Getting Inventive

Mass Grocery Retail In Western Europe

Publication Date	October 2008
Publisher	Business Monitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	66
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BMI02837

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Summary

Regional Overview: The 'Greening Of MGR In Western Europe In May 2007, the UKs second-largest mass grocery retailer (MGR), Asda, announced that it had begun testing biodegradable milk bottles using recycled cardboard lined with biodegradable plastic. The move has been welcomed as a significant step towards reducing the 3mn tons of plastic thrown away in the UK annually. The UK continues to be one of Western Europes worst culprits for relying on landfill as a means of waste disposal. Furthermore, plastic bags, bottles, trays and cartons distributed by grocery retailers such as Asda continue to be among the least recycled items of all packaging waste. Asdas initiative should therefore be welcomed for its potential to change the UKs poor recycling track record. However, the move can also be seen as the latest in a string of announcements by Western European MGRs which highlight the extent to which a visible commitment to environmental preservation has become a key strategy for grocery retailers striving to win and retain customers.

Content

Regional Overview
Regional Overview: The greening of Mgr in Western Europe
Pressures from above and below
Packing Innovations
Capitalising on The Environment
Table: Mgr Eco-Friendly Strategies in Western Europe
Mgr: Tesco, Sainsbury, Carrefour, Delhaize, Asda, Migros, Auchan, El Corte Ingles, Rewe,
Edeka, Esselunga, Ahold, Fakta (Coop), Kesko
SWOT
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Country Focus
France
Home of The Hypermarket
Table: Structure of Frances Mgr Market by Estimated Number of Outlets
Period 2001-2007, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
Total Mgr Operators
Table: Average Value of Sales per Outlet (US$Mn) by Format 2006
Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores, Total Mgr Operators
Table: Structure of France Mgr Market Sales Value by Format (US$Bn)
Period 2001-2007, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
Total Mgr Operators
Table: France Mass Grocery Retail Sales by Format (US$Bn) Historical Data & Forecasts
Period 2004-20012f, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
Total Mgr Sectors
Solid, If Unspectacular
Table: Key Players in Frances Mass Grocery Retail Sector 2007
Parent Company: Carrefour Group, Auchan Group, E. Leclerc, Itm Entreprises Sa, Casino
Guichard-Perrachon, Total, Systeme U, Cora (Louis Delhaize), Lidl & Schwarz Group, Aldi Group
Germany
- Discount Heavy
- Table: Annual Average Sales per Outlet by Format (US$Mn) - 2007
- Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores, Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Structure of Germanys Mass Grocery Retail Market by Estimated Number of Outlets
- Period 2002-2007e, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
- Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Sales Format by Value in Germanys Mass Grocery Retail Market (US$Bn)
- Period 2002-2007e, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
- Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Grocery Retail Sales by Format Historical Data and Forecasts
- Period 2007-2017f, Organised/Mgr, Non-Organised/Independent
- Capitalising on Economic Improvements
- Table: Germany Mgr Sectorsales Value by Format (US$Bn)historical Data & Forecasts
- Period 2005-2012f, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
- Total Mgr Sector
- Table: Key Players in Germanys Mass Grocery Retail Sector
- Parent Company: Edeka Group, Metro Group, Rewe Group, Lidl & Schwarz Group, Aldi Group,
- Tengel-Mann Group
Greece
- Liberalisation Stimulates Modernisation
- Table: Structure of The Mass Grocery Retail Market by Estimated Number of Outlets
- Period 2001-2007, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Co-Ops, Discount Stores, Convenience
