Food Retailing - Spain
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.
Mintel European Retail Intelligence provides independent, expert coverage of the major retail sectors throughout Europe. Each title in this series analyses retailing trends in up to 19 European markets, including the Scandinavian nations and Eastern European countries such as the Czech Republic and Poland as well as the major Western European markets.
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
Pricing activity eases
Own brand investment steps up
Hypermarkets in the doldrums
Retail outlook and forecasts
Mercadona opens up its lead
Consumers looking for low prices
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: Spain: Consumer prices inflation, Jan 2006-Oct 2011
Own brand development
Consumer spending and confidence
Population
Implications for food retailers
The Market: Consumer Spending on Groceries
Figure 4: Spain: Consumer spending, growth in main categories, 2005-09
Figure 5: Spain: Consumer spending on food and drink as % of all consumer spending, 2000-09
Figure 6: Spain: Consumer spending on food and drink and other select categories, 2005-09
The Market: The Food Retailers
Economic and consumer spending outlook
Retail outlook and forecasts
Figure 7: Spain: Food retailers’ sales, 2006-16
Outlet and enterprise data
Figure 8: Spain: Retail enterprise numbers, 2005-09
Figure 9: Spain: Enterprise and outlet numbers, 2009
Store numbers by format
Figure 10: Spain: Hypermarkets, 1973-2010
The Retailers: Online
Grocery e-commerce in its infancy
Website usage
Figure 11: Spain: Top three retail websites for food, July 2011
Online shopping: Penetration levels
Figure 12: Spain: Online shopping penetration, 2003-10
The Retailers: Leading Retailers
Margin protection in 2010
Discounter and regional supermarkets hold up well
Mercadona reinforces its market leadership
Hypermarkets continue to struggle
Eroski loses market share too
Dinosol’s future looking uncertain
Figure 13: Spain: Leading food retailers, 2010/11
The Retailers: Market Shares
Figure 14: Spain: Leading food retailers’ market shares, 2009 and 2010
The Consumer: What They Look For
Figure 15: Most important deciding factors in shopping for food, drink and household products, Spain, 2010
Figure 16: Deciding factors in shopping for food, drink and household products, Spain, 2006-10
The Consumers: Where They Shop
Spanish consumers shop under several roofs
Figure 17: Shops used regularly/occasionally, Spain, 2010
But they prefer high street to out-of-town supermarkets
Figure 18: Which supermarkets consumers shop regularly, Spain, GB, Germany and France, 2010
Figure 19: Which other food channels consumers shop regularly, Spain, GB, Germany and France, 2010
Aldi (Europe)
Strategic evaluation
Challenges at home
Mature markets provide robust growth
Still much scope for growth
Figure 212: Aldi: Stores per million capita in selected European countries, 2010
Downturn favours discounters in the UK?
Background
Company performance
Figure 213: Aldi (Europe): Group sales performance, 2006-10
Figure 214: Aldi (Europe): Outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 215: Aldi (Austria): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Austria, 2006-10
Figure 216: Aldi (Belgium): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Belgium, 2006-10
Figure 217: Aldi (Denmark): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Denmark, 2006-10
Figure 218: Aldi (France): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2006-10
Figure 219: Aldi (Germany): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Germany, 2006-10
Figure 220: Aldi (Ireland): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Ireland, 2006-10
Figure 221: Aldi (Netherlands): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in The Netherlands, 2006-10
Figure 222: Aldi (Portugal): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Portugal, 2006-10
Figure 223: Aldi (Spain): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Spain, 2006-10
Figure 224: Aldi (Switzerland): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Switzerland, 2006-10
Figure 225: Aldi (UK): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in the UK, 2006-10
Store format
Retail offering
E-commerce and home shopping
Auchan
Strategic evaluation
Further margin loss in tough climate
Beefs up supermarkets and enters neighbourhood
E-commerce is growing rapidly
Background
Company performance
Figure 36: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2006-10
Figure 37: Auchan: Estimated European sales, by country, 2006-10
Figure 38: Auchan: Outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 39: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in France, 2006-10
Figure 40: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Hungary, 2006-10
Figure 41: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Italy, 2006-10
Figure 42: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Poland, 2006-10
Figure 43: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers’ sales in Portugal, 2006-10
Figure 44: 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 46: Beauty section, Carrefour Planet, Milan
3. Products
Dia spun off
Background
Company performance
Figure 47: Carrefour (Europe): Group financial performance, 2006-10
Figure 48: Carrefour (Europe): Sales contribution by territory, 2009 and 2010
Figure 49: Carrefour (Europe): Directly-operated outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 50: Carrefour (Europe): Company-operated sales area distribution 2009 and 2010
Figure 51: Carrefour (Europe): Total European outlet numbers by territory (incl. franchise/partner stores), 2006-10
France
Figure 52: France: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Belgium
Figure 53: Belgium: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Greece
Figure 54: Greece: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Italy
Figure 55: Italy: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Poland
Figure 56: Poland: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Portugal
Figure 57: Portugal: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Spain
Figure 58: Spain: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Romania
Figure 59: Romania: Sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Store formats
Figure 60: Carrefour (Europe): Total European outlet numbers by format (incl. franchise/partner stores), 2006-10
Figure 61: Carrefour (Europe): Total European outlet numbers by format (incl. franchise stores), 2009-10
Figure 62: Carrefour (Europe): Outlet numbers by ownership, format and territory (incl. franchise/partner stores), 2010
Retail offering
E-commerce and home shopping
E. Leclerc
Strategic evaluation
Strong value proposition
Non-food and new outlets spur growth
Increasing overseas focus
Background
Company performance
Figure 64: E. Leclerc: Group financial performance, 2006-10
Figure 65: E Leclerc: Estimated sales performance in international markets, 2010
Figure 66: E. Leclerc: Outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 67: E. Leclerc: International food outlets, 2006-10
Non-food fascia
Figure 68: E Leclerc: Non-food outlets, 2010
Retail offering
e-commerce and home shopping
Groupement des Mousquetaires (Intermarché)
Strategic evaluation
Return to growth
Standing out from the crowd
Can Les Mousquetaires catch Leclerc?
