Category: Food
Food market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Small Local Grocers in Bulgaria
The year 2024 was particularly challenging for small local grocers in Bulgaria, as consumers continued to reduce spending in these outlets in favour of larger grocery retailers that offer more competitive pricing. Although inflationary pressures eased compared to previous years, food prices remained ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Canada
In 2024, small local grocers in Canada registered marginal growth in the number of outlets, while retail current value sales dropped, albeit moderately and for the first time in the review period. Small grocers continued to face significant challenges at the end of the review period, as they struggl ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Argentina
In Argentina’s supermarkets in 2024, Asian concept stores, as the main competitors to chained players, enjoyed a reversal of their previously poor performance. Towards the end of the review period, Asian concepts saw a continued deep crisis, resulting in some such supermarkets closing their business ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in the US
Despite maintaining marginal current value growth, small local grocers in the US faced an uphill battle in 2024, as rising prices and shrinking profit margins continued to erode the ability of many such outlets to compete. High inflation remained a persistent issue, driving up the cost of goods, whi ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Canada
In 2024, supermarkets in Canada continued to rebound from the downturn in the number of outlets in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, albeit at a slow rate, to move into line with the 2019 figure. In retail current value terms, sales continued to rise, albeit only marginally following ... Read More
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Supermarkets in China
Supermarkets remained one of the largest retail channels in the country in terms of value sales in 2024, behind only retail e-commerce and small local grocers. However, supermarkets experienced only low current value growth in China in 2024, reflecting stabilisation amidst shifting consumer shopping ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in China
In 2024, small local grocers in China maintained slow and steady current value growth – this was despite evolving consumer habits, increased competition from modern retail channels, and falling outlet numbers. Even post-COVID-19, consumers continue to prioritise fresh produce and localised products, ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Brazil
While small local grocers saw current value decline in Brazil in 2024, as sales stabilised after a good couple of years, food/drink tobacco specialists saw growth. In food/drink/tobacco specialists, the Cacau Show, Kopenhagen, and Chocolates Brasil Cacau chains have chocolate confectionery as their ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Argentina
Small local grocers in Argentina saw an improved performance in terms of value sales in 2024, compared to that recorded towards the end of the review period. In 2023, small local grocers continued to cede some ground to or lose competitiveness with regard to modern grocery retailers like supermarket ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Belgium
More consumers returned to shopping in supermarkets in 2024 as prices stabilised and consumers became less conservative with their grocery spending. This enabled the channel to gain share from discounters, with the latter suffering from its image of offering lower quality products, albeit often at l ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Belgium
Despite price stabilisation and decreasing pressure on purchasing power, small local grocers saw declining sales in current value terms in 2024. This was due in large part to the strong competition from other retail channels, but especially supermarkets and convenience stores. Prices in small local ... Read More
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Supermarkets in France
The supermarket sector in France saw both store numbers and current value sales stagnate in 2024. While lockdowns in 2020 and early 2021 briefly boosted their appeal - thanks to their proximity, smaller formats, and click-and-collect services - these advantages faded as inflation drove consumers tow ... Read More
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Supermarkets in the US
Supermarkets experienced low but positive current value growth in the US in 2024. However, the performance was mixed amongst retailers, with mid-tier and regional players outpacing the channel growth overall, and offsetting near flat value growth for the leading players, Kroger Co and Albertsons Cos ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in France
Small local grocers in France have struggled in recent years, due to shifting market dynamics and evolving consumer behaviour. Traditional grocery stores, whether independent or part of a chain, have steadily lost ground to branded convenience store networks, leading to a structural decline. The for ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Brazil
Despite only a marginal increase in outlet numbers in 2024, the current value growth of supermarkets in Brazil was significant, due to inflation on necessities such as grains, milk and dairy products, and coffee, amongst others. Low-income families had to limit themselves to purchasing these goods o ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Spain
Supermarkets in Spain saw falling sales in 2024. Inflationary pressure on grocery products persisted, prompting consumers to favour convenience stores, which are closer to their homes, and discounters that offer a wide selection of private label products at affordable prices. According to consumer b ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Spain
Sales in small local grocers declined in Spain in 2024, returning to an earlier review-period trend. During the first year of the pandemic, small local grocers benefited from the fact that such outlets are typically situated close to consumers’ homes. However, with the lifting of mobility restrictio ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Norway
Supermarkets garner a significant share in grocery retailing in Norway, but they have been losing ground to discounters due to various new openings and aggressive price competition. Despite the decline in overall inflation, food prices have continued to rise in Norway, and persistent inflation has l ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Greece
Supermarkets saw current value growth in Greece in 2024, though the channel registered slower growth than either convenience stores or hypermarkets. Hypermarkets offer lower prices and wider product ranges than supermarkets, so they attract cost conscious and bulk buying consumers. Convenience store ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Ireland
In 2024, small local grocers in Ireland saw a retail value sales uplift of 4%. However, despite the overall positive performance of grocery retailers across the country, small grocery stores continued to face significant challenges. These retailers were particularly strained by the intense competiti ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Finland
Despite a relatively high number of outlets, small local grocers remained a niche grocery retailing channel in Finland in 2024, with a slowly decreasing share of all grocery sales. Around 99% of grocery retail value sales were through channels other than small local grocers. Euromonitor Internationa ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Finland
In line with the review period, in 2024, supermarkets remained the second largest retail channel in Finland behind hypermarkets in retail sales price (RSP) terms. While both channels registered growth during the review period, the gap between them has widened somewhat, with hypermarkets enjoying hig ... Read More
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Supermarkets in the Netherlands
Supermarkets in the Netherlands saw a decline in retail current value sales in 2024, marking a shift from the positive performance of the previous two years. Consumer confidence remained fragile, leading to hesitancy in grocery purchases. Although grocery price increases in 2024 were less severe tha ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Israel
Within the context of substantial price increases, supermarkets in Israel registered significant growth in current value sales in 2024. While some retailers had previously resisted price hikes, the ongoing Israel-Hamas War created conditions that allowed them to implement increases with less public ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Austria
In 2024, supermarkets in Austria recorded retail value growth of 4%. However, similar to the overall grocery retail sector, this growth marked a decline compared to the previous year. Despite this, as inflation rates returned to more sustainable levels, in real value terms, supermarkets experienced ... Read More
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