Food Retailing - Spain - December 2007

SUMMARY

Abstract

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

Table of Contents

• Market in Brief
• The future
• Market size & performance
• Market leaders
• Consumer behaviour
• Report Scope
• Report structure and content
• Food retailing sector
• Store definitions
• Buying groups, voluntary groups and co-operatives
• Technical notes
• Definitions
• Currencies
  • Figure 1: Exchange rates: National currencies against the Euro, 2002-06
• Country codes
• VAT
  • Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2006
• Other abbreviations
• Broader Market Environment
• Growing population
  • Figure 3: Spain: Population trends, 2002-06
• But ageing too
• Steady economic growth
  • Figure 4: Spain: Gross domestic product, 1996-2006
• But times are changing
• Unemployment to fall further
• The Market in Context
• Key findings
  • Figure 5: Spain: Consumer expenditure on food, drink & tobacco, 2001-05
• 2006 & 2007
• Other surveys
• Topline consumer spending data
  • Figure 6: Spain: Consumer expenditure on food, 1995-2006
  • Figure 7: Spain: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2001-05
• Inflation
  • Figure 8: Spain: Inflation, selected products 2002-06
• Sector Size and Forecast
• Future
• Past
• Economic outlook
• Food retailers
  • Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales, 2002-12
• The Consumer -- Where They Shop
• Key points
  • Figure 10: Spain: Primary shopping outlet, June 2007
  • Figure 11: Spain: Where food is purchased, by income and age, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- Primary Shoppers
  • Figure 12: Spain: Primary shopping by retailer, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 13: Spain: Primary shopping by retailer, detailed demographics, June 2007
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- Secondary Shoppers
  • Figure 14: Secondary shopping by retailer, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 15: Spain: Secondary shopping, detailed demographics, June 2007
• The Consumer -- Factors Important in Deciding Where to Shop
  • Figure 16: Spain: Factors influencing choice of supermarket, June 2007
• Young versus old
• Detailed view of Consumer Demographics -- factors important in deciding where to shop
  • Figure 17: Spain: Factors most important in choosing where to shop, detailed demographics, June 2007
  • Figure 18: Spain: Factors important in choosing where to shop, detailed demographics, June 2007
• Retailer Competitor Analysis
• Carrefour the market leader
• Others
  • Figure 19: Spain: Major food, drink & tobacco retailers, 2006/07
• Market shares
  • Figure 20: Spain: Leading food retailers' market shares, 2006
• Evaluation
  • Figure 21: Spain: Food retailers, evaluation, 2006/07
• Aldi (Europe)
  • Figure 22: Aldi (Europe): Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 23: Aldi (Europe): Estimated group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 24: Aldi (Europe): Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Auchan
  • Figure 25: Auchan: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 26: Auchan France: Sales as share of all food retailers' Sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 27: Auchan: Group financial performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 28: Auchan: Share of group sales by region, 2002-06
  • Figure 29: Auchan: Estimated European sales by country, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 30: Auchan (Europe): Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 31: Auchan (Europe) fascia type by market, 2006
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Carrefour Europe
  • Figure 32: Carrefour Europe: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 33: Carrefour Europe: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 34: Carrefour Europe: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Countries of operation
  • Figure 35: Carrefour: Percentage share of European sales by individual market, 2006
• France
  • Figure 36: Carrefour France: Sales as percentage of all french food retailers' Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 37: Carrefour France: Sales by individual formats, 2002-06
  • Figure 38: Carrefour France: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Belgium
  • Figure 39: Carrefour Belgium: Sales as percentage of all Belgian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 40: Carrefour Belgium: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 41: Carrefour Belgium: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Czech & Slovak Republics
• Greece
  • Figure 42: Carrefour Greece: Sales as percentage of all Greek food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 43: Carrefour Greece: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 44: Carrefour Greece: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Italy
  • Figure 45: Carrefour Italy: Sales as percentage of all Italian food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 46: Carrefour Italy: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 47: Carrefour Italy: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Poland
  • Figure 48: Carrefour Poland: Sales as Percentage of All Polish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 49: Carrefour Poland: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 50: Carrefour Poland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Portugal
