Abstract
Research Highlights
In 2007, retail (wholesale, retail trade, restaurants, and hotels) GDP
continued to account for more than 13% of total global GDP, surpassing $6.9
trillion. Based on data collected from the United Nations Statistics Division,
VDC has anticipated that retail GDP has grown 5.2% from 2006 to 2007,
representing a significant decrease from the 8.4% growth experienced from 2005
to 2006.
Report Scope
The report integrates published and public industry content and databases with
VDC' s primary research to provide additional context and insight around the
global retail sector and its core vertical markets.
Geographic regions include:
- Americas;
- EMEA; and
- Asia-Pacific.
Vertical markets have been segmented as follows:
- General merchandise - including store formats such as department
stores, mass merchants, and superstores. Examples include J.C. Penney &
Company; Federated Department Stores; Wal-Mart; BJ' s Wholesalers;
- Health and personal care - including drug stores, pharmacies, and
retailers specializing in other health and beauty products such as cosmetics
and perfumes. Examples include Brooks, CVS, Walgreen' s;
- Grocery - including all stores specializing in the sale of food
products including formats such as supermarkets, liquor stores, specialty meat
shops, etc. Examples include Albertson' s, Stop and Shop, Kroger;
- Gasoline/Convenience Stores - examples include 7-Eleven, Wawa,
White Hen Pantry, Exxon Mobilbranded stores;
- Specialty Stores - including specialty apparel retailers (i.e., the
Gap, J. Crew); building materials and garden equipment and supplies stores
(i.e., Lowe' s, The Home Depot); and office supply stores (i.e., Staples); and
other "category killers" such as Toys "R" Us, PetSmart, Crate and Barrel, Best
Buy, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond; and
- Hospitality - including dining (i.e., McDonald' s, Starbuck' s Corp);
entertainment (i.e., Royal Caribbean Cruise, Six Flags Inc.); and hotels
(i.e., Marriot International Inc., Hilton Hotels).
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