Category: Food & Grocery Retailing
Food & Grocery Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Supermarkets in Ukraine
Supermarkets saw current value growth in Ukraine in 2024. Supermarkets played a critical role in maintaining food security and stability in the country during 2024. Major chains such as Silpo and Novus maintained successful operations despite economic challenges, as they prioritised supply chain res ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Ukraine
Retail e-commerce saw current value growth in 2024, driven by increased internet accessibility and the adoption of digital technologies amongst retailers. A notable trend towards the end of the review period was the shift towards mobile commerce, as consumers increasingly used smartphones for online ... Read More
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Retail in Denmark
Retail in Denmark saw flat growth in current value terms in 2024. The rise of online shopping continued to have a negative impact on traditional brick-and-mortar stores, with retail offline sales declining in current value terms in 2024, while e-commerce posted steady growth. The market also saw a s ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Denmark
Small local grocers in Denmark continue to operate as a niche area of grocery retailing, despite the relatively high number of outlets present across the country. Small local grocers in Denmark are often family-owned or independent stores that cater to local communities, offering convenience and per ... Read More
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Retail in the Czech Republic
Retail in the Czech Republic continued to see growth in current value sales in 2024. While inflationary pressure on prices caused many Czech households to spend less as their living expenses kept rising, this helped current value sales remain positive. In 2024, stabilisation was visible in the macro ... Read More
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Supermarkets in the Czech Republic
Within grocery retailers, supermarkets in the Czech Republic recorded the fastest growth in retail current value sales in 2024. This performance was supported by the slowly increasing purchasing power of Czech consumers, following two years of strong inflation and the high cost-of-living. With a muc ... Read More
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Supermarkets in South Korea
Supermarkets in South Korea saw a current value decline in 2024, despite a slight rise in the number of outlets. However, this was mainly due to declines for smaller supermarkets, as all the leading supermarkets maintained value growth in 2024. Amidst a prolonged economic downturn, South Korean cons ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Slovakia
Supermarkets in Slovakia performed well in 2024, achieving 4% growth in retail value. While inflation slowed significantly, the growth in value sales was still largely driven by rising retail prices. With strong price sensitivity remaining in Slovak households, price discounts and promotions were in ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Japan
In 2024, supermarkets in Japan continued to see an increase in current value sales, following a similar positive trend in 2023. As hypermarkets declined, supermarkets, which primarily offer essential food items, experienced a strong performance. The rise in value sales can be attributed to an increa ... Read More
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Retail in Slovakia
In 2024, the retail sector in Slovakia faced challenges, as a rise in price sensitivity led consumers to focus on price deals and promotions. While inflation stabilised and was notably less pronounced than in 2023, it continued to contribute to retail value sales growth. However, providing value for ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Australia
Supermarkets in Australia continued to record positive value sales growth during 2024, albeit more slowly compared to previous years, as high prices, in part driven by food inflation, despite the general easing of inflation in Australia, placed further pressure on consumers’ ability to pay for discr ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Singapore
Supermarkets remained Singapore’s most popular grocery channel in 2024. The modest store sizes and accessible layouts of supermarkets are well-suited to local lifestyles, allowing busy consumers to shop quickly for day-to-day needs without navigating the more extensive inventories of hypermarkets. B ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Indonesia
Supermarkets saw slight current value growth in Indonesia in 2024, having seen a fall in sales in the previous year. The return to growth was in part driven by relatively high growth in the number of outlets in the category. Meanwhile, sales per outlet in this category experienced further contractio ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Saudi Arabia
Supermarkets continue to grow in 2024, driven by urbanisation and the expansion of outlets in Saudi Arabia. The channel also benefits from diversified offerings across a range of price points. Bin Dawood Group caters to price-sensitive shoppers across the Kingdom, while Danube appeals more to premiu ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Singapore
Retail E-Commerce in Singapore registered a minor contraction in 2024, marking its second consecutive year of decline. Despite this downturn, sales remain substantially higher than pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the broader shift towards online shopping over the last few years. The latest decreases ... Read More
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Retail in Singapore
Retail in Singapore showed some resilience in 2024, despite softer consumer sentiment stemming from a cautious economic backdrop and weaker labour market demand. Many consumers are increasingly preoccupied with cost-of-living concerns, resulting in more rational and prudent spending. In response, br ... Read More
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Retail in Hong Kong, China
Retail in Hong Kong recorded further current value growth in 2024, although this continued to slow following three consecutive years of post-pandemic rebound. The city is seeing a shift in consumption patterns, with local residents increasingly heading northbound to mainland China, including Shenzhe ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Hong Kong, China
Following a value sales decline in 2023 due to inflation-driven price increases by major players in the channel, supermarkets in Hong Kong recovered with solid growth in 2024. This was mainly due to offering more competitive prices and local consumers’ general preference for supermarkets as a grocer ... Read More
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Retail in Vietnam
In 2024, retail in Vietnam saw positive growth across most channels, driven by improved economic performance and a significant rise in both inbound and local tourism. The country welcomed substantially more visitors than the previous years, supporting sales in modern retail outlets such as convenien ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Portugal
Supermarkets saw a positive performance in Portugal in 2024, with small outlet growth and more robust value growth. Supermarkets are benefitting from a confluence of factors, including expanded private label ranges to cater to price-sensitive consumers and compete against discounters, through to the ... Read More
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Retail in Taiwan
Retail in Taiwan achieved small overall value growth in 2024, with performances varying across the different categories. High-end and premium supermarkets continue to be active in expanding their in-store services to add value, while chains such as Japan’s LOPIA expanded aggressively, having entered ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Vietnam
In 2024, development of supermarkets in Vietnam was marked by notable expansion, as evidenced by a substantial rise in the total value of sales and the opening of numerous new outlets. Major players such as WinMart have helped power this progress, partly through sustained investment strategies and p ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Taiwan
Supermarkets continued to expand in Taiwan in 2024, although value sales fell into a small slump. Despite this less than stellar value performance, supermarkets are cited as the primary choice for high-end consumers seeking quality daily essentials and fresh ingredients, thus the ongoing expansion p ... Read More
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Retail in Portugal
Retail in Portugal showed small positive growth in 2024, despite the overall challenging economic environment, with this positive performance driven mainly by the results of the online channel and grocery retailers. Although interest rates have come down and stabilised since the high of 2022, the re ... Read More
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Retail in New Zealand
The high cost of living remained a key barrier to retail expenditure in New Zealand over 2024. Prices were elevated despite easing inflation, with the annual rate falling back within the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's target range. Supply chain disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions have also el ... Read More
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