Hypermarkets

Hypermarkets have been struggling to gain share in grocery retailing due to the rise of alternatives, such as online grocery shopping, warehouse clubs, and convenience stores. Food and drink e-commerce in particular, has been growing rapidly over the…

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

The second wave of COVID-19 led to nationwide lockdowns, social distancing norms, travel restrictions and shutdowns, which hampered consumer confidence and reduced discretionary spending. The recovery of hypermarkets was slow, since consumers were…

Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic in Germany, in 2021 the hypermarkets channel continued to generate value sales at a higher level than in 2019. This was in line with other major grocery channels, given the continued challenges in…

The retail current value sales of hypermarkets rebounded during 2021 as restrictions on movement were eased. However, this recovery was only partial, as retail value sales in 2021 remained below pre-pandemic levels. Although daily life normalised…

Hypermarkets continued to see a positive performance in 2021, despite the COVID-19 outbreak over the period May-July, when the government-imposed Level-3 alert was in effect nationwide. Customers reduced their frequency of visits to hypermarkets,…

Hypermarkets was one of the categories of retailing that faced challenges during 2020 and 2021 as demand for large-format modern grocery retailers plummeted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With quarantine lockdowns and restrictions on the movement of…

The rate of growth in retail constant value sales (2021 prices) of hypermarkets slowed during 2021, as the impetus to demand provided by the pandemic began to fade. During 2020, many consumers favoured shopping in large stores where they could buy…

Hypermarkets continued to benefit from lockdowns in the first and last quarters of 2021.. Hypermarkets benefited from consumers cooking more at home, as well as from an increase in demand for their large assortment of non-grocery products. Especially…

As Canadian consumers adapted quickly to ordering groceries and other essential goods online, grocery retailers expanded their e-commerce strategies during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. They understood and responded rapidly to the desire of…

Hypermarkets will experience current value growth in both years of the pandemic, largely boosted by non-grocery items, especially specialised items like DIY tools or barbeques. Sales of tools increased very strongly in 2020 as consumers, spending…

In 2021, hypermarkets continued to benefit from the growing preference in Finland for larger format grocery retailers, thanks to the deregulation of shopping hours. The lifestyle changes associated with COVID-19 that endured in 2021, such as home…

Major hypermarket players are considering the idea of providing specialised products and services in this retail format and attracting potential consumers through physical experiences. This strategy is in stark contrast to the grocery trend of retail…

The lockdown measures leading to home seclusion benefitted hypermarkets in 2020. During the initial lockdown hypermarkets experienced surging sales as consumers stockpiled grocery products to reduce the frequency of their shopping trips. There was…

Hypermarkets is one of the grocery retail channels to have benefited from the change in consumption habits of the population due to the pandemic. As such it achieved significant growth in sales in 2020, and further high growth in 2021, although lower…

Along with other major grocery retailing channels, hypermarkets benefitted greatly in the initial stages of the pandemic in 2020, as consumers rushed to purchase essential groceries and household products ahead of home confinement. The closure of…

For hypermarkets, 2021 proved to be a year of recovery and appreciable growth after a disappointing performance in 2020. Indeed, the French giants of grocery retailing exhibited signs of recovery during the first half of 2021 despite the closure of…

Hypermarkets only marginally benefitted from the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as they offer a wide range of products including non-grocery products, but then saw strong decline in 2021. This was mostly due to competition from…

Hypermarkets benefitted to an extent from the pandemic, but not as much as other grocery channels such as supermarkets or discounters. All the same, the 2020 lockdowns were a reprieve, as consumers appreciated the large airy outlets, as they were…

Mostly driven by the performance of retailing giant Walmart, which accounts for more than 80% of total value sales in the channel, hypermarkets continued to build momentum in 2021, recording impressive growth to reaffirm their resonance with US…