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Food Retailing - Spain - November 2003

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – SPAIN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – EUROPE
Polarisation in Food Retailing
Further consolidation
Acquisition or organic expansion?
European consumer expenditure on food reaches €950bn
Modest upturn in European economies forecast
EUROPEAN SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK
Report scope
Definitions
Stores
Buying groups, voluntary groups and co-operatives
Countries and companies covered
 THE EUROPEAN FOOD RETAIL MARKET
Spending on food, drink and tobacco
Figure 1: Europe: Spending on food, drink and tobacco, 2002
Food retailers
Figure 2: Europe: All food retailers' sales, 1998-2002
Figure 3: Europe: Food retailers’ share of all retail sales, 1998-2002
Figure 4: Europe: Sales by food retailers, 1998-2002
Figure 5: Europe: Food retailers’ share of all retail sales, 2002
Figure 6: Europe: Retail sales per capita, by country, 2002
Leading retailers
Figure 7: Europe: Leading food retailers, 2002
Figure 8: European food retailers: Pan-European concentration, 2002
Concentration levels
Figure 9: Europe: Share of top five retail groups, by country, 2002
Figure 10: Europe: Market shares of leading players, 2002
Corporate activity
Figure 11: Europe: Corporate activity by European food retailers, 2002
Figure 12: Europe: Corporate activity by European food retailers, 2003
Figure 13: European retailers: Corporate deals, 2002-03
 OUTLOOK
Diversity
Larger stores vs discounters
Growth potential
Ready-meals
Non-foods
Expansion – Internationalisation and consolidation
Two models
The Ahold saga
Expansion through acquisition
Safeway and consolidation
Multiples vs voluntary groups
Consolidation
E-commerce
European food retailing
 PROSPECTS AND FORECASTS
Forecast basis
Figure 14: Europe: Food retailers’ sales, share of all retail sales, 1996-2007
Figure 15: Europe: Food retailers sales growth, 1997-2002 and 2002-07
Figure 16: Europe: Food retailers and growth, 1997-2007f
EUROPEAN CONSUMER TRENDS
 INTRODUCTION
 COMPARISON OF GROCERY SHOPPING PATTERNS ACROSS EUROPE
Major grocery shopping
Figure 17: Percentage of respondents that grocery shop on a daily basis, GB, Germany, France, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 2001-02
Figure 18: Summary of major grocery shopping, GB, Germany, France, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 2001-02
Other grocery shopping
Figure 19: Use of local independent grocers for other grocery shopping, GB, Germany, France, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 2001-02
Figure 20: Other grocery shopping, GB, Germany, France, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 2001-02
Weekly spending on all groceries
Figure 21: Percentage of heavy weekly spenders* on all groceries, GB, Germany, France, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 2001-02
Figure 22: Weekly spending on all groceries, GB, Germany, France, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 2001-02
Lifestyle statements
Figure 23: Agreement with statements relating to food and shopping in GB, Germany, France, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 2001-02
BACKGROUND DATA – SPAIN
Figure 24: Spain: Population trends, 1998-2002
Figure 25: Spain: Population, by age group and sex, 2002
Figure 26: Spain: Households, 2001
Figure 27: Spain: Population, by region, January 2002
Economy
Figure 28: Spain: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
Figure 29: Spain: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2002
Figure 30: Spain: Detailed breakdown of expenditure on consumer goods, 1996-2001
THE SPANISH FOOD RETAIL SECTOR
 INTRODUCTION
Market size
Top players
Figure 31: Spain: Leading grocery retailers, 2002/03
Outlet trends
Outlook
 THE SPANISH FOOD, DRINK & TOBACCO MARKET
Market value and trends
Figure 32: Spain: Consumer spending on food, drink & tobacco, 1997-2001
Retail prices
Figure 33: Spain: Annual average % variance in consumer price index, 1997-2002
Product breakdown
Figure 34: Spain: Average household expenditure, 1996-2000
 FOOD RETAILERS
Sales values and trends
Figure 35: Spain: Food retailers' sales, 1997-2002
Figure 36: Spain: Grocery retailers' sales by type of retailer, 1997-2002
Enterprise & outlet data
Figure 37: Spain: Retail Enterprises, 2001/02-2002/03
Figure 38: Spain: Retail outlets (places of work), 2001-02
Figure 39: Spain: Hypermarkets, 1973-2002
Figure 40: Spain: Hypermarkets by sales area, 1998-2002
Figure 41: Spain: Leading hypermarket operators, 2002
Figure 42: Spain: Leading 30 Supermarket Operators in figures, 1996-2002
Figure 43: Spain: Leading supermarket operators, key figures 2002
Figure 44: Spain: Leading discounters, 2002
Leading players
Figure 45: Spain: Leading players, 2002/03
Market shares
Figure 46: Spain: Top eight food retailers' market share, 2002/03
 PROSPECTS AND FORECASTS
Prospects
Forecasts
Figure 47: Spain: Grocery retailing prospects, 2002-07
Figure 48: Spain: Grocery retailers' sales as % of all retail sales, 2002-07
MAJOR COMPANY PROFILES
Figure 49: Ahold: European sales as % all European food retailers’ sales, 1998-2002
Expansion through acquisition
What went wrong
Litigation
New management, fresh approach
Development
