Market research on the retailing industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the retailing industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand share data, distribution and industry trends.
At first sight, the situation improved for convenience retailers in 2022, with solid current value growth posted in the channel. However, part of this growth was attributed to inflation, which was stronger in this channel than in hypermarkets.…
The main chained players made a strong commitment to the express and convenience formats. Thus, Almacenes Éxito and Cencosud Colombia launched express formats and made strong investments to generate an offer coalescing indulgence, convenience and…
During 2020, COVID-19 restrictions played havoc with ?the successful and established business model of convenience retailers, forcing many to severely limit their trading. By contrast, the pandemic proved a boon for online retailers, offering…
In May 2022, all major COVID-19 restrictions (except from obligatory mask-wearing in public transport, pharmacies, and hospitals) were lifted. This coincided with the beginning of the main travel season, which contributed to a significant increase in…
While there was double-digit current value growth in convenience retail, constant value sales growth was much more moderate, as continuing soaring inflation hit consumer purchasing power. That being said, convenience stores performed well in 2022,…
Social distancing measures remain in effect in Malaysia in 2021, with consumers forced to avoid spending time outside of the home wherever possible and huge numbers of white-collar professionals, office workers and service industry personnel working…
Convenience stores continued to grow in value terms in Ireland in 2022 due to another unprecedented year in the history of grocery sales. Higher sales were partly driven by inflation leading to increases in product pricing, which had a notable impact…
The latter part of 2021 saw the opening of the first smart and digital convenience stores in Argentina, MiniGo and Qu!ck. The shopping experience is similar in both stores, with consumers needing to download the app to enter the store and pay for the…
Convenience retailers and convenience stores in particular continued to suffer from thriftier shopping behaviour among Slovaks, who increasingly opted to shop at discounters or supermarkets/hypermarkets or via retail e-commerce. The majority of…
The impact of the war in Ukraine intensified inflationary pressures in Portugal. The difficult and uncertain situation led to rising costs for manufacturers and price hikes for consumers, who became increasing price sensitive. Despite these…
In 2022, convenience retailers in Greece saw the return of Carrefour with its new convenience store concept, Carrefour Express. The company's initial plan was to open stores in tourist areas, with the aim of increasing sales. This move reflects the…
Convenience stores registered positive growth in current value terms in 2022, while forecourt retailers continued to suffer losses. With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in the first half of year, the lives of most people in Switzerland returned to…
Within convenience retail, the convenience stores and forecourt retailers channels experienced notably contrasting fortunes in 2022. While convenience stores continued to show significant growth, exceeding the sales levels seen in 2019, immediately…
Rising inflation has led to changes in consumer behaviour in the past year as prices rose across all local and international products. There has been a clear purchasing shift towards cheaper product ranges in 2022, with more consumers now taking…
The convenience retailers channel saw strong value growth in 2022 amidst rising inflation and increasing prices across most product categories sold. The consumer shift from traditional retailers towards modern grocery retailing continued during the…
In 2022, an increasing number of consumers and, especially, the young population, adopted a habit of going to convenience stores to purchase soft drinks and snacks. Typically, the price of food and drinks at convenience stores is cheaper than…
Value sales of convenience stores, the only category within convenience retailers in Japan at the end of the review period, were on an upward trend prior to the emergence of COVID-19. After a sudden decline in 2020 due to the pandemic and subsequent…
Rising product prices in the face of an emerging energy crisis and the aftermath of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shaped convenience retailers, just like basically all other channels in retailing in Austria in 2022. Resulting consumer…
In 2022, the Singapore government further eased movement and social restrictions as the country transitioned towards an endemic approach to COVID-19. Restrictions on group sizes and social events were loosened, which resulted in consumers spending…
Convenience retailers performed poorly once again in 2022, following 2021’s value sales declines. The channel, driven by convenience stores, received a boost in 2020 in response to the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns in Italy, when local consumers…