Hypermarkets

There were no hypermarkets operators active in Australia in 2018. However, German hypermarkets chain Kaufland is due to start operating in the country over the forecast period. As of early 2019, Kaufland had secured planning approval for three stores...

Magnit is one of the leading retailers in Russia, ranking second in both sales value and number of outlets. The company’s focus is on modern grocery, with a portfolio of convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, as well as ...

There were no hypermarkets 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. ...

Offering the lowest prices will not be the only answer for hypermarkets in the forecast period – offering a lifestyle, quality and convenience are expected to be key strategies. The move towards urban lifestyles in India will be a great opportunity ...

As demographics in South Korea are changing rapidly, South Korean consumers’ lifestyles are also changing. Many South Korean family consumers used to go hypermarkets regularly every week to buy groceries that their family needs to use for the coming ...

The outlook for hypermarkets remains positive as the channel is expected to record stable value growth (in both current and at constant 2018 prices) over the forecast period and to significantly outperform overall store-based retailing as well as all...

Hypermarkets continued to see solid value growth in 2018 despite the tough economic environment in South Africa. Nevertheless, as with most channels, growth was slower in 2018 than in 2017 with consumers facing the added pressure of a rise in the ...

As online grocery shopping has been growing in popularity amongst Canadian consumers, home delivery has become an essential service provided by hypermarkets with e-commerce capabilities. Wal-Mart Canada offered a click-and-collect online grocery ...

The increasing popularity of hypermarkets, particularly among the growing urban population seeking more convenient shopping, continued to be supported in 2018 by a rising number of outlets being opened by the leading operators. Shoprite’s owner, ...

Offering grocery products is still a focal point for hypermarkets. 2018 saw a strong increase in the store area dedicated to groceries. Due to direct competition from proximity stores, hypermarkets are trying to adapt to the changing shopping habits ...

Over the years, Brazilians have been tainted with economic recession and future uncertainty. Facing an unforgiving economy and worried about spending their money, cash and carries, or as commonly called in Brazil, atacarejos, have capitalised on the ...

Value sales of hypermarkets declined in 2018, resulting in continuous market share losses compared with other retailing channels. The French retailing market is evolving under the influence of changing sociodemographic and consumer lifestyle trends. ...

Year 2017 and part of 2018 was a transition period for hypermarkets in Greece. Sklavenitis bought off Marinopoulos in 2016, but it took over a year for legal procedures to finalise and the shift in the outlets’ brand to take place. Sklavenitis also ...

Hypermarkets registered strong expansion in 2018, as all three leading players opened several new outlets. Having long been a relatively unexciting category, with only one player present (Albert Heijn BV), the recent entries of Jumbo Supermarkten BV ...

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

Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Dammam are the key cities in Saudi Arabia with an approximate total population of 15 million, which almost half of the country’s total urban population. With young demographics, hot summers and a general lack of ...

‘Every Day Low Price’ is no longer the only strategy used to attract consumers to hypermarkets anymore. Nowadays consumers are becoming more interested in the quality of the food they buy and are paying attention to healthy ingredients, with this ...

Hypermarkets continued to record moderate current value growth in Morocco in 2018. With the increasing urban population and the hectic and changing lifestyles of working adults, the purchasing behaviour of households has changed accordingly. Most are...

Historically, all players in hypermarkets offered a low-price strategy to attract customers, making it difficult for one player to differentiate from the rest, as all hypermarkets offered a similar mix of products at similar prices. Common categories...

Hypermarkets faces a number of significant threats. Consumers are increasingly shifting from regular large-scale shopping trips to the kind of out-of-town locations favoured by hypermarkets to more frequent, less regular small-scale local trips as ...