Background
Company performance
Figure 70: Groupement des Mousquetaires: Group sales, 2006-10
Figure 71: Groupement des Mousquetaires: Food outlet data, 2006-10
Store formats
Figure 72: Groupement des Mousquetaires: Food outlets by type, 2010
Figure 73: Groupement des Mousquetaires: Non-food outlet data, 2006-10
Retail offering
e-commerce and home shopping
Mercadona
Strategic evaluation
Cutting prices for hard pressed customers
Collaboration with integrated suppliers
Squeezing branded suppliers
Raising the bar
Staff conditions
Investing for the future
Longer term view
Background
Company performance
Figure 75: Mercadona: Group financial performance, 2006-10
Figure 76: Mercadona: Outlet data, 2006-10
Retail offering
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 78: Schwarz Group: Estimated group sales performance, 2006/07-2010/11
Figure 79: Schwarz Group: Estimated outlet numbers, 2006/07-2010/11
Store formats
Figure 80: Schwarz Group: Store formats, 2011
Retail offering
e-commerce
SPAR International
Strategic evaluation
Rationalisation and the recovery
Background
Figure 82: SPAR International: Year of entry, by country
Company performance
Figure 83: SPAR International: Retail sales by country, 2006-10
Figure 84: SPAR International: Estimated European sales exclusive of sales tax, 2010
Figure 85: SPAR International: Outlet data, 2006-10
Figure 86: SPAR International: Sales per m², by country (Europe), 2010
Figure 87: SPAR (Austria): Sales as share of Austrian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 88: SPAR (Belgium): Sales as share of all Belgian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 89: SPAR (Croatia): Sales as share of all Croatian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 90: SPAR (Czech Republic): Sales as share of all Czech food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 91: SPAR (Denmark): Sales as share of all Danish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 92: SPAR (France): Sales as share of all French food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 93: SPAR (Germany): Sales as share of all German food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 94: SPAR (Greece): Sales as share of all Greek food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 95: SPAR (Hungary): Sales as share of all Hungarian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 96: SPAR (Ireland): Sales as share of all Irish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 97: SPAR (Italy): Sales as share of all Italian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 98: SPAR (Netherlands): Sales as share of all Dutch food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 99: SPAR (Norway): Sales as share of all Norwegian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 100: SPAR (Poland): Sales as share of all Polish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 101: SPAR (Romania): Sales as share of all Romanian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 102: SPAR (Russia): Sales as share of all Russian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 103: SPAR (Slovenia): Sales as share of all Slovenian food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 104: SPAR (Spain): Sales as share of all Spanish food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 105: SPAR (Switzerland): Sales as share of all Swiss food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 106: SPAR (UK): Sales as share of all UK food retailers’ sales, 2006-10
Figure 107: SPAR International: Sales and outlets, by country outside Europe, 2007-10
Store formats
Figure 108: SPAR International: Store formats, 2010
Retail offering
e-commerce and home shopping
Appendix - Broader Market Environment
Population
Figure 109: Europe: Population, by age group, 2005
Figure 110: Europe: Population, by age group, 2010
Figure 111: Europe: Population, by age group, 2015
Figure 112: Europe: Population, by age group, 2020
GDP
Figure 113: Europe: GDP (current prices), 2010
Figure 114: Europe: GDP growth rates (current prices), 2001-Q3 2011
Figure 115: Europe: GDP growth rates (constant prices), 2001 - Q3 2011
Consumer spending
Figure 116: Europe: Households’ consumer spending (current prices), 2010
Figure 117: Europe: Households’ consumer spending growth rates (current prices), 2001- Q3 2011
Figure 118: Europe: Households’ consumer spending growth rates (constant prices), 2001-Q3 2011
Consumer prices
Figure 119: Europe: Harmonised index of consumer prices, 2001-10
Unemployment
Figure 120: Europe: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-10
Interest rates
Figure 121: Europe: Interest rates, 2005 -Q3 2011
Consumer confidence
Figure 122: Europe: Consumer confidence, Sep 2010 -Aug 2011
Appendix - TGI Europe
Figure 123: Deciding factors in shopping for food, drink and household products, Spain, 2009-10
Figure 124: Shops used regularly/occasionally, Spain, 2010
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