Discount Stores Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Discount stores are like department stores as far as total size, layout, and products go. Discount stores provide similar products but a lower costs. Different product lines are displayed in different areas inside the store, and normally there is a central check-out at the front of the store for customers to buy the goods. In some of the discount stores there may be different check-outs in some individual departments. Discount stores normally sell a large variety of goods, but some stores sometimes focus specifically on specialty items. Products sold in discount stores often are: cosmetics, apparel (for women, men, infants, and children), health products, toys, non-perishable grocery items, electronics (like audio and video goods), kitchen products, sporting goods, and jewelry. Discount stores often compete for customer traffic with department stores, online retailers, off-price stores, specialty stores, drug stores, supercenters, warehouse clubs, and catalog retailers. At times, discount store firms will also develop a warehouse club and supercenter.

Discount stores are directed to a specific demographic; normally lower to middle income customers. The demand for this industry is pushed by the spending habits of customers and the population increase that may happened in the regions of the discount stores. The overall profits of independent discount store companies depends on their ability to stay competitive in terms of pricing, increase their revenue per square foot, sufficiently locate stores, advertize product efficiently, and manage the supply chain. Smaller companies put more focus on developing niche markets for some products, or finding an untapped market. Bigger companies have an edge within the industry as they are more readily capable of negotiating lease terms for store space, and bargain for lower prices with their suppliers.

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Discount Stores Industry Research & Market Reports

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    ... Discount Stores, and Others): Opportunity Analysis And Industry Forecast, 2021-2030 The U.S. baby infant formula market was valued at $3,889.0 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $6,784.7 million by 2030, registering a CAGR ... Read More

  • Global Date Sugar Market Size study, by Form (Date Granules & Crystal, Powdered Date Sugar and Date Syrup/Liquid), by End-Use (Date Sugar for Industrial Consumption {Date sugar for Food production (Bakery, Confectionery, Snacks, Dressings & Condiments, Sauces & Spreads), Date Sugar for Beverage Industry} and Retail Date Sugar Consumption), by Origin (Organic Date Sugar, Conventional Date Sugar), by Sales Channel (Direct Procurement of Date Sugar, Retail Sales of Date Sugar {HyperMarkets / SuperMarkets, Discount Stores, Specialty Grocery Stores, Traditional Grocery Stores and Online Retail}) and Regional Forecasts 2022-2028

    ... Condiments, Sauces & Spreads), Date Sugar for Beverage Industry} and Retail Date Sugar Consumption), by Origin (Organic Date Sugar, Conventional Date Sugar), by Sales Channel (Direct Procurement of Date Sugar, Retail Sales of Date Sugar ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Bulgaria

    ... slightly lower rate than in the previous year. Moreover, there was a significant decline in the number of variety store outlets during the latter year. This reduced their total number to 60. As such, variety ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Slovakia

    ... consumers. Location remained a determining factor of performance in 2021. Variety stores located in shopping malls, touristic locations and trains stations like Flying Tiger and Top Shop saw a higher decline in value sales due ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in the Czech Republic

    ... seen in variety stores as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and people returned to city centres, along with the stronger sales seen during the Christmas period when compared to the restriction-hit Christmas of 2020. However, in-store ... Read More

  • E-Commerce (Goods) in North Macedonia

    ... of consumers shopped online for the first time or shopped online more frequently during the pandemic, with most demonstrating eagerness to continue this habit even when COVID-19 is less of a threat. This is leading ... Read More

  • Retailing in Sri Lanka

    ... of the pandemic in 2020 and government measures imposed to control its spread created an unstable environment and a reduction in consumer confidence and spending power. However, an alleviation in the pandemic in 2021 and ... Read More

  • Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in North Macedonia

    ... of 2020. This is a good performance for a non-grocery retailer (with all other store-based non-grocery retailing channel recording double-digit decline in 2020). This is because many of the channel’s outlets were considered essential and ... Read More

  • Mobile E-Commerce (Goods) in North Macedonia

    ... the increased use of mobile technology for online purchases. Increased smartphone ownership and the growing number of online stores (by both grocery and non-grocery players) with a well-developed mobile interface are driving value growth. Multichannel ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Poland

    ... with restrictions driven by the emergence of the pandemic. Nevertheless, despite further restrictions in the first half of 2021, variety stores recorded a return to stronger growth during the year in line with the reopening ... Read More

  • Mobile E-Commerce (Goods) in Serbia

    ... when value sales increased by nearly two-thirds, there was still very healthy double-digit value growth in 2021. There were several factors contributing to the growth, including increased smartphone ownership and also more websites that are ... Read More

  • Retailing in Poland

    ... lockdowns, and reduced footfall even when stores were permitted to reopen due to concerns over exposure to the virus, leading to notable declines. E-commerce, an already strong trend emerging in Poland, gained greater momentum during ... Read More

  • E-Commerce (Goods) in Latvia

    ... on movement and shop opening hours has shunted many consumers online for the first time, as well as increasing the average spend made by habitual users. Many retailers in Latvia have sped up their digitalisation ... Read More

  • Mobile E-Commerce (Goods) in Latvia

    ... in Latvia continues to rise, driving sales. It is worth noting that social media has become a key part of the mix in mobile e-commerce, with people using sites like Facebook and Instagram to not ... Read More

  • Mobile E-Commerce (Goods) in Georgia

    ... companies such as Glovo and Wolt. While online grocery sales remained high in 2021, it was not through mobile e-commerce, as most grocery retailers do have mobile-friendly websites. Sales of pet care through mobile e-commerce, ... Read More

  • E-Commerce (Goods) in Kazakhstan

    ... restrictions, retailers were forced to switch to selling their products online to ensure some sales could continue. The integration of e-commerce into social media networks has also boosted transactions with major social media players like ... Read More

  • Mobile E-Commerce (Goods) in Kazakhstan

    ... This is boosting the importance of mobile e-commerce development in the country. The penetration of mobile e-commerce has also accelerated due to the increasing offer of mobile apps for all kinds of services. Now that ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Hungary

    ... food and home care managed to maintain their high sales even during lockdowns and periods of outlet closures, as shops mainly selling food, personal care and home care products were not forced to close when ... Read More

  • Retailing in Laos

    ... the recent drop in disposable incomes, which also stimulated cross-border shopping. Traditional retailers dominate formal retailing, with modern retailing underdeveloped and catering exclusively to affluent urban dwellers interested in shopping as a leisure pursuit. Euromonitor ... Read More

  • Retailing in Pakistan

    ... in early-2020 amid the global pandemic for grocery retailers. Euromonitor International's Retailing in Pakistan report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Israel

    ... The channel therefore witnessed a significant decline in value sales as consumers moved online for various purchases, although many of them refrained from ordering from AliExpress and other e-commerce platforms that offer affordable products that ... Read More

  • Discounters in Israel

    ... growth for the channel in 2020, making it the strongest performer in grocery retailers, as this format is perceived as offering more competitive, and therefore more affordable, prices. Many local consumers prefer discounters for the ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Canada

    ... Great Canadian Dollar Store saw higher retail current value growth in 2020, compared to the previous year, and further healthy growth over 2021. Most variety stores saw sales growth despite limited store traffic in 2020 ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Nigeria

    ... footfall increased. Moreover, supply chains were operating normally again. Supply-chain disruption was also an issue in the previous year, as almost all of the products sold by these stores are imported, while the depreciation of ... Read More

  • Variety Stores in Norway

    ... cleaning products and outdoor items for their domestic summer holidays. This boom was almost entirely experienced by big variety stores (based on selling space per outlet) as they benefitted from offering a greater variety of ... Read More

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