Food Retailing - Europe - December 2007

Table of Contents

• Insights and Opportunities
• Hypermarkets losing their appeal?
• Ageing consumers
• Price and promotions
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Spending on food
• The consumer
• Leading retailers
• European Summary and Outlook
• 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
• The European Food Market
  • Figure 3: Europe: Total spending on food, alcohol and tobacco by country, 2006
  • Figure 4: Europe: Per capita spending on food, alcohol and tobacco, 2006
  • Figure 5: Europe: Growth in consumer spending on food, alcohol and tobacco, %, 2002-06
• European food sector size and forecast
• Sales value and trends
  • Figure 6: Europe: All food retailers' sales by country, 2006
  • Figure 7: Europe: Growth in food retailers sales by country, %, 2002-06
  • Figure 8: Europe: Food retailers' share of total retail sales by country, %, 2006
• Leading European markets
  • Figure 9: Europe: All food retailers sales by country, % of European total, 2006
• Sector concentration
  • Figure 10: Europe: Leading retailers' share of all food retailers' sales, by country, 2006
  • Figure 11: Europe: Top 5 retailers' share of all food retailers' sales, by country, 2006
• E-commerce
• Key Points
  • Figure 12: Leading retailers food e-commerce operations, 2007
• The European consumer
• Where people shop
• Factors influencing where people shop
  • Figure 13: France, Germany, Italy, Spain: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Top four motivators by country
  • Figure 14: France, Germany, Italy and Spain: Top four motivators when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Convenience is king
• The draw of low prices?
• Non-foods have limited impact
• Ageing population - what impact?
• Retail competitor analysis
• Sales performance
  • Figure 15: Europe: Leading food retailers, estimated sales performance, 2002-06
• European market shares
• Market shares 2006
  • Figure 16: Food retailers market share of all food retail sales in Europe, 2006
• Market share changes
  • Figure 17: Percentage change in European market share, 2005-06
• Outlook and Forecast
• Food to marginally win share of European retail sales
  • Figure 18: Europe: All food retailers sales, 2002-12
• Growth by country
• Relative performance
  • Figure 19: Europe: Forecast percentage point change in food retailers' share of all retail sales, 2007-12
• Actual performance
  • Figure 20: Europe: Food retailers' sales growth by country, 2007-12
• Trends and Issues
• Corporate activity
• Deals
  • Figure 21: Europe: Food retail - Major corporate activity 2006/07
• Rumours
• Retailer outlook
  • Figure 22: Evaluation of major food retailers' prospects
• Future trends
• Austria
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• The competitive landscape
• Broader Market Environment
• Expanding but ageing population
  • Figure 23: Austria: Population trends, 2002-07
  • Figure 24: Austria: Population, by age group and gender, 2007
• Solid economy
  • Figure 25: Austria: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 26: Austria: Consumer prices, annual % change, 2000-06
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
  • Figure 27: Austria: Consumer expenditure, 1996-2006
  • Figure 28: Austria: Consumer expenditure on food, alcohol & tobacco, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Retail sector - healthy outlook
• Retail sales forecast
  • Figure 29: Austria: Food retailers' sales, 2002-12
• Past
  • Figure 30: Austria: Food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Grocery enterprises and outlets
  • Figure 31: Austria: Food retailers' sales and outlet development, 2000-05
  • Figure 32: Austria: Food retailers' outlet development, 2001-05
• Retail Competitor Analysis
  • Figure 33: Austria: Leading grocers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 34: Austria: Leading grocery retailers' share of all food retailers' sales, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 35: Austria: Selected food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Belgium
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Population
  • Figure 36: Belgium: Total population, 2001-06
• Economy
• GDP
  • Figure 37: Belgium: Percentage change in GDP, at current and constant prices, 2002-06
  • Figure 38: Belgium: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 39: Belgium: Consumer prices, 2002-06
  • Figure 40: Belgium: Consumer prices for food, beverages and tobacco, 2001-05
• Consumer expenditure
  • Figure 41: Belgium: Consumer expenditure 1996-2006
  • Figure 42: Belgium: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2002-06
• The Market in Context
  • Figure 43: Consumer spending on selected goods and service areas, 2002-06
• Spending - a change of destination
  • Figure 44: Consumer spending on food, beverages and tobacco as a proportion of all spending, 2002-06
  • Figure 45: Belgium: Total consumer spending on food, beverages and tobacco, 2002-06
  • Figure 46: Belgium: Consumer expenditure per capita on food, beverages and tobacco, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Food retail sales
  • Figure 47: Belgium: Food retail sales, 2002-12 Figure 48: Belgium: Food retail sales as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 49: Belgium: Relative increases in retail sales of food products, 2002-06
• Food retail outlet data
  • Figure 50: Belgium: Food retail outlets by type, 1999-2005
  • Figure 51: Belgium: Comparison of share of outlet numbers and food retail sales by outlet type, 2005
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Positive early signs for Carrefour
• But the Lion is close to catching its prey
• Discount players make their mark
  • Figure 52: Belgium: Leading food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 53: Belgium: Market share of top five food retailers, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 54: Belgium: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006
• Czech Republic
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market performance
• Sector performance and structure
• Broader Market Environment
• Stagnating population
  • Figure 55: Czech Republic: Population trends, 2002-06
  • Figure 56: Czech Republic: Population, by age group and gender, 2006
• Smaller households
  • Figure 57: Czech Republic: Households, 1991 and 2001
• The economy, good thus far....
  • Figure 58: Czech Republic: Gross domestic product, 1997-2006
• .... but political deadlock increases uncertainty
• Consumer prices
  • Figure 59: Czech Republic: Consumer prices, 1998-2006
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
• Consumer spending picks up
  • Figure 60: Czech Republic: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2006
• But food lags behind
  • Figure 61: Czech Republic: Detailed breakdown of final consumption expenditure, 2001-05
• Inflation on select products
  • Figure 62: Czech Republic: Consumer price index on selected products, 2002-06
• Spending on food, drink and tobacco
  • Figure 63: Czech Republic: Food and drinks spending 2001-05
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Food retailers' prospects
• Retail sales forecasts
  • Figure 64: Czech Republic: Food retailers' sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 65: Czech Republic: Food retailers as % all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
• Sector sales trends
  • Figure 66: Czech Republic: Retail sales, 2002-06
• Enterprise numbers
  • Figure 67: Czech Republic: Select retail enterprise numbers, 2002-05
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Market leaders jostle for position
• Advancing...
