Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- Spending and inflation
- Sector sales and forecast
- Leading retailers
- Online
- The consumer – where they shop
- The consumer – types of stores used
- The consumer – non-grocery purchases
- What we think
Report Scope and Technical Notes
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- Coverage
- Technical notes
- Retail sector definitions
- Consumer spending definitions
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
- Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 1: European VAT rates, 2010-13
- Abbreviations
Spending and Inflation
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- Key points
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- Figure 2: Italy: Households’ consumption expenditure, incl. VAT, 2008-13
- Figure 3: Italy: Harmonised indices of consumer prices: Annual % change, Jan 2012-Oct 2013
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 4: Italy: Estimated distribution of spending on food and beverages, 2012
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales, excl. VAT, 2008-12
- Figure 6: Italy: Retail sales forecasts, excl. VAT, 2013-18
- Sector sales mix
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- Figure 7: Italy: Grocers sales mix, 2012
- Enterprises and employment
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- Figure 8: Italy: Number of retail enterprises, 2008-10
- Figure 9: Italy: retail employment by type of retailer, 2008-10
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The Retailers: Financials and Outlets
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- Key points
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- Figure 10: Italy: Leading grocery retailers, by revenues (excl vat), 2010-12
- Figure 11: Italy: Leading grocery retailers’ outlet numbers, 2010-12
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- Figure 12: Italy: Leading grocery retailers’ sales per outlet, 2010-12
The Retailers: Market Shares
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- Figure 13: Italy: Leading grocery retailers’ market shares, 2010-12
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Online
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- Key points
- Italy the online laggard
- Market size
- Consumer usage
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- Figure 14: Italy: Types of online grocery stores used, October 2013
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- Figure 15: Italy: Percentage of all individuals having purchased online in the past 12 months, selected categories, 2008-12
The Consumer: Where They Shop
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- Key points
- What we asked
- Main-shop destinations
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- Figure 16: Italy: Where they buy the main weekly shop, October 2013
- Main-shop consumers by demographics
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- Figure 17: Italy: Where they buy their mainly weekly shop, by average age and affluence, October 2013
- Primary shops
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- Figure 18: Italy: Consumer profile of primary shoppers by gender, October 2013
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- Figure 19: Italy: Consumer profile of primary shoppers by age, October 2013
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- Figure 20: Italy: Consumer profile of primary shoppers by Region, October 2013
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- Figure 21: Italy: Consumer profile of primary shoppers by employment status, October 2013
- Top-up shop destinations
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- Figure 22: Italy: Where they buy their top-up shopping, October, 2013
- Top-up shoppers by demographics
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- Figure 23: Italy: Where they buy their top up shopping, by average age and income, October 2013
The Consumer: Types of Stores Used
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- Key points
- What we asked
- High street shopping has the greatest appeal
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- Figure 24: Italy: Types of stores used, October 2013
The Consumer: Non-Grocery Purchases
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- Key points
- What we asked
- Books most popular
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- Figure 25: Italy: Non-grocery items bought from grocery retailers, whether in-store or online, October 2013
- Stores are the preferred choice overall
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- Figure 26: Italy: Non-grocery items bought from grocery retailers, by in-store and online, October 2013
- Preferences by gender
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- Figure 27: Italy: Selected non-grocery items bought from grocery retailers whether in-store or online, by gender, October 2013
- Preferences by age and household income
Auchan
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- What we think
- Company background
- Recent history
- Company performance
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- Figure 28: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2008-12
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- Figure 29: Auchan: Sales, by region, with retail sales estimates by country, 2008-12
- Stores
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- Figure 30: Auchan: Outlet data (consolidated stores only), 2008-12
- Groupe Auchan – Non-retail activities
- Retail offering
Carrefour
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- What we think
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 31: Carrefour: Group financial performance, 2008-2012
- Figure 32: Carrefour: Outlet data, 2008-2012
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- Figure 33: Carrefour (Europe): Total European outlet numbers by format (incl. franchise/partner stores), 2008-12
- Retail offering
Leclerc (International)
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- What we think
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 34: E. Leclerc: Group sales performance, excl. VAT, 2008-13
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- Figure 35: E. Leclerc: Estimated international sales by country, excl. VAT, 2010-12
- Figure 36: E. Leclerc: Group outlet data, 2008-12
- Retail offering
Lidl/Kaufland (Schwarz Group)
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- What we think
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 37: Schwarz Group: Estimated group financial performance, 2008/09-2013/14
- Figure 38: Schwarz Group: Outlet data, 2009-2013
- Retail offering
Rewe
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- What we think
- Company background
- Company performance
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- Figure 39: Rewe: Group financial performance, 2008-2012
- Figure 40: Rewe: Outlet data, 2008-12
- Retail offering
Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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- Online
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- Figure 41: Europe: Percentage of households with a broadband internet connection, by country, 2008-12
- Figure 42: Europe: Percentage of all individuals accessing the internet daily, by country, 2008-12
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 43: Europe: Consumer confidence levels, October 2012-September 2013
- Population
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- Figure 44: Europe: Population, by age group, 2010
- Figure 45: Europe: Population, by age group, 2015
- Figure 46: Europe: Population, by age group, 2020
- GDP
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- Figure 47: Europe: GDP (current prices), 2012
- Figure 48: Europe: Real-terms year-on-year growth in GDP, 2003-13
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 49: Europe: Households’ consumer spending (current prices), 2012
- Figure 50: Europe: Real-terms year-on-year growth in households’ consumer spending, 2003-12
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 51: Europe: Harmonised index of consumer prices, annual % change, 2003-12
- Unemployment
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- Figure 52: Europe: Average rate of unemployment, 2003-12
- Interest rates
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- Figure 53: Europe: Central bank interest rates, 2008-13
Appendix – The Consumer – Where They Buy Groceries
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- Figure 54: Most popular retailers used for grocery shopping – Main weekly grocery shop, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 55: Next most popular retailers used for grocery shopping – Main weekly grocery shop, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 56: Most popular retailers used for grocery shopping – Top-up shopping, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 57: Next most popular retailers used for grocery shopping – Top-up shopping, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 58: Other retailers used for grocery shopping – Top-up shopping, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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Appendix – The Consumer: Types of Grocery Stores Used
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- Figure 59: Most popular types of grocery stores used, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 60: Next most popular types of grocery stores used, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 61: Other types of grocery stores used, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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Appendix – The Consumer: Non-Grocery Items Bought from Grocery Retailers
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- Figure 62: Most popular non-grocery items bought from grocery retailers – In-store/Online, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 63: Next most popular non-grocery items bought from grocery retailers – In-store/Online, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 64: Other non-grocery items bought from grocery retailers – In-store/Online, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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- Figure 65: Least popular non-grocery items bought from grocery retailers – In-store/Online, by demographics, Italy, October 2013
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