- Stores, Total Mgr Sector
- Table: Greece Mass Grocery Retail Sales by Format (US$Bn) Value Sales by Format 19
- Period 2001-2007e, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Co-Ops, Discount Stores, Convenience
- Stores, Total Mgr Sector
- Table: Average Value of Mgr Outlets, US$Mn
- Period 2007e, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Co-Ops, Discount Stores, Convenience
- Stores, Total Mgr Retailers
- on The Brink of Consolidation
- Table: Greece Mass Grocery Retail Value Sales by Format Historical Data & Forecasts
- Period 2005 - 2012f, Supermarkets (US$Bn), Hypermarkets (US$Bn), Co-Operatives (US$Bn),
- Discount Stores (US$Bn), Convenience Stores (US$Bn), Total Mgr Sector (US$Bn)
- Table: Grocery Retail Sales by Format Historical Data and Forecasts
- Period 2007-2017f, Organised/Mgr, Non-Organised/Independent
- Table: Key Players Greeces Mass Grocery Retail Sector, 2007
- Parent Company: Carrefour Marinopoulos, Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos Sa (Dalhaize),
- Sklavenitis Group Sa, Veropoulos Bros, Atlantic Supermarket Sa, Metro, Masoutis
- Supermarkets Sa, Metro Cash & Carry, Galaxias, Arvanitidis, Lidl Hella & Co Ee, Tengelmann
Italy
- Hanging on to Tradition
- Table: Annual Average Sales per Outlet by Format 2007
- Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores, Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Structure of Italys Mass Grocery Retail Market by Estimated Number of Outlets
- Period 2001-2007, Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
- Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Sales Value by Format in Italys Mass Grocery Retail Market (US$Mn)
- Period 2001-2007e, Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
- Total Mgr Operators
- Supermarkets to Stimulate Growth
- Table: Sales Breakdown by Retail Format Type
- Period 2007-2017f, Organised Sector, Non-Organised/Independent Sector
- Table: Key Players in Italys Mass Grocery Retail Sector 2007
- Company: Coop Italia, Conad (Co-Operative), Auchan, Interdis, Carrefour, Esselunga, Spar,
- Gruppo Pam, Billa/Rewe, Lidl
Spain
- Gradual Concentration
- Table: Annual Average Sales per Outlet by Format (US$Mn) 2007
- Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores, Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Structure of Spains Mass Grocery Retail Market by Estimated Number of Outlets
- Period 2001-2007, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
- Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Grocery Retail Sales by Format Historical Data and Forecasts
- Period 2007-2017f, Organised Sector, Non-Organised/Independent Sector
- Lifestyle Driving Change and Growth
- Table: Spain Mass Grocery Retail Sales by Format (US$Bn)
- Period 2005-2012f, Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores,
- Total Mgr Sectors
- Table: Key Players in Spains Mass Grocery Retail Sector 2006
- Parent Company: El Corte Ingles Sa, Centros Comerciales Carrefour Sa, Mercadona Sa,
- Grupo Eroski, Auchan, Permira Funds, Lidl Supemercados, Spar Espanola S.L, Ahorramas,
- Consum, Gadisa, Cvc Partners, Tengelmann Espana, Aldi
United Kingdom
- Hugely Competitive
- Table: Structure of The Uks Mgr Market Sales Value by Format (US$Bn), Estimates No. of Outlets
- Period 2001-2007e, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Co-Ops, Discount Stores, Convenience
- Stores, Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Structure of The Uks Mgr Market Sales Value by Format (US$Bn), Estimates
- Period 2001-2007, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Co-Ops, Discount Stores, Convenience
- Stores, Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Annual Average Sales per Outlet by Format (US$Mn) 2006
- Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Co-Ops, Discount Stores, Convenience Stores, Total Mgr
- Operators
- Innovation Keeps Market Dynamic
- Table: Sales Breakdown by Retail Format Type
- Period 2007-2017f, Organised Sector/Mgr, Non-Organised/Independent Sector