• ...and retreating
  • Figure 68: Czech Republic: Major food, drink and tobacco retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 69: Czech Republic: Top six food retailers' market share, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 70: Leading food retailers, evaluation, 2006
• Denmark
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• The competitive landscape
• Broader Market Environment
• Smaller households, ageing population
  • Figure 71: Denmark: Population trends, 2003-07
• Eating habits
  • Figure 72: Denmark: Turnover of organic foods in retail stores, 2003-06
• Economy
  • Figure 73: Denmark: Gross domestic product, 1995-2006
• Low inflation and unemployment
  • Figure 74: Denmark: Consumer prices, 2002-06
  • Figure 75: Denmark: Unemployed as % of labour force, 2002-September 2007
• Planning regulations
• The Market in Context
• Robust growth in all spending
  • Figure 76: Denmark: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2006
• Food inflation low
  • Figure 77: Denmark: Consumer price inflation, selected goods, 2002-06
• Food loses in boom
  • Figure 78: Denmark: Index of consumer expenditure, selected goods, 2002-06
  • Figure 79: Denmark: Consumer expenditure on selected categories, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Retailers' prospects
  • Figure 80: Denmark: Food retailers' sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 81: Denmark: Food retailers' sales as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
  • Figure 82: Denmark: Food, beverages & tobacco retailers' sales by type of retailer, 2002-06
• Enterprise and outlet data
  • Figure 83: Denmark: Food retail businesses, 2002-06
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Share of the market
• Specialists
  • Figure 84: Denmark: Leading food retailers, 2006/07
• Market shares
  • Figure 85: Denmark: Top five food retailers' market shares, 2006/07
• Evaluation
  • Figure 86: Denmark: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Finland
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Sector size and performance
• The competitive landscape
• Broader Market Environment
• A small, greying population
  • Figure 87: Finland: Population trends, 2002-06
• Changing eating habits
• Economy on a high but set to soften
  • Figure 88: Finland: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 89: Finland: Consumer prices, 1997-2006
• Unemployment
  • Figure 90: Finland: Unemployment, 1995-2006
  • Figure 91: Finland: Consumer confidence indicator, 2003-September 2007
• The Market in Context
• Robust consumer spending
  • Figure 92: Finland: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2006
• Food prices on the up
  • Figure 93: Finland: Consumer price index, 2000-06
• Surprisingly strong food
  • Figure 94: Finland: Index of consumer spending on selected goods, 2002-06
  • Figure 95: Finland: Consumer spending on food, drink and tobacco, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Retailers' prospects
• Sector definition
  • Figure 96: Finland: Food retailers' sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 97: Finland: Food retailers' sales as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
  • Figure 98: Finland: Food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Enterprises and outlets
  • Figure 99: Finland: Retail enterprise numbers, 2001-05
  • Figure 100: Finland: Retail outlet numbers, 2001-05
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Share of the market
• Specialists
  • Figure 101: Finland: Major food, beverages and tobacco retailers, 2006/07
• Market shares
  • Figure 102: Finland: Top six food retailers' market shares, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 103: Finland: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• France
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance:
• Market leaders:
• Consumer research:
• Broader Market Environment
• Population
  • Figure 104: France: Population trends 2003-07
  • Figure 105: France: Population by age, 2007
• Economy
• GDP
  • Figure 106: France: GDP, 1996-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 107: France: Consumer price inflation, 2001-06
  • Figure 108: France: Consumer price inflation on food products, 2001-06
  • Figure 109: France: Detailed breakdown of consumer price indices for food products, 2001-05
• The Market in Context
  • Figure 110: France: Consumer expenditure on food, beverages and tobacco, 2002-06
  • Figure 111: France: Food, beverages & tobacco as proportion of all consumer spending, 2002-06
  • Figure 112: France: Food, beverages & tobacco as proportion of spending on consumer goods, 2002-06
  • Figure 113: France: Indices of relative growth of food, beverages & tobacco, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
  • Figure 114: France: Retail sales 2002-12
  • Figure 115: France: Food retail as a % of all retail, 2002-12
• Recent trends in French food retail
  • Figure 116: France: Breakdown of food retail sales, 2002-06
• Outlet data
  • Figure 117: France: Retail outlets by type, 1998-2006
  • Figure 118: 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 119: France: Stores used for main grocery shop, June 2007
• Market positioning - Primary shoppers
  • Figure 120: France: Market positioning of major food retailers by age and affluence, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics - Primary shoppers:
  • Figure 121: 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 122: 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 123: France: Stores used for secondary grocery shop, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics - Secondary Shoppers:
  • Figure 124: France: Stores used for other grocery shopping, by gender, age, presence of children, working status and income, June 2007 Figure 125: 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 126: France: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Helping the affluent
  • Figure 127: 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 128: France: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
  • Figure 129: 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 130: Leading players in the food sector, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 131: France: Market share of leading players, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 132: France: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Germany
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market performance
• Sector performance and structure
• Market leaders and corporate activity
• Consumer behaviour
• Broader Market Environment
• Ageing population
  • Figure 133: Germany: Population trends, 2002-06
  • Figure 134: Germany: Population, by age group, 2002, 2006 and 2010
• Smaller household
  • Figure 135: Germany: Households, 2003-05
• Economy looking brighter, at last
  • Figure 136: Germany: Gross domestic product, 1995-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 137: Germany: Consumer prices, 2002-06
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
• Subdued consumer spending
  • Figure 138: Germany: Household consumer expenditure, 1995-2006
• Mixed spending trends
  • Figure 139: Germany: Consumer spending on selected categories, 2002-06
• Next to no inflation
  • Figure 140: Germany: Consumer price index on selected products, 2000-06
• Food and drink
  • Figure 141: Germany: Food, drink and tobacco spending, 2002-06
  • Figure 142: Germany: Food and drinks spending - indexed growth, 2002-06
  • Figure 143: Germany: Food and drinks consumer prices, 2000-06
• Eating out
  • Figure 144: Germany: Spending on food and eating out, 2002-06
  • Figure 145: Germany: Spending on food and drink relative to spending on eating out, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Consumer outlook
• The status quo
• Discounters will continue to dominate
• Mainstream players are constrained
• While discounters are adapting
• Further corporate activity
• Retail sales forecasts
  • Figure 146: Germany: Retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 147: Germany: Food retailers as % all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past - food retailers hold up well
  • Figure 148: Germany: Index of all retail sales and food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Multiples' squeeze on independents slows
  • Figure 149: Germany: Food, drink & tobacco retailers' sales by store type, 2002-06
  • Figure 150: Germany: Food, drink & tobacco retailers - Number of enterprises, 1997-2001 and outlets, 1999 and 2000
• Discounters thrive
  • Figure 151: Germany: Food retailers sales by store type, 1993-2000 and 2003-05
  • Figure 152: Germany: Number of food retailers outlets by store type, 1993-2000 and 2003-05
• The Consumer - Where They Shop
• Where they shop - primary shoppers
  • Figure 153: Germany: Store used for main grocery shop, June 2007
• Market positioning - primary shoppers
  • Figure 154: Germany: Market positioning of supermarkets' primary shoppers by age and income, June 2007
• Who buys where - primary shoppers
• The appeal of discounters
  • Figure 155: Germany: Discount stores used for main grocery shop, by gender, age, marital status, presence of children, size of household, working status and income, June 2007
  • Figure 156: Germany: Other stores used for main grocery shop, by gender, age, marital status, presence of children, size of household, working status and income, June 2007
• Where they shop - secondary shoppers
  • Figure 157: Germany: Other shops used for grocery shopping in the last three months, June 2007
• Who buys where - secondary shoppers
  • Figure 158: Germany: Discount stores used for other grocery shopping, by gender, age, presence of children, working status and income, June 2007
  • Figure 159: Germany: other 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
• Convenience is critical
• Non-foods have limited appeal
• Just give me low prices
  • Figure 160: Germany: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Who is motivated by what
• Men like convenience
• Older people like promotions
• The wealthiest are most motivated by low prices
• Time is money
  • Figure 161: Germany: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
  • Figure 162: Germany: Factors most important when choosing where to shop for food, June 2007
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Discount format dominates
• Hypermarkets losing momentum
• Corporate activity leads to further consolidation
  • Figure 163: Germany: Leading food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 164: Germany: Leading food retailers market shares, 2006
• Evaluation
• Greece
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Population
  • Figure 165: Greece: Population by gender, 2002-06
• Economy
• GDP
  • Figure 166: Greece: Gross domestic product, 2000-06
• Unemployment
• Inflation
  • Figure 167: Greece: Consumer prices, 2002-06
  • Figure 168: Greece: Consumer Price Indices, 1999-2007
• The Market in Context
• Key findings:
  • Figure 169: Greece: Consumer expenditure, 2000-06
  • Figure 170: Greece: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure for food, tobacco and beverages, 2002-06
  • Figure 171: Greece: Spending on food, beverages and tobacco as proportion of all consumer spending, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Food retail
  • Figure 172: Greece: Food retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 173: Greece: Food retail as a proportion of all retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 174: Greece: Relative growth of retail sectors, 1995-2006
• Food retail enterprise data
  • Figure 175: Greece: Food enterprise numbers, 2001-05
  • Figure 176: Greece: Food retail outlet numbers and average size, 2002
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Carrefour leads the pack
• Lidl and the discounters emerge
• Sector remains fragmented
• Leading players
  • Figure 177: Greece: Leading players in the food sector, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 178: Greece: Market share of leading players in food sector, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 1795: Greece: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Hungary
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market performance
• Sector performance and structure
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• The population is slowly declining...
