European Retail Rankings - December 2016

INTRODUCTION
Report scope
Technical notes
Inclusion criteria
Definitions
Rankings
A note on voluntary groups and co-ops
Comparability
Figure 1: Exchange rates: National currency against the Euro, 2013-15
Figure 2: VAT rates around Europe, 2011-16
Classifications
Figure 3: Sector codes
Figure 4: Country codes
Abbreviations
Sources
WHERE NEXT FOR EUROPEAN RETAILERS?
Uncertain political and economic outlook
Online
Stores
Online pureplayer
Products
Delivery
Passing trade
Complementary
Fashion
Changing shopping habits
The European Top 10
Figure 5: Europe’s top 10 retailers, rankings, 2013/14-2015/16
Concentration
Figure 6: Europe: Total sales of leading retailers, 2012/13-2015/16
Figure 7: Europe: Leading retailers’ share of all European retail sales, 2012/13-2015/16
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR SPECIALISTS
Figure 8: Europe: Clothing and footwear specialists: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 9: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 clothing and footwear specialists, 2015/16
DIY SPECIALISTS
Figure 10: Europe: DIY specialists: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 11: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 DIY retailers, 2015/16
ELECTRICAL GOODS SPECIALISTS
Figure 12: Europe: Electrical goods specialists: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 13: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in electricals, 2015/16
FOOD RETAILERS
Figure 14: Europe: Food retailers: Annual growth in food retailers’ sales vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 15: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 food retailers, 2015/16
HEALTH AND BEAUTY RETAILERS
Figure 16: Europe: Health and beauty retailers: Annual growth in food retailers’ sales vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 17: Europe top 350 retailers, top 10 health & beauty retailers, 2015/16
HOME SHOPPING
Figure 18: Europe: Home shopping: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 19: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in home shopping, 2015/16
HOMEWARES SPECIALISTS (INCL. FURNITURE AND CARPETS)
Figure 20: Europe: Furniture and carpet specialists: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 21: Europe Top 350 retailers, top 10 homewares/furniture/carpet retailers, 2015/16
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALISTS
Figure 22: Europe: Miscellaneous specialists: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 23: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 miscellaneous specialists, 2015/16
MIXED GOODS RETAILERS
Figure 24: Europe: Mixed good retailers: Annual growth vs all retail sales growth, 2011-16
The sector
The retailers
Leading retailers
Figure 25: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 mixed goods retailers, 2015/16
AUSTRIA
Austria: Background
The retail sector in Austria
Figure 26: Austria: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Austria
Figure 27: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Austria, 2015/16
BELGIUM
Belgium: Background
The retail sector in Belgium
Figure 28: Belgium: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Belgium
Figure 29: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Belgium, 2015/16
BULGARIA
Bulgaria: Background
The retail sector in Bulgaria
Figure 30: Bulgaria: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Bulgaria
Figure 31: Top 350 European retailers: Top 6 in Bulgaria, 2015/16
CROATIA
Croatia: Background
The retail sector in Croatia
Figure 32: Croatia: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
The leading retailers in Croatia
Figure 33: Top 350 European retailers: Top 7 in Croatia, 2015/16
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic: Background
The retail sector in the Czech Republic
Figure 34: Czech Republic: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in the Czech Republic
Figure 35: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in the Czech Republic, 2015/16
DENMARK
Denmark: Background
The retail sector in Denmark
Figure 36: Denmark: Retail sales breakdown (exc VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Denmark
Figure 37: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Denmark, 2015/16
ESTONIA
Estonia: Background
The retail sector in Estonia
Figure 38: Estonia: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Estonia
Figure 39: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Estonia, 2015/16
FINLAND 
Finland: Background
The retail sector in Finland
Figure 40: Finland: Retail sales breakdown (exc VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Finland
Figure 41: Europe top 350 retailers: Top 10 in Finland, 2015/16
FRANCE
France: Background
The retail sector in France
