Table of Contents
Report Scope
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- Report structure and content
- Food retailing sector
- Store definitions
- Buying groups, voluntary groups and co-operatives
- Technical notes
- Definitions
- Currencies
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- Figure 1: Exchange rates: National currencies against the Euro, 2002-05
- Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2005
- Other abbreviations
The Market in Brief
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- Food spending holds up well
- Hypermarkets hold back food sector’s performance
- ‘Small’ grocers do well
- French consumers become more price aware
- Carrefour dominates
- Hypermarkets most popular format
- Strategic alliances
- Mature market
Broader Market Environment
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- Population ages
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- Figure 3: France: Population trends, 2002-06
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- Figure 4: France: Population, by age group and sex, 2006
- Economy in trouble
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- Figure 5: France: Gross domestic product, 1995-2005
- Inflation
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- Figure 6: France: Consumer price inflation, 1998-2005
- Food prices
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- Figure 7: France: Food and drink inflation, 2001-05
The Market in Context
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- Spending on food, drink and tobacco
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- Figure 8: France: Consumer spending on food, drink and tobacco, 2001-05
- Figure 9: France: Spending on food and drink as % of all consumer spending, 2000-04
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- Figure 10: France: Spending on food and drink as % of consumer goods spending, 2000-04
- Figure 11: France: Relative spending changes, 2000-04
The Market – Size and Forecast
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- Food retailers prospects
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- Figure 12: France: Retail sales, 2001-11
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- Figure 13: France: Food retailers’ sales as % of all retail sales, 2001-11(f)
- Historic sector performance
- Food sector trends
- Grocers outperform food specialists
- Large grocers struggle
- Bakers brighten up the food specialists sector
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- Figure 14: France: Food retailers sales by sub-sector, 2001-05
- Hypermarket restrictions result in supermarket extensions
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- Figure 15: France: Food, drink and tobacco retail enterprises and outlets, 1996, 1998 and 2002
- Discount stores expanding fast
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- Figure 16: France: Outlet numbers – hypermarkets, supermarkets and discounters, 1998-2005
- Figure 17: France: Space – hypermarkets, supermarkets and discounters, 1998-2005
The Consumer – Where Food is Bought
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- Carrefour most popular store for main grocery shop
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- Figure 18: France: Store used for main grocery shop, August 2006
- Market positioning – primary shoppers
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- Figure 19: France: Market positioning of supermarkets’ primary shoppers by age and income, August 2006
- Consumer demographics – primary shoppers
- Hypermarkets
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- Figure 20: France: Store used for main grocery shop by gender, age, income and occupation, August 2006
- Other retailers
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- Figure 21: France: Store used for main grocery shop by gender, age, income and occupation, August 2006
- Hard discounters and markets appeal most to secondary shoppers
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- Figure 22: France: Other outlets used for grocery shopping in the last three months, August 2006
- Consumer demographics – secondary shoppers
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- Figure 23: France: Other grocery shops used in last three months by gender, age, income and occupation, August 2006
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- Figure 24: France - Other grocery shops used in last three months by gender, age, income and occupation, August 2006
- Number of outlets used
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- Figure 25: France - Number of stores used for grocery shop, august 2006
- Number of outlets used by where consumers shopped
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- Figure 26: France - Where consumers did their shop by number of stores used, august 2006
The Consumer – Factors Important in Deciding Where to Shop
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- Good stock availability tops the list
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- Figure 27: France: Factors mose important when choosing where to shop, August 2006
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- Figure 28: France: Factors most important when choosing where to shop, August 2006
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- Figure 29: France: Factors most important when choosing where to shop, August 2006
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- Figure 30: France: Consumer motivators by income and age, August 2006
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- Figure 31: France: Consumer motivators by where people shop, august 2006
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Share of the market
- Specialists
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- Figure 32: France: Leading players, 2005
- Market shares
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- Figure 33: France: leading players’ market shares,2005
- Evaluation
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- Figure 34: France - Leading food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
Retailer Profiles
Aldi (Europe)
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- Figure 35: Aldi exterior: Old Kent Road, London
- Figure 36: Aldi (Europe): Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 37: Aldi (Europe): Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Market shares by country
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- Figure 38: Aldi (Ireland): Sales as share of all food retailers in Ireland, 2001-05
- Figure 39: Aldi (Netherlands): Sales as share of all food retailers in Netherlands, 2001-05
- Figure 40: Aldi (Spain): Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain, 2002-05
- Figure 41: Aldi (Belgium): Sales as share of all food retailers in Belgium, 2001-05
- Figure 42: Aldi (Denmark): Sales as share of all food retailers in Denmark, 2001-05
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- Figure 43: Aldi (France): Sales as share of all food retailers in France, 2001-05
- Figure 44: Aldi (Germany): Sales as share of all food retailers in Germany, 2001-05
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 45: Aldi (Europe): Outlet data, 2001-05
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
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- Figure 46: Aldi store interior, 2006
- Brands
- Product offer
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- Figure 47: Aldi fresh fruit, vegetables and bio products
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- Advertising and marketing
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Auchan
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- Figure 48: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Europe, 2001-05