  • Figure 180: Hungary: Population trends, 2003-07
• ... and ageing
  • Figure 181: Hungary: Population, by age group and sex, 2003-07
• A strong economy
  • Figure 182: Hungary: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• Inflation is lower but still not under control
  • Figure 183: Hungary: Consumer prices, 2000-07 (e)
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
• Consumer spending picks up in 2006
  • Figure 184: Hungary: Consumer expenditure, 1996-2006
  • Figure 185: Hungary: Consumer expenditure growth, 1997-2006
• Food and drink holds up reasonably well
  • Figure 186: Hungary: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2001-05
• Inflation on select products
  • Figure 187: Hungary: Consumer price on selected products, average annual % change, 2003-06
• Spending on food, drink and tobacco
  • Figure 188: Hungary: Food and drinks spending 2001-2005
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic and consumer spending outlook
• More shopping centre schemes
• Tesco looks dominant
• Further consolidation?
• Lidl expanding fast
• While Aldi plays catch up
• Independents fighting hard
• Retail sales forecasts
  • Figure 189: Hungary: Food retailers' sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 190: Hungary: Food retailers as % all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
• Sector sales and structural trends
  • Figure 191: Hungary: Retail sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 192: Hungary: Food retailers' sales by sub-sector, 1997-2006
• Outlet numbers
  • Figure 193: Hungary: Food retail outlet numbers, 2002-06
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• A Who' s Who of European food retailing
• Tesco in pole position...
• ...and sews up the hypermarket scene
• CBA has a huge network
• German discounters enter in force
  • Figure 194: Hungary: leading food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 195: Hungary: Top eight food retailers' market share, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 196: Hungary: Leading food retailers, evaluation, 2006
• Republic of Ireland
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Rising population
  • Figure: Republic of Ireland: Population by gender, 2002-06
• A youthful population
  • Figure 197: Republic of Ireland: Population age profile, 2006
• Household size in decline
  • Figure 198: Republic of Ireland: Household data, 1991, 2002 and 2006
• Strong economy despite a slowdown
  • Figure 199: Republic of Ireland: Gross domestic product, 1997-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 200: Republic of Ireland: Consumer price inflation, 1998-2006
• Relative food retail prices
  • Figure 201: Ireland: Food and drink price inflation in relative terms, 2001-06
• The Market in Context
• Spending on food, drink and tobacco in context
  • Figure 202: Republic of Ireland: Consumer expenditure, 2002-06
  • Figure 203: Republic of Ireland: Spending on food and drink as % of all consumer spending, 2002-06
• Groceries versus other areas of consumer spending
  • Figure 204: Ireland: Relative spending changes versus some discretionary non-foods, 2001-05
  • Figure 205: Ireland: Relative spending changes versus housing & energy, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Still going strong in 2007
• Food retailers' prospects
• Retail sales forecasts
  • Figure 206: Republic of Ireland: Retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 207: Republic of Ireland: Food retailers' sales as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
  • Figure 208: Republic of Ireland: Food retailers' sales by sub-sector, 2002-06
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Leaders gain share
  • Figure 209: Republic of Ireland: Leading players, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 210: Republic of Ireland: Leading players' market shares, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 211: Republic of IrelandL Leading retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Italy
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size & performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Struggling economy
• Inflation continues downward trend...
  • Figure 212: Italy: Consumer price inflation, 2002-06
• ...GDP shows weak growth in 2007 so far
  • Figure 213: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1995-2006
  • Figure 214: Italy: Consumer spending, 1996-2006
• Ageing population
  • Figure 215: Italy: Total population, 2002-06
  • Figure 216: Italy: Population by age group, 2006
• The Market in Context
• Key points
• Food market value and trends
  • Figure 217: Italy: Consumer spending on food, drink and tobacco, 2002-06
  • Figure 218: Italy: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
  • Figure 219: Italy: Food retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 220: Italy: All food retailers' sales as a % of total retail sales, 2002-12
• Hypermarket and supermarket outlets
  • Figure 221: Italy: Hypermarkets & supermarkets - Outlets by region, 1997-2001, 2003 and 2006
  • Figure 222: Italy: Modern retail formats - Outlets and sales area, 1997-2001, 2003 and 2006
• The Consumer - Where They Shop
  • Figure 223: Italy: Store used for main grocery shop, June 2007
• Who buys where?
  • Figure 224: Italy: Market positioning of supermarkets' primary shoppers by age and income, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics - Primary Shoppers
  • Figure 225: Italy: Primary shoppers, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 226: Italy: Primary shoppers, detailed demographics, June 2007*
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics - Secondary Shoppers
  • Figure 227: Italy: Other food shopping, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 228: Italy: Other food shopping, detailed demographics, June 2007
• The Consumer - Factors Important in Deciding Where to Shop
  • Figure 229: 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 230: Italy: Factors important in choice of supermarket, detailed demographics, June 2007
• Retail Competitor Analysis
  • Figure 231: Italy: Leading food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 232: Italy: Leading food retailers share of all food retailers sales, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 233: Italy: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• The Netherlands
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Immigration driving population growth
  • Figure 234: The Netherlands: Population trends, 2003-07
  • Figure 235: The Netherlands: Population by age group, 1990, 2000 and 2007
• A healthy economy
  • Figure 236: The Netherlands: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• A new coalition government committed to increased public spending
• Inflation back to historic low levels
  • Figure 237: The Netherlands: Consumer prices, 2001-06
• Market in Context
• Consumer confidence taken a hit
  • Figure 238: The Netherlands Consumer expenditure, 1996-2006
  • Figure 239: The Netherlands: Breakdown of consumer expenditure in selected sectors, 2002-06
  • Figure 240: The Netherlands: Consumer price index, 2000-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Food retail sales
  • Figure 241: Netherlands: Food retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 242: Netherlands: Food retail as a proportion of all retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 243: Netherlands: Detailed breakdown of retail sales for food, 2002-06
• Food retail outlets
  • Figure 244: Netherlands: Breakdown of food retail outlet numbers by type of retailer, 2003-07
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Domestic companies dominate
• Ahold' s dominance continues
• Laurus like a lamb to the slaughter
  • Figure 245: The Netherlands: Major food retailers, 2006/07
  • Figure 246: Netherlands: Market share of leading five food retailers, 2006/07
• Evaluation
  • Figure 247: Netherlands: Food retailers evaluation, 2006/07
• Norway
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Sector size and performance
• The competitive landscape
• Broader Market Environment
• An ageing population
  • Figure 248: Norway: Population trends, 2003-07
• Changing eating habits
• Norway' s economy on upswing
  • Figure 249: Norway: Gross domestic product, 1995-2006
• Inflation under control
  • Figure 250: Norway: Consumer prices, 1999-2006
• Record-low unemployment
  • Figure 251: Norway: Unemployment, 2002-07
• The Market in Context
• Robust consumer spending
  • Figure 252: Norway: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2006
• Food prices on the up
  • Figure 253: Norway: Consumer price index for selected goods, 2002-06
• Food weak in boom
  • Figure 254: Norway: Index of consumer spending growth, selected categories, 2002-06
  • Figure 255: Norway: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2002-06
  • Figure 256: Norway: Consumer spending growth, food by category, 2000-04
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Retailers' prospects
  • Figure 257: Norway: Retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 258: Norway: Food retailers' sales as percentage of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
  • Figure 259: Norway: Retail sales, 2002-06
• Outlet and enterprise data
  • Figure 260: Norway: Number of food retail outlets, 2002-05
  • Figure 261: Norway: Number of food retail outlets, 2002-05
• Retail Competitor Analysis
  • Figure 262: Norway: Major food and daily goods retailers, 2006/07
• Market shares
  • Figure 263: Norway: Top five food retailers' market share, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 264: Norway: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Poland
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• The population is declining with large numbers working abroad
  • Figure 265: Poland: Population trends, 2002-06
• Age profile will switch from youthful to ageing
  • Figure 266: Poland: Population, by age group and gender, 2006
  • Figure 267: Poland: Age of head of household, 2006 and 2030
• Shrinking household size
  • Figure 268: Poland: household size, 2002-06
• Falling population in provincial cities
  • Figure 269: Poland: Major cities, 2002-05
• Economy doing well
  • Figure 270: Poland: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• Inflation outlook remains uncertain
  • Figure 271: Poland: Consumer prices, 2000-06
  • Figure 272: Poland: Differential inflation rates, 2000-06
• Unemployment is still too high, but is falling
  • Figure 273: Poland: Unemployment rate at July, 2000-07
• Market in Context
  • Figure 274: Poland: Consumer expenditure, 1996-2006
  • Figure 275: Poland: Consumer expenditure growth, 1997-2006
  • Figure 276: Poland: Consumer spending, by category, 2001-05
• Spending on grocery products
• Groceries versus other areas of consumer spending
  • Figure 277: Poland: Selected product categories as % of all consumer spending, 2001-05
  • Figure 278: Poland: Selected services categories and food as % of all consumer spending, 2001-05
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Prospects
• Food retailers lagging slightly behind non-food specialists
  • Figure 279: Poland: All retail and grocers' retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 280: Poland: Food retailers' sales as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
  • Figure 281: Poland: Food specialists' sales, 2002-06
• Outlet and enterprise data
  • Figure 282: Poland: Major grocery stores - number of outlets, 2002-06
  • Figure 283: Poland: Food & drink stores - number of outlets, 2005 & 2006
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• A new market leader
• Battle between pan-European grocery giants
• Domestic companies are not taking things lying down
  • Figure 284: Poland: Leading food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 285: Poland: Grocers' market shares, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 286: Poland: Food retailers evaluation, 2007
• Portugal
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Population growth driven by immigration.
