Table of Contents
Market in Brief
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
- The economy
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- Figure 4: Italy: Consumer confidence seasonally adjusted, Oct 2008-Oct 2010
- Implications for food retailers
- Population
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- Figure 5: Italy: Population projections, by age group, 2010-30 (f)
- Implications for food retailers
Competitive Context
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- Key points
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- Figure 6: Italy: Consumer expenditure on food, beverages and tobacco, 2005-09
- Food spending relatively robust
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- Figure 7: Italy, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, UK, France: Consumer expenditure on food, beverages and tobacco as a percentage of total consumer expenditure, 2007-09
- Inflation eases – for now
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- Figure 8: Italy: Consumer price inflation for selected categories, 2005-09
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Italy’s gradual economic recovery
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- Figure 9: Italy, France, Germany, Spain, UK: Forecast growth in GDP in constant prices, 2010-12
- Weak growth seen in food retail
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- Figure 10: Italy: Retail sales, 2005-09 and 2010-15 (f)
- Food retailers’ prospects
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- Figure 11: Italy: Food specialists’ retail sales as a percentage of all food retail sales, 2005-15 (f)
- Enterprise data
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- Figure 12: Italy: Grocers’ outlet numbers by format, 2007-09
- Figure 13: Retail enterprises, 2003-07
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- Figure 14: Retail employment, by sector, 2003-07
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Domestic leadership
- French retailers stagnate
- Other international operators
- Leading retailers
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- Figure 15: Italy: Leading food retailers, 2009/10
- Market shares
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- Figure 16: Italy: Leading food retailers, market shares, 2009/10
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- Figure 17: Italy: Market share trends for selected food retailers, 2007-09
Auchan
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- Figure 18: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Figure 19: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2005-09
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- Figure 20: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Spain, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Margins under pressure from deflation
- Russian market shows promise
- Wider format experimentation has dangers
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 21: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Results for the first half of 2010
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- Figure 22: Auchan: Estimated European sales, by country, 2005-09
- Figure 23: Auchan: Share of group sales, by region, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 24: Auchan: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Brands
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Carrefour
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- Figure 25: Carrefour: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 26: Carrefour: Breakdown of European sales, 2009
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- Figure 27: Carrefour: Total sales growth rates, by country, 2005-08 and 2005-09
- Figure 28: Carrefour: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Consumer sales
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- Figure 29: Carrefour: Sales through branded network, group total and Europe, 2005-09
- First half 2010
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 30: Carrefour: Outlet data, 2005-09
- European operations
- France
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- Figure 31: Carrefour: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2005-09
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- Figure 32: Carrefour France: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 33: Carrefour France: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Belgium
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- Figure 34: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Belgium, 2005-09
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- Figure 35: Carrefour Belgium: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 36: Carrefour Belgium: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Greece
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- Figure 37: Carrefour Greece: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Greece, 2005-09
- Figure 38: Carrefour Greece: Group financial performance, 2005-09
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- Figure 39: Carrefour Greece: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Italy
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- Figure 40: Carrefour Italy: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Italy, 2005-09
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- Figure 41: Carrefour Italy: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 42: Carrefour Italy: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Poland
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- Figure 43: Carrefour Poland: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Poland, 2005-09
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- Figure 44: Carrefour Poland: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 45: Carrefour Poland: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Portugal
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- Figure 46: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Portugal, 2005-09
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- Figure 47: Carrefour Portugal: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 48: Carrefour Portugal: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Romania
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- Figure 49: Carrefour Romania: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Romania, 2006-09
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- Figure 50: Carrefour Romania: Group financial performance and outlet data, 2006-09
- Spain
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- Figure 51: Carrefour Spain: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Spain, 2005-09
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- Figure 52: Carrefour Spain: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 53: Carrefour Spain: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Turkey
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- Figure 54: Carrefour Turkey: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 55: Carrefour Turkey: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Rewe
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- Figure 56: Rewe: Share of all European food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 57: Rewe: Share of all German food retailers’ sales, 2006-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 58: Rewe: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Figure 59: Rewe: Estimated Food retail sales, by country, 2009
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 60: Rewe: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Figure 61: Rewe: Food retail formats in Germany, 2009/10
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- Figure 62: Rewe: International food formats, 2009/10
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- E-commerce and home shopping
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Schwarz Group
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- Figure 63: Schwarz Group: Sales as share of all food retailers sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Limitations at home
- But further opportunities abroad
- Smaller format
- Straying too far from its roots?
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 64: Schwarz Group: Estimated Group sales performance, 2005/06-2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 65: Schwarz Group: Estimated outlet numbers, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 66: Schwarz Group: Store formats, 2010
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
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SPAR International
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- Figure 67: SPAR (Europe): Sales as share of all European food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- History
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- Figure 68: SPAR International: Year of entry, by country
- Financial performance
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- Figure 69: SPAR International: Retail sales by country, 2005-09
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- Figure 70: SPAR International: Estimated European sales exclusive of sales tax, 2009
- European operations
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- Figure 71: SPAR (Austria): Sales as share of Austrian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 72: SPAR (Belgium): Sales as share of all Belgian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 73: SPAR (Croatia): Sales as share of all Croatian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 74: SPAR (Czech Republic): Sales as share of all Czech food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 75: SPAR (Denmark): Sales as share of all Danish food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 76: SPAR (France): Sales as share of all French food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 77: SPAR (Germany): Sales as share of all German food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 78: SPAR (Greece): Sales as share of all Greek food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 79: SPAR (Hungary): Sales as share of all Hungarian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 80: SPAR (Ireland): Sales as share of all Irish food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 81: SPAR (Italy): Sales as share of all Italian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 82: SPAR (Netherlands): Sales as share of all Dutch food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 83: SPAR (Norway): Sales as share of all Norwegian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 84: SPAR (Poland): Sales as share of all Polish food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 85: SPAR (Romania): Sales as share of all Romanian food retailers’ sales, 2006-09
- Figure 86: SPAR (Russia): Sales as share of all Russian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 87: SPAR (Slovenia): Sales as share of all Slovenian food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 88: SPAR (Spain): Sales as share of all Spanish food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
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- Figure 89: SPAR (Switzerland): Sales as share of all Swiss food retailers’ sales, 2005-09
- Figure 90: SPAR (UK): Sales as share of all UK food retailers’ sales, 2004-08
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- Figure 91: SPAR International: Sales and outlets, by country outside Europe, 2006-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 92: SPAR International: Outlet data, 2005-09
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- Figure 93: SPAR International: Sales per m², by country (Europe), 2009
- Figure 94: SPAR International: Store formats, 2009
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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- Population
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- Figure 95: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2005
- Figure 96: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2010
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- Figure 97: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2015
- Figure 98: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2020
- GDP
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- Figure 99: Europe top 5: GDP (in current prices) 2000-Q2 2010
- Figure 100: Europe top 5: GDP growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-Q2 2010
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 101: Europe top 5: Consumer spending (in current prices) 2001-09
- Figure 102: Europe top 5: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices) 2001-09
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 103: Europe top 5: Consumer prices, 2001-Q3 2010
- Food consumer prices
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- Figure 104: Europe top 5: Consumer prices for food, 2001-October 2010
- Unemployment
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- Figure 105: Europe top 5: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-Q2 2010
- Interest rates
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- Figure 106: UK and Eurozone: Interest rates, 2004-Q1 2010
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 107: Europe top 5: Consumer confidence, January 2009-June 2010
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