Grocery Stores & Supermarkets – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
- Market size and major product and service segments
- Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
- Operating conditions and current performance
- Competitive landscape and environment
- Major company profiles and market shares
- Five-year outlook and growth forecasts
Informa USA, Inc.
Supermarket News
https://supermarketnews.com/
Monthly magazine features news, information, and analysis for retail food professionals, with special features including "Top 75 Retailers & Wholesalers" (Feb.) which looks at year-over-year changes in sales and operations, "Digital Top 10" (Jun.) which takes a closer look at the top online retailers, and "Retail Trends & Outlook" (Nov.) in which analysts share their predictions for the coming year ahead.
Food Marketing Institute
Resources available from this organization include:
Supermarket Facts
https://www.fmi.org/
Facts section provides an overview of this retail food sector, with information provided
including total supermarket sales, number of supermarkets,
median store size in square feet, median weekly sales
per supermarket, weekly sales per square foot of selling area, net profit margin
after taxes, sales per customer transaction, average number of
items carried in inventory, and total number of employees.
The Food Retailing Industry Speaks
https://www.fmi.org/
Annual report covers key issues and trends affecting the retail food industry, with
topics covered in a recent report including macro environment trends
impacting the industry, competitive landscape and tactics used for differentiation,
consumer-facing programs and technology geared toward increasing
customer loyalty, and financial and operating performance benchmarks for various
operational areas.
EnsembleIQ
Publications available from this organization include:
Progressive Grocer
https://progressivegrocer.com/ /
digital-archive
Monthly publication features news and information for retail
food professionals, with special features including the "Annual Report of the Grocery Industry"
(April issue), "The Super 50: Annual Ranking of Top Retailers"
(May issue), "Annual Consumer Expenditures Study"
(July issue), and "Annual PG/RIS Grocery Study"
(November issue). Archived digital editions of the magazine are available free online.
Annual Report of the Grocery Industry
https://www.progressivegrocer.com/
Annual report based on a survey of retail grocery executives provides insights on the current state of
the industry and their expectations for the year ahead, with topics covered in recent
reports including retail climate conditions, average per-store performance measures,
most successful departments at driving
traffic and generating sales, consumer experience enhancements, and top issues of concern.
Mintel Group Ltd.
Grocery Retailing - US
https://store.mintel.com/
Market research report provides an in-depth analysis of the grocery retailing sector from a consumer standpoint, with topics covered in this report including market size and forecast by channel, shopper demographics and profiles, spending and shopping frequency, shopping method, channels shopped by item, purchase influencers, attitudes toward private label, and improving the shopping experience.
BizMiner
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Market Analysis
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "4451" to see available reports
Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
For more industry research reports and other resources, see the following resource guide.
Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "4451" to see available reports
- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
National Grocers Association
Independent Grocers Financial Survey
https://www.nationalgrocers.org/
Annual financial survey allows users to compare their firm's financial and operating performance with other independent retail grocers, with survey results broken down by store-level department, average weekly sales volume, level of profitability (median versus upper 25 percent), and geographic location. Survey highlights for sales growth, gross margins, expenses, and net profits are available free online.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
Mercer LLC
U.S. Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Supermarket
https://www.imercer.com/
Supermarket module of this comprehensive annual survey provides compensation and benefits data for over 100 store-level and warehouse/distribution job positions ranging from CEO to store manager to produce clerk, with store departments covered by the survey including deli/bakery, meat, seafood, frozen food/dairy, produce, floral, groceries, general merchandise, pharmacy, and health and beauty.
PayScale, Inc.
Grocery Store or Supermarket
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as retail store manager, assistant manager, meat cutter, deli clerk, produce clerk, grocery clerk, and cashier, with employers for which data is provided including The Kroger Co., Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Publix Super Markets, Inc., Whole Foods Market, Inc., Meijer, Inc., and Albertsons, LLC.
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