Retailing

Retailing in Australia showed a relatively subdued performance in 2018. Growth in total retailing current value sales was only up marginally on both 2017 and the review period CAGR, while the total number of retail outlets in the country declined at ...

Coupang is one of the fastest growing online retailing companies in South Korea. It has invested aggressively in the development of new features, including foodservice delivery and 24 hour delivery. Coupang is also expanding its food and drink ...

X5 Retail Group NV consolidated its leadership in retailing in Russia in 2018 through continuous expansion and operational optimisation. It has built a strong competitive position within an uncertain macroeconomic environment. The group operates the ...

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 ...

Coop Danmark A/S is one of the leading retailers in Denmark. It is a cooperative, with roots originating in the 19th century, and is currently owned by 1.7 million members. Coop Danmark A/S operates in various categories of modern grocery retailing: ...

Jerónimo Martins Polska SA is the undisputed leader in grocery retailing in Poland, as well as in retailing overall. Its position is built on the performance and popularity of Biedronka, the dominant player in discounters. Jerónimo Martins Drogerie i...

Rema 1000 is a leading discounter in Denmark, owned by Reitangruppen AS. The goal of the company is to provide good quality products at low prices. The range is wide and covers all the necessary groceries, with a focus on freshness and convenience. ...

Amazon has long been a relevant internet retailer for Latin America thanks to cross-border purchases. In recent years, the company has been more proactive in Latin America, launching localised e-commerce operations in Mexico and Brazil, and beginning...

The positive performance of retailing in 2018 can be attributed to the nation’s strong economy and the accompanying rise in disposable incomes. It also benefited from New Zealand’s growing population, which was a result of high net migration, ...

Retailing in Pakistan was on a constant growth trajectory in the review period. Socioeconomic factors such as rapid urbanisation and the growing middle-income group drove consumer spending. Moreover, a youth-dominated population led to rising ...

This report refers to Netshoes (Cayman) Limited, owner of internet retailing banners Netshoes, Zattini and Shoestock, with presence in Brazil and Argentina. This profile highlights the company’s digital strategies and focus on Brazil, as well as its ...

Both store-based and non-store retailing continued to see strong current value growth in 2018. However, consumers’ habits in India are changing. Many urban households are adopting more modern lifestyles, especially in big cities such as Bangalore, ...

Retailing in Kenya continued to grow in 2018, driven by increased mobile phone penetration as well as rising disposable incomes and consumer confidence. Notably, the sprouting up of shopping malls in the country has led to the opening of stores which...

The retail environment continued to see strong development and growth in 2018. This can mainly be attributed to the entrance of new players and the expansion of existing ones. Population growth is also generating increasing demand for retailing in ...

With the rapid increase of single-person households, retailing channels that are targeting them are boosting sales growth in South Korea. Convenience stores are growing quickly with an increased number of outlets so that consumers can easily drop by ...

Current value growth in overall retailing in Austria remained stable in 2018 due to a favourable environment characterised by good economic growth, decreasing unemployment and improved consumer confidence. Austria remained characterised by a high ...

Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment seen in 2017, 2018 showed a more stable economic situation and allowed the retailing industry to achieve stronger current value growth rates. The channels with the highest growth rates during the year...

In 2018, retailing maintained solid value growth thanks to strong performances in the most robust grocery retailers categories, including discounters, hypermarkets and supermarkets. All retailing categories, with the exception of direct selling, ...

In 2018, retailing in Kazakhstan continued to generate a positive increase in value sales. Despite post-crisis consumer behaviour after devaluations in 2014 and 2015, and marginal volatility of the tenge against the US dollar exchange rate in 2018, ...

As Slovenia emerges from a prolonged period of economic recovery and retailing’s value sales surpassing pre-crisis levels, 2018 set another year of accelerating growth and improvements in economic performance overall. Increased consumer confidence ...