Table of Contents
Market in Brief
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- The future
- Market size and performance
- Competitive landscape
Report Scope
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- Technical notes
- Definitions
- Store definitions
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
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- Figure 1: Exchange rates, € to other European currencies, 2004-08
- Country codes
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- Figure 2: Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 3: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2008
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Low population growth
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- Figure 4: Italy: Population trends, 2004-08
- But ageing…
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- Figure 5: Italy: Population projections, by age group, 2008-48
- Economy – from lacklustre to recession
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- Figure 6: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1998-2008
- Consumer uncertainty prevails
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- Figure 7: Italy: Household consumer expenditure, 1998-2008
- Unemployment
- Inflation has eased
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- Figure 8: Italy: Consumer prices, 2004-09
The Market in Context
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- Key points
- Food outperforms other essential categories
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- Figure 9: Italy: Consumer spending, growth by major categories, 2004-08
- Food and drink beats other essentials
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- Figure 10: Spain: Consumer spending on food and drink and other select categories, 2004-08
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 11: Italy: Consumer price index for selected product categories, 1999-2009
- Food and drink trends
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Economic and consumer outlook
- Retail forecasts
- Contraction of the retail sector
- But food retailers will outperform
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- Figure 12: Italy: Retail sales, 2004-14
- Recent trends in food retailing
- Hypermarket numbers growing faster
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- Figure 13: Italy: Modern food formats – Outlets and sales area, 1998-2003 and 2006-08
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Local leaders hold up well
- But will the Germans step up instead?
- Price a key battle ground
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- Figure 14: Italy: Leading food retailers, 2008/09
- Market shares and evaluation
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- Figure 15: Italy: Food retailers, evaluation and market share, 2008
Auchan
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- Figure 16: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Figure 17: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 18: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2004-08
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- Figure 19: Auchan: Estimated European sales by country, 2004-08
- Figure 20: Auchan: Share of group sales, by region, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 21: Auchan: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 22: Auchan (Europe) fascia type, by market, 2008
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
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- Figure 23: Auchan: Breakdown of own brands in Europe, 2009
- Product offer
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Coop Italia
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- Figure 24: Coop Italia: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Italy, 2004-08
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 25: Coop Italia: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 26: Coop Italia: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 27: Coop Italia: Outlet data, by co-operative type, 2007-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Carrefour
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- Figure 28: Carrefour: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 29: Carrefour: Breakdown of European sales, 2008
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- Figure 30: Carrefour: Growth rates, by country, 2004-08
- Figure 31: Carrefour: Group financial performance, 2004-08
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- Figure 32: Carrefour: Sales through branded network, group total and Europe, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 33: Carrefour: Outlet data, 2004-08
- European operations
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- Figure 34: Carrefour: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2004-08
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- Figure 35: Carrefour France: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Figure 36: Carrefour France: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 37: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Belgium, 2004-08
- Figure 38: Carrefour Belgium: Group financial performance, 2004-08
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- Figure 39: Carrefour Belgium: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Figure 40: Carrefour Greece: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Greece, 2004-08
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- Figure 41: Carrefour Greece: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Figure 42: Carrefour Greece: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Figure 43: Carrefour Italy: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Italy, 2004-08
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- Figure 44: Carrefour Italy: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Figure 45: Carrefour Italy: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Figure 46: Carrefour Poland: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Poland, 2004-08
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- Figure 47: Carrefour Poland: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Figure 48: Carrefour Poland: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Figure 49: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Portugal, 2004-08
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- Figure 50: Carrefour Portugal: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Figure 51: Carrefour Portugal: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 52: Carrefour Romania: Group financial performance and outlet data, 2006-08
- Figure 53: Carrefour Spain: Sales as share ofall food retailers’ sales in Spain, 2004-08
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- Figure 54: Carrefour Spain: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Figure 55: Carrefour Spain: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 56: Carrefour Turkey: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Figure 57: Carrefour Turkey: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
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- Figure 58: Carrefour Group: Brands, 2009
- Product offer
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- Figure 59: Carrefour: Product offer, 2007
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Conad Group
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- Figure 60: Conad Group: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Italy, 2004-08
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 61: Conad Group: Sales performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 62: Conad Group: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Pricing
- Brands
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- Figure 63: Conad group: own brand as a % of group sales, 2004-08
- Product offer
- Loyalty card
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Esselunga
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- Figure 64: Esselunga: sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Italy, 2004-08
- Financial performance
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- Figure 65: Esselunga: financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 66: Esselunga: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
- Brands
- Prices
- Promotions and loyalty card
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Rewe
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- Figure 67: Rewe: Share of all European food retailers’ sales, 2004-08
- Figure 68: Rewe: Share of all German food retailers’ sales, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 69: Rewe: Estimated retail sales, 2004-08
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- Figure 70: Rewe: Estimated food retail sales, by country, 2008
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 71: Rewe: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 72: Rewe: Food retail formats in Germany, 2008
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- Figure 73: Rewe: International food fascias, by market, 2008
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Schwarz Group
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- Figure 74: Schwarz Group: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 75: Schwarz Group: Estimated group financial performance, 2005-09
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- Figure 76: Schwarz Group: Proportion of group sales, 2004-08
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- Figure 77: Schwarz Group: Estimated proportion of international sales, by market, 2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 78: Schwarz Group: Estimated outlet data, 2005-09
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- Figure 79: Schwarz Group: Store formats, 2009
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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