Western European Retail/Wholesale, 2005 & 2010 IT Spending Forecast

This study provides an updated overview of IT spending trends and forecasts in European retail and wholesale. Beginning with the change in the trends and business environment affecting IT demand in European retail and wholesale, the study explores the changes in major drivers and directions in IT adoption in the retail and wholesale industry in Western Europe. On the quantitative side, the focus is on spending in hardware, packaged software, and IT services for the major European countries (Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, Spain, and other Western Europe) in the 2005-2010 timeframe, in the following sub-markets:

"Opportunity areas for IT vendors targeting the Western European retail and wholesale market are growing. Manufacturing Insights foresees a CAGR over the forecast period 2006-2010 of 4.8% in these industries, to reach an overall market value of approximately $43.6 billion in 2010," said Ivano Ortis, program manager, Manufacturing Insights.