Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Home Products Specialists in China
Homewares and home furnishings stores in China saw stable growth in both outlet numbers and current value sales in 2024, although the rates of increase were low, and slightly slower than in 2023. Falling property prices discouraged investments in new homes, and the resultant declining housing market ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Canada
Overall, home products specialists in Canada registered a moderate drop in the number of outlets in 2024. The marginal rise in the number of pet shops and superstores was insufficient to overcome the significant decreases in the number of outlets in the larger categories of home improvement and gard ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Bulgaria
In 2024, home products specialists in Bulgaria recorded a solid increase in sales growth in value terms. The construction industry in Bulgaria remained resilient in 2024, with property prices continuing to rise, albeit at a slower pace than in previous years. While demand for new housing remained st ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in France
Health and beauty specialists in France experienced a more modest increase in current value sales in 2024, following stronger growth in 2022 and 2023. The latter was driven by inflation-induced price hikes and sustained consumer interest in natural and health-oriented products. Post-pandemic, consum ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in France
Apparel and footwear retailers in France experienced declines in both outlet numbers and current value sales during 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. This can be attributed to several factors, including a falling birth rate affecting childrenswear, unfavourable weather conditions in t ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Belgium
Beauty specialists is one of the retail categories which suffered the most from the COVID-19 crisis, although sales have since recovered to pre-pandemic sales levels as consumers have returned to their old lifestyle routines. Beauty specialists continued to see dynamic growth in current value terms ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Belgium
Hypermarkets saw strong growth in current value terms in 2023, albeit this was largely driven by inflation. However, the channel saw a sharp decline in sales in 2024 as hypermarkets faced growing competition from channels such as supermarkets, convenience stores and foods e-commerce. Hypermarkets st ... 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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Direct Selling in Bulgaria
Direct selling in Bulgaria saw a decline in both current and constant value sales in 2024, as a continued shift toward e-commerce led to decreasing consumer reliance on traditional direct sales models. The convenience of online shopping, coupled with the availability of direct home delivery, signifi ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in France
In 2024, home products specialists in France experienced a decline in current value sales, signalling a return to more typical market dynamics after the post-COVID-19 boom. DIY activity was negatively impacted by several factors, including a slowdown in property transactions, fewer new housing proje ... Read More
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Discounters in France
Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, discounters have experienced a significant surge in popularity in France as economic pressures reshape consumer shopping habits. Inflation, fuelled by the ongoing war in Ukraine, has led to rising costs across essential goods and services, while declining purc ... Read More
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Direct Selling in the US
Direct selling experienced another year of declining sales in the US in current value terms in 2024. The channel continues to struggle in the US market for several reasons. The recruitment of sales representatives has been challenging, given the tight labour market conditions of the last two years. ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in the US
Consumer perceptions of value and convenience when it comes to hypermarkets in the US translated to positive, albeit low, current value growth in 2024. Walmart continued to account for the largest share of outlets by far in this channel. With such a high store density, and its strength in grocery re ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in the US
The value sales of convenience retailers are split between forecourt retailers, which includes fuel stations, and convenience stores, which does not. It includes merchandise sales only, excluding foodservice and fuel sales. Under these definitions, current value growth for forecourt retailers remain ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Belgium
Prices within homewares and home furnishing stores stabilised in 2024. However, the negative effects of the inflation crisis lingered and consumers remained quite conservative with their spending, especially as far as big expenses for the home were concerned. With many households continuing to face ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Argentina
General merchandise stores in Argentina saw value sales rise in 2024. The competitive landscape of general merchandise stores in Argentina witnessed significant disruption towards the end of the review period as Falabella closed its stores and left the country. As a result, the Mexican enterprise Co ... Read More
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Discounters in Argentina
In Argentina, discounters recorded the dynamic value sales growth over both 2023 and 2024. Due to the complex and difficult economic context in the country, local consumers continue to migrate to discounters looking for low prices and promotions. Further, the discounters channel offers a wide range ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Canada
In 2024, overall, health and beauty specialists in Canada posted a strong, if slower, increase in retail current value sales amid a marginal rise in the number of outlets. However, there was some divergence in performance, with optical goods stores registering a decline in both retail current value ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in France
Convenience retailers outperformed the overall market in current value terms in 2024. With a smaller product assortment than supermarkets and hypermarkets, these stores are primarily located in city centres, urban neighbourhoods, and rural areas, mostly operated by franchisees and independent owners ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Israel
General merchandise stores in Israel experienced strong growth in 2024, despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The Israel-Hamas War led to a sharp decline in international travel, redirecting consumer spending toward local department stores. Many Israelis, who typically shop abroad for lower pric ... 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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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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General Merchandise Stores in Finland
While the number of department stores has remained largely static in Finland for many years (growth rates can look inflated due to the low number of outlets where even small changes appear significant), in retail sales price (RSP) terms, sales in 2024 declined. Euromonitor International's General Me ... Read More
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Retail in Greece
Retail registered current value growth in Greece in 2024. Inflation had a significant impact on the market during the year, with prices constantly rising. As a result, consumers became more price conscious and chased low prices and offers. However, they were also looking for good quality and sustain ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Ireland
In 2024, apparel and footwear specialists in Ireland recorded an uplift in retail value sales of 2%. However, the ongoing shift towards retail e-commerce continued to affect sales in physical retail stores as more consumers opted for the convenience of digital channels. In response to this trend, re ... Read More
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