Figure 42: France: Retail sales breakdown (exc VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in France
Figure 43: Top 350 retailers: Top 10 in France, 2015/16
GERMANY
Germany: Background
The retail sector in Germany
Figure 44: Germany: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Germany
Figure 45: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Germany, 2015/16
GREECE
Greece: Background
The retail sector in Greece
Figure 46: Greece: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Greece
Figure 47: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Greece, 2015/16
HUNGARY
Hungary: Background
The retail sector in Hungary
Figure 48: Hungary: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
The leading retailers in Hungary
Figure 49: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Hungary, 2015/16
IRELAND
Ireland: Background
The retail scene in Ireland
Figure 50: Ireland: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Ireland
Figure 51: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Ireland, 2015/16
ITALY
Italy: Background
The retail sector in Italy
Figure 52: Italy: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Italy
Figure 53: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Italy, 2015/16
LATVIA
Latvia: Background
The retail sector in Latvia
Figure 54: Latvia: Retail sales breakdown (excluding sales tax), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Latvia
Figure 55: Top 350 European retailers: Top 7 in Latvia, 2015/16
LITHUANIA
Lithuania: Background
The retail sector in Lithuania
Figure 56: Lithuania: Breakdown of retail sales by sector, excl. VAT, 2012-16
Leading retailers in Lithuania
Figure 57: Top 350 European retailers: Top 8 in Lithuania, 2015/16
THE NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands: Background
The retail sector in The Netherlands
Figure 58: The Netherlands: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
The leading retailers in the Netherlands
Figure 59: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in the Netherlands, 2015/16
NORWAY
Norway: Background
The retail sector in Norway
Figure 60: Norway: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Norway
Figure 61: Europe top 350 retailers: Top 10 in Norway, 2015/16
POLAND
Poland: Background
The retail sector in Poland
Figure 62: Poland: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Poland
Figure 63: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Poland, 2015/16
PORTUGAL
Portugal: Background
The retail sector in Portugal
Figure 64: Portugal: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Portugal
Figure 65: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Portugal, 2015/16
ROMANIA
Romania: Background
The retail sector in Romania
Figure 66: Romania: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
The leading retailers in Romania
Figure 67: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Romania, 2015/16
RUSSIA
Russia: Background
The retail sector in Russia
Figure 68: Russia: Retail sales breakdown, by broad sector (excl. VAT), 2012-16
The leading retailers in Russia
Figure 69: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Russia, 2015/16
SLOVAKIA
Slovakia: Background
The retail scene in Slovakia
Figure 70: Slovakia: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Slovakia
Figure 71: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Slovakia, 2015/16
SLOVENIA
Slovenia: Background
The retail sector in Slovenia
Figure 72: Slovenia: Retail sales breakdown (excl VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Slovenia
Figure 73: Top 350 European retailers: Top 7 in Slovenia, 2015/16
SPAIN
Spain: Background
The retail sector in Spain
Figure 74: Spain: Retail sales breakdown (excl. VAT), 2012-16
The leading retailers in Spain
Figure 75: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in Spain, 2015/16
SWEDEN
Sweden: Background
The retail sector in Sweden
Figure 76: Sweden: Retail sales breakdown (exc VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Sweden
Figure 77: Europe Top 350 retailers: Top 10 in Sweden, 2015/16
SWITZERLAND
Switzerland: Background
The retail sector in Switzerland
Figure 78: Switzerland: Retail sales breakdown (exc VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Switzerland
Figure 79: Europe top 350 retailers: Top 10 in Switzerland, 2015/16
TURKEY
Turkey: Background
The retail sector in Turkey
Figure 80: Turkey: Retail sales breakdown (exc VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in Turkey
Figure 81: Europe Top 305 retailers: Top 10 in Turkey, 2015
UNITED KINGDOM
The UK: Background
The retail sector in the UK
Figure 82: UK: Retail sales breakdown (exc VAT), 2012-16
Leading retailers in the UK
Figure 83: Top 350 European retailers: Top 10 in the UK, 2015/16