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Quarterly European Retail Review: Q1 2026

Publisher GlobalData
Published Mar 27, 2026
Length 31 Pages
SKU # GBDT21151371

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Quarterly European Retail Review: Q1 2026

Summary

Understand what is driving sales in Europe by sector and country, the impact of the economy on consumers' purchases and updates on retailers' corporate filings and strategy news in Q1 2026.

Europe’s retail market growth is forecast to grow under 3% in 2026 as consumers remain cautious in their spending. Essential food & grocery and health & beauty sectors are expected to drive much of the growth in 2026 as rising housing and energy costs constrain disposable income.

Scope
  • Consumer future sentiment dropped sharply across Central & Eastern and Western Europe as the conflict between the USA and Iran began in March 2026.
  • Europe's health & beauty sector will outperform Latin America and Asia between 2025-2023 as growing health conciousness fuels spending.
  • Bulgaria, Poland and Slovak Republic will lead Europe markets in CAGR growth between 2025 and 2030, driven by improved clothing & footwear, electrical and health & beauty spending.
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand the key trends in the European market across a range of sectors and how you can adapt to them
  • Access key data on how retailers are expanding offline channels and new strategy updates to better target campaigns
  • Use our analysis of Europe's key sectors to identify the opportunities for growth at a country level

Table of Contents

31 Pages
>Market
Future Sentiment Index
Macro-Economic Environment
Trading Updates
Retailer news
Contacts
List of Tables
Retail Sales by Continent, CAGR (%) 2025e-2030e
Central & Eastern Europe, Future Consumer Sentiment Index, by country, March 2026
Western Europe, Future Consumer Sentiment Index, by country, March 2026
List of Figures
European retail market size (€bn), 2020-2030e
European retail market size (€bn), and share of European retail market by country, 2025e
Top five highest and bottom five lowest by value and CAGRs by country, 2025e-2030e
CAGR (%) by European country, 2025e-2030e
Retail sales by continent, 2025e-2030e
Retail Sector Share, 2025e, 2026e & 2030e
Clothing & footwear market, by European country (€bn), 2025e and CAGR 2025e-2030e (%)
Top 10 countries by clothing & footwear sector annual growth (%) 2025e
Electrical market, by European country (€bn), 2025e and CAGR 2025e-2030e (%)
Top 10 countries by electricals sector annual growth (%) 2025e
Food & grocery market, by European country (€bn), 2025e and CAGR 2025e-2030e (%)
Top 10 countries by food & grocery sector annual growth (%) 2025e
Health & beauty market, by European country (€bn), 2025e and CAGR 2025e-2030e (%)
Top 10 countries by health & beauty sector annual growth (%) 2025e
Home market, by European country (€bn), 2025e and CAGR 2025e-2030e (%)
Top 10 countries by home sector annual growth (%) 2025e
Other market, by European country (€bn), 2025e and CAGR 2025e-2030e (%)
Top 10 countries by other sector annual growth (%) 2025e
European online penetration (%), 2020-2030e
Top five highest online penetration by country (%), 2025e
Bottom five lowest online penetration by country (%), 2025e
Central & Eastern Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Economic Outlook Index March 2026
Central & Eastern Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Personal Finances Index March 2026
Central & Eastern Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Retail Spending Index March 2026
Central & Eastern Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Savings Index March 2026
Central & Eastern Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Leisure Spending Index March 2026
Western Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Economic Outlook Index March 2026
Western Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Personal Finances Index March 2026
Western Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Retail Spending Index March 2026
Western Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Savings Index March 2026
Western Europe Future Consumer Sentiment, Leisure Spending Index March 2026
Consumer price inflation by country, 2025 & 2026e
Nominal GDP annual growth rate (%), 2026e

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