Table of Contents
Executive Summary – Italy
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- Italians spend more on food, drink and tobacco
- Food sector increases its share of all retail sales
- Grocers’ share of all food retailers grows
- Coop Italia maintains a clear lead
- Food retail market highly fragmented
- Increasing foreign influence in the market
- Retail growth driven by new retail legislation
- Sector forecast to continue outperforming all retail sales
European Outlook
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- Morrisons Safeway deal
- Other corporate activity
- Strategic alliances
- Ahold update
- Company prospects in home markets
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- Figure 1: Europe: Leading food retailers’ market share trends in domestic market
- Mixed outcomes on the international front
- Pricing issues
- Product and brand development
- George stand-alones
- More clothing
- Auchan vs Carrefour
- E-commerce
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- Figure 2: Europe: Leading retailers e-commerce activities, 2003/04
- Forecasts
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- Figure 3: Europe: Food retailers’ sales forecasts and growth rates by country, 2003-08f
- Future relative performance
- Future absolute performance
Report Scope
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- Report structure and content
- Food retailing sector
- Store definitions
- Buying groups, voluntary groups and co-operatives
Background Data – Italy
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- Population
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- Figure 4: Italy: Population trends, 1997-2002
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- Figure 5: Italy: Population, by age group and sex, January 2002
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- Figure 6: Italy: Households, by number of members, 1981-2002
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- Figure 7: Italy: Population, by region, January 2001 and 2002
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- Figure 8: Italy: Major cities, 2001 and 2002
- Economy
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- Figure 9: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
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- Figure 10: Italy: Consumer prices, 1996-2003
- Figure 11: Italy: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 12: Italy: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
The Italian Food Retail Sector
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- The Italian food, drink & tobacco market
- Market value and trends
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- Figure 13: Italy: Consumer spending on food, drink & tobacco, 1999-2003
- Retail prices
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- Figure 14: Italy: Inflation in food, drink and tobacco, 1999-2003
- Product breakdown
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- Figure 15: Average monthly household expenditure, by food product category and area, 2000 and 2002
- Food retailers
- Sales values and trends
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- Figure 16: Italy: Food retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 17: Italy: Food retailers’ sales as % all retail sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 18: Italy: Food, beverages & tobacco retailers' sales, by type of retailer, 1999-2003
- Enterprise and outlet data
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- Figure 19: Italy: Food retailers' enterprise numbers, 1999-2001
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- Figure 20: Italy: Hypermarkets, 1991-2002
- Figure 21: Italy: Supermarkets, 1990-2001
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- Figure 22: Italy: Hard discount stores, 1993-2000
Prospects and Forecasts
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- Prospects
- Forecasts
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- Figure 23: Italy: Food retailers’ sales forecasts, 2003-08f
- Figure 24: Food Retailers: Share of all retail sales, 2003-08f
- Leading players
- National coverage is difficult
- Local players feature strongly
- Overseas players muscle in
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- Figure 25: Italy: Leading players, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 26: Italy: Top ten food retailers' market shares, 2003
Major Company Profiles
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- Auchan
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- Figure 27: Auchan: Share of all French food retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- Rinascente
- Growth strategy
- Store cards and financial services
- Systems and distribution
- Financial data
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- Figure 28: Auchan: Group financial performance, 1999-2003
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- Figure 29: Auchan: Group financial performance by geographical area, 2002 and 2003
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- Figure 30: Auchan: Group sales, by country, 2001-03
- Outlets
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- Figure 31: Auchan: European food outlet data, 1998-2003
- The Hypermarket Segment
- France
- Spain
- Portugal
- Italy
- Poland
- Hungary
- Russia
- The Supermarket Segment
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- Figure 32: Auchan: Detailed outlet performance data for selected fascia, 1999-2003
- Figure 33: Auchan: Comparison of hypermarket densities by country, 2001-03
- E-commerce
- Products
- Non-European activities
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- Figure 34: Auchan: Non-European retail outlets, 2001-03
- SWOT
- Carrefour
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- Figure 35: Carrefour: Share of all European food retailers sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- The merger
- Integration
- Expansion
- Current problems in France
- Store cards
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- Figure 36: Carrefour store card activities, 2002
- Financial data
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- Figure 37: Carrefour: Group financial performance, 1999-2003
- Figure 38: Carrefour: European financial performance, by country, 2000-03
- 2004
- Total banner sales
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- Figure 39: Carrefour: Total network sales in Europe, 2003
- Figure 40: Carrefour: Total network sales in Europe, 2003
- Outlet data
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- Figure 41: Carrefour Europe: Banner sales and outlets, 2003
- Figure 42: Carrefour Europe: Outlet numbers, 1999-2003
