Retailing

Restrictions on movement, changing consumer preferences and the heightened focus on safety triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic are anticipated to alter the future of consumer mobility, urban planning and construction. The surge in homeworking, reduced…

To help companies understand which categories are most primed for sustained e-commerce growth post-pandemic, Euromonitor developed the E-Commerce Readiness Model. This tool uses analytic modelling to determine which countries and categories have the…

As the COVID-19 pandemic drives seismic shifts across consumer markets, the key question facing business strategists is which of these changes are more reactionary in nature versus signalling the start of a long-term behavioural shift. This briefing…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in business models and consumer behaviour, as well as altering the ways and the geography many of us live, work, study and play. Understanding what changes will stick after the pandemic…

Technological advances in 2022 will continue to reshape shopping behaviour for digitally-savvy consumers. This report explores the top five tech-driven trends expected to reshape commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in…

Now in its seventh edition, this report explores the top digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this edition touch on topics such as second-hand shopping, community group buying,…

Technological advances in 2024 will continue to reshape consumer behaviour. This annual report explores the top five digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this report’s edition…

In 2021, traditional grocery retailers recorded minimal growth overall, and this was slightly lower compared with the previous year. On balance, after sales were again driven by the lengthy lockdown, the overall slowdown in growth can be ascribed to…

Traditional grocery retailers gained from the pandemic lockdowns, as with people’s movements being restricted, they shopped in local neighbourhood stores. Essentially COVID-19 had the effect of boosting the growing trend for shopping locally and…

This report examines e-commerce usage and revenue share from e-commerce in different industries and countries. The e-commerce index helps to better understand which industries are leading and identify key success factors. The briefing also analysis…

In 2021, variety stores in Germany recorded a strong rebound following the impact of the pandemic in 2020. In fact, the channel far exceeded the 2019 level of sales in both current and constant terms. This is due to the ongoing strong upwards trend…

Variety stores are a small retailing channel in terms of value sales in Switzerland. However, variety stores are gaining some value share and registered positive current value growth both in 2020 and 2021. Variety stores benefit from Swiss consumers’…

Vending saw good growth again in 2023, when Austria finally put the COVID-19 pandemic largely behind it and public life and consumer mobility finally returned to normal. During the pandemic and temporarily closed stores, there has been a lot of…

Vending in Belgium saw a flat performance in current value terms in 2023, as inflationary pressures weighed on household spending. With wallets being squeezed, consumers switched to channels offering better value-for-money. This was in spite of an…

Vending continued to see positive growth in Denmark in 2023. However, this was largely a correction as the category saw a strong decline during the COVID-19 crisis. The fact that consumers are once again spending more time outside and exercising,…

In 2023, consumers in Finland returned to normal lifestyles, with more citizens working in offices and travelling, and with more mobility, vending witnessed solid value growth to surpass pre-pandemic levels. Also, local “vending hubs” and their…

In 2023, vending reached a valuation of EUR2 billion in France. A substantial proportion of that – amounting to EUR1.6 billion, was derived from machine operations. Meanwhile, the remaining EUR600 million stemmed from the procurement of a diverse…

In 2023, vending in Germany experienced a stronger value sales decline, following a more modest fall the previous two years during the post-pandemic reopening. While vending locations, such as streets, transport hubs, and semi-captive environments…

Vending saw dynamic current value growth in Greece in 2023, though sales remained far below the level seen in 2021. Vending in Greece declined dramatically after the closure of ThesGala-Pies Cooperative’s fresh milk vending machines, which had…

Vending sales slumped in 2023 in Ireland, compared to a better performance seen in 2022. This is attributed to the inflationary environment leading to low consumer spending power, as well as a normalisation effect following the uptick seen in 2022 as…