The report was UPDATED in January 2009
The fifth edition of Grocery retail in Poland 2008 presents an accurate, detailed snapshot of the retail food market in Poland, along with consumer and retailer profiles and descriptive statistics concerning the structure and size of the market. It presents the results of continuous efforts by PMR to monitor market growth and change, as well as the performance and strategy of major food retailers at work in the marketplace. Grocery retail in Poland 2008 was prepared using information gathered during continuous monitoring of market events by PMR and derived from the Central Statistical Office, market analysis opinion polls and the commercial press. Report overviewGrocery retail in Poland 2008 begins with an explanation of the methodology used to construct this comprehensive document and proceeds with a brief executive summary. Subsequent topics include the following categories. The characteristics of Poland’s consumer base are explored, focusing on:
- demographic information
- purchasing power
- the expression of purchasing power through consumer preferences.
The retail trade in Poland, as a whole, is examined with particular attention paid to:
- total value and volume of sales
- the countrywide infrastructure that supports commercial enterprises
- territorial concentration in trade.
In depth analysis of the retail food market and FMCG product distribution channels, as well as profiles of major market players are provided. Key informational categories include:
- total value of retail sales, as well as prevailing trends and their effect on the market
- analysis and development forecasts for hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenience and other shops, marketplaces and online sales.
The legal environment of the retail food industry in Poland is examined, including:
- regulatory issues
- effect of specific legal situations on business practices used across the industry.
The information provided in Grocery retail in Poland 2008 is vital for:
- food retail businesses currently operating in Poland as well as those considering expansion into this growing marketplace
- producers and suppliers looking for new markets for their products.
- companies that support grocery retail businesses with products and services such as supplies and information technology
- consultants and analysts that provide advice and intelligence to governmental and business organizations and those seeking investment opportunities.
- Methodology
- Executive summary
- The overall economic situation in Poland
- Basic macroeconomic indicators
- Employment and unemployment
- Pay levels
- Inflation
- Poland consumer profile
- Demography
- Consumer spending and purchasing power
- Regional differentiation in level of purchasing power
- Poles’ purchasing preferences
- Retail in Poland
- Value of retail sales in Poland 2003-2011
- Seasonal variation
- Profitability
- Regional concentration in retail
- Retail infrastructure
- Stores: number, area and dynamics
- Markets
- Shopping centres
- The grocery market in Poland
- Value of grocery retail sales in Poland 2003-2011
- Biggest retailers by revenue
- Profiles of the various distribution channels including main players
- Large-format stores
- Hypermarkets
- Hypermarket chain profiles
- Tesco
- Real
- Auchan
- Carrefour
- Kaufland
- E.Leclerc
- Supermarkets
- The delicatessen supermarkets
- Profiles of major supermarket chains
- Carrefour Express
- Intermarche
- Polomarket
- Tesco (supermarkets)
- Savia
- Delikatesy Centrum
- Piotr i Pawel
- Stokrotka
- Delima (Stokrotka Premium)
- Eko
- MarcPol
- Top Market
- Bomi
- Rast
- Alma
- Billa
- Dino
- Spar
- Elea/Atac/Simply Market
- Discount stores
- Profiles of discount chains
- Biedronka
- Lidl
- Netto
- Plus Discount
- Aldi
- Small shops
- Convenience stores
- Profiles of dominant convenience-type chains
- abc
- Zabka
- Groszek
- Petrol stations
- Petrol stations with grocery retailers’ logos
- Other small grocery shops
- Consolidation of the small shops sector
- Spolem cooperative shops
- Profiles of the biggest chains of small shops
- Polska Siec Handlowa Lewiatan
- Siec 34
- eLDe
- Nasz Sklep
- IGA
- Euro Sklep
- Chata Polska
- Sklep Polski
- Rabat Detal
- List of graphs
- List of tables
- About PMR
- Contact PMR
List of graphs
- Shares of the various retail segments in the grocery market in Poland 2007
- Real GDP growth in Poland (%, y-o-y), 2003-2010
- Unemployment in Poland and the European Union (annual rate, eop), 2003-2010
- Monthly unemployment rate in Poland (%), January 2006-July 2008
- Employees in the retail and repairs sector in Poland (‘000), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Level (PLN) and real annual change in gross wages in Poland, 2003-2009
- Real average gross monthly pay (PLN) in Poland (overall, and in the enterprise, and retail and repairs sectors), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Average gross monthly pay in retail as a percentage of average gross monthly pay in the enterprise sector in Poland, Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Annual indices of prices of consumer goods and services in Poland (%), 2003-2010