Figure 50: Royal Ahold: Retail acquisitions, mergers & joint ventures, 1951-2002
Figure 51: Ahold: Sales by region, 2002
Figure 52: Ahold: Divestments, 2002-03
Ahold Europe
Financial data
Accounting
Figure 53: Ahold: Group financial data, old basis and new basis, 1998-2002
Figure 54: Ahold Europe: Retail performance, 2000-02
Figure 55: Royal Ahold: European food sales, by country/fascia, 1998-2002
2003
Balance sheet
Outlets
Figure 56: Ahold Europe: Outlet data, 1998-2002
Products
E-commerce
Financial and outlet data
Figure 57: ICA: Sales and outlets, 2000-02
ICA Handlarnas
Figure 58: ICA Handlarnas: Store formats, 2002
Hakon Gruppen
Figure 59: Hakon Gruppen: Store formats, 2002
ICA Baltic
Figure 60: ICA Baltic: Store numbers, 2002
SWOT
Figure 61: Auchan: Share of all French food retailers’ sales, 1998-2002
Background
Rinascente
Growth strategy
Systems and distribution
Store cards
Financial services
Financial data
Figure 62: Auchan: Group financial performance, 1998-2002
Figure 63: Auchan: Group sales, by country 2001-02
Future growth prospects
Outlets
Figure 64: Auchan: European food outlet data, 1998-2002
Figure 65: Auchan: Detailed outlet performance data for selected fascia, 1999-2002
Figure 66: Auchan: Comparison of hypermarket densities by country, 2001 and 2002
Products
Non-European activities
Figure 67: Auchan: Non-European retail outlets, 2001-02
E-commerce
SWOT
Figure 68: Carrefour: Share of all France food retailers sales, 1998-2002
Background
The merger
Store cards
Figure 69: Carrefour store card activities, 2002
Financial data
Figure 70: Carrefour: Group financial performance, 1998-2002
Figure 71: Carrefour: Integrated European sales, 2000-02
Future growth prospects
Figure 72: Carrefour: European sales performance, Q1-Q3 2003 vs Q1-Q3 2002
Total banner sales
Figure 73: Carrefour: Total network sales in Europe, 2000-02
Franchisees/joint ventures
Figure 74: Carrerfour: Franchisee sales performance, 2000-02
Outlets
Figure 75: Carrefour: Consolidated outlet data for Europe, 1999-2002
Fascias
Figure 76: Carrefour: European activities by fascia, 2002
Sales densities
Figure 77: Carrefour: Outlet data for European banner stores, 1999-2002
Formats
Figure 78: Carrefour: Group sales by format, 2000 and 2002
Figure 79: Carrefour: Comparison of sales by format in France and the rest of Europe, 2002
Future expansion
Products
Own brand
Systems
E-commerce
SWOT
Figure 80: E.Leclerc: Share of all French food retailers sales, 1998-2002
Background
Organisational structure
Campaigning
Co-operation with Système U
International alliances
Financial data
Figure 81: E.Leclerc: Sales performance, 1998-2002
Outlets
Figure 82: E.Leclerc: Outlet data, 1999-2003
Figure 83: E.Leclerc: Specialist store portfolio, 1998-2002
Products
E-commerce
SWOT
Figure 84: Schwarz: Share of all German food retailers’ sales, 1998-2002
Figure 85: Schwarz: Share of all European food retailers’ sales, 1998-2002
Background
Financial data
Figure 86: Schwarz: European food sales data, 1998/99-2002/03
Outlets
Lidl
Figure 87: Lidl: European outlet data, 1999-2003
Kaufland
Figure 88: Kaufland/other fascias: Estimated European outlet data, 1999-2002
Products
E-commerce
SWOT
Figure 89: Tengelmann: Food retail sales as % all European food retailers’ sales, 1997/98-2001/02
Figure 90: Plus sales as % all European food retailers’ sales, 1997/98-2001/02
Background
Financial data
Figure 91: Tengelmann: Financial performance, 1998-2003
Outlets
Figure 92: Tengelmann: Food retailing outlet data, 1998-2003
Products
Home shopping and e-commerce
MINI COMPANY PROFILES
El Corte Inglés
Background
Financial data
Figure 93: El Corte Inglés: Group financial performance, 2000-02
Figure 94: El Corte Inglés: Sales by division, 2000-02
Outlets
Figure 95: El Corte Inglés: Hypermarkets, Supermarkets and C-Stores data, 2002
Products
Background
Financial data
Figure 96: Eroski: Food retail sales, 1999-2002
Outlets
Figure 97: Eroski: Outlet data, 1999-2002
Background
Financial data
Figure 98: Mercadona: Retail sales, 1999-2002
Outlets
Figure 99: Mercadona: Outlet data, 1999-2002
SPAIN CONSUMER TRENDS
Introduction
Frequency of major grocery shopping
Figure 100: Frequency of major and other grocery shopping, Spain, 2002
Day of the week for major grocery shopping
Figure 101: Particular day for major and other grocery shopping, Spain, 2002
Type of shop used for major and other grocery shopping
Figure 102: Type of shop used for major and other grocery shopping, Spain, 2002
Figure 103: type of shop used for regular major grocery shopping, by demographic sub-groups, Spain, 2002
Weekly spending on groceries
Figure 104: Weekly spending on groceries, by demographic sub-groups, Spain, 2002
Distance travelled to make regular grocery purchases
Figure 105: Distance travelled to make regular major grocery purchases, Spain, 2002
Transport used to make regular grocery purchases
Figure 106: Transport used to make regular major grocery purchases, Spain, 2002
Lifestyle statements by demographics
Figure 107: Tope five lifestyle statements, Spain, 2002
Figure 108: Lifestyle statements by gender and presence of children, Spain, 2002
Figure 109: Lifestyle statements, by age, Spain, 2002
Figure 110: Lifestyle statements by income, Spain, 2002
Figure 111: Lifestyle statements by geographical location, Spain, 2002

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