  • Figure 51: Carrefour Portugal: Sales as percentage of all Portuguese food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 52: Carrefour Portugal: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 53: Carrefour Portugal: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Romania
  • Figure 54: Carrefour Romania: Sales and outlet data, 2006
• Spain
  • Figure 55: Carrefour Spain: Sales as percentage of all Spanish food retailers' sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 56: Carrefour Spain: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 57: Carrefour Spain: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Switzerland
  • Figure 58: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales as percentage of all Swiss food retailers, 2002-06
  • Figure 59: Carrefour Switzerland: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 60: Carrefour Switzerland: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Turkey
  • Figure 61: Carrefour Turkey: Sales, 2002-06
  • Figure 62: Carrefour Turkey: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 63: Carrefour: European fascias by format, 2007
  • Figure 64: Carrefour: Private labels, 2007
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping
• El Corte Inglés
  • Figure 65: El Corte Inglés: Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain by fascia, 2002-06Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 66: El Corte Inglés: Group sales with estimated food breakdown, 2002-06Store portfolio
  • Figure 67: El Corte Inglés: Outlet data, 2002-06Figure 68: El Corte Inglés: Outlet growth by food fascia , 2002-06Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• e-commerce and home shopping
• E Leclerc
  • Figure 69: Leclerc (France): Sales as share of all food retailers in France, 2002-06
  • Figure 70: E Leclerc: Europe -- sales as share of all food retailers, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 71: E Leclerc: Estimated group sales performance, 2002-06
  • Figure 72: E Leclerc: Estimated international sales by country, 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 73: E Leclerc: outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 74: E. Leclerc: Non-food chains, July 2007
  • Figure 75: E Leclerc: International outlet numbers, 2002-07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
  • Figure 76: E.Leclerc: Own-brands, 2006
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Grupo Eroski
  • Figure 77: Grupo Eroski: Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 78: Grupo Eroski: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
• Food operations
  • Figure 79: Grupo Eroski: Outlet data, 2002-06
  • Figure 80: Eroski: Spanish food outlet growth by format, 2004-06
  • Figure 81: Eroski: Spanish outlets by fascia, 2003-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Product offer
• Brands
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Intermarché/ITM EntreprisesFigure 82: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06Figure 83: Intermarché/ITM Enterprises: Sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 84: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Group financial performance, 2002-06Store portfolio
  • Figure 85: Intermarché/ITM Entreprises: Outlet data, 2002-06Figure 86: Intermarché/ITM Enterprises: Non-food outlet data, 2001-06Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Loyalty cards
• Mercadona
  • Figure 87: Mercadona: Sales as share of all food retailers in Spain, 2002-06
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 88: Mercadona: Group financial performance, 2002-06
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 89: Mercadona: Outlet data, 2002-06
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Loyalty card
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Schwarz Group
  • Figure 90: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 91: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in Germany, 2002-06
  • Figure 92: Schwarz Group: Estimated sales as share of all food retailers' sales in France, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 93: Schwarz Group: Share of group sales of German operations, by fascia, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 94: Schwarz Group: Estimated share of group international sales by market, 2006/07
  • Figure 95: Schwarz Group: Estimated group sales, 2002/03-2006/07
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 96: Schwarz Group: Store portfolio, Germany vs international, 2002/03-2006/07
  • Figure 97: Schwarz Group: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006/07
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Operational issues
• Advertising and marketing
• e-commerce and home shopping
• Tengelmann
  • Figure 98: Tengelmann: Sales as share of all food retailers in Europe, 2002-06
  • Figure 99: Tengelmann: Sales as share of all food retailers in Germany, 2002-06
• Strategic evaluation
• Background
• Financial performance
  • Figure 100: Tengelmann: Group financial performance, 2002/03-06/07
  • Figure 101: Plus, Breakdown of sales revenue by country, 2006
• Store portfolio
  • Figure 102: Tengelmann: Outlet data, 2003-07
  • Figure 103: Tengelmann, Outlets by market, 2006
  • Figure 104: Tengelmann, Average sales area per outlet, by market, 2006
  • Figure 105: Tengelmann, Sales per outlet by market, 2006
• Performance by market
• Retail offering
• Market positioning
• Brands
• Product offer
• Pricing
• Loyalty cards
• e-commerce and home shopping