Hypermarkets

Grocery retailing recorded a sales decline in Latin America in 2020, with most countries seeing worsening performances, including particularly steep declines in Argentina and Peru. Local economies, and therefore many households’ financial…

Anxiety about viral transmission through social contact was a major deterrent preventing consumers from visiting brick-and-mortar stores during the COVID-19 crisis, and particularly stores located further from their homes. During the pandemic,…

Like supermarkets and discounters, hypermarkets received a strong sales boost in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and weeks of lockdown. Hypermarket outlets and their online stores were amongst the few essential retail options for consumers during…

Along with discounters and supermarkets, hypermarkets benefited greatly from the emergence of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown in 2020, as consumers rushed to purchase essential groceries and household products such as home care ahead of home…

Hypermarkets remained a limited channel in 2020 with regards to outlet numbers and growth, as there is not enough space in most Swiss cities. Despite the limited potential for growth, however, the COVID-19 had a positive impact on value sales growth…

Hypermarkets had to deal with a difficult end to 2019, marked by the effects of the October social unrest. This left many closed outlets and serious damage to others, relocated staff and reductions in-store stock and storage capabilities. Over the…

Hypermarkets were the largest losers among grocery retailing in 2020. During the pandemic, consumers preferred making smaller and faster purchases in nearby local stores rather than vising larger outlets due to fear of contagion. There were also…

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

The pandemic is set to see sales via hypermarkets lift slightly in 2020, as consumers that have the choice have chosen hypermarkets over supermarkets, thanks to their lower prices, an important trigger in the light of the economic impact of the…

Performance was similar to 2019, with healthy double-digit value growth, but smaller growth than supermarket and convenience stores. Hypermarkets performed well particularly early in the pandemic, as consumer visited the stores to stockpile on…

The pandemic helped revive the hypermarkets channel, which saw solid growth in 2020. 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…

In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, hypermarkets in Saudi Arabia posted a substantial spike in value sales due to the fact that such retailers were considered to be essential by the government during the four-month lockdown from early March to…

The retail current value sales of hypermarkets expanded at their fastest rate in almost a decade during 2020. Fearing shortages of key products due to supply-chain disruption arising from COVID-19, consumers, particularly more affluent ones, sought…

Growth in hypermarkets slowed down over the review period, with this channel posting only marginal growth rates due to customers’ preference for smaller, more local store formats. However, the mandatory closure of non-grocery specialist stores and…

In general, there has been a gradual shift away from the middle segment in Sweden, with growth being seen by both cheaper stores and more premium outlets. This has led to growth for hypermarkets in Sweden since they have a clear profile of offering…

While there was no strict lockdown in Norway, social distancing measures were enforced in retailers. In 2020, this provided a boost to hypermarkets due to the size of their aisles allowing for safer shopping in stores. Furthermore, large parking lots…

During 2019, the hypermarkets channel in Malaysia continued to experience contraction. Many of the category’s leading players were downsizing and restructuring due to strong competition faced from smaller retail formats such as convenience stores and…

Like discounters, hypermarkets were a strongly preferred grocery retailer during the first wave of the pandemic when consumers increasingly stockpiled to reduce the frequency of their shopping trips and reduce their exposure to the virus. Large…

Hypermarkets saw solid growth in 2020 as they benefitted from Danish consumers spending more time at home and eating out less during the COVID-19 crisis as the country attempted to curb the spread of the virus. As consumers tried to minimise the…