Modern Grocery Retailers

Competition remains high in modern grocery retailers forcing players to continue innovating in order to reduce operational costs. At the same time, measures taken to reach this goal are designed not to harm the shopping experience....

In 2018 Ecuador saw a slight improvement in its economy, thanks partly to the relaxing of restrictions on imported goods. Consumers were spending money more confidently, supporting volume sales throughout retailing. In 2019 economic growth began to ...

Improved economic conditions and an expanding middle class helped deliver strong growth for modern grocery retailers in 2019 with this being expected to continue over the forecast period. The trend will be consolidated by the expansion of major ...

Competition within modern grocery retailers continues to intensify, as the category recorded sustained and rapid growth towards the end of the review period. Recent years have seen expansion in the numbers of hypermarkets and supermarkets in the ...

Although growth slowed considerably compared to prior year, modern grocery retailers continues to see current value growth in 2019. In particular, while supermarkets remains the largest channel in modern grocery retailers in 2019, hypermarkets stands...

Modern grocery retailers in Uzbekistan remains represented almost entirely by supermarkets, which continued to show strong growth in 2019. Shopping at bazaars is a traditional activity that maintains a central cultural role in Uzbekistan. However, ...

In 2019, supermarkets remains the most popular choice amongst consumers shopping in the modern grocery retailers channel. Although others enjoy higher annual value sales growth, supermarkets continues to account for the most significant value share ...

Overall economic uncertainty impacted local buyers' confidence in 2019. Consumers became more interested in deals and offers, influencing the level of loyalty buyers had for most retailers' brands, with an increasing number of consumers being willing...

A solid performance by modern grocery retailers continued in 2019, with good levels of growth recorded. This growth was fuelled by the positive economic landscape, with growing disposable incomes increasing consumer confidence. Given the growing ...

Modern grocery retailers continued to expand in Guatemala in 2019. Over the review period, the most significant expansion was seen within convenience stores: Super 24 opened 32 new stores in 2018, and Unisuper SA entered with 10 La Torre Express ...

During 2018, German discounters chain Lidl entered Serbia, significantly impacting the landscape as it opened 23 stores across the nation. This brought considerable changes to discounters in Serbia, especially because prior to Lidl arriving, there ...

In 2019 most of the channel’s important supermarket chains continued registering value sales growth despite a growing wariness towards spending amongst many consumers, the result of the sluggish economic performance, events surrounding the 2019 ...

In 2019, modern grocery retailers recorded healthy value growth as local consumers continued to appreciate the convenience service of these outlets, especially supermarkets and hypermarkets. Hypermarkets, however, witnessed a slowdown over the review...

The perception of modern grocery retailers continues to change in Georgia, particularly with the expansion of MAF Hypermarkets Georgia (Carrefour) and the presence of domestic players such as Nikora JSC and Goodwill setting new standards in grocery ...

During the review period modern grocery retailers went through a turbulent period as liquidity issues escalated, initially during the abrupt exit of Tuš Trade, followed by the much more threatening Agrokor crisis. The fear of bankruptcy and ...

Global trends are going in the direction of increasing the online component, using the most up-to-date digital technologies in order to keep up with the ever-changing needs of modern consumers. Konzum, the leader in Croatian retailing, has set up the...

In line with the convenience trend, middle- to high-income consumers and millennials increasingly showed a preference for modern grocery retailers in 2019. They were attracted by the more pleasant shopping experiences offered by air-conditioned and ...

Modern grocery retailers posted strong current value growth in 2019, with performance heavily impacted by changing trends. In 2019, key chain retailers opened across the country, bringing more convenience stores to the landscape, responding to the ...

2019 saw healthy double-digit growth in modern grocery retailers driven by gradually growing consumer confidence and shift of customers from traditional to modern grocery retailing. Although still price sensitive and looking for the best price ...

The review period saw several modern grocery retailers enter new regions and communities, with discounters expanding across the Dominican Republic at the fastest rate. Leading retailer Ramos Business Group (Grupo Ramos) launched the Aprezio brand of ...