Global Food & Grocery Retail Industry Profile & Value Chain Analysis

Global food & grocery retail industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2013-17, and forecast to 2022). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

The value chain analysis reveals the business activities which comprise the global food & grocery retail market value chain. All key stages are highlighted, along with examples of companies active, and assessments of the burning issues for every stage of the value chain. Key value chain stages analyzed include base ingredients, food production, distribution, food retail, and end user.

Synopsis

Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the global food & grocery retail market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Key Highlights

The global food & grocery retail market grew by 6% in 2017 to reach a value of $8,465.9 billion.

Food is the largest segment of the global food & grocery retail market, accounting for 72.9% of the market's total value

Competition between players is fierce due to the limited level of product differentiation and consumer's negligible switching costs, combined with a challenging and volatile industry environment.

The production of base ingredients stage is dominated by large players, although individual farmers with smallholdings are present and more prevalent in developing markets and markets in which artisanal products are desirable.

Leading retailers are backwards integrating into storage and warehouses in a drive to achieve improved efficiency.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the food & grocery retail market
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global food & grocery retail market
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key food & grocery retail players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global food & grocery retail market with five year forecasts
• Quickly and easily identify the key stages and sub-stages of the global food & grocery retail market value chain
• See examples of companies active at each stage of the global food & grocery retail market value chain
• Examine trends and burning issues impacting the global food & grocery retail market value chain

Reasons to buy

• What was the size of the global food & grocery retail market by value in 2017?
• What will be the size of the global food & grocery retail market in 2022?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global food & grocery retail market?
• How has the sector performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in the global food & grocery retail market?
• What are the key stages and sub-stages of the global food & grocery retail market value chain?

Table of Contents
Executive Summary 2
Value chain analysis 2
Market value 2
Market value forecast 2
Category segmentation 2
Geography segmentation 2
Market rivalry 2
Market Overview 7
Market definition 7
Market analysis 7
Value Chain Analysis 8
Food & grocery retail market complete value chain overview 8
Base Ingredients 9
Food Production 11
Distribution 13
Food Retail 15
End-Users 17
Market Data 19
Market value 19
Market Segmentation 20
Category segmentation 20
Geography segmentation 21
Market distribution 22
Market Outlook 23
Market value forecast 23
Five Forces Analysis 24
Summary 24
Buyer power 25
Supplier power 27
New entrants 28
Threat of substitutes 30
Degree of rivalry 31
Leading Companies 32
Carrefour S.A. 32
Costco Wholesale Corporation 36
Tesco PLC 39
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 42
Methodology 45
Industry associations 46
Related MarketLine research 46
Appendix 47
About MarketLine 47