Food Retailing - Italy - December 2007

Table of Contents

• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size & performance
• Market leaders
• Report Scope
• Report structure and content
• Food retailing sector
• Store definitions
• Buying groups, voluntary groups and co-operatives
• Technical notes
• Definitions
• Currencies
  • Figure 1: Exchange rates: National currencies against the Euro, 2002-06
• Country codes
• VAT
  • Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2006
• Other abbreviations
• Broader Market Environment
• Struggling economy
• Inflation continues downward trend...
  • Figure 3: Italy: Consumer price inflation, 2002-06
• ...GDP shows weak growth in 2007 so far
  • Figure 4: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1995-2006
  • Figure 5: Italy: Consumer spending, 1996-2006
• Ageing population
  • Figure 6: Italy: Total population, 2002-06
  • Figure 7: Italy: Population by age group, 2006
• The Market in Context
• Key points
• Food market value and trends
  • Figure 8: Italy: Consumer spending on food, drink and tobacco, 2002-06
  • Figure 9: Italy: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
  • Figure 10: Italy: Food retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 11: Italy: All food retailers' sales as a % of total retail sales, 2002-12
• Hypermarket and supermarket outlets
  • Figure 12: Italy: Hypermarkets & Supermarkets -- Outlets by region, 1997-2001, 2003 and 2006
  • Figure 13: Italy: Modern retail formats -- Outlets and sales area, 1997-2001, 2003 and 2006
• The Consumer -- Where They Shop
  • Figure 14: Italy: Store used for main grocery shop, June 2007
• Who buys where?
  • Figure 15: Italy: Market positioning of supermarkets' primary shoppers by age and income, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- Primary Shoppers
  • Figure 16: Italy: Primary shoppers, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 17: Italy: Primary shoppers, detailed demographics, June 2007*
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- Secondary Shoppers
  • Figure 18: Italy: Other food shopping, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 19: Italy: Other food shopping, detailed demographics, June 2007
• The Consumer -- Factors Important in Deciding Where to Shop
  • Figure 20: Italy: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- factors important in deciding where to shop
  • Figure 21: Italy: Factors important in choice of supermarket, detailed demographics, June 2007
• Retail Competitor Analysis
  • Figure 22: Italy: Leading food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 23: Italy: Leading food retailers share of all food retailers sales, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 24: Italy: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Auchan
  • Figure 25: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 26: Auchan France: sales as share of all food retailers' Sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 27: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 28: Auchan, Share of group sales by region, 2002-06
  • Figure 29: Auchan: Estimated European sales by country, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 30: Auchan (Europe): Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 31: Auchan (Europe) fascia type by market, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Carrefour Europe
  • Figure 32: Carrefour Europe: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 33: Carrefour Europe: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 34: Carrefour Europe: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Countries of operation
  • Figure 35: Carrefour: Percentage share of European sales by individual market, 2006
• France
  • Figure 36: Carrefour France: Sales as percentage of all french food retailers' Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 37: Carrefour France: Sales by individual formats, 2002-06
  • Figure 38: Carrefour France: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Belgium
  • Figure 39: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as percentage of all Belgian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 40: Carrefour Belgium: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 41: Carrefour Belgium: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Czech & Slovak Republics
• Greece
  • Figure 42: Carrefour Greece: Sales as percentage of all Greek food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 43: Carrefour Greece: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 44: Carrefour Greece: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Italy
  • Figure 45: Carrefour Italy: Sales as percentage of all Italian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 46: Carrefour Italy: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 47: Carrefour Italy: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Poland
  • Figure 48: Carrefour Poland: Sales as Percentage of All Polish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 49: Carrefour Poland: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 50: Carrefour Poland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Portugal
  • Figure 51: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as percentage of all Portuguese food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 52: Carrefour Portugal: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 53: Carrefour Portugal: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Romania
  • Figure 54: Carrefour Romania: Sales and outlet data, 2006
• Spain
  • Figure 55: Carrefour Spain: Sales as percentage of all Spanish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 56: Carrefour Spain: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 57: Carrefour Spain: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Switzerland
  • Figure 58: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales as percentage of all Swiss food retailers, 2002-06
  • Figure 59: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 60: Carrefour Switzerland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Turkey
  • Figure 61: Carrefour Turkey: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 62: Carrefour Turkey: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 63: Carrefour: European fascias by format, 2007
  • Figure 64: Carrefour: Private labels, 2007
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Conad Group
  • Figure 65: Conad Group: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Italy, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 66: Conad Group: Group sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 67: Conad Group: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Coop Italia
  • Figure 68: Coop Italia: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Italy, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 69: Coop Italia: Group sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 70: Coop Italia: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Esselunga
  • Figure 71: Esselunga: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Italy, 2002-06
• Background
• Esselunga still up for sale?
• Financial performance
  • Figure 72: Esselunga: Group sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 73: Esselunga: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Marketing and advertising
• Promotions and loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Schwarz Group
  • Figure 74: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 75: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Germany, 2002-06
  • Figure 76: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 77: Schwarz Group: Share of group sales of German operations, by fascia, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 78: Schwarz Group: Estimated share of group international sales by market, 2006/07
  • Figure 79: Schwarz Group: Estimated group sales, 2002/03-2006/07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 80: Schwarz Group: Store portfolio, Germany vs international, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 81: Schwarz Group: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006/07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping