Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Convenience Retailers in Italy
Convenience stores in Italy saw positive growth in 2024 with an increase in current value terms and in the number of outlets. This growth was fuelled by Italian consumers returning to busier on-the-go lifestyles, with more consumers returning to the workplace in 2024. This growth was also fuelled by ... Read More
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Retail in Italy
Retail saw positive growth in current value terms in Italy in 2024. Nonetheless, prevailing economic uncertainty, coupled with lower disposable income, undermined the performance of some retail outlets and retail categories. For example, home improvement and gardening stores and traditional toys and ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Sweden
Small local grocers achieved positive sales in 2024, despite ongoing competition from other grocery retailers, and notably so from major retail chains and discounters, with the latter continuing to benefit from consumers’ ongoing price-sensitivity. However, it should also be noted that lower value s ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Poland
Within general merchandise stores in Poland, department stores are undergoing a period of significant transformation, which was evident in 2024. Once synonymous with luxury and prestige, these stores now face numerous challenges to maintain their market position. To stay relevant, department stores ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Colombia
Convenience retailers are still a relatively new concept in Colombia. In 2024, this was the most dynamic channel within grocery retailing, driven by aggressive outlet expansion from the leading convenience chain OXXO, owned by Cadena Comercial OXXO Colombia SA. OXXO aimed to have over 620 outlets in ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Sweden
General merchandise stores managed to achieve only minimal value growth in Sweden in 2024, compared to stronger growth seen in 2023. However, this can partly be attributed to the fact that prices are lowering in line with falling inflation. However, this improving economic scenario is also leading t ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Sweden
Convenience retailers maintained positive growth in Sweden in 2024, albeit at lower value levels than seen in 2023 due to the stabilisation of prices in line with lowering inflation levels. In line with stabilising inflation and prices, consumers are seeing growing real wages and, once again, enjoyi ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Italy
Home improvement and gardening stores saw declining sales in 2024 in current value terms, with the number of outlets also declining. This was a consequence of the high inflation in Italy and the consequent reduced available income of Italians, with this creating economic uncertainty which forced som ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Italy
Department stores in Italy performed well in 2024, with the channel seeing healthy growth in current value terms. Consumers continued to favour these outlets for their wide selection of brands and quality products in a single location. For instance, La Rinascente saw strong growth in current value t ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Colombia
Direct selling has proven to be a resilient and adaptable retail channel in Colombia by taking advantage of the opportunities offered by technology. As a result, it is expected to see modest growth in 2024. According to Yanbal, digital platforms have improved the automation of sales, but due to the ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Colombia
Beauty specialists maintained steady growth in 2024, despite the rising consumer price sensitivity in Colombia. Pricing strategies and discounted offers play a key role in supporting performance while specialist beauty stores registered the fastest growth. Medipiel is enjoying sustained growth due t ... Read More
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Retail in Sweden
Retail in Sweden saw continued positive value growth in 2024. The Swedish economy is showing signs of improvement, with inflation levels dropping in 2024 compared to the highs of 2022 and 2023, leading to growth seen in real wages, and improvements in consumer spending confidence. However, value sal ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Romania
It was a weak performance for direct selling in Romania in 2024. Current value sales were unchanged, though constant value sales fell significantly. A shift away from direct selling to e-commerce led to a drop in sales, as e-commerce also provides the convenience of direct delivery. In fact, direct ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Romania
While home products specialists registered modest current value growth in Romania in 2024, constant value growth fell. While inflation eased, prices were still rising and this cut into profit margins. Consumers also continued to be price sensitive, after several years of price hikes, and as such wer ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Romania
Apparel and footwear specialists registered modest current value growth in Romania in 2024, though constant vale sales fell. Though inflation eased, prices were still rising and this cut into profit margins. In addition, consumers remained price sensitive and this also dampened value sales. There wa ... Read More
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Discounters in Romania
With consumers in Romania continuing to be highly price sensitive in 2024, due to several years of high inflation, discounters continued to perform strongly, due to the affordable pricing of private label offerings. In fact, discounters were the best performing grocery retailers in terms of value gr ... Read More
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Discounters in Poland
Poland’s discounters channel demonstrated robust growth within grocery retail market in 2024, with expansion is driven by both an increase in store count and intensive customer acquisition strategies - such as frequent and eye-catching promotions, for example, Polish consumers are prioritising cost ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Italy
Hypermarkets continued to grow both in terms of number of outlets as well as in current value terms in 2024, but at lower rates compared to some other grocery channels, but especially discounters. This is due to consumers preferring smaller and more convenient outlets which allows for a quicker shop ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Sweden
Retail e-commerce rebounded back into positive value growth in 2024 in Sweden, following the small slumps seen in 2023 and 2022, with this also following the previous boom during the era of the pandemic. This rebound is attributed to the recovery seen in the Swedish economy, with lowering rates of i ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden
Apparel and footwear specialists only managed to achieve sub-decimal value growth in Sweden in 2024. While the Swedish economy is showing signs of improvement, with lower inflation, growing real wages and improving consumer spending confidence, many Swedish consumers are re-thinking their spending o ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Sweden
Direct selling remained in a negative figure slump in Sweden in 2024, despite an improving economy, lowering inflation levels, and improving consumer spending power. Ultimately, direct selling is seen as somewhat old-fashioned and faces strong competition from other retail channels. As such, sales a ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Romania
Small local grocers continued to be significant retailers in Romania in 2024 in terms of overall value sales. However, though there was a modest increase in current value sales, constant value sales fell. The number of outlets also continued to decline. While consumers do appreciate the proximity of ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Poland
Hypermarkets in Poland faced increasing competition from discounters in 2024, with discounters offering offer a wide range of products. Hypermarkets is also challenged by convenience stores, which benefit from their proximity to customers. Evolving consumer shopping habits, such as a preference for ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Sweden
Health and beautiful specialists maintained positive value growth in Sweden in 2024. As the Swedish economy shows signs of improvement, with lower inflation, growing real wages, and improving consumer spending confidence, people are prioritising “feel good” spending. This can translate into spending ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Sweden
Home products specialists fell into small negative value growth in Sweden in 2024, as the category faces a similar dynamic as seen in appliances and electronics specialists. Firstly, home improvement and gardening stores, as well as homewares and home furnishing stores, had seen strong growth during ... Read More
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