  • Figure 287: Portugal: Population, 2002-06
• Ageing and changing population
  • Figure 288: Portugal: Population, by age group, 2002-06
  • Figure 289: Portugal: Population, regions and major cities, 2006
• Economy in trouble
  • Figure 290: Portugal: Gross domestic product, 1995-2006
• Inflation up again in 2006
  • Figure 291: Portugal: Consumer price inflation 2002-06
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
• Consumer expenditure on food
  • Figure 292: Portugal: Estimated Food, drink and tobacco spending, 2002-06
  • Figure 293: Portugal: Estimated spending on food and drink as % of all consumer goods spending, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Retail sales forecasts
  • Figure 294: Portugal: Retail sales, 2002-12
• Food specialists losing share
  • Figure 295: Portugal: Food specialists and grocers' sales as % of all food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Good prospects for grocers
  • Figure 296: Portugal: Grocers' sales as percentage of all retail sales, 2002-12
• While food specialists struggle
  • Figure 297: Portugal: Food specialist' s sales as percentage of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Food outlets
  • Figure 298: Portugal: Retail outlets by sector, 2004 and 2005
• Food sales by type of store
  • Figure 299: Portugal: Sales of food products, by type of store, 2003-05
  • Figure 300: Portugal: Sales of food products, by type of store, 2003-05
• Retail Competitor Analysis
  • Figure 301: Portugal: Major food retailers, 2006
• Price-conscious consumers
• Modelo Continente
• Market shares
  • Figure 302: Portugal: Top five food retailers' market share, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 303: Portugal: Grocery retailers, evaluation, 2007
• Spain
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size & performance
• Market leaders
• Consumer behaviour
• Broader Market Environment
• Growing population
  • Figure 304: Spain: Population trends, 2002-06
• But ageing too
• Steady economic growth
  • Figure 305: Spain: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• But times are changing
• Unemployment to fall further
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
  • Figure 306: Spain: Consumer expenditure on food, drink & tobacco, 2001-05
• 2006 & 2007
• Other surveys
• Topline consumer spending data
  • Figure 307: Spain: Consumer expenditure on food, 1995-2006
  • Figure 308: Spain: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2001-05
• Inflation
  • Figure 309: Spain: Inflation, selected products 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Food retailers
  • Figure 310: Spain: Retail sales, 2002-12
• The Consumer - Where They Shop
• Key points
  • Figure 311: Spain: Primary shopping outlet, June 2007
  • Figure 312: Spain: Where food is purchased, by income and age, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics - Primary Shoppers
  • Figure 313: Spain: Primary shopping by retailer, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 314: Spain: Primary shopping by retailer, detailed demographics, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics - Secondary Shoppers
  • Figure 315: Secondary shopping by retailer, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 316: Spain: Secondary shopping, detailed demographics, June 2007
• The consumer - factors important in deciding where to shop
  • Figure 317: Spain: Factors influencing choice of supermarket, June 2007
• Young versus old
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics - factors important in deciding where to shop
  • Figure 318: Spain: Factors most important in choosing where to shop, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 319: Spain: Factors important in choosing where to shop, detailed demographics, June 2007
• Retailer Competitor Analysis
• Carrefour the market leader
• Others
  • Figure 320: Spain: Major food, drink & tobacco retailers, 2006/07
• Market shares
  • Figure 321: Spain: Leading food retailers' market shares, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 322: Spain: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Sweden
• The Market in Brief
• The future
• Sector size and performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Population
  • Figure 323: Sweden: Population by gender, 2002-06
• Economy
• GDP
  • Figure 324: Sweden: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 325: Sweden: Consumer prices, 2002-06
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
  • Figure 326: Sweden: Consumer expenditure, 1996-2006
  • Figure 327: Sweden: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2001-05
  • Figure 328: Sweden: Food, beverages and tobacco as proportion of all consumer expenditure, 2001-05
  • Figure 329: Sweden: Food, beverages and tobacco as proportion of spending on consumer goods, 2001-05
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Retail sales forecasts
  • Figure 330: Sweden: Retail sales 2002-12
  • Figure 331: Sweden: Food retailers as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Outlet data
  • Figure 332: Sweden: Food retail outlet numbers, 2000-05
  • Figure 333: Sweden: Share of food retail outlets and sales by grocers and specialists, 2005
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Sector not as consolidated as it seems
• Co-operation, the winning formula?
• But perhaps not for everyone?
• Lack of foreign investment
• Leading players
  • Figure 334: Sweden: Leading food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 335: Sweden: Market share of leading 5 food retailers, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 336: Sweden: Food retailers evaluation, 2006/07
• Switzerland
• The Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size and performance
• Market leaders
• Broader Market Environment
• Ageing population
  • Figure 337: Switzerland: Population trends, 2002-06
  • Figure 338: Switzerland: Population by age group, 2006
  • Figure 339: Switzerland: Households by size (number of persons), 2002-06
• Positive economic performance after troubled years
  • Figure 340: Switzerland: gross domestic product, 1995-2005
  • Figure 341: Switzerland: Consumer price inflation, 2002-06
• The Market in Context
  • Figure 342: Switzerland: Consumer spending growth, at constant prices, 2002-06
  • Figure 343: Switzerland: Consumer spending, 2002-06
  • Figure 344: Switzerland: Spending on food, alcohol and tobacco as % of all spending, 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• The future
• Economic outlook
• Retail sector - outlook
  • Figure 345: Switzerland: Retail sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 346: Switzerland: All food retailers' sales as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
• Past
• Food outlets
  • Figure 347: Switzerland: Food retailers' outlet numbers, 1995-2004
• Strict legislation
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• New developments in 2006-08
• Growing presence and popularity of discounters
  • Figure 348: Switzerland: Major food retailers, 2006
• Market shares
  • Figure 349: Switzerland: Food retailers' shares of all food retailers' sales, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 350: Swiss food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• United Kingdom
• Issues in the Market
• Main themes
• Abbreviations
• Insights and Opportunities
• Think local, ditch global...?
• Supermarkets unwrapped
• Tesco-land and the single supermarket
• Market in Brief
• The future
• Spending on food
• Consumer - Green and ethical issues
• Shopping patterns - Convenience is king
• Leading retailers
• Fast Forward Trends
• Trend 1: Trust in me
• Definition
• What next?
• Trend 2: Green
• Definition
• What next?
• Trend 3: Non-standard society
• Definition
• What next?
