Traditional grocery retailers continued to be negatively impacted by the pandemic in 2021. Despite the fact that some retailers operating in this channel were classified as essential retailers during the pandemic, which meant that they could remain open throughout the national lockdowns, the key players reported declining store-based value sales.
Traditional grocery retailers include independent small grocers and food/drink/tobacco specialists. As small, independent, and in many cases family-owned, businesses account for a large proportion of the channel, the competitive landscape is highly fragmented.
The pandemic resulted in the reimagination of the physical retail space. The lack of footfall challenged many traditional retailers, and unfortunately 2021 saw small, independent businesses having to permanently close their doors.
Value sales (at constant 2021 prices), number of outlets and selling space through traditional grocery retailers are all projected to decline over the course of the forecast period, which aligns with the general trend seen historically. Not only are modern grocery retailers projected to see increasing popularity, but the shift towards online will also support the decline.
The pandemic increased the emphasis on supporting local communities, and thus, local retailers. The traditional grocery channel includes small, family-owned businesses such as butchers.
The focus on healthy eating surged across grocery retailers as a result of the pandemic. Local consumers are paying greater attention to their health and wellness, and therefore the share of health specialist retailers is set to increase over the forecast period.
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Traditional grocery retailing is the aggregation of those channels that are invariably non-chained and are, therefore, owned by families and/or run on an individual basis. For Euromonitor traditional grocery retailing is the aggregation of three channels: Independent Small Grocers, Food/Drink/Tobacco Specialists and Other Grocery Retailers. While there can be modern (i.e. chained) food/drink/tobacco specialists or other grocery retailers, due to the store's presence in the channel, these stores are still considered as traditional for Euromonitor International.
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