Food Retailing - France - December 2007

Table of Contents

• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance:
• Market leaders:
• Consumer research:
• 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
• Population
  • Figure 3: France: Population trends 2003-07
  • Figure 4: France: Population by age, 2007
• Economy
• GDP
  • Figure 5: France: GDP, 1996-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 6: France: Consumer price inflation, 2001-06
  • Figure 7: France: Consumer price inflation on food products, 2001-06
  • Figure 8: France: Detailed breakdown of consumer price indices for food products, 2001-05
• The Market in Context
  • Figure 9: France: Consumer expenditure on food, beverages and tobacco, 2002-06
  • Figure 10: France: Food, beverages & tobacco as proportion of all consumer spending, 2002-06
  • Figure 11: France: Food, beverages & tobacco as proportion of spending on consumer goods, 2002-06
  • Figure 12: France: Indices of relative growth of food, beverages & tobacco, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
  • Figure 13: France: Retail sales 2002-12
  • Figure 14: France: Food retail as a % of all retail, 2002-12
• Recent trends in French food retail
  • Figure 15: France: Breakdown of food retail sales, 2002-06
• Outlet data
  • Figure 16: France: Retail outlets by type, 1998-2006
  • Figure 17: France: Average size of food retail outlets, 2000-07
• The Consumer -- Where They Shop
• Where They Shop -- Trend data
• Primary shoppers -- Carrefour remains the most popular destination:
  • Figure 18: France: Stores used for main grocery shop, June 2007
• Market positioning -- Primary shoppers
  • Figure 19: France: Market positioning of major food retailers by age and affluence, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- Primary shoppers:
  • Figure 20: France: Store used for main grocery shop, by gender, age, marital status, presence of children, size of household, working status and income, June 2007
  • Figure 21: France: Other store used for main grocery shop, by gender, age, marital status, presence of children, size of household, working status and income, June 2007
• Secondary shoppers -- Hard discounters far more appealing
  • Figure 22: France: Stores used for secondary grocery shop, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- Secondary Shoppers:
  • Figure 23: France: Stores used for other grocery shopping, by gender, age, presence of children, working status and income, June 2007
  • Figure 24: France: Stores used for other grocery shopping, by gender, age, presence of children, working status and income, June 2007
• The Consumer -- Factors Important in Deciding Where to Shop
• Location, location, location
  • Figure 25: France: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Helping the affluent
  • Figure 26: France: Factors behind choice of food retailer by age and affluence, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- factors important in deciding where to shop
  • Figure 27: France: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
  • Figure 28: France: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Carrefour still dominates
• Voluntary groups very important
• Discounting: the way to the French consumer' s pocket
• Leading players
  • Figure 29: France: Leading players in the food sector, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 30: France: Market share of leading players, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 31: France: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Aldi (Europe)
  • Figure 32: Aldi (Europe): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 33: Aldi (Europe): Estimated group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 34: Aldi (Europe): Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Auchan
  • Figure 35: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 36: Auchan France: Sales as share of all food retailers' Sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 37: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 38: Auchan, Share of group sales by region, 2002-06
  • Figure 39: Auchan: Estimated European sales by country, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 40: Auchan (Europe): Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 41: 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 42: Carrefour Europe: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 43: Carrefour Europe: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 44: Carrefour Europe: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Countries of operation
  • Figure 45: Carrefour: Percentage share of European sales by individual market, 2006
• France
  • Figure 46: Carrefour France: Sales as percentage of all french food retailers' Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 47: Carrefour France: Sales by individual formats, 2002-06
  • Figure 48: Carrefour France: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Belgium
  • Figure 49: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as percentage of all Belgian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 50: Carrefour Belgium: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 51: Carrefour Belgium: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Czech & Slovak Republics
• Greece
  • Figure 52: Carrefour Greece: Sales as percentage of all Greek food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 53: Carrefour Greece: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 54: Carrefour Greece: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Italy
  • Figure 55: Carrefour Italy: Sales as percentage of all Italian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 56: Carrefour Italy: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 57: Carrefour Italy: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Poland
  • Figure 58: Carrefour Poland: Sales as Percentage of All Polish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 59: Carrefour Poland: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 60: Carrefour Poland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Portugal
  • Figure 61: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as percentage of all Portuguese food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 62: Carrefour Portugal: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 63: Carrefour Portugal: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Romania
  • Figure 64: Carrefour Romania: Sales and outlet data, 2006
• Spain
  • Figure 65: Carrefour Spain: Sales as percentage of all Spanish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 66: Carrefour Spain: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 67: Carrefour Spain: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Switzerland
  • Figure 68: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales as percentage of all Swiss food retailers, 2002-06
  • Figure 69: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 70: Carrefour Switzerland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Turkey
  • Figure 71: Carrefour Turkey: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 72: Carrefour Turkey: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 73: Carrefour: European fascias by format, 2007
  • Figure 74: Carrefour: Private labels, 2007
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Casino
  • Figure 75: Casino (France): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 76: Casino: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 77: Casino France: Sales breakdown by division, 2006
  • Figure 78: Casino: Food sales by region (excluding France), 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 79: Casino: French stores by fascia, December 2006
  • Figure 80: Casino: European Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 81: Casino: Group outlets by region (excluding France), 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Cora - Louis Delhaize Group
  • Figure 82: Cora - Louis Delhaize Group: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 83: Cora - Louis Delhaize Group: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 84: Cora - Louis Delhaize Group: Estimated financial performance breakdown, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 85: Cora - Louis Delhaize Group: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• E Leclerc
  • Figure 86: Leclerc (France): Sales as share of all food retailers in France, 2002-06
  • Figure 87: E Leclerc: Europe -- sales as share of all food retailers, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 88: E Leclerc: Estimated group sales performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 89: E Leclerc: Estimated international sales by country, 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 90: E Leclerc: outlet data, 2002-07
  • Figure 91: E. Leclerc: Non-food chains, July 2007
  • Figure 92: E Leclerc: International outlet numbers, 2002-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 93: E.Leclerc: Own-brands, 2006
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Intermarché/ITM EntreprisesFigure 94: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06Figure 95: Intermarché/ITM Enterprises: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 96: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Group financial performance, 2002-06Store portfolio
  • Figure 97: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Outlet data, 2002-06Figure 98: Intermarché/ITM Enterprises: Non-food outlet data, 2001-06Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Loyalty cards
• Systéme U
  • Figure 99: Systéme U: Sales as share of all food retailers in France, 2002-06Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 100: Systéme U: Group financial performance, 2002-06Store portfolio
  • Figure 101: Systéme U: Outlet data, 2002-06Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands