Report: Global Top 10 Food Retailers -- Industry, Financial and SWOT Analysis TOC

Table of Contents 2

Executive Summary 7

Industry analysis 7
Industry definition 7
Global top 10 food retail companies 7
Market Value 8
Market Segmentation - Category 9
Market Segmentation - Geography 10
Five Forces Analysis 11
Global Top 10 Companies Landscape 19
Revenue analysis 22
Financial performance analysis 23
Company Reports 28
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 28
Carrefour S.A. 33
Metro AG 37
Tesco Plc 40
Kroger Co., The 43
Auchan Groupe SA 48
Aeon Co., Ltd. 52
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. 56
Supervalu Inc. 60
Safeway Inc. 64
Financial Analysis 68
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 68
Carrefour S.A. 71
Metro AG 74
Tesco Plc 77
Kroger Co., The 80
Auchan Groupe SA 83
Aeon Co., Ltd. 86
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd 89
Supervalu Inc. 92
Safeway Inc. 95
Appendix 98

FIGURES

Figure 1: Global food retail industry value, $ billion, 2004 - 08 8
Figure 2: Global food retail industry segmentation - category, % share, by value, 2008 9
Figure 3: Global food retail industry segmentation - geography, % share, by value, 2008 10
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the global food retail industry, 2008 11
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global food retail industry, 2008 13
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global food retail industry, 2008 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global food retail industry, 2008 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global food retail industry, 2008 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global food retail industry, 2008 18
Figure 10: Turnover of global top 10 food retailers, $ million, 2008 20
Figure 11: Revenue growth rates of global top 10 food retailers, 2006 - 08 23
Figure 12: Operating profit analysis of global top 10 food retailers, 2008 24
Figure 13: Net profit analysis of global top 10 food retailers, 2008 25

TABLES

Table 1: Global food retail industry value, $ billion, 2004 - 08 8
Table 2: Global food retail industry segmentation - category, % share, by value, 2008 9
Table 3: Global food retail industry segmentation - geography, % share, by value, 2008 10
Table 4: Turnover of global top 10 food retailers, $ million, 2008 19
Table 5: Revenue growth of global top 10 food retailers, 2006 - 08 22
Table 6: Key financials of global top 10 food retailers, 2008 23
Table 7: Key industry - specific ratios, 2008 26
Table 8: Wal-Mart - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (1) 68
Table 9: Wal-Mart - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (2) 69
Table 10: Wal-Mart - Key industry specific ratios, 2005 - 09 70
Table 11: Carrefour - Financial and operational highlights, 2004 - 08 ($ million) (1) 71
Table 12: Carrefour - Financial and operational highlights, 2004 - 08 ($ million) (2) 72
Table 13: Carrefour - Key industry specific ratios, 2004 - 08 73
Table 14: Metro - Financial and operational highlights, 2004 - 08 ($ million) (1) 74
Table 15: Metro - Financial and operational highlights, 2004 - 08 ($ million) (2) 75
Table 16: Metro - Key industry specific ratios, 2004 - 08 76
Table 17: Tesco - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (1) 77
Table 18: Tesco - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (2) 78
Table 19: Tesco - Key industry specific ratios, 2005 - 09 79
Table 20: Kroger - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (1) 80
Table 21: Kroger - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (2) 81
Table 22: Kroger - Key Industry Specific Ratios, 2005 - 09 82
Table 23: Auchan - Financial and operational highlights, 2004 - 08 ($ million) (1) 83
Table 24: Auchan - Financial and operational highlights, 2004 - 08 ($ million) (2) 84
Table 25: Auchan - Key industry specific ratios, 2004 - 08 85
Table 26: Aeon - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (1) 86
Table 27: Aeon - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (2) 87
Table 28: Aeon - Key industry specific ratios, 2005 - 09 88
Table 29: Seven & I - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (1) 89
Table 30: Seven & I - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (2) 90
Table 31: Seven & I - Key industry specific ratios, 2005 - 09 91
Table 32: Supervalu - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (1) 92
Table 33: Supervalu - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (2) 93
Table 34: Supervalu - Key industry specific ratios, 2005 - 09 94
Table 35: Safeway - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (1) 95
Table 36: Safeway - Financial and operational highlights, 2005 - 09 ($ million) (2) 96
Table 37: Safeway - Key industry specific ratios, 2005 - 09 97