Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Supermarkets in Italy
2024 was a relatively good year for supermarkets with the channel seeing an increase in the number of outlets as well as solid growth in current value terms. Sales benefited from more stable inflation which was accompanied by the return of increased promotional activity all of which encouraged consu ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Sweden
Supermarkets achieved healthy value sales in Sweden in 2024, thanks to the strengthening economy, with lower inflation, growing real wages, and improving consumer spending confidence. Value sales were slightly lower in 2024 compared to 2023, although this is attributed to lowering unit prices for go ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Romania
E-commerce continued to register healthy current value growth in 2024. Generous return policies, as well as continuing development in the payment and distribution infrastructure further boosted value sales. For instance, in 2024, there was a noticeable increase of delivery to lockers. Buy Now Pay La ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Romania
Overall, health and beauty registered healthy current value growth in Romania in 2024, with pharmacies continuing to be the biggest channel in terms of value sales. Pharmacies benefit from consumers' ongoing need for essential medicine and drugs, whether they are Rx or OTC. As such, this essential ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Italy
Direct selling in Italy performed well in 2023 in current value terms, but the channel saw declining sales in 2024 as some key players such as Avon struggled for growth. Given the challenging economic scenario, some of the main brands have been investing in other channels to expand their sales with ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Colombia
Supermarkets have lost ground in Colombia’s grocery retail landscape amid growing competition from hard discounters, which gained share in 2024. Low single-digit value growth was driven by inflation while consumers shifted towards outlets offering more affordable everyday goods. To capitalise on thi ... Read More
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Retail in Belgium
Retail sales registered modest growth in current value terms in 2024. Growth was stronger in 2023 but this was largely fuelled by inflation. In 2024 prices started to stabilise although consumer purchasing behaviour was still affected by the inflation crisis. Indeed, consumers remained reluctant to ... Read More
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Retail in Argentina
Argentina’s retail industry in 2024 was impacted by economic and political developments in the country. After four years of populist economic policies, which left the Argentinian economy in bankruptcy, mired in hyperinflation and with depleted Central Bank reserves, Javier Milei was elected presiden ... 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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Hypermarkets in Argentina
In the first months of 2024, the hypermarkets channel in Argentina felt a significantly negative impact from the discontinuation of the Precios Justos programme - a voluntary agreement between the government and major companies that set reference prices for key products in the mass consumption baske ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in China
In 2024, hypermarkets in China continued to experience declines in outlet numbers and in current value sales, which reflected significant shifts in consumers’ shopping habits and market dynamics. One aspect impacting hypermarkets has been the rise of other retail channels. Retail e-commerce has take ... 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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Discounters in Canada
In 2024, discounters in Canada posted strong, if slower than in 2023, retail current value growth amid a slight increase in the number of outlets and higher prices. At the end of the review period discounters like No Frills, Food Basics, and Freshco saw increased foot traffic as price-sensitive cons ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in the US
In 2024, current value growth for retail e-commerce outpaced growth for offline retail yet again in the US. This was strongly driven by a few factors, with convenience remaining one of the leading ones. Amazon boasted in July 2024 that the number of items received by its Prime members globally by sa ... 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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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Belgium
Despite price stabilisation, apparel and footwear specialists in Belgium saw only modest growth in current value terms in 2024. This was due to a combination of factors negatively affecting the performance of the channel. First, despite inflation stabilising, consumers remained price sensitive and c ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Belgium
Department stores in Belgium is a highly concentrated channel, featuring only one players, Galeria Inno, which focuses on premium and mainstream brands. Faced with growing competition from apparel e-commerce, the department stores channel continued to see declining sales in current value terms in 20 ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Argentina
In 2024, despite a complex and difficult economic and business context, direct selling in Argentina enjoyed a good performance, and was one of the most dynamic channels. Thanks to the rise of unemployment, many direct selling companies registered a strong increase in the number of resellers, which p ... Read More
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Discounters in Brazil
Discounters in Brazil saw an exceptional decline in current value terms in 2024. The decline in consumption was associated with the poor results seen by the main players in recent years, which forced them to reduce the number of stores in the Brazilian states in which they operated. For example, Dia ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Canada
In 2024, retail e-commerce in Canada continued to see strong, if slower than in 2023, growth in current value sales. At the end of the review period, retail e-commerce remained a fast-developing and dynamic channel in the market. While the rates of retail value growth have slowed since the exponenti ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Canada
Following flat retail current value growth in 2023, direct selling in Canada posted only a marginal increase in 2024. There were significant divergences in performance within direct selling. For example, health and beauty, as well as drinks and tobacco and eyewear saw strong retail current value gro ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Bulgaria
With lower inflation and stabilising retail prices, consumer purchasing power began to gradually improve in Bulgaria in 2024, leading to positive constant value growth in the supermarket channel. As economic conditions became less volatile, shoppers started to focus not only on price but also on the ... Read More
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Direct Selling in France
Direct selling in France remained relatively stagnant in 2024, even though the country ranks as the second-largest market in Europe - after Germany - with a retail value of approximately EUR3.2 billion. The economic challenges of recent years have impacted the market, with falling inflation in 2024 ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in France
General merchandise stores performed strongly in France in 2024, with variety stores - led by Action – leading the way. These outlets have attracted price-sensitive consumers across all income levels by offering an extensive range of low-cost items. Moreover, variety stores are increasingly serving ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in France
Hypermarkets have experienced mixed performance in France in recent years. In 2023, value growth was primarily driven by inflation and a post COVID-19 crisis rebound, as budget-conscious consumers turned to hypermarkets for lower prices. However, shifting consumer demographics and preferences presen ... Read More
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