- Changes in prices of consumer goods and services, including foodstuffs and non-alcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in Poland (%, y-o-y), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Perception of prices of selected categories of food products in Poland (% of respondents), May 2008
- Consumer strategies for price rises in Poland (% of respondents), May 2008
- Population in Poland by place of residence (%), 2007
- Forecast percentage of urban population by voivodship in Poland (%), 2008
- Structure of per capita monthly household spending in Poland (%), 2007
- Nominal change in per capita household consumer spending in Poland, by main source of income, 2007
- Annual changes in real gross disposable incomes in the household sector in Poland overall (%), 2001-2009
- Per capita GDP in purchasing power standards in EU countries and leading world economies (100=EU27 average), 2007-2008
- Per capita GDP in PPS in Poland by voivodship, 2005 and 2015
- Where people shop in Poland (% of respondents), 1997, 2002, 2004 and 2008
- Way of deciding what to buy (% of respondents), 1997 and 2008
- Percentage of consumers in Poland who check sell-by dates and ingredients of foodstuffs before they buy (%), 1997, 2002 and 2008
- Consumers’ declared attitudes to special offers in Poland, 2008
- Value (PLN bn) and change (%, annual) in retail sales in Poland, 2003-2011
- Monthly changes in retail sales in Poland (%, in comparison with the same month in the previous year, at current prices), Jun 2007-Aug 2008
- Overall growth in retail sales in Poland (at fixed prices, % change on same period of previous year), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Value of sales (PLN bn) and share (%) of particular product segments in the value of retail sales by shops in Poland, 2007
- Retail sales by shops in Poland (PLN bn), 2003-2011
- Retail sales by shops in Poland, division into categories, 2003-2011
- Quarterly revenues from overall operations in retail and repairs in Poland (PLN bn), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Share of revenues generated by retail businesses in Poland in particular quarters of the year (%), average for the years 2005-2007
- Relative deviation of retail sales value from the trend in successive quarters of the year, Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Gross profit margin in industry overall and in the trade and repairs sector in Poland (by quarter, %), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Net profit margin in industry overall and in the trade and repairs sector in Poland (by quarter, %), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
- Quarterly profit margins in retail and repairs in Poland (%), average for the years 2005-2007
- Number and total area of retail outlets in Poland, by voivodship (Poland total=100%), 2007
- Number of stores per 1,000 inhabitants in Poland, 2007
- Number of markets in Poland per million residents, by voiovdship, 2007
- Number of retail outlets in Poland, and change (%, y-o-y), 2004-2011
- Changes in numbers of shops in Poland, by voivodship (%, y-o-y), 2007
- Changes in total area of shops in Poland, by voivodship (%, y-o-y), 2007
- Structure (%) of numbers of retail outlets in Poland, by size (m2), 2007
- Share of commercial outlets owned by businesses with foreign capital operating in Poland, by number of shops and size, 2003-2007
- Businesses in Poland by number of shops owned, 2007
- Number and size (‘000 m2) of permanent markets in Poland, 2003-2007
- Number and total area of markets in Poland, by voivodship (Poland=100%), 2007
- Change in numbers of markets in Poland, by voivodship (%, y-o-y), 2007
- Change in total area of markets in Poland, by voivodship (%, y-o-y), 2007
- Rental space in shopping centres in Poland (million m2), 2000-2009
- Number of supermarkets and hypermarkets as anchor tenants in large shopping centres in Poland, 1996-2010
- Value and change in the grocery market in Poland (PLN bn), 2003-2011
- Shares of the 20 largest grocery retailers in Poland, 2006-2008
- Shares of the 20 largest grocery retailers in Poland, 2007
- Shares of the 20 largest grocery retailers in Poland, 2008
- The largest retail chains in Poland by revenues (PLN m), 2007
- Share of large-format stores in grocery retail in Poland, 2005-2008
- Shares of various retail segments of the grocery market in Poland, 2007 and 2008
- Share of small grocery shops in grocery retail in Poland, 2005-2008
- Share of hypermarkets in the grocery market in Poland, and of the various hypermarket chains within the segment (%), 2007
- Projected share of hypermarkets in the grocery market in Poland, and of the various hypermarket chains within the segment (%), 2008
- Hypermarkets’ turnover (PLN m) and their share in the grocery market in Poland (%), 2005-2008
- Number of hypermarkets in Poland, 1997-2008
- Hypermarket area in Poland (m2), 2000-2008
- Average hypermarket size in Poland (m2), 2000-2008
- Average size of hypermarkets in chains operating in Poland (‘000 m2), 2006-2008
- Average annual revenues per m2 of space in hypermarkets in chains in Poland (PLN ‚000), 2006-2008
- Average annual revenues per store in hypermarket chains in Poland (PLN m), 2006-2008
- Expansion of the Real chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2001-2010
