Food Retailing - Italy
Report description
The coverage provided by each report is as accurate, relevant and up-to-date as possible, combining in-house sector expertise with retailer performance data, taken directly from industry and trade sources.
With titles ranging from 'DIY Retailing in Europe' through to 'Food Retailing in Europe', each market examination includes studies of:
background economic and demographic data
market sizes
regional retailing trends and issues
market drivers
consumer expenditure
consumer trends
leading pan-European retailers
domestic retailers
market forecasts
Table of contents
Food prices rise in 2011
Retail outlook and forecasts
Conad closes the gap on Co-op Italia
Lack of confidence from foreign investors
Still a fragmented sector
Online
Report Scope
Technical notes
Definitions
Store definitions
Financial definitions
Currencies
Country codes
Figure 1: Country codes
VAT
Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2010/11
Other abbreviations
The Market: Economic Background
GDP
Consumer prices
Figure 3: Italy: Consumer prices inflation, Jan 2006-Oct 2011
Consumer spending and confidence
Population
Implications for food retailers
The Market: Consumer Spending on Groceries
Figure 4: Italy: Consumer spending, % change in main categories, 2006-10
Figure 5: Italy: Consumer spending on food and drink as % of all consumer spending, 2000-10
Figure 6: Italy: Household consumer spending on food and drink and other select categories, 2006-10
The Market: The Food Retailers
Economic and consumer spending outlook
Retail outlook and forecasts
Figure 7: Italy: Food retailers’ sales, 2006-16
Outlet and enterprise data
Figure 8: Italy: Retail outlet numbers by format, 2007-09
Figure 9: Italy: Retail enterprise numbers, 2003-07
The Retailers: Online
Online shopping: penetration levels
Figure 10: Italy: Online shopping penetration, 2005-10
Figure 11: Italy: Level of internet access, 2010
The Retailers: Leading Retailers
Still a fragmented sector
Protection for smaller players
Conad closes the gap on Coop Italia
Esselunga overtakes Auchan
Rewe to scale back
French operators fail to shine
Lidl stands out in the international pack
Figure 12: Italy: Leading food retailers, 2010/11
The Retailers: Market Shares
Figure 13: Italy: Leading food retailers’ market shares, 2009 and 2010
Auchan
Strategic evaluation
Further margin loss in tough climate
Beefs up supermarkets and enters neighbourhood
E-commerce is growing rapidly
Background
Company performance
Figure 15: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2006-10
Figure 16: Auchan: Estimated European sales, by country, 2006-10
Figure 17: Auchan: Outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 18: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2006-10
Figure 19: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Hungary, 2006-10
Figure 20: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Italy, 2006-10
Figure 21: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Poland, 2006-10
Figure 22: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Portugal, 2006-10
Figure 23: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Spain, 2006-10
Store formats
Retail offering
e-commerce and home shopping
Carrefour
Strategic evaluation
Losing market share
Reviving mature markets
1. Price
2. Formats
Figure 25: Beauty section, Carrefour Planet, Milan
3. Products
Dia spun off
Background
Company performance
Figure 26: Carrefour (Europe): Group financial performance, 2006-10
Figure 27: Carrefour (Europe): Sales contribution by territory, 2009 and 2010
Figure 28: Carrefour (Europe): Directly-operated outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 29: Carrefour (Europe): Company-operated sales area distribution 2009 and 2010
Figure 30: Carrefour (Europe): Total European outlet numbers by territory (incl. franchise/partner stores), 2006-10
France
Figure 31: France: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Belgium
Figure 32: Belgium: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Greece
Figure 33: Greece: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Italy
Figure 34: Italy: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Poland
Figure 35: Poland: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Portugal
Figure 36: Portugal: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Spain
Figure 37: Spain: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Romania
Figure 38: Romania: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Store formats
Figure 39: Carrefour (Europe): Total European outlet numbers by format (incl. franchise/partner stores), 2006-10
Figure 40: Carrefour (Europe): Total European outlet numbers by format (incl. franchise stores), 2009-10
Figure 41: Carrefour (Europe): Outlet numbers by ownership, format and territory (incl. franchise/partner stores), 2010
Retail offering