- Table: Structure of UK Mgr Market Sales by Format (US$Bn) Historical Data & Forecasts
- Period 2005-2012f, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Co-Ops, Discount Stores, Convenience
- Stores, Total Mgr Operators
- Table: Key Players in The Uks Mass Grocery Retail Sector Financial Year 2006/2007
- Parent Company: Tesco Plc, Asda Group Ltd, J. Sainsbury Plc, Wm. Morrison Supermarkets, Somerfield, Marks & Spencer Group Plc, Waitrose, Co-Op, Spar, Musgrave Group, Baugar Group, Lidl, Aldi, Costcutter, Netto, Farmfoods
- Company Profilesfrance
- Casino
- Auchan
- Carrefour
- Company Profilesgermany
- Rewe
- Lidl
- Company Profilesgreece
- Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos
- Atlantic Supermarket
- Carrefour Marinopoulos
- Company Profilesitaly
- Conad
- Company Profilesspain
- Caprabo
- Carrefour
- Auchan
- Company Profilesunited Kingdom
- Asda
- J. Sainsbury Plc
- Tesco
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- France
- Hitting A Rough Patch
- Bad News All around
- Table: Francemacroeconomic Forecasts
- Period 2008-2012, Nominal Gdp (US$Bn), Nominal Gdp (Eurbn), Real Gdp Growth
- (% Change Y-O-Y), Gdp per Capita (US$), Population (Mn), Unemployment (% of Labour Force Eop),
- Budget Balance (% of Gdp), Consumer Prices (% Y-O-Y Ave), Lending Rate (% Eop), Real Lending
- Rate (% Eop), Exchange Rate Eur/US$ (Ave), Exports (US$Bn), Imports (US$Bn), Trade Balance
- (US$Bn), Current Account (US$Bn), Current Account (% of Gdp)
- Now What?
Germany
- Staying Solid after Recovery
- Table: Germanymacroeconomic Forecasts
- Period 2008-2012, Nominal Gdp (US$Bn), Nominal Gdp (Eurbn), Real Gdp Growth
- (% Change Y-O-Y), Gdp per Capita (US$), Population (Mn), Industrial Production Index
- (% Y-O-Y Eop), Unemployment (% of Labour Force Eop), Budget Balance (% of Gdp),
- Consumer Prices (% Y-O-Y Eop), Consumer Prices (% Y-O-Y Ave), Lending Rate (% Eop),
- Real Lending Rate (% Eop), Exchange Rate Eur/US$ (Eop), Exchange Rate Eur/US$ (Ave),
- Exports (US$Bn), Imports (US$Bn), Trade Balance (US$Bn), Current Account (US$Bn),
- Current Account (% of Gdp)
- Are Zew Numbers Overly Negative?
- Inflation Remains A Problem
Greece
- Outspacing Eurozone Average
- Table: Greeceeconomic Activity
- Period 2005-2012, Nominal Gdp (Eurbn), Nominal Gdp (US$Bn), Real Gdp Growth
- (% Change Y-O-Y), Gdp per Capita (US$), Population (Mn), Unemployment (% of Labour Force Eop)
Italy
- on-Going under-Perfomance
- Table: Italymacroeconomic Forecasts
- Period 2008-2012, Nominal Gdp (US$Bn), Nominal Gdp (Eurbn), Real Gdp Growth (% Change Y-O-Y),
- Gdp per Capita (US$), Population (Mn), Unemployment (% of Labour Force Eop), Budget Balance
- (% of Gdp), Consumer Prices (% Y-O-Y Eop), Consumer Prices (% Y-O-Y Ave), Lending Rate (% Eop), Real
- Lending Rate (% Eop), Exchange Rate Eur/US$ (Eop), Exchange Rate Eur/US$ (Ave), Exports (US$Bn),
- Imports (US$Bn), Trade Balance (US$Bn), Current Account (US$Bn), Current Account (% of Gdp)
Spain
- Downturn Imminent
- Housing Bubble Bursts
- Table: Spaineconomic Activity
- Period 2003-2012, Nominal Gdp (Eurbn), Nominal Gdp (US$Bn), Real Gdp Growth
- (% Change Y-O-Y), Gdp per Capita (US$), Population (Mn), Unemployment (% of Labour Force Eop)
- Risks to Outlook
United Kingdom
- Weakening Outlook
- The Big Risk: Property
- Table: United Kingdommacroeconomic Forecasts
- Period 2008-2012, Nominal Gdp (US$Bn), Nominal Gdp (Eurbn), Real Gdp Growth
- (% Change Y-O-Y), Gdp per Capita (US$), Population (Mn), Industrial Production Index
- (% Y-O-Y Eop), Unemployment (% of Labour Force Eop), Budget Balance (% of Gdp),
- Consumer Prices (% Y-O-Y Eop), Consumer Prices (% Y-O-Y Ave), Lending Rate (% Eop),
- Real Lending Rate (% Eop), Exchange Rate Eur/US$ (Eop), Exchange Rate Eur/US$ (Ave),
- Exports (US$Bn), Imports (US$Bn), Trade Balance (US$Bn), Current Account (US$Bn),
- Current Account (% of Gdp)
- The Current Account Problem
- UK Rates: Its Kings Konundrum Now
- So What Does Merv Do Now?
- Appendix
- Bmi Industry Glossary - Mass Grocery Retail
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Sourcing