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Despite, or rather because of, average price increases, grocery sales and thus sales through grocery retailers, including hypermarkets, declined in Switzerland in 2023. Local consumers remained highly price sensitive and prioritised essential…
Inflation rates drove retail value sales of grocery retailers in Portugal in 2023, with hypermarkets showing positive value growth despite losing competitiveness to smaller concepts such as supermarkets and discounters. Although hypermarkets offer a…
Hypermarkets continued to face strong competition from discounters in Denmark in 2023 as many consumers looked to save on their grocery shopping due to the financial impact of higher energy prices and increasing interest rates. However, as…
Hypermarkets in Belgium experienced a flat performance in 2023 with no perceptible growth in current value terms. This was mainly due to competition from discounters and supermarkets which offered consistently lower prices. This became especially…
With inflation still being very high, overall home improvements registered a fall in constant value sales in Turkey in 2023, as consumers cut back on spending, due to reduced purchasing power. There were also no opening of outlets. Homewares and home…