• Internal Market Environment
• Discounting
  • Figure 351: UK: Consumer Price Index: All goods and food, 1996-2006
  • Figure 352: UK: Consumer Price Index: All goods, food and beverages, January 2006-September 2007
• The health trend
• Premiumisation
• The competitive landscape
• Local focus
• Growth ahead
• Online
• The caring retailer?
• Green and ethical
• ...or big and bad?
• The Competition Commission Preliminary Report
• Broader Market Environment
• Population trends
• Growing, greying population
  • Figure 353: UK: Population trends, 2002-12
  • Figure 354: UK: Population trends, by age band, 2002-12
  • Figure 355: UK: Population, by age band, 2002, 2007 and 2012
• Living alone
  • Figure 356: UK: Percentage change of household size, 2002-12
• Population implications for the grocery market
• The consumer
• Increasingly affluent
  • Figure 357: UK population, by socio-economic group, 2002 and 2012
• PDI continues to rise
  • Figure 358: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant 2002 prices, 2002-12
• Bank of England determined to curb rising inflationary pressures
  • Figure 359: PDI and consumer spend growth rates, at current and constant prices, 2002-07 and 2007-12
• Consumer implications for the grocery market
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
• Food is still core
• Food holds up quite well
  • Figure 360: UK: Consumer spending on selected major goods categories, 2002-06
• Food and drink market versus food retailers and all retail sales
  • Figure 361: UK: Index of consumer spending growth in food, drink and tobacco, all retail sales and food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Food and drink
• Food holds up surprisingly well
• Non-alcoholic drinks power ahead
• Price increases see value sales leap in 2007 first half
  • Figure 362: UK: Food and drinks spending 2002-07
  • Figure 363: UK: Food and drinks spending, indexed growth, 2002-07
  • Figure 364: UK: Food and drinks spending shares, 2006
• Pets, cleaning, and health & beauty
• Non-edible groceries outstrip all retail sales
• Personal care steams ahead in 2007
  • Figure 365: UK: Spending on pet, cleaning and health & beauty products, 2002-07
  • Figure 366: UK: Spending on pet, cleaning and health & beauty products, indexed growth, 2002-07
• Eating out
  • Figure 367: UK: Spending on food and eating out, 2002-07
  • Figure 368: UK: Spending on food and drink relative to spending on eating out, 2002-07
• Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Who' s Innovating?
• Pairing up
• Online challenge
• Own-brand
• Healthy developments
• Green steps
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Key findings
• The future
• Economic outlook
• Inflation and interest rates
• Consumer outlook
• Retail sales
• Food retailers forecasts
  • Figure 369: UK: Food retailers sales, 2002-12
  • Figure 370: UK: Food retailers as % of all retail sales, 2002-12
• The past
• Food retailers gain retail market share
  • Figure 371: UK: Food retailers' sales, 2002-07
  • Figure 372: UK: Relative sales performance of food generalists and specialists, 2002-07
• Where They Shop for Groceries
• Key findings
• The big four
• The rest
• Main grocery shopping
• The short term
  • Figure 373: Store used for main grocery shop, August 2007
• The longer term
• Tesco losing primary shoppers?
  • Figure 374: Leading food retailers' share of main shoppers, 1998-2007
• The family shop
  • Figure 375: Share of main shoppers for leading supermarkets, by family lifestage, August 2007
• Shopper profiles
  • Figure 376: Profiles of supermarkets primary shoppers, August 2007
• The big four
• The others
  • Figure 377: Leading grocers' consumer profiles, by age group, August 2007
  • Figure 378: Leading grocers' consumer profiles, by socio-economic group, August 2007
• The twelve year shift
  • Figure 379: Supermarket customer profiles 12-year shift
• Other grocery shopping
  • Figure 380: Other stores used for grocery shopping, August 2007
• Tescoland
  • Figure 381: Usage of leading food retailers for other grocery shopping, 1998-2007
• Main grocery vs. other grocery
  • Figure 382: Main grocery shopping and exclusively other grocery shopping, August 2007
• Where They Shop for Groceries - Detailed Consumer Demographics
  • Figure 383: Store used for main grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage, commercial TV viewing and supermarket used, August 2007
  • Figure 384: Other stores used for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage, commercial TV viewing and supermarket used, August 2007
  • Figure 385: Other stores used for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage, commercial TV viewing and supermarket used, August 2007
  • Figure 386: Other stores used for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage, commercial TV viewing and supermarket used, August 2007
  • Figure 387: Profile of top four stores used for main grocery shopping, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2007 Figure 388: Stores used for any grocery shopping, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2007
  • Figure 389: Stores used for any grocery shopping, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2007
• Shopping for Groceries on the Internet
• Key findings
• Shopping for groceries online
  • Figure 390: Grocery shopping and the Internet, August 2007
• Any Internet grocery shopping
• Would consider trying in the future
• Would never consider using it
  • Figure 391: Grocery shopping on the Internet, by gender, age, socio-economic group and supermarkets used, August 2007
• Shopping for Groceries on the Internet - Detailed Consumer Demographics
  • Figure 392: Grocery shopping on the Internet, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2007
• Factors Influencing Choice for Grocery Shopping
• Key findings:
  • Figure 393: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, August 2007
• Location, quality, availability
• What' s changed since 2006?
  • Figure 394: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, change in response, August 2006 to August 2007
• Price
• Quality
• Choice
• What matters to whom?
• Age
  • Figure 395: Top three factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, by age, August 2007
• Supermarket used
  • Figure 396: Important/unimportant factors, by supermarket used, August 2006
• Convenience and service
  • Figure 397: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, and supermarket used, August 2007
• Quality and choice
  • Figure 398: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, and supermarket used, August 2007
• Price or conscience?
  • Figure 399: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group and supermarket used, August 2007
• Factors Influencing Choice for Grocery Shopping - Detailed Consumer Demographics
  • Figure 400: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2007
  • Figure 401: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2007
  • Figure 402: Factors influencing choice of store for grocery shopping, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2007
• Attitudes Towards Grocery Shopping
• Key findings
• Consumer attitudes
• Food packaging tops the list of concerns
• Just how local are we?