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- Figure 43: Carrefour Europe: Sales areas, 2000-03
- Figure 44: Carrefour Europe: Outlet ratios, 1999-2003
- France
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- Figure 45: Carrefour France: Sales as % all French food retailers sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 46: Carrefour France: Main formats performance relative to peers, 2000-03
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- Figure 47: Carrfeour France: Performance, 1999-2003
- Belgium
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- Figure 48: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as % all Belgian food retailers sales, 2000-03
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- Figure 49: Belgium: Performance, 2000-03
- Czech & Slovak Republics
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- Figure 50: Carrefour: Czech and Slovak Republics sales as % all local food retailers sales, 2000-03
- Figure 51: Czech & Slovak Republics: Performance, 2000-03
- Greece
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- Figure 52: Carrefour Greece: Sales as % all Greek food retailers sales, 2000-03
- Figure 53: Greece: Performance, 2000-03
- Italy
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- Figure 54: Carrefour Italy: Sales as % all Italian food retailers sales, 2000-03
- Figure 55: Carrefour Italy: Performance, 2000-03
- Poland
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- Figure 56: Carrefour Poland: Sales as % all Polish food retailers sales, 2000-03
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- Figure 57: Carrefour Poland: Performance, 2000-03
- Portugal
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- Figure 58: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as % all Portuguese food retailers sales, 2000-03
- Figure 59: Carrefour Portugal: Performance, 2000-03
- Spain
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- Figure 60: Carrefour Spain: Sales as % all Spanish food retailers sales, 2000-03
- Figure 61: Carrefour Spain: Performance, 2000-03
- Switzerland
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- Figure 62: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales as % all Swiss food retailers sales, 2001-03
- Figure 63: Carrefour Switzerland: Performance, 2001-03
- Turkey
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- Figure 64: Carrefour Greece: Sales as % all Greek food retailers sales, 2000-03
- E-commerce
- Products
- Systems
- SWOT
- E.Leclerc
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- Figure 65: E.Leclerc: Share of all French food retailers sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- Organisational structure
- Diversification
- International operations and alliances
- Financial data
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- Figure 66: E.Leclerc: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
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- Figure 67: E.Leclerc: Outlet data, 2000-04
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- Figure 68: E.Leclerc: Specialist non-food chains’ performance, 2002 and 2003
- Products
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Rewe
- Market shares
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- Figure 69: Rewe: Share of all German food retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 70: Rewe: Share of all European food retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- History
- Acquisitive domestic retail expansion
- Other business activities
- Early foreign moves floundered
- But internationalisation has gathered momentum
- Senior management changes
- Karstadt deal
- Financial data
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- Figure 71: Rewe: Group sales performance, 1999-2003
- Germany
- International
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- Figure 72: Rewe: Food retail sales, by country, 1999-2003
- 2004 so far
- Outlets
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- Figure 73: Rewe: Food retailing outlet data, 2000-03
- Germany
- International
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- Figure 74: Rewe: international food retailing fascias by country, 2003
- Products
- Own brands
- Discount stores
- Supermarkets and hypermarkets
- Fighting the hard discounters
- E-commerce
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- Figure 75: Rewe: Website addresses of principal fascias in Germany, Austria and Italy, 2004
- SWOT
- Bon appétit Group
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 76: Bon appétit Group: Food retail sales, 2002-03
- Outlets
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- Figure 77: Bon appétit Group: Number of stores, 2002-03
- Schwarz
- Market share
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- Figure 78: Schwarz: Share of all German food retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 79: Schwarz: Share of all European food retailers’ sales, 1999-2003
- Background
- Lidl
- Kaufland
- Financial data
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- Figure 80: Schwarz: European food sales data, 1999/2000-2003/04 (est)
- Outlets
- Lidl
- Kaufland
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- Figure 81: Schwarz: European outlet data, 1999/2000-2003/04 (est)
- Products
- Lidl
- Kaufland
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- SPAR International
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- Figure 82: SPAR (Europe): Sales as share of all European food retailers sales, 2000-03
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 83: Spar international: Sales, 2000-03
- Figure 84: SPAR International: Sales, 2000-03
- Outlets
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- Figure 85: SPAR International: Outlet data, 2001-03
- Products
- E-commerce
- SWOT
Mini Company Profiles
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- Coop Italia
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 86: Coop Italia: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
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- Figure 87: Coop Italia: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Conad
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 88: Conad: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
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- Figure 89: Conad: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Esselunga
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 90: Esselunga: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
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- Figure 91: Esselunga: Outlet data, 1999-2003
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