By 2009 Online Shopping is Estimated to Account for 8% of the Total Retail Sales in Europe.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48836) has announced the addition of European Retail Market: An Analysis to their offering This report contains a detailed study about the European retail market and its various segments. The industry can be divided into a number of different formats and the types of such formats are increasing. Moreover, the report talks in details about the broad market segments of the retail market and their respective growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. and and market share. It also compares the European retail market with the retail market in the US. Further, the report profiles the leading firms of the industry - Carrefour, Tesco, METRO and Koninklijke Ahold - and compares their competitive positioning. It also talks about the strategies adopted by these firms in details. The report also includes a brief financial analysis of the competing firms. It finally ends with a broad future outlook regarding the industry and its overall performance. Topics Covered 1. Introduction 1.1 Market Definition The retail industry in Europe comprises sellers of consumer merchandise, including electronics, food, beverages, apparels, furniture, electrical equipments, and books. 1.2 Market Overview The Retail Industry can be classified into the following formats: Super Markets Hyper A Greek work meaning "above" or "more than." It is used as a prefix to technical concepts and products to convey a more advanced or more automatic capability. Markets Discount Stores Convenience Stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. Online Retailing 1.3 Market Size UK The UK accounted for 8.6% sale of the top 250 retailers worldwide in 2004 France French retail sales saw a y-o-y growth of 3.7% in value and 3.8% in volume in June 2006 Germany In 2006, retail sales in Germany rose by 1.9% y-o-y in June 2006 2. Market Segmentation Market Segmentation A marketing term referring to the aggregating of prospective buyers into groups (segments) that have common needs and will respond similarly to a marketing action. 2.1 Food and Drinks The European food retail industry stood at US$1.1 trillion in 2005 an increase of 3.7% from 2004. The market has grown at a CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate of 3.6% during 2001-05. 2.2 Clothing In 2005, European retail apparel industry is estimated to have generated sales of US$261.9 billion. The industry recorded sales of US$256.9 billion in 2004, contributing 30.8% to the global apparel industry. 2.3 Electricals The Europe electrical retail market stood at US$184.3 billion in 2005. The UK market is the largest electrical market in Europe and was worth US$45.5 billion in 2005. 2.4 Beauty Care The European beauty care market is the largest market in the world and contributed to 35.7% of the global cosmetics market in 2005. 2.5 Department Stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. The department stores in Europe contributed about US$40.8 billion or 8.3% of the global department store sales in 2004. 3. Market Dynamics 3.1 Market Trends Saturation in Western European Markets Growth in Alternate Media of Selling Discount Retailers Rule over Small Retail Chains Private Labels Demand Surge 3.2 Growth Drivers Attractive Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. Markets Rise in Employment Rate 3.3 E-Retailing in Europe In 2005, online shopping was 2% of the total retail market in Europe and is estimated to be 8% of the total retail sales by 2009 3.4 US versus European Retailers Comparison made on the following criteria: Dominant Retail Format Business Segments Top Retailers by Sales Presence in the Top 100 Retailers 4. Competitor Analysis Competitor analysis in marketing and strategic management is an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors. Created by Michael Porter competitor analysis focuses on four key aspects: competitor's objectives, competitor's assumptions, 4.1 Profile of Market Leaders The section profiles the top players Carrefour, Tesco, METRO and Koninklijke Ahold. 4.2. Competitive Landscape Comparison of the competitive positions on the following parameters: Market Share Number of Retail Stores New Store Openings Planned Store Openings Sales of Dominant Region Product Range Store Footage Store Formats 4.3 Financial Comparison 4.3.1 Income Statement Analysis An income statement analysis is based on revenues, net income and profit margins 4.3.2 Balance sheet Analysis The section includes an analysis of liquidity ratios, performance ratios and debt to equity ratios The debt to equity ratio (D/E) is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of equity and debt used to finance a company's assets. It is equal to total debt divided by shareholders' equity. 4.4 Strategies The section studies strategies of the competing group of Carrefour, Tesco, METRO and Ahold in detail. 4.4 Recent developments 5. Outlook The European retail industry has a mixed outlook: while the mature markets of Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). show a pessimistic outlook with rising interest rates and unemployment, higher income levels have led to brighter prospects in Eastern Europe. Tables Figures Companies Mentioned Wal-Mart, Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Kroger, Sears Holding, Costoco, Target, Albertson, Walgreen, Lowes, Safeway, CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. , BestBuy, Carrefour, Tesco , METRO, Koninklijke Ahold, Marks and Spencers, Karstadt, El Corte Ingles This article is about an American supermarket chain. For a town in Gran Canaria, see Playa del Inglés. Ingles (NYSE: IMKTA) is a regional supermarket chain based in Asheville, North Carolina, where Robert "Bob" Ingle opened the first store in Asheville, NC in , Kaufhof and John Lewis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48836 |
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