Competitive Landscape
Hofer Strengthens Price Leadership as Rivals Struggle to Gain Ground
Discounters in Austria remain highly concentrated, with Hofer holding a significant lead at 61% value share in 2025, followed by Lidl at 24% and Rewe International at 14%. Over the five-year period from 2020 to 2025, the competitive landscape has shown only marginal shifts, with Hofer’s share decreasing slightly from 63% in 2020 to 61% in 2025, while Lidl increased its share from 23% to 24%.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Discounters industry in Austria with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Discounters industry in Austria, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Discounters in Austria report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Discounters in Austria?
- Which are the leading retailers in Discounters in Austria?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- How has the impact of COVID-19 and national lockdown impacted consumer demand?
- Which formats have benefited the most from stockpiling and enforced home seclusion?
- How will the wider economic impact of COVID-19 shape the retail landscape in the future?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Discounters in Austria - Category analysis
Key Data Insights
Discounters Summary
Hofer Uses Price Leadership to Strengthen Consumer Trust
Penny Redefines Store Experience with Sustainability Innovation
Discounters Adopt Automation to Drive Cost Savings and Store Upgrades
Penny Increases Private Label Share to Boost Margins and Align with Consumer Trends
Hofer Strengthens Price Leadership as Rivals Struggle to Gain Ground
Retail in Austria - Industry Overview
2025 Development
Key Data Insights
Retail Consolidation Shapes the Landscape as Unimarkt's Exit Enables Spar and Rewe International to Expand
Home Products Drive Retail Turnover as Discounters Lead Value Growth
Higgins Reinvents Discount Fashion to Capture Urban Youth
Discounters Expand Self-Service to Cut Costs and Boost Value
Retail E-Commerce Accelerates with Instant Delivery and Live Shopping
Repair Initiatives and Second-Hand Platforms Reshape Value Equation
Grocery Retailers Take the Helm in Austria's Retail Landscape
Palmers and Media Markt Signal New Directions through Mergers, Acquisitions and Innovation
Bipa Embraces Live Commerce as Ikea Drives Home Its Sustainability Concept
Opening Hours for Physical Retail
Seasonality
Christmas
Back to School
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Discounters
Discounters are chained retail outlets typically with a selling space of between 400 and 2,500 square metres. Stores have a primary focus on selling a limited range of foods, beverages, tobacco and non-groceries at budget prices, regularly via private label. Discounters can be classified as hard discounters and soft discounters. Hard discounters, first introduced by Aldi in Germany, are also known as limited-line discounters. Stores are typically 400-900 square metres and stock fewer than 1,000 product lines, largely in packaged groceries. Product range available is predominantly made up of private-label brands. Soft discounters are usually slightly larger than hard discounters, and are also known as extended-range discounters. Stores typically stock 1,000-4,000 product lines. As well as private-label and budget brands, stores commonly carry leading brands at discounted prices. Example brands include Aldi, Lidl, and Dia.
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