- Expansion of the Auchan chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2001-2010
- Expansion of the Carrefour chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2001-2010
- Expansion of the Kaufland chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2001-2008
- Expansion of the E.Leclerc chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2001-2010
- Share of supermarket segment in the grocery market in Poland, and of individual supermarket chains within the segment (%), 2007
- Share of supermarket segment in the grocery market in Poland, and of individual supermarket chains within the segment (%), 2008
- Supermarkets’ revenues (PLN m) and their share in the grocery market in Poland (%), 2005-2008
- Revenues delicatessen supermarkets in Poland (PLN m), 2005-2008
- Growth of delicatessen supermarket chains in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2008
- Share of delicatessen supermarkets in sales by the supermarket segment in Poland, 2005-2008f
- Expansion of the Carrefour group’s chain of supermarkets in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Intermarche chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Polomarket chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Tesco supermarket chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Delikatesy Centrum chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Piotr i Pawel in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Stokrotka supermarket chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Delima (Stokrotka Premium) chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2007-2009
- Expansion of the Eko chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Bomi chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Alma chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Billa chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Dino chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Elea, Atac and Simply Market chains in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Share of discounts in the grocery market in Poland, and of individual discount chains within the segment (%), 2007
- Number of discount stores in Poland, 2005-2009
- Revenues of discount stores (PLN m) and their share in the grocery market in Poland (%), 2005-2008
- Expansion of the Biedronka chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2010
- Expansion of the Lidl chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2010
- Expansion of the Netto chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2010
- Expanion of the Plus Discount chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2008
- Share of convenience-type chains in grocery sales in Poland, and shares of these chains within the segment (%), 2007
- Revenues of convenience-type chains (PLN m) and their shares in the grocery market in Poland (%), 2005-2008
- Expansion of the abc chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Zabka chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- Expansion of the Groszek chain in Poland (no. of stores), 2005-2009
- No. of petrol stations offering groceries, 2000-2007
- Biggest operators of petrol stations in Poland by number of stations, 2000-2007
- Sales of groceries at petrol stations (PLN m) and their share in the retail grocery market in Poland (%), 2005-2008
- Number of petrol stations at selected grocery retail chains in Poland, 2004-2008
- Number of petrol stations under grocery retailers’ banners and their share in the total number of petrol stations in Poland, 2005-2008
- Number of shops smaller than 100 m2 in Poland, 2003-2007
- Number of shops 100-300 m2 in size in Poland, 2003-2007
- Share of small-format shops in grocery sales in Poland, and of individual chains within the segment, 2007
- Revenues of small grocery shops (PLN m) and their share in the grocery market in Poland (%), 2005-2008
- Structure of Emperia Holding, 30 June 2008
- Stages of evolution of the Bomi Group, 2006-2008
- The 10 biggest franchise and agency chains of grocery shops in Poland (by no. of shops), 2007
- Total revenues of cooperatives in KZRSS Spolem, 2005-2008
- Largest Spolem cooperatives by volume of sales (PLN m), 2007
List of tables
- A basic macroeconomic profile of Poland, 2007-2008 13,
- Poland’s largest urban centres by numbers of residents, 2007
- Average monthly consumer spending by source of consumer’s income in Poland (PLN), 2007
- Number of retail outlets in Poland by sales space, 2006-2007
- Retail outlets in Poland, by voivodship, 2007
- Significant takeovers on the grocery retail market in Poland, 2007-2008
- Biggest firms and groups operating on the grocery retail market in Poland, by estimated revenue of chains in 2007 (PLN m), October 2008
- Hypermarket chains by volume of revenue, in Poland (PLN bn), 2007
- Tesco takeovers in Poland, 1995-2006
- Tesco formats in Poland, 2008
- Carrefour takeovers in Poland, 2005-2007
- The 15 largest supermarket chains by volume of revenues in Poland (PLN m), 2007
- Discount chains in Poland by volume of revenue (PLN m), 2007
- Biggest convenience chains in Poland, 2007
- Largest chains of small-format grocery shops operating in Poland, by revenues (PLN m), 2007
- Wholesale/retail groups operating in Poland, October 2008
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