• Food labels - stop or go
• Fair Trade wins over organics
  • Figure 403: Attitudes towards grocery shopping, August 2007
• Food labelling
  • Figure 404: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - food labelling issues, by socio-economic group, August 2007
  • Figure 405: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - food packaging and labelling, by gender, age, socio-economic group and supermarket used, August 2007
• Recycling and packaging
  • Figure 406: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - i would like to see food packaging reduced, by age, August 2007
  • Figure 407: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - recycling and packaging, by gender, age, socio-economic group and supermarket used, August 2007
• Local sourcing
  • Figure 408: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - local sourcing issues, by socio-economic group, August 2007
  • Figure 409: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - local sourcing, by gender, age, socio-economic group and supermarket used, August 2007
• Price and provenance
  • Figure 410: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - price and provenance, by socio-economic group, August 2007
  • Figure 411: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - price and provenance, by gender, age, socio-economic group and supermarket used, August 2007
• Consumer attitudes by main store used
  • Figure 412: Attitudes towards grocery shopping, by source of main grocery shopping, August 2007
• Identifying targets
  • Figure 413: Consumer typologies for grocery shoppers, summary, August 2007
• Apathetic (50% of respondents)
• Fair Traders (15% of respondents)
• Ethical All-Rounders (15% of respondents)
• Eco-Shoppers (20% of respondents)
  • Figure 414: Consumer typologies, by gender, age, and socio-economic group, August 2007
• Where the consumer types shop
• Tesco is the destination store in the UK
  • Figure 415: Consumer typologies, by supermarkets used, august 2007
• Attitudes Towards Grocery Shopping - Detailed Consumer Demographics
  • Figure 416: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - food packaging and labelling, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2007
  • Figure 417: Attitudes towards grocery shopping - local sourcing, organic and Fair Trade products, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2007
  • Figure 418: Consumer types by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, region, ACORN categories, commercial TV viewing and newspaper readership, August 2007
• Brand Elements
• Brand map
  • Figure 419: Attitudes towards and usage of food retailer brands, September 2007
• Tesco
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 420: Attitudes towards the Tesco brand, September 2007
• Waitrose
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 421: Attitudes towards the Waitrose brand, September 2007
• Aldi
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 422: Attitudes towards the Aldi brand, September 2007
• Lidl
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 423: Attitudes towards the Lidl brand, September 2007
• Sainsbury' s
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
• Performance indicators:
  • Figure 424: Attitudes towards the Sainsbury' s brand, September 2007
• Co-op
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 425: Attitudes towards the Co-op brand, September 2007
• Iceland
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 426: Attitudes towards the Iceland brand, September 2007
• Morrisons
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 427: Attitudes towards the Morrisons brand, September 2007
• Asda
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 428: Attitudes towards the Asda brand, September 2007
• Marks & Spencer
• Brand background
• What the brand is trying to achieve
• What the consumer thinks
  • Figure 429: Attitudes towards the Marks & Spencer brand, September 2007
• Brand qualities of food retailer brands
• Tesco is most accessible and Waitrose least so
  • Figure 430: Consumer usage of various food retailer brands, September 2007
• Experience of food retailer brands
• Tesco is most popular
  • Figure 431: Consumer usage of various food retailer brands, September 2007
• Brand consideration for food retailing brands
• Iceland shows highest consideration
  • Figure 432: Consideration of various food retailer brands, September 2007
• Brand satisfaction for food retailer brands
• M&S shows most excellent satisfaction
  • Figure 433: Satisfaction of various food retailer brands, September 2007
• Brand commitment to food retailer brands
• M&S and Waitrose generate most affection
  • Figure 434: Commitment to various food retailer brands, September 2007
• Round up
• Retail Competitor Analysis
• Key findings
• Share of the market
• Technicalities
• Marks & Spencer
• Fuel and other income
• Mintel adjustments
• Market leaders
• C-stores
• High street/secondary supermarket
  • Figure 435: UK: Leading food and drink retailers, 2006/07
• Outlets by type
  • Figure 436: UK: Leading food and drink retailers, outlet numbers, by location, 2006/07
• Evaluation
  • Figure 437: Food retailers, evaluation, 2007
• Market shares
  • Figure 438: UK food retailers top 20 market shares, 2006/07
• Retail Advertising and Promotion
• Key findings
• Trends in total spending on advertising
  • Figure 439: Main media advertising expenditure by leading supermarkets, 2002-06
  • Figure 440: UK: Main media advertising, by leading supermarket and grocery chains, by media usage, 2006
• Retailer Profiles
• Ahold Group
  • Figure 441: Ahold Netherlands: Sales as share of Dutch food retailers' sales, 2004-06
• Strategic evaluation
• More focused
• Overhaul remaining US operations
• And refocus in Europe
• Retained interests lack cohesion
• Where next in the Netherlands?
• Possible deals
• Background
• Financial performance
• Group retail results
  • Figure 442: Ahold Group: retail division financial performance, 2004-06
• Albert Heijn Arena
• Central Europe Arena
• Schuitema
• Interim results 2007
  • Figure 443: Ahold Europe: interim financial performance, 2007
• Financial targets
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 444: Ahold Group: Outlet data, 2004-06
• Retail banners
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• e-commerce and home shopping
  • Figure 445: Ahold Europe: online sales growth, 2003-06
• ICA
  • Figure 446: ICA Sverige: Sales as share of all food retailers in Sweden, 2002-06
  • Figure 447: ICA Norge: Sales as share of all food retailers in Norway, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Focus on core and build market leadership
• Local management: central co-operation
• New formats to meet customer expectations
• The future
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 448: ICA retail: Financial performance, 2002-06
• ICA Sverige
• ICA Norge
• Rimi Baltic
• Interim results 2007
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 449: ICA Group: Outlet data, 2002-06
• ICA Sverige
  • Figure 450: ICA sverige: Outlet data, 2006
• ICA Norge
  • Figure 451: ICA Norge: Outlet data, 2006
• Rimi Baltic
  • Figure 452: ICA Baltic: Outlet numbers by type, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 453: ICA: groceries own brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Aldi (Europe)
  • Figure 454: Aldi (Europe): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 455: Aldi (Europe): Estimated group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 456: Aldi (Europe): Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Alko
  • Figure 457: Alko: Sales as share ofall food retailers' sales in Finland, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 458: Alko: Group financial performance, 2002/03-06/07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 459: Alko: Outlet data, 2003-07
• Asda Stores Ltd
  • Figure 460: Asda Stores Ltd: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 461: Asda Stores Ltd: Group financial performance, 2003-07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 462: Asda Stores Ltd: Outlet data, 2003-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
  • Figure 463: Asda Stores Ltd: Main media advertising spend, 2002-06
  • Figure 464: Asda Stores Ltd: Media advertising spend by usage, 2006
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Atlantic
  • Figure 465: Atlantic: Sales as share of all food retailers in Greece, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 466: Atlantic: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 467: Atlantic: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Auchan
  • Figure 468: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 469: Auchan France: sales as share of all food retailers' Sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 470: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 471: Auchan, Share of group sales by region, 2002-06
  • Figure 472: Auchan: Estimated European sales by country, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 473: Auchan (Europe): Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 474: Auchan (Europe) fascia type by market, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Axfood
  • Figure 475: Axfood: Sales as share of all food retailers in Sweden, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 476: Axfood: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 477: Axfood: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• BergendahlsGruppen
  • Figure 478: BergendahlsGruppen: Sales as share of all food retailers in Sweden, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 479: BergendahlsGruppen: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 480: BergendahlsGruppen: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Carrefour Europe
  • Figure 481: Carrefour Europe: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 482: Carrefour Europe: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 483: Carrefour Europe: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Countries of operation
  • Figure 484: Carrefour: Percentage share of European sales by individual market, 2006
• France
  • Figure 485: Carrefour France: Sales as percentage of all french food retailers' Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 486: Carrefour France: Sales by individual formats, 2002-06
  • Figure 487: Carrefour France: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Belgium
  • Figure 488: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as percentage of all Belgian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 489: Carrefour Belgium: Sales, 2002-06 Figure 490: Carrefour Belgium: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Czech & Slovak Republics
• Greece
  • Figure 491: Carrefour Greece: Sales as percentage of all Greek food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 492: Carrefour Greece: Sales, 2002-06 Figure 493: Carrefour Greece: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Italy
  • Figure 494: Carrefour Italy: Sales as percentage of all Italian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 495: Carrefour Italy: Sales, 2002-06 Figure 496: Carrefour Italy: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Poland
  • Figure 497: Carrefour Poland: Sales as Percentage of All Polish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 498: Carrefour Poland: Sales, 2002-06 Figure 499: Carrefour Poland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Portugal
  • Figure 500: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as percentage of all Portuguese food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 501: Carrefour Portugal: Sales, 2002-06 Figure 502: Carrefour Portugal: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Romania
  • Figure 503: Carrefour Romania: Sales and outlet data, 2006
• Spain
  • Figure 504: Carrefour Spain: Sales as percentage of all Spanish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 505: Carrefour Spain: Sales, 2002-06 Figure 506: Carrefour Spain: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Switzerland
  • Figure 507: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales as percentage of all Swiss food retailers, 2002-06
  • Figure 508: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 509: Carrefour Switzerland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Turkey
  • Figure 510: Carrefour Turkey: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 511: Carrefour Turkey: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 512: Carrefour: European fascias by format, 2007
  • Figure 513: Carrefour: Private labels, 2007
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Casino
  • Figure 514: Casino (France): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 515: Casino: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 516: Casino France: Sales breakdown by division, 2006
  • Figure 517: Casino: Food sales by region (excluding France), 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 518: Casino: French stores by fascia, December 2006
  • Figure 519: Casino: European Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 520: 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
