Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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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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Hypermarkets in Romania
Hypermarkets were Romania’s largest grocery retailers in terms of value sales in 2024. However, constant value sales fell, as though inflation eased, it still remained significant. Retailers responded by focusing on private label. However, private brands also supported volume sales by offering frequ ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Poland
Health and beauty specialists continued to dominate the cosmetics retail landscape in Poland in 2024. Despite growing competition from discounters and online retailers, consumers still prefer the specialised expertise and product range offered by health and beauty specialists. To maintain their mark ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Poland
The cautious approach of Polish consumers, coupled with a mild summer and autumn, dampened volume of apparel and footwear sales in 2024. Rising inflation, energy costs, and food prices have further reduced disposable incomes, leading to moderate spending on non-essential items like clothing and shoe ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Italy
2024 was another difficult year for apparel and footwear specialists in Italy, with declining sales in current value terms and only a slight increase in the number of outlets. The sales decline was caused in part by a slowdown in seasonal discount sales (eg January and July) and the delayed start of ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Colombia
Department stores have struggled in 2024 due to weaker consumer confidence and lower discretionary spending caused by elevated living costs and interest rates. The leading department store Falabella has felt the impact of lower household consumption, with significant decreases in demand for consumer ... Read More
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Retail in Romania
Retail in Romania registered modest current value growth in 2024, though constant value growth was minimal. Though inflation eased, it was still significant, and GDP growth was also sluggish. That being said, wage growth and pension increases contributed to an increase in consumption. However, consu ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Romania
In 2024, general merchandise stores in Romania were represented in totality by variety stores. While there was an increase in current value sales, constant value sales fell, as did the number of outlets. Variety stores have never really developed as a retail concept in a country with a strong tradit ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Romania
Supermarkets registered healthy current value growth in Romania in 2024, though constant value growth was much more muted. Though inflation eased, prices continued to rise and cut into profit margins. That being said, there continued to be expansion with chains such as Profi and Mage Image opening n ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Poland
2024 proved to be a challenging year for direct selling in Poland. Many major companies reported a decline in sales, and the channel has experienced significant turbulence - particularly among the largest players. Avon and Tupperware's bankruptcy filings have had a notable impact on their Polish ope ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Poland
Retail e-commerce in Poland experienced a slightly slower growth rate in 2024 compared to earlier in the review period. Strong inflationary pressures in 2022-2023, coupled with rising consumer living costs and retail prices, have prompted consumers to become more mindful of their spending and make m ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Poland
Within convenience retailers in Poland, 2024 saw convenience stores navigating a challenging landscape characterised by fierce competition, aggressive price wars from discount retailers and subdued consumer demand. Despite these obstacles, their proximity to residential areas continues to be a signi ... Read More
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Retail in Colombia
Retailing in Colombia was impacted by economic challenges in 2024, with inflationary pressures and higher interest rates creating ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Total retail expenditure was subdued in current value terms, in a marked contrast to the highs seen post-pandemic. Competition has inten ... Read More
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Discounters in Sweden
Discounters saw healthy value sales in Sweden in 2024, thanks to the ongoing segment of consumers who continue to be budget-conscious. Although the Swedish economy showed signs of improvement in 2024, with lower inflation, growing real wages, and improving consumer spending confidence, many people r ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Sweden
Hypermarkets managed to achieve only small value growth in Sweden in 2024, with this channel noted to face strong competition from the better-performing discounters. Indeed, despite lowering inflation and unit prices, alongside stronger consumer spending power, a degree of polarisation continues in ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Poland
Supermarkets demonstrated healthy growth in Poland 2024, benefiting from both increased sales volumes and price increases. Polish consumers increasingly favour supermarkets due to their convenient locations and wide range of products. The expansion of leading chains such as Dino, Lewiatan, and Stokr ... Read More
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