Discounters

There were no discounters operating in New Zealand at the end of the review period, and there are currently no expectations of any entering the market over the forecast period. ...

Discounters continued to have a negligible presence in India in 2018. The likelihood of this changing is low, as informal retailing remains huge in India, and highly affordable....

Whilst demand for value-for-money products is a trend in South Korea in various industries, as the South Korean economy continuously slows down, the discounters channel is becoming increasingly popular since E-Mart first introduced it in 2016. It ...

Continuously increasing consumer frequency and a healthy level of expansion is expected to help discounters remain one of the top performing channels in grocery retailers in Austria over the forecast period. With the review period impacted by the ...

With South Africa’s economy struggling many consumers remain price conscious and so look for the most affordable options when grocery shopping. This helped support the rapid rise of the discounters channel in the country, with retailers targeting ...

Discounters has been one of fastest growing channels in grocery retailers, as these outlets are gaining popularity amongst consumers in Canada. Canadian shoppers are known to be value-conscious, and their constant deal-seeking behaviour has been ...

Discounters remained an emerging channel in 2018, with the first outlet opening only in 2015. In 2018, there were only two players present, although awareness of the channel is growing due to its low prices and wide variety of products. This has led ...

Discounters continued to increase in current value terms in Spain in 2018. The channel gained popularity during the financial crisis of 2011, but remained popular even during economic recovery, as the change in shopper behaviour was maintained. This ...

Following the progressive rebranding of Dia outlets to Carrefour Market, Carrefour Contact and Carrefour City, the national brand owner announced the closure of the remaining 275 Dia outlets. This was behind the decline in the number of discounter ...

Low disposable incomes and the recession that hit Greece during the review period has driven consumers towards discounters, which saw an increase in footfall as financially stressed consumers were forced to cut down on their spending. Although Greece...

Discounters returned to current value growth at a level above that of modern grocery retailers in 2018, thanks to the continued expansion of Lidl – but only marginally so. Together with weaker growth in 2017, which was lower than that of modern ...

Rebounding from an economic recession and expected to record only low growth in 2018, Brazil´s economic reality has been prompting consumers to change their behaviour in relation to shopping at supermarkets. Consumers have been increasingly ...

There were no discounters in Japan at the end of the review period and there is no expectation of any opening in Japan over the forecast period....

Following austerity measures in 2017, consumers continued to face the impact of economic restructuring during 2018, with Saudization policies and implementation of Value Added Tax in addition to dependent fees impacting disposable incomes, cost of ...

There were no discounters operating in Thailand at the end of the review period, and there are currently no expectations of any entering the market over the forecast period....

Discounters is recording a high rate of growth in Morocco, as the channel is not yet saturated. Moroccans are price-sensitive; hence, the products sold in discounters meet their demands. Also, the desire for an increasing standard of living, the rise...

Over the last two years, discounters experienced the transformation of more than 100 outlets under the Ekono brand into supermarkets, which negatively affected the overall size of the channel. Despite this, most other players continued to grow ...

Discounters is expected to be the strongest performing grocery retailing channel in both CAGR and absolute terms over the forecast period. The channel was responsible for more than a third of overall grocery retailing value sales in Denmark in 2018. ...

The discounters concept is very appealing to consumers – the low prices and wide variety of products offered provide a positive and rich shopping experience. Therefore, over the last decade discounters saw dramatic growth and became the biggest ...

Discounters outperformed the Romanian economy in 2018. As the economy slowed and inflation reached its highest level in recent years, Romanian consumers became more cautious with their spending, looking for the best prices and value for money. This ...