Category: Grocers
Grocers market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Where Consumers Shop for Staple Foods
Inflation is affecting consumers' choices in grocery channels, leading to changes aimed at preserving purchasing power. Discounters and warehouse clubs are becoming more prominent, with a rapid increase in the number of outlets. After years of decline, small local grocers are gaining traction due to ... Read More
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Supermarkets in South Africa
Supermarkets saw current value growth in Spain in 2024. The South African supermarkets landscape continues to grow, supported by diversified offerings targeting different market segments. However, the performance has been notable across budget friendly outlets, which have been attracting an increasi ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in South Africa
Small local grocers saw current value growth in South Africa in 2024. Despite the evolution of mainstream modern grocery retail formats, South Africa's spaza shops continue to expand, playing a crucial role in township economies. These small, informal stores offer unmatched accessibility, often oper ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Germany
The slowdown in growth recorded by supermarkets in Germany in 2024 compared to the previous year was merely a reflection of lower inflation rates, particularly for groceries. When compared to discounters, the main other major grocery channel in Germany, supermarkets recorded a relative recovery in 2 ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Germany
With stagnant current value sales in 2024, small local grocers in Germany recorded the lowest growth among all grocery retailing channels. The weak performance by small local grocers was also driven by the continued decline in outlet numbers during the year, with some stores closing amid challenging ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Morocco
Despite the rapid expansion of modern retail formats, small local grocers remain deeply rooted in Morocco’s retail ecosystem. Their widespread presence across urban and rural areas ensures continued accessibility, especially in neighbourhoods where modern grocery retail remains underpenetrated. Smal ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Mexico
In 2024, supermarkets in Mexico saw a more dynamic rate of current value growth than was recorded in the previous year. With higher real salaries in 2024 and reduced inflationary pressure compared to 2023, some consumers turned to supermarkets in a bid to access a wider variety of brands and product ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Mexico
In 2024, small local grocers saw moderate current value growth in Mexico. The expansion of modern grocery retailers, driven by chains such as OXXO in convenience stores and Tiendas 3B in discounters, has been hampering the performance of small local grocers, which are commonly known as tienditas in ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Morocco
In 2024, supermarkets in Morocco operated in a more challenging competitive environment, primarily due to the aggressive expansion of discounters such as Kazyon and the growing focus on convenience retail formats. These developments are prompting major players to reassess their strategies as urban s ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Switzerland
Supermarkets saw a decline in 2024 both in current value terms and in terms of the number of outlets. The decline in value sales was due in part to the decreasing number of outlets with companies restructuring and closing less profitable outlets. However, it was also due to the higher level of price ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Switzerland
Small local grocers suffered the consequences of consumers aiming to reduce their overall spending in 2024. Many people looked to cut down on purchasing non-essential items while others shopped at less expensive outlets including discounters, supermarkets, and hypermarkets, or waiting until items we ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Nigeria
Supermarkets in Nigeria continued to build momentum in 2024, benefiting from a mix of expansion into tier cities, digital integration, and value-driven offerings such as loyalty schemes and private label. Retailers like Spar adopted conservative physical expansion strategies, instead focusing on par ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Nigeria
Despite the rise of modern grocery channels, small local grocers continued to thrive in 2024, supported by the informal sector’s vast economic footprint and the needs of lower-income households. With around 40 million small enterprises, informal retail remains the backbone of Nigeria’s grocery lands ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in India
In 2024, small local grocers in India continued to account for three quarters of overall value sales generated by grocery retailers, driven by sheer volume of these outlets across the country. This channel is one of the oldest and most established for grocery shopping in the country, and offers ease ... Read More
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Supermarkets in India
Supermarkets in India witnessed slowdowns in growth in its outlet count and value sales in 2024. This was on the back of weak consumer demand due to high food inflation, which led many consumers to prioritise essential purchases, and limit overall household consumption. With high inflation witnessed ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in the United Arab Emirates
Despite a positive performance in value sales terms, the number of small local grocers in the United Arab Emirates continued to decline in 2024. This was primarily due to rising urbanisation rates, increased demand for diversified offerings, and lack of competitiveness with modern grocery retailers ... Read More
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Supermarkets in the United Arab Emirates
Supermarkets in the United Arab Emirates continued to expand in 2024, supported by a steady increase in the population. In particular, there was steady growth in the number of outlets in peripheral urban areas and other emirates such as Al Ain, as an increasing number of operators looked to leverage ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Egypt
Small local grocers retained their position as the largest channel within Egypt’s grocery retail landscape in 2024, despite facing a more challenging operating environment. Intensified competition from modern grocery formats, particularly discounters and supermarkets, has led to growing pressure on ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Egypt
Supermarkets remained the largest modern grocery format in Egypt in 2024, owing to their widespread geographical coverage and ability to serve a broad spectrum of income groups. The format continues to benefit from shifting consumer preferences in urban areas, where more shoppers are turning to mode ... Read More
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Supermarkets in the United Kingdom
Supermarkets in the UK experienced sluggish growth in 2024, as economic pressures and shifting consumer habits continued to reshape the grocery retail landscape. While inflation levels continued to gradually ease following their peak in 2022, the cost-of-living crisis persisted at the end of the rev ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in the United Kingdom
Small local grocers in the UK faced a challenging 2024, with both sales and outlet numbers experiencing a decline, in line with the channel’s weak performance over the previous two years. Local consumers continued to shift towards larger grocery formats, discounters, and online grocery shopping, see ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Ukraine
Small local grocers saw modest current value growth in Ukraine in 2024. However, the channel continued to lose out to more modern retail formats, as the structural challenges facing this channel deepened under ongoing wartime conditions. While a modest rebound in consumer demand was visible in urban ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Denmark
2024 was a tough year for supermarkets with sales declining sharply in current value terms while there also a large number of outlet closures. Major retailers like Salling Group and Coop pushed for price reductions from suppliers but this was met with resistance due to the rising cost of raw materia ... Read More
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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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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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