- Figure 49: Auchan: French sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2001-05
- Figure 50: Auchan: Spanish sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Spain, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- France
- Other Europe
- Asia
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 51: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Figure 52: Auchan: Sales by geographical area, 2002-05
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- Figure 53: Auchan: European sales by country, 2001-05
- Store portfolio
- European operations
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- Figure 54: Auchan: European outlet data, 2001-05
- Figure 55: Auchan: % change in sales and store numbers in Europe by country, 2001-05
- Sales densities
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- Figure 56: Auchan: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Figure 57: Auchan: Sales densities in France and Spain, 2001 and 2005
- Hypermarkets
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- Figure 58: Auchan: Hypermarkets’ store size and product offer, by country, 2005
- Supermarkets
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- Figure 59: Auchan: Supermarkets’ store size and product offer, by country, 2005
- Non-European operations
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- Figure 60: Auchan: Non-European retail outlets, 2001-05
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Core own-brand
- Discount range
- Specialised/premium ranges
- Product offer
- Operational issues
- Advertising and marketing
- Financial services
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Carrefour
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- Figure 61: Carrefour: Sales as share of All European food retailers, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 62: Carrefour: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- First half 2006
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 63: Carrefour: Outlet data, 2001-05
- France
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- Figure 64: Carrefour France: Sales as share of all food retailers in France, 2001-05
- Figure 65: Carrefour France: Group financial performance, 2001-05
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- Figure 66: Carrefour France: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Belgium
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- Figure 67: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as share of all food retailers in Belgium, 2001-05
- Figure 68: Carrefour Belgium: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Figure 69: Carrefour Belgium: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Italy
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- Figure 70: Carrefour Italy: Sales as share of all food retailers in Italy, 2001-05
- Figure 71: Carrefour Italy: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Figure 72: Carrefour Italy: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Poland
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- Figure 73: Carrefour Poland: Sales as share of all food retailers in Poland, 2001-05
- Figure 74: Carrefour Poland: Group financial performance, 2001-2005
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- Figure 75: Carrefour Poland: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Portugal
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- Figure 76: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as share of all food retailers in Portugal, 2001-05
- Figure 77: Carrefour Portugal: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Figure 78: Carrefour Portugal: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Greece
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- Figure 79: Carrefour Greece: Sales as share of all food retailers in Greece, 2001-05
- Figure 80: Carrefour Greece: Group financial performance, 2001-05
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- Figure 81: Carrefour Greece: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Spain
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- Figure 82: Carrefour Spain: Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain, 2001-05
- Figure 83: Carrefour Spain: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Figure 84: Carrefour Spain: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Switzerland
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- Figure 85: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales as share of all food retailers in Switzerland, 2001-05
- Figure 86: Carrefour Switzerland: Group financial performance, 2001-2005
- Figure 87: Carrefour Switzerland: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Czech and Slovak Republics
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- Figure 88: Carrefour Czech & Slovak Republics: Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Figure 89: Carrefour Czech & Slovak Republics: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- Loyalty cards
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Casino
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- Figure 90: Casino: French sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2001-05
- Figure 91: Casino: Polish sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Poland, 2001-05
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- Figure 92: Casino: European sales as share of all food retailers sales in Europe, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Laurus
- Monoprix
- Financial performance
- Europe
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- Figure 93: Casino: European sales performance, 2001-05
- International
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- Figure 94: Casino: Food sales by region, 2005
- Operating profits
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- Figure 95: Casino: Operating profit by region, 2005
- 2006 Interim results
- Debt at Casino
- Unwinding of Cora Equity Swap
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 96: Casino: Group outlets by region, 2005
- Figure 97: Casino: European outlet data, 2001-05
- Smaller formats
- Sale of Polish stores in 2006
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Cora/Louis Delhaize Group
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- Figure 98: Cora/Louis Delhaize Group: Sales as share of food retailers sales in France, 2002-05
- Figure 99: Cora/Louis Delhaize Group: Sales as share of food retailers in Europe, 2002-05
- Background
- Strategic evaluation
- Financial performance
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- Figure 100: Cora/Louis delhaize : Estimated breakdown of sales, 2002-05
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 101: Cora/Louis delhaize : Cora store, France 2006
- Figure 102: Cora/Louis Delhaize: Outlet data, 2002-05
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
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- Figure 103: Cora/Louis delhaize : Cora hypermarket, France 2006
- Figure 104: Cora/Louis delhaize : Fresh food offer, Cora hypermarket, France 2006
- E-commerce and home shopping
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E Leclerc
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- Figure 105: Leclerc: Exterior store view
- Figure 106: E Leclerc: France - sales as share of All food retailers, 2001-05
- Figure 107: E Leclerc: Europe - sales as share of All food retailers, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 108: E Leclerc: Estimated sales performance, 2001-05
- Estimated international sales by country
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- Figure 109: E Leclerc: Estimated international sales by country, 2004 and 2005
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 110: E Leclerc: Outlet data, 2001-05
- International stores
