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Executive Summary

Jan 2019
PROSPECTS
Channel growth hampered by a low number of stores

Regardless of the potential of department stores in Portugal, the concept is struggling to gain ground. While in other European countries department stores are doing well, in Portugal the shopping centre concept is more established, with this serving to hamper the stronger growth of this channel.

Leveraging tourism in order to boost sales

Portugal is a popular tourist destination. Cities such as Porto, Lisbon, Braga and Évora attract tourists from the UK, France, Germany, China, Brazil and Russia, among other countries.

A focus on luxury goods

Sales of luxury goods in Portugal have risen in recent years, with this being an important category for department stores such as El Corte Inglés and Marques Soares. Regardless of increasing competition from online players such as Farfetch and Showroomprive, which offer lower prices on luxury items, department stores are investing heavily in this space.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
El Corte Inglés continues to dominate the channel

El Corte Inglés continued to dominate the department store channel in 2018. This position can be attributed largely to strong marketing and communication activities as well as the positioning of its stores in Vila Nova de Gaia and Lisbon, two of the most popular tourist destinations in Portugal.

Marques Soares – a modern concept with a traditional touch

Marques Soares is considered to be a pioneer of the department store concept in Portugal. The retailer opened its first store in 1960 and initially focused its business strategy on the sale of woven garments, knitwear and shirts.

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Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Department Stores industry in Portugal with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.

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The Department Stores in Portugal market research report includes:

  • Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
  • Detailed market shares for international and locally-based retailers
  • Historic volumes and values, company and brand market shares
  • Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth  
  • Robust and transparent market research methodology, conducted in-country

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Department Stores in Portugal - Category analysis

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Channel growth hampered by a low number of stores
Leveraging tourism in order to boost sales
A focus on luxury goods

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

El Corte Inglés continues to dominate the channel
Marques Soares – a modern concept with a traditional touch

CHANNEL DATA

Table 1 Department Stores: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 2 Department Stores: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 3 Department Stores GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 4 Department Stores GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 5 Department Stores LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 6 Department Stores LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 7 Department Stores Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 8 Department Stores Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023

Retailing in Portugal - Industry Overview

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Positive economic climate supports retail sales
The focus on proximity becomes a major trend
Digital revolution helps to drive sales
Increasing competition serves to drive innovation
Future growth to be supported by a positive economic outlook

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Informal retailing
Opening hours
Summary 1 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type
Physical retail landscape
Cash and carry
Table 9 Cash and Carry Sales: Value
Seasonality
Christmas
Back to School
Easter
Payments and delivery
Emerging business models

MARKET DATA

Table 10 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2013-2018
Table 11 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 12 Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 13 Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 14 Store-based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 15 Store-based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 16 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 17 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 18 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 19 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 20 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 21 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 22 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 23 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 24 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 25 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 26 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 27 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 28 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 29 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 30 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 31 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 32 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 33 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 34 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 35 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 36 Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 37 Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 38 Store-based Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 39 Store-based Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 40 Store-based Retailing LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 41 Non-Store Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 42 Non-Store Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 43 Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 44 Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 45 Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 46 Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 47 Non-Grocery Specialists GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 48 Non-Grocery Specialists GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 49 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 50 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 51 Mixed Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 52 Mixed Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 53 Mixed Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 54 Mixed Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 55 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2018-2023
Table 56 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 57 Forecast Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 58 Forecast Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 59 Forecast Store-based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 60 Forecast Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023
Table 61 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 62 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 63 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 64 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 65 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 66 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 67 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 68 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023
Table 69 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 70 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 71 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 72 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 73 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 74 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023
Table 75 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 76 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 77 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 78 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 79 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 80 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

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