E-commerce and home shopping
Rewe (food)
Strategic evaluation
Convenience and kiosks
Figure 43: Rewe To Go store in Cologne
Online deficiencies
Penny losses in Germany
Strengthening Billa’s offer
Background
Company performance
Figure 44: Rewe (food): Group sales performance, 2006-2010
Figure 46: Rewe (food): Sales by country, 2006-10
Figure 47: Rewe (food): Company-operated outlet data by segment, 2008-10
Figure 48: Rewe (food): Company-operated outlet data by country, 2008-10
Store formats
Figure 50: Rewe: Food retail formats in Germany, 2011
Figure 51: Rewe: International food formats, 2011
Retail offering
Rewe
Penny
Billa
E-commerce and home shopping
Schwarz Group (Europe)
Strategic evaluation
Good progress in 2010
Avoiding risk
Opportunities closer to home
Investing in product…
…and vertical integration
Background
Company performance
Figure 53: Schwarz Group: Estimated group sales performance, 2006/07-2010/11
Figure 54: Schwarz Group: Estimated outlet numbers, 2006/07-2010/11
Store formats
Figure 55: Schwarz Group: Store formats, 2011
Retail offering
e-commerce
SPAR International
Strategic evaluation
Rationalisation and the recovery
Background
Figure 57: SPAR International: Year of entry, by country
Company performance
Figure 58: SPAR International: Retail sales by country, 2006-10
Figure 59: SPAR International: Estimated European sales exclusive of sales tax, 2010
Figure 60: SPAR International: Outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 61: SPAR International: Sales per m², by country (Europe), 2010
Figure 62: SPAR (Austria): Sales as share of Austrian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 63: SPAR (Belgium): Sales as share of all Belgian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 64: SPAR (Croatia): Sales as share of all Croatian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 65: SPAR (Czech Republic): Sales as share of all Czech food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 66: SPAR (Denmark): Sales as share of all Danish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 67: SPAR (France): Sales as share of all French food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 68: SPAR (Germany): Sales as share of all German food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 69: SPAR (Greece): Sales as share of all Greek food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 70: SPAR (Hungary): Sales as share of all Hungarian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 71: SPAR (Ireland): Sales as share of all Irish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 72: SPAR (Italy): Sales as share of all Italian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 73: SPAR (Netherlands): Sales as share of all Dutch food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 74: SPAR (Norway): Sales as share of all Norwegian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 75: SPAR (Poland): Sales as share of all Polish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 76: SPAR (Romania): Sales as share of all Romanian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 77: SPAR (Russia): Sales as share of all Russian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 78: SPAR (Slovenia): Sales as share of all Slovenian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 79: SPAR (Spain): Sales as share of all Spanish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 80: SPAR (Switzerland): Sales as share of all Swiss food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 81: SPAR (UK): Sales as share of all UK food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 82: SPAR International: Sales and outlets, by country outside Europe, 2007-10
Store formats
Figure 83: SPAR International: Store formats, 2010
Retail offering
e-commerce and home shopping
Appendix - Broader Market Environment
Population
Figure 84: Europe: Population, by age group, 2005
Figure 85: Europe: Population, by age group, 2010
Figure 86: Europe: Population, by age group, 2015
Figure 87: Europe: Population, by age group, 2020
GDP
Figure 88: Europe: GDP (current prices), 2010
Figure 89: Europe: GDP growth rates (current prices), 2001-Q3 2011
Figure 90: Europe: GDP growth rates (constant prices), 2001 - Q3 2011
Consumer spending
Figure 91: Europe: Households’ consumer spending (current prices), 2010
Figure 92: Europe: Households’ consumer spending growth rates (current prices), 2001- Q3 2011
Figure 93: Europe: Households’ consumer spending growth rates (constant prices), 2001-Q3 2011
Consumer prices
Figure 94: Europe: Harmonised index of consumer prices, 2001-10
Unemployment
Figure 95: Europe: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-10
Interest rates
Figure 96: Europe: Interest rates, 2005 -Q3 2011
Consumer confidence
Figure 97: Europe: Consumer confidence, Sep 2010 -Aug 2011
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