Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
The initial phase of the pandemic saw proximity-focused convenience stores and supermarkets thrive as travel curbs encouraged local shopping. With the return of pre-pandemic routines, hypermarket outlets have seen a surge in footfall, benefitting…
Hypermarkets remains the leading retail (not only grocery retail) channel in Finland, with around a third of overall sales of grocery retailers in 2023. Hypermarkets has managed to maintain its extend its lead over supermarkets (the second biggest…
Hypermarkets continued to face strong competition from discounters in Denmark in 2023 as many consumers looked to save on their grocery shopping due to the financial impact of higher energy prices and increasing interest rates. However, as…
Hypermarkets in Belgium experienced a flat performance in 2023 with no perceptible growth in current value terms. This was mainly due to competition from discounters and supermarkets which offered consistently lower prices. This became especially…
Just like grocery retailers as a whole, hypermarkets saw strong growth in value sales in 2023, although this was almost entirely price driven as inflation remained at unusually high levels for a second consecutive year. Demand itself only showed…
One of the major issues of the pandemic was that people had fewer opportunities to do physical activities, as they stayed at home most of the time. Accordingly, many people gained weight, with the number of people diagnosed with overweight and…
Alongside rising consumer awareness in the UK on the importance of healthy nutrition, the HFSS regulation (High in Fat, Salt, and Sugar) has become a catalyst for even greater innovation in the health space. In October 2022, restrictions on product…
At the beginning of the review period, gluten free staple foods was an underdeveloped category. Specialised channels such as health food stores and organic supermarkets were the main distribution channels and consumers who struggled with issues…
The high overall consumption of processed meat and processed seafood in Switzerland presents significant opportunities for companies and brands that offer health and wellness organic versions of such products and, in particular, plant-based…
Plant-based meat and seafood substitutes enjoyed strong growth in current value terms in 2022 with the category continuing to benefit from the rising number of vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian consumers in Sweden. Consumers are looking to eat…