Retailing in Latvia

Retailing in Latvia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Latvia’s retailing industry records solid growth in 2018

Stiff competition in internet retailing

Latvian retailing industry is attracting international players

Grocery retailers outperform non-grocery specialists in 2018

Positive performance anticipated over the forecast period

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Informal retailing

Opening hours

Summary 1 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type

Physical retail landscape

Cash and carry

Table 1 Cash and Carry Sales: Value

Seasonality

Ligo and Jani – midsummer days
Christmas and the New Year
Back to school

Payments and delivery

Emerging business models

MARKET DATA

Table 2 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2013-2018
Table 3 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 4 Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 5 Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 6 Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 7 Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 8 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 9 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 10 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 11 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 12 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 13 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 14 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 15 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 16 Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 17 Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 18 Store-based Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 19 Store-based Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 20 Store-based Retailing LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 21 Non-Store Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 22 Non-Store Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 23 Non-Grocery Specialists GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 24 Non-Grocery Specialists GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 25 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 26 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 27 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2018-2023
Table 28 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 29 Forecast Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 30 Forecast Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 31 Forecast Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 32 Forecast Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023
Table 33 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 34 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 35 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 36 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 37 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 38 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 39 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 40 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

DEFINITIONS

SOURCES

Summary 2 Research Sources

Apparel and Footwear Specialist Retailers in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Stable growth in apparel and footwear

Shopping centres remain popular

Omni-channel strategy is the future

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Pepco opens its first outlet in Latvia

Apranga maintains its leading position

Euroskor Latvija is expanding into neighbouring Estonia and Lithuania

CHANNEL DATA

Table 41 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 42 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 43 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 44 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 45 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 46 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 47 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 48 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023

Direct Selling in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Direct selling continues to record steady growth

Internet retailing an opportunity for diversification

Health and wellness trend continues to grow

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Avon remains the leading player in direct selling

Filuet Baltica the best performer in 2018

CHANNEL DATA

Table 49 Direct Selling by Category: Value 2013-2018
Table 50 Direct Selling by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 51 Direct Selling GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 52 Direct Selling GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 53 Direct Selling Forecasts by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 54 Direct Selling Forecasts by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Demographic changes affect health and beauty specialists

Latvians choose to buy drugs in foreign countries

Health and wellness trend accelerates

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Drogas remains the leading player in beauty specialist retailers

Sentor Farm remains the leading player in overall health and beauty specialist retailing

Chemists/pharmacies drive growth of health and wellness specialists

CHANNEL DATA

Table 55 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 56 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 57 Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 58 Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 59 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 60 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 61 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 62 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 63 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 64 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 65 Forecast Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 66 Forecast Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Internet Retailing in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Internet retailing continues to record strong growth in Latvia

Development of multi-channel retailing

Difference in demand for cross-border and domestic internet retailers

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

1a.lv set to be sold to Kesko Senukai

Maxima acquires Barbora

Health and beauty specialist Drogas ventures into the online channel

CHANNEL DATA

Table 67 Internet Retailing by Category: Value 2013-2018
Table 68 Internet Retailing by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 69 Internet Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 70 Internet Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 71 Internet Retailing Forecasts by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 72 Internet Retailing Forecasts by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Mixed Retailers in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Channel showing signs of recovery

Department stores modernise and widen their offer

Variety stores the best performing channel in mixed retailers

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Debenhams the best performer in 2018

Studio Moderna leads variety stores

Flying Tiger Copenhagen the only fixed-price player

CHANNEL DATA

Table 73 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 74 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 75 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 76 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 77 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 78 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 79 Mixed Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 80 Mixed Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 81 Mixed Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 82 Mixed Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 83 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 84 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 85 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 86 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 87 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 88 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

Mobile Internet Retailing in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Mobile continues to gain share in overall internet retailing

M-commerce supported by busy lifestyles and new technology

Many are using mobiles for research purposes but then buying via a desktop or offline

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Mobile internet retailing to be a key part of a successful multi-channel strategy

CHANNEL DATA

Table 89 Mobile Internet Retailing: Value 2013-2018
Table 90 Mobile Internet Retailing: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 91 Mobile Internet Retailing Forecasts: Value 2018-2023
Table 92 Mobile Internet Retailing Forecasts: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Modern Grocery Retailers in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Expansion of modern grocery stores

Landscape is changing in the discounter channel

Fluctuations in the performance of convenience stores

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Rimi gives up on Supernetto

Next step in the development of Maxima’s online grocery platform

Forecourt retailer Lukoil to change its name to Viada

CHANNEL DATA

Table 93 Modern Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 94 Modern Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 95 Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2013-2018
Table 96 Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 97 Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018
Table 98 Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018
Table 99 Modern Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 100 Modern Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 101 Modern Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 102 Modern Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 103 Modern Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 104 Modern Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 105 Forecast Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 106 Forecast Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 107 Forecast Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 108 Forecast Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

Traditional Grocery Retailers in Latvia

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Rise in excise duty on alcohol and tobacco

Alcohol tourism drives sales of food/drink/tobacco specialists

Expansion of large players is threatening traditional grocery retailing

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Alcoholic drinks specialists remain the leading players

First zero-waste outlets

Modernisation of historical markets

CHANNEL DATA

Table 109 Traditional Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018
Table 110 Traditional Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 111 Traditional Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018
Table 112 Traditional Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018
Table 113 Traditional Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018
Table 114 Traditional Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018
Table 115 Traditional Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 116 Traditional Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023

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