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- Figure 111: E Leclerc: international outlet numbers, 2001-06
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
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- Figure 112: Leclerc: Interior store view
- Figure 113: leclerc: Interior store view
- Non-food specialists
- Pricing
- Brands
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- Figure 114: E.Leclerc: Own-brands, 2006
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Intermarché/ITM Entreprises
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- Figure 115: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Sales as share of All food retailers in Europe, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- France
- Other markets
- Background
- Exit from Germany
- Financial performance
- France
- Other markets
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- Figure 116: Intermarché: Estimated sales performance, 2001-05
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 117: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Food outlet data, 2001-05
- Figure 118: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Non-food outlet data, 2001-05
- Intermarché
- Ecomarché
- Netto
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Operational issues
- Strategic alliances
- Advertising and marketing
- Loyalty card
- Marketing
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Rewe
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- Figure 119: Rewe: German sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Germany, 2001-05
- Figure 120: Rewe: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Europe, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
- Market shares
- Reporting changes
- Performance by region
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- Figure 121: Rewe: Sales by region, 2005
- Figure 122: Rewe: Estimated sales outside Germany, 2005
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- Figure 123: Rewe: Sales by region, 2001-05
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 124: Rewe: Outlet data, 2001-05
- Re-branding in Germany
- International outlets
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- Figure 125: Rewe: Outlets by region, 2006
- Figure 126: Rewe: International food retail fascias by country, 2006
- International portfolio development
- Retail offering
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
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Schwarz Group
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- Figure 127: Schwarz Group: Lidl store, 2006
- Figure 128: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers in Germany, 2001-05
- Figure 129: Schwarz Group: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 130: Schwarz Group: Estimated turnover by segment, 2005/06
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- Figure 131: Schwarz Group: Lidl, estimated turnover by region, 2005/06
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- Figure 132: Schwarz Group: Kaufland/Kaufmarkt/Handelshof estimated turnover 2005/06
- Figure 133: Schwarz Group: Estimated group financial performance, 2001/02-2005/06
- Store portfolio
- Lidl and Kaufland – the two formats in brief
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- Figure 134: Schwarz Group: Store network development, 2002-06
- Where to now?
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- Figure 135: Schwarz Group: Lidl, outlets by region, 2006
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- Figure 136: Schwarz Group: Kaufland, outlets by region, 2006
- Format trial – Mega Cent
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- Figure 137: Schwarz Group: Outlet data, 2001/02-2005/06
- Figure 138: Schwarz Group: Outlet data, 2001/02-2005/06
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
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- Figure 139: Schwarz Group: Lidl, fresh produce, 2006
- Figure 140: Schwarz Group: Lidl, own brands, 2006
- Figure 141: Schwarz Group: Lidl, non-food, 2006
- Quantity? Yes. Quality? Maybe…
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- E-commerce and home shopping
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SPAR International
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- Figure 142: SPAR (Europe): Sales as share of all European food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
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- Figure 143: SPAR International: Year of entry by country
- Financial performance
- Group
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- Figure 144: SPAR International: Retail sales by country, 2001-05
- Sales by country
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- Figure 145: SPAR International: Estimated European sales exclusive of sales tax, 2005
- Figure 146: SPAR International: European sales by country, 2005
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 147: SPAR International: Outlet data, 2001-05
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- Figure 148: SPAR International: European stores and retail space by country, 2005
- Store expansion
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- Figure 149: SPAR International: Sales and stores, % growth 2001-05
- Sales densities
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- Figure 150: SPAR International: Sales per m² by country (Europe), 2005
- Store formats
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- Figure 151: SPAR International: Average outlet size by country (Europe), 2005
- European operations
- Closing operations
- Continuing European operations
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- Figure 152: SPAR (Czech Rep): Sales as share of all Czech food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
- Figure 153: SPAR (Denmark): Sales as share of all Danish food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
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- Figure 154: SPAR (France): Sales as share of all French food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
- Figure 155: SPAR (Greece): Sales as share of all Greek food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
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- Figure 156: SPAR (Ireland): Sales as share of all Irish food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
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- Figure 157: SPAR (Ireland): Sales as share of all Irish food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
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- Figure 158: SPAR (Spain): Sales as share of all Spanish food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
- Figure 159: SPAR (Switzerland): Sales as share of all Swiss food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
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- Figure 160: SPAR (UK): Sales as share of all UK food retailers’ sales, 2001-05
- Non-European activities
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- Figure 161: SPAR International: Non-European sales and outlets by country, 2001 and 2005
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
- Own-brand goods
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- Advertising and marketing
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Mini Company Profiles
Système U
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- Figure 162: Système U: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2001-05
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 163: Système U: Estimated sales performance, 2001-05
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 164: Système U: Outlet data, 2000-05 (a)
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
- Brands
- Loyalty card
- Operational issues
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