• CBA
  • Figure 521: CBA: Hungary - Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales, 2001-05
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 522: CBA: Sales performance, 2001-05
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 523: CBA: Hungary: Outlet data, 2001-05
• International stores
• e-commerce
• Colruyt Distribution
  • Figure 524: Colruyt Distribution: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 525: Colruyt Distribution: Sales as share of all food retailers in Belgium, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 526: Colruyt Distribution: Group financial performance, 2002-2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 527: Colruyt Distribution: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Loyalty card
• Conad Group
  • Figure 528: Conad Group: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Italy, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 529: Conad Group: Group sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 530: Conad Group: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Co-operative Group
  • Figure 531: Co-operative Group (Food): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 532: Co-operative Group: Group financial performance, 2002/03-2006/07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 533: Co-operative Group: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006 /07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 534: Co-operative Group: Own brands, summer 2007
• Product offer
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Coop Hungary
  • Figure 535: Co-op Hungary: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Hungary, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 536: Coop Hungary: Estimated food retail sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 537: Coop Hungary: Outlet data, 2001-05
• Coop Italia
  • Figure 538: Coop Italia: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Italy, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 539: Coop Italia: Group sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 540: Coop Italia: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Coop Norden
  • Figure 541: Coop Norden: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 542: Coop Danmark: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Denmark, 2002-06
  • Figure 543: Coop Sverige: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Sweden, 2002-06
  • Figure 544: Coop Norge: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Norway, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• History
• Ownership
• Structure
• Financial performance
  • Figure 545: Coop Norden: Financial performance, 2002-06
• Denmark
  • Figure 546: Coop Danmark: Sales performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 547: Coop Sverige: Sales performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 548: Coop Norge/Coop NK: Sales performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 549: Coop Danmark: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Outlook
  • Figure 550: Coop Sverige: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 551: Coop Norge: Outlet details, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
  • Figure 552: Coop Norden: Own brands, 2006/07
• Product offer
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Coop Schweiz
  • Figure 553: Coop Schweiz: Food sales as share of all food retailers in Switzerland, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance`
  • Figure 554: Coop Schweiz: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 555: Coop Schweiz: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Product offer and brands
  • Figure 556: Coop Schweiz: Own brands, 2006
• Pricing
• Loyalty card
• Operational issues
• e-commerce
• Cora - Louis Delhaize Group
  • Figure 557: Cora - Louis Delhaize Group: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 558: Cora - Louis Delhaize Group: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 559: Cora - Louis Delhaize Group: Estimated financial performance breakdown, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 560: 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
• Dansk Supermarked
  • Figure 561: Dansk Supermarked: Sales as share of all Danish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial data
  • Figure 562: Dansk Supermarked: Retail sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 563: Dansk Supermarked: Divisions' share of group sales (estimated) and store numbers, 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 564: Dansk Supermarked: Grocery outlet numbers, 2002-06
  • Figure 565: Dansk Supermarked: Grocery formats, 2006/07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 566: Dansk Supermarked: Own brands, 2006/07
• Products
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Delhaize Group
  • Figure 567: Delhaize Belgium: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Belgium, 2003-06
  • Figure 568: Delhaize Greece: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Greece, 2003-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 569: Delhaize Group: Financial performance, 2004-06
  • Figure 570: Delhaize Belgium: Financial performance, 2003-06
  • Figure 571: Delhaize Greece: Financial performance, 2003-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 572: Delhaize Belgium: Outlet data, 2003-06
  • Figure 573: Delhaize Belgium: Food outlet numbers by fascia, 2002-06
  • Figure 574: Delhaize Belgium: Food store formats, 2006
  • Figure 575: Delhaize Southern/Central Europe: Outlet data, 2003-07
  • Figure 576: Delhaize Greece and Romania: Store formats, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Denner
  • Figure 577: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Switzerland, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 578: Denner: Food retail sales, 2002-06
• Denner' s acquisition by Migros
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 579: Denner: Number of stores, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Product offer
• Pricing
• e-commerce
• Dirk van den Broek
  • Figure 580: Dirk van den Broek: Estimated share of all food retailers' sales in the Netherlands, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 581: Dirk van den Broek: Estimated sales performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 582: Dirk van den Broek: Food outlet data, 2003-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands
• Pricing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Dohle Group
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 583: Germany: Dohle Group*, sales and store numbers, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Own-brand goods
• Pricing
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Dunnes Stores
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 584: Dunnes: Estimated sales performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 585: Dunnes: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 586: Ireland: Dunnes stores by product offer, November 2007
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands
• Pricing
• Loyalty card
• e-commerce
• Edeka Group
  • Figure 587: Edeka Group: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 588: Edeka Group: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
• Store performance
  • Figure 589: Edeka Group: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 590: Edeka: Selected Operating data, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• e-commerce and home shopping
• El Corte Inglés
  • Figure 591: El Corte Inglés: Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain by fascia, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 592: El Corte Inglés : Group sales with estimated food breakdown, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 593: El Corte Inglés : Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 594: El Corte Inglés : Outlet growth by food fascia , 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Grupo Eroski
  • Figure 595: Grupo Eroski: Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 596: Grupo Eroski: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
• Food operations
  • Figure 597: Grupo Eroski: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 598: Eroski: Spanish food outlet growth by format, 2004-06
  • Figure 599: Eroski: Spanish outlets by fascia, 2003-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Esselunga
  • Figure 600: Esselunga: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Italy, 2002-06
• Background
• Esselunga still up for sale?
• Financial performance
  • Figure 601: Esselunga: Group sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 602: Esselunga: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Marketing and advertising
• Promotions and loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• E Leclerc
  • Figure 603: Leclerc (France): Sales as share of all food retailers in France, 2002-06
  • Figure 604: E Leclerc: Europe - sales as share of all food retailers, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 605: E Leclerc: Estimated group sales performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 606: E Leclerc: Estimated international sales by country, 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 607: E Leclerc: outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 608: E. Leclerc: Non-food chains, July 2007
  • Figure 609: E Leclerc: International outlet numbers, 2002-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 610: E.Leclerc: Own-brands, 2006
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Globus ČR
• Financial performance
• Store portfolio
• Iceland Foods Ltd
  • Figure 611: Iceland Foods Ltd: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 612: Iceland Foods Ltd: Group financial performance, 2003-07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 613: Iceland Foods Ltd: Outlet data, 2003-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Intermarché/ ITM Entreprises
  • Figure 614: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 615: Intermarché/ITM Enterprises: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 616: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Group financial performance, 2002-2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 617: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 618: Intermarché/ITM Enterprises: Non-food outlet data, 2001-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Loyalty cards
• Jerónimo Martins
  • Figure 619: Jerónimo Martins (Portugal): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Portugal, 2002-06
  • Figure 620: Jerónimo Martins (Poland): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Poland, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 621: Jerónimo Martins: Sales by geographical area, 2002-06
  • Figure 622: Jerónimo Martins: Food retail sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 623: Jerónimo Martins: Portuguese sales, 2005-06
  • Figure 624: Jerónimo Martins: Food retail sales by country, 2002 and 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 625: Jerónimo Martins: Store development by country, 2002-06
  • Figure 626: Jerónimo Martins: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer and brands
• e-commerce
• Kesko Food
  • Figure 627: Kesko Food: Sales as % of all Finnish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 628: Kesko Food: Financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 629: Kesko Food: Retail sales by subsidiary, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 630: Kesko Food: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 631: Kesko Food: Sales per outlet, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 632: Kesko: Own-brands, 2006/07
• Product offer
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Laurus
  • Figure 633: Laurus: Estimated share of all food retailers' sales in the Netherlands, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 634: Laurus: Financial performance, 2002-06
• Recent trading
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 635: Laurus: Outlet numbers by fascia, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Own-brand goods
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Marks & Spencer (Food)
  • Figure 636: Marks & Spencer (food): Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 637: Marks & Spencer (food): Group financial performance, 2003-07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 638: Marks & Spencer (food): Outlet data, 2003-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Mercadona
  • Figure 639: Mercadona: Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 640: Mercadona: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 641: Mercadona: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Migros
  • Figure 642: Migros: Sales as share of all food retailers in Switzerland, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 643: Mercadona Migros: Financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 644: Migros Switzerland: Food retailing, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 645: Migros Switzerland, food retail outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands
