retailers focused on encouraging repeat business. There was significant growth in the sales of own-brand products, with ... Read More
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Discounters in Ireland
... habits. As a result, this trend supported sales through discounters, which are well-regarded for offering lower price points and attractive price-quality ratios. Euromonitor International's Discounters in Ireland report offers insight into key trends and developments ... Read More
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Retail in Norway
... and driving private consumption. Grocery retailing is a significant contributor to the retail sector led by Norgesgruppen Servicehandel, Coop Norge and Reitangruppen, while e-commerce continues to gain share. Grocery retailers are heavy investors in this ... 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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General Merchandise Stores in Norway
... different sectors of the retail market, and particularly variety stores that typically sell a wide range of household goods and personal products at attractive prices. These stores are benefitting from consumers tightening their budge... Euromonitor ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Ireland
... a significant decline of 15%. Euromonitor International's General Merchandise Stores in Ireland report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include ... Read More
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