Global Retailing: Expansion Strategies of the World's Leading Retailers
Euromonitor International's Global Retailing: Expansion Strategies of the World's Leading Retailers examines whether recent high growth rates can be sustained in an economic downturn. Growth has been boosted by richer consumers spending more and some companies’ decision to sell a wider range of non-food products. Rising sales have supported expansion into new markets, new store formats and moves into private label products. However, the economic downturn has set some of these strategies back, this analysis looks at whether grocery retailers will continue to enjoy similar rates of growth in the future.
Chapters: 7 | Publication date: Jul 2009
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Regional coverage
Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; Latin America; Asia-Pacific; Oceania; Africa and the Middle East
Table of contents
KEY STRATEGIES AND RECENT PERFORMANCES
Chart 1 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES: SUMMARY
Chart 2 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
QUARTERLY RESULTS HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF PRICING STRATEGY
Chart 3 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
DOMESTIC PERFORMANCES STILL KEY TO QUARTERLY SALES GROWTH
Chart 4 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
RECENT QUARTERLY PROFITS: RESILIENCE FOR GLOBAL PLAYERS
Chart 5 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
ECONOMIC CRISIS CREATES UNCERTAINTY AND NEW CHALLENGES
Chart 6 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
RETAILERS ADAPT TO NEW MACRO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Chart 7 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
WORLD RETAILING: COMPANY VALUE SALES
Chart 8 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
LEADING COMPANIES IN 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
Chart 9 Key Strategies and Recent Performances
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION STRATEGIES
Chart 10 International Expansion Strategies
DOMESTIC VS INTERNATIONAL SALES FOR LARGEST RETAILERS
Chart 11 International Expansion Strategies
GLOBAL RETAILERS STILL CONSIDER DOMESTIC MARKET AS A PRIORITY
Chart 12 International Expansion Strategies
RETAILERS INCREASINGLY FOCUS ON KEY MAJOR MARKETS
Chart 13 International Expansion Strategies
FOREIGN RETAILERS CONTRIBUTE TO CONSOLIDATION IN BRICS
Chart 14 International Expansion Strategies
BRAZIL: A MORE CONSOLIDATED MARKET AMONG BRICS
Chart 15 International Expansion Strategies
EXISTING GLOBAL PLAYERS EXPAND IN BRAZIL
Chart 16 International Expansion Strategies
CHINA: EXPANSION OF FOREIGN RETAILERS NOT SLOWING DOWN
Chart 17 International Expansion Strategies
INDIA: FRAGMENTED MARKET DOMINATED BY LOCAL PLAYERS
Chart 18 International Expansion Strategies
RUSSIA: GLOBAL RETAILERS STILL FIGHTING FOR MARKET ENTRY
Chart 19 International Expansion Strategies
RUSSIA: DOMESTIC GROUPS REMAIN POWERFUL
Chart 20 International Expansion Strategies
SMALLER EMERGING MARKETS OFFER STRONG PROSPECTS
Chart 21 International Expansion Strategies
INTERNATIONAL BRAND STRATEGIES: TOWARDS GLOBAL BRANDS
Chart 22 International Expansion Strategies
ORGANIC GROWTH VS ACQUISITION STRATEGIES
Chart 23 Organic Growth vs Acquisition Strategies
RETAILERS OPT FOR GREATER CONTROL THROUGH ORGANIC GROWTH
Chart 24 Organic Growth vs Acquisition Strategies
PARTNERSHIPS INCREASINGLY USED AS MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY
Chart 25 Organic Growth vs Acquisition Strategies
KEY ACQUISITIONS
Chart 26 Organic Growth vs Acquisition Strategies
ACQUISITIONS USED IN BOTH NEW AND SATURATED MARKETS
Chart 27 Organic Growth vs Acquisition Strategies
POTENTIAL FUTURE ACQUISITIONS HIGHLIGHTS
Chart 28 Organic Growth vs Acquisition Strategies
CHANNEL OPPORTUNITIES
Chart 29 Channel Opportunities
DISCOUNTERS AND INTERNET RETAILING
Chart 30 Channel Opportunities
DISCOUNTERS SET FOR RAPID EXPANSION
Chart 31 Channel Opportunities
STRONG GROWTH FOR MOST OF THE LEADING INTERNET RETAILERS
Chart 32 Channel Opportunities
INTERNET RETAILING OFFERS POTENTIAL DESPITE CHALLENGES
Chart 33 Channel Opportunities
CONVERGENCE BETWEEN REAL AND VIRTUAL STORES
Chart 34 Channel Opportunities
MORE COMPLEX INTERNET RETAILING OPERATIONS
Chart 35 Channel Opportunities
THE RISE OF HYBRID FORMATS
Chart 36 Channel Opportunities
RETAILERS FOCUS ON MULTI-CHANNEL BRANDS
Chart 37 Channel Opportunities
DEMOGRAPHICS FAVOUR SMALLER GROCERY FORMATS
Chart 38 Channel Opportunities
PRICING AND PRIVATE LABEL STRATEGIES
Chart 39 Pricing and Private Label Strategies
AGGRESSIVE PRICING STRATEGIES IN GROCERY RETAILING
Chart 40 Pricing and Private Label Strategies
WIDER REACH FOR PRIVATE LABEL, BUT LOW PRICES REMAIN KEY
Chart 41 Pricing and Private Label Strategies
IMPROVING BRAND IMAGE, LOYALTY AND CSR PROFILE
Chart 42 Improving Brand Image, Loyalty and CSR Profile
INNOVATIONS TO BUILD CUSTOMER LOYALTY
Chart 43 Improving Brand Image, Loyalty and CSR Profile
RETAIL AS LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT
Chart 44 Improving Brand Image, Loyalty and CSR Profile
CSR PROFILE REMAINS IMPORTANT TO BOOST RETAILERS' IMAGE
Chart 45 Improving Brand Image, Loyalty and CSR Profile
MEDIA AND CONSUMER SCRUTINY FORCES BOLDER CSR STRATEGIES
Chart 46 Improving Brand Image, Loyalty and CSR Profile
AN OLDER AND MORE DIVERSE POPULATION
Chart 47 Improving Brand Image, Loyalty and CSR Profile
KEY CONCLUSIONS
Chart 48 Key Conclusions
GLOBAL EXPANSION AND PRICING STRATEGIES ARE KEY
Chart 49 Key Conclusions
MULTI-CHANNEL AND BRAND STRATEGIES
Chart 50 Key Conclusions
GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR LEADING RETAILERS
Chart 51 Key Conclusions