• e-commerce
• Modelo Continente
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 646: Modelo Continente: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 647: Modelo Continente: Grocery outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 648: Modelo Continente: Outlet development by format, 2002-06
  • Figure 649: Modelo Continente: Group outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Brands
• e-commerce
• Wm Morrison Supermarkets
  • Figure 650: Wm Morrison Supermarkets: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 651: Wm Morrison Supermarkets: Group financial performance, 2002/03-2006/07
• 2007 interims show growth continuing
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 652: Wm Morrison Supermarkets: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 653: Wm Morrison Supermarkets: Store portfolio by size, 2003 and 2007
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Mpreis
  • Figure 654: MPREIS: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Austria, 2002-06
• Financial performance
  • Figure 655: MPREIS: Group sales performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 656: MPREIS: Outlet data, 2003-06
• Retail offering
• Musgrave
  • Figure 657: Musgrave: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 658: Musgrave: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 659: Musgrave: Selected retail sales, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 660: Musgrave: Retail outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands and pricing
• Product offer
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Nah & Frisch
• Financial performance
• Retail offering
• NorgesGruppen
  • Figure 661: NorgesGruppen: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Norway, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 662: NorgesGruppen: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 663: NorgesGruppen: Sales and outlet numbers, % change 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 664: NorgesGruppen: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 665: NorgesGruppen: Store formats, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 666: NorgesGruppen: Own-brands, 2006/07
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• e-commerce
• Norma
  • Figure 667: Norma: Group sales as % of German food retailers' sales, 2003-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 668: Norma: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 669: Norma: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Real (Metro Food Retail)
  • Figure 670: Real: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 671: Real: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 672: Real: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Rewe
  • Figure 673: Rewe: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 674: Rewe: Sales as share of all food retailers in Germany, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 675: Rewe: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 676: Rewe: Proportion of sales by region, 2005 and 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 677: Rewe: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 678: Rewe: Summary of fascia by market, 2006
• Performance by market
• Ukraine
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• J Sainsbury
  • Figure 679: Sainsbury' s Supermarkets: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
• Group
  • Figure 680: J Sainsbury: Group financial performance, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 681: Sainsbury' s Supermarkets, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 682: Sainsbury' s Supermarkets: Sales growth, 2002/03-2006/07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 683: Sainsbury' s Supermarkets: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 684: Sainsbury' s Supermarkets: Outlets by size, 2002/03-2006/07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 685: Sainsbury' s Supermarkets: Own-label food portfolio
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Schwarz Group
  • Figure 686: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 687: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Germany, 2002-06 Figure 688: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 689: Schwarz Group: Share of group sales of German operations, by fascia, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 690: Schwarz Group: Estimated share of group international sales by market, 2006/07
  • Figure 691: Schwarz Group: Estimated group sales, 2002/03-2006/07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 692: Schwarz Group: Store portfolio, Germany vs international, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 693: 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
• Sklavenitis
  • Figure 694: Sklavenitis: Sales as share of all food retailers in Greece, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 695: Sklavenitis: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 696: Sklavenitis: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Sligro
  • Figure 697: Sligro: Food retail division, estimated share of all food retailers' sales in the Netherlands, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 698: Sligro: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 699: Sligro: Outlet data, 2002-06 Figure 700: Sligro: Average store size, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning and product offer
• Pricing
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• SOK
  • Figure 701: SOK: Share of all Finnish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 702: SOK: Food outlets, retail sales performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 703: SOK: Food stores, % change in sales and store numbers by banner, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 704: SOK: Food outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 705: SOK: major food outlet formats, 2006/07
• Market positioning
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Somerfield
  • Figure 706: Somerfield: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 707: Somerfield Stores Ltd, UK retail sales and operating profit, 2003-07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 708: Somerfield: Outlet data, 2003-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• SPAR International
  • Figure 709: SPAR (Europe): Sales as share of all European food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
  • Figure 710: SPAR International: Year of entry by country
• Financial performance
  • Figure 711: SPAR International: Retail sales by country, 2002-06
  • Figure 712: SPAR International: Estimated European sales exclusive of sales tax, 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 713: SPAR International: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 714: SPAR International: Sales per m² by country (Europe), 2006
• European operations
• Discontinued operations
• Continuing European operations
  • Figure 715: SPAR (Austria): Sales as share of Austrian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 716: SPAR (Belgium): Sales as share of all Belgian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 717: SPAR (Czech Republic): Sales as share of all Czech food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 718: SPAR (Denmark): Sales as share of all Danish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 719: SPAR (France): Sales as share of all French food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 720: SPAR (Greece): Sales as share of all Greek food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 721: SPAR (Hungary): Sales as share of all Hungarian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 722: SPAR (Ireland): Sales as share of all Irish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 723: SPAR (Italy): Sales as share of all Italian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 724: SPAR (Netherlands): Sales as share of all Dutch food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 725: SPAR (Norway): Sales as share of all Norwegian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 726: SPAR (Spain): Sales as share of all Spanish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 727: SPAR (Switzerland): Sales as share of all Swiss food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 728: SPAR (UK): Sales as share of all UK food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Non-European activities
  • Figure 729: SPAR International: Non-European sales and outlets by country, 2001 and 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Own-brand goods
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Sperwer
  • Figure 730: Sperwer, food retail division: estimated share of all food retailers' sales in the Netherlands, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 731: Sperwer food retail division: Financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 732: Sperwer: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• SuperGros
  • Figure 733: SuperGros: Estimated share of all Danish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 734: SuperGros: Sales data, 2002-07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 735: SuperGros: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 736: SuperGros: Dagrofa organisation chart, October 2007
• Superquinn
• Background
• Strategic evaluation
• Financial performance
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 737: Superquinn: Outlet data, 2002-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands
• Loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Systembolaget
  • Figure 738: Systembolaget: Sales as share of all food retailers in Sweden, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 739: Systembolaget: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 740: Systembolaget: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Système U
  • Figure 741: Système U: Sales as share of all food retailers in France, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 742: Système U: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 743: Système U: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands
• Tengelmann
  • Figure 744: Tengelmann: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 745: Tengelmann: Sales as share of all food retailers in Germany, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 746: Tengelmann: Group financial performance, 2003-07
  • Figure 747: Plus: Breakdown of sales revenue by country, 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 748: Tengelmann: Outlet data, 2003-07
  • Figure 749: Tengelmann, Outlets by market, 2006
  • Figure 750: Tengelmann, Average sales area per outlet, by market, 2006
  • Figure 751: Tengelmann, Sales per outlet by market, 2006
• Performance by market
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Tesco
  • Figure 752: Tesco (Europe): Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 753: Tesco Plc: Group financial performance, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 754: Tesco (UK): Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
  • Figure 755: Tesco (Czech Rep): Sales as share of all food retailers in Czech Republic, 2002-06
  • Figure 756: Tesco (Hungary): Sales as share of all food retailers in Hungary, 2002-06
  • Figure 757: Tesco (Ireland): Sales as share of all food retailers in Ireland, 2002-06
  • Figure 758: Tesco (Poland): Sales as share of all food retailers in Poland, 2002-06
  • Figure 759: Tesco (Slovak Rep): Sales as share of all food retailers in Slovak Republic, 2002-06
• e-commerce
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 760: Tesco Plc: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 761: Tesco: UK store formats, 2007
  • Figure 762: Tesco: European store formats, 2007
  • Figure 763: Tesco: Asian store formats, 2007
• Development
• Retail offering
  • Figure 764: Tesco UK: Sales by product, 2006/07
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
  • Figure 765: Tesco: Main media advertising expenditure, 2002-06
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Tradeka
  • Figure 766: Tradeka: Share of all Finnish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 767: Tradeka: Financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 768: Tradeka: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 769: Tradeka: Store formats, 2006/07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Unimarkt (Pfeiffer)
• Financial data
• Retail offering
• Veropoulos
  • Figure 770: Veropoulos: Sales as share of all food retailers in Greece, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 771: Veropoulos: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 772: Veropoulos: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Waitrose Ltd
  • Figure 773: Waitrose Ltd: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 774: Waitrose Ltd: Group financial performance, 2003-07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 775: Waitrose Ltd: Outlet data, 2003-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping