France Grocery 2018Release date: February 8th, 2018 (68 pages) PDF/Powerpoint format. Price: GBP995.00 |
Abstract
With €186bn in sales France has become the biggest grocery market in the EU. 2017 saw significant changes in the sector with E.Leclerc becoming the biggest grocer and toppling Carrefour of its perch, which it had occupied for decades.
In recent years it has been claimed that in France the rise of the discounters has been successfully checked, especially as Dia, Franprix, and Leaderprice have had such a tough time, so that the two former are being converted into convenience fascias.
That said the originals Lidl and Aldi are far from neutered, in fact Lidl is the fastest growing retailer in the entire French market. Aldi has been growing as well, but at a lot slower pace and is now refreshing its proposition and stores. In fact France is one of the few countries where Lidl has managed to outperform Aldi.
Regarding online, the drive boom is now over, due to legislation and saturation, so that the rate of openings has significantly slowed. Moreover there is a shopper behaviour shift towards ultra fast deliveries (hence the Ocado/Monoprix deal) and most of the big players are pushing innovative partnerships with logistics start ups to speed up same day deliveries.
France is also the market where halal ranges have seen most development (due to the population structure) and also where organic has been booming. Organic range development has been followed in importance by local, artisanal products, backed by French cuisine and an agricultural sector with many small scale, high end, premium producers supported by the CAP.
Table of contents
GDP & Population, EU 28 | p7 |
GDP: EU28 2014, 2015, 2016 in €, ranked by size | p8 |
GDP & Population: analysis and explanation | p9 |
GDP: EU28 2016 in €, ranked by size, Germany – Finland | p10 |
GDP: EU28 2016 in €, ranked by size, Portugal - Malta | p11 |
Population: EU28 2017, ranked by size | p12 |
GDP: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Luxembourg – Spain | p13 |
GDP: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Malta - Bulgaria | p14 |
EU28 Retail, On a rebound | p15 |
Retail: EU28 2014, 2015, 2016, in €, ranked by size | p16 |
Retail: EU28 2016, in €, ranked by size, France – Finland | p17 |
Retail: EU28 2016 in €, ranked by size, Greece - Malta | p18 |
Retail sizes: analysis and explanation | p19 |
Retail: % share of GDP, EU28 2016, ranked by size | p20 |
Retail: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Luxembourg – Cyprus | p21 |
Retail: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Spain – Romania | p22 |
Grocery Retail, Defensive sector in transformation | p23 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2015, 2016, 2017, in €, ranked by size | p24 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, ranked by size, France - Denmark | p25 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, ranked by size, Finland - Malta | p26 |
Grocery Retail sizes: analysis and explanation | p27 |
Grocery Retail: % share of Retail, EU28 2016, ranked by size | p28 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Sweden - Estonia | p29 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Greece – Romania | p30 |
EU28 Retail, Growth | p31 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2012 - 2017, in €bn | p32 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2013 - 2017, in y-o-y % | p33 |
Grocery Retail: EU28 2012 - 2017, 5 year growth rate in %, ranked | p34 |
Grocery Retail Growth: analysis and explanation | p35 |
Country profiles: France – the EU’s biggest grocery market | p36 |
Executive summary: France | p37 |
Market shares and profiles, the leading players | p39 |
France Grocery Retail: shares, in %, ranked by size, E.Leclerc – Aldi | p40 |
France: E.Leclerc winning number one spot, Carrefour multichannel transformation | p41 |
France: E.Leclerc store format pictures, drive pieton, drive, express | p42 |
France: Carrefour job losses to come, Intermarché operates most drives | p43 |
France: Carrefour reflets de France, Carrefour BIO, store formats pictures | p44 |
France: Casino the multichannel champion, the Cdiscount master stroke | p45 |
France: Casino Cdiscount non food cooperation in store, execution pictures | p46 |
France: Auchan, still the hypermarket operator with the highest sales density | p47 |
France: Auchan Velizy, new click & collect system pictures | p48 |
Discounters, Lidl dominates the French market | p49 |
France: Lidl leads the market in growth terms, Aldi Nord refreshes its stores | p50 |
France: Lidl France store pictures, Aldi Nord refreshes its stores, pictures | p51 |
Online, The French contribution of le drive | p52 |
France: the country of the drives, but home delivery is coming | p53 |
France: the non food marketplaces integration and opportunities | p54 |
Buying alliances, More potential synergies to come | p55 |
France: buying alliances, trying to avoid supervision of Loi Sapin 2 | p56 |
Organics boom, Chiming well with French cuisine | p57 |
France: halal boom, local artisanal products, private label developments | p58 |
France: Organic specialists expanding, Biocoop, Naturalia and La Vie Claire | p59 |
France: Data, organic market 1999-2015 in €m | p60 |
France: NatureO – the French organic specialist | p61 |
Outlook | p62 |
Outlook: Grocers preparing for the Amazon Fresh onslaught | p63 |
Sources | p64 |
Chart 1 GDP: EU28 2014, 2015, 2016 in €, ranked by size | p8 |
Chart 2 GDP: EU28 2016 in €, ranked by size, Germany – Finland | p10 |
Chart 3 GDP: EU28 2016 in €, ranked by size, Portugal – Malta | p11 |
Chart 4 Population: EU28 2017, ranked by size | p12 |
Chart 5 GDP: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Luxembourg – Spain | p13 |
Chart 6 GDP: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Malta – Bulgaria | p14 |
Chart 7 Retail: EU28 2014, 2015, 2016, in €, ranked by size | p16 |
Chart 8 Retail: EU28 2016, in €, ranked by size, France – Finland | p17 |
Chart 9 Retail: EU28 2016 in €, ranked by size, Greece - Malta | p18 |
Chart 10 Retail: % share of GDP, EU28 2016, ranked by size | p20 |
Chart 11 Retail: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Luxembourg – Cyprus | p21 |
Chart 12 Retail: EU28 2016, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Spain – Romania | p22 |
Chart 13 Grocery Retail: EU28 2015, 2016, 2017, in €, ranked by size | p24 |
Chart 14 Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, ranked by size, France - Denmark | p25 |
Chart 15 Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, ranked by size, Finland - Malta | p26 |
Chart 16 Grocery Retail: % share of Retail, EU28 2016, ranked by size | p28 |
Chart 17 Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Sweden - Estonia | p29 |
Chart 18 Grocery Retail: EU28 2017, in €, per capita, ranked by size, Greece – Romania | p30 |
Chart 19 Grocery Retail: EU28 2012 - 2017, 5 year growth rate in %, ranked | p34 |
Chart 20 France Grocery Retail: shares, in %, ranked by size, E.Leclerc - Aldi | p40 |
Chart 21 France: Data, organic market 1999-2015 in €m | p60 |
Table 1: Grocery Retail: EU28 2012 - 2017, in €bn | p32 |
Table 2: Grocery Retail: EU28 2013 - 2017, in y-o-y % | p33 |