Modern Grocery Retailers

The pandemic and in particular the 2020 lockdowns were a boon for modern grocery retailers. In 2021, with society gradually opening up, and people starting to eat out again, current value growth was lower. Forecourt retailers registered the highest…

While COVID-19 had a negative impact on the economy, with significant job losses and currency devaluation leading to price rises, modern grocery retailers fared relatively well. While current value growth was not as high as in 2020, current value…

Modern grocery retailers responded negatively to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Restrictions on operating hours and the economic shock of the pandemic led to current value decline. Many consumers, particularly those on lower incomes, were forced to…

Prior to the pandemic, supermarkets and hypermarkets had showed sustained sales growth, driven by Bolivia’s emerging middle class and rising levels of disposable income. The greater convenience of these outlets, as well as a far wider range of brands…

Grocery shopping continues to be dominated by traditional grocery retailers, but prior to the onset of the pandemic, the retail constant value sales (2021 prices) of modern grocery retailers had been expanding rapidly in Cameroon. The Carrefour…

Modern grocery retailers continued its positive retail value sales growth trajectory in 2021, albeit at a slower rate, as hotels, restaurants and cafés (horeca) had not fully recovered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although domestic tourism increased…

Modern grocery retailing still has a lot of unmet potential in Kazakhstan in 2021 and is trailing traditional grocery retailing in terms of overall value share. This is largely because the channel is unevenly developed across the country - mostly…

Supermarkets experienced a spike in demand in 2020 as many Ecuadorians started consolidating grocery shopping trips to reduce potential exposure to COVID-19 and spent more time cooking and eating at home than usual due to social distancing, remote…

Modern grocery retailers performed strongly in 2021 and continued to steal value share from traditional grocery retailers. In particular, forecourt retailers performed strongly and registered the highest current value growth, recovering from the…

Modern grocery retailers have continued to see strong growth in 2021, with value sales in real terms matching that seen in 2020; both years saw growth well above the average generated in the pre-pandemic period. There are a number of factors driving…

Leading players like Oba Market LLC (Oba), AL Market LLC (AL Market), Azretail MMC (Araz) and Azerbaijan Supermarket LLC (Bravo) have implemented strong expansion strategies focused on opening new outlets, mostly smaller formats like convenience…

In 2021, modern grocery retailers has been recording slower current value growth in comparison with 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some product areas sold via modern grocery retailers did decline in demand. However, value sales of food…

In 2021, the modern grocery channel in Estonia managed noticeable growth in the number of net new retailers. The country retains a wide selection of channels, allowing players to meet evolving consumer demands in a flexible and responsive way. In…

Modern grocery retailers benefitted from the pandemic in 2020, as with restrictions imposed on foodservice etc, consumers upped spend through modern grocery retailers. In 2021, with society opening up again, value sales were lower, through still…

Despite the ongoing economic and sanitary threat from COVID-19, modern grocery retailers witnessed growth in 2021 in current value terms. The demand for groceries was sustained through this channel and even increased during the first half of the year…

Leading grocery retailer Ta-Ta formed an agreement Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay, to offer credit to small local producers in order to help them get onto Ta-Ta shelves, with Ta-Ta providing capital. The programme is called Primero…

At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic the government established various measures in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. Consequently, convenience stores and forecourt retailers were negatively impacted by the pandemic as most consumers…

Modern grocery retailers continued to register high current double-digit value growth in 2021. The penetration of modern grocery retailers is still very low inn Uzbekistan and this is one reason for the high growth. However, the Illicit sales of…

While still seeing good current value growth from a relatively low base, modern grocery retailers experienced considerably slower current value growth in 2020 in comparison to the review period CAGR. This was due to consumers making shorter and less…

A more pleasant shopping experience due to large retail selling space, rewarding loyalty schemes, coupled with more competitive prices and frequent and heavily marketed discounted offers, helped modern grocery retailers maintain very strong value…