Table of contents:

Methodology

Executive summary

General socio-economic overview of Poland

• Key macroeconomic indicators
• Employment and unemployment
• Salaries and wages
• Inflation
• Consumers’ reactions to rising prices
• Demographic information
• Consumer spending and purchasing power

Overview of grocery wholesale market

Size of the grocery wholesale market

• Value of the market
• Major grocery wholesalers

Value of retail sales

Structure of grocery retail and channels of distribution

• Small-format stores
• Stores at petrol stations
• Catering businesses

Market trends

• Consolidation
• Purchasing groups
• Combining wholesale and retail
• Investing in warehouses
• Expanding product range
• Launching private labels
• Services to retailers

Top 20 grocery distributors - overview

Distribution of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages

• Distribution of tobacco products
• Distribution of alcoholic beverages

Warehouse space in Poland

Profiles of key players

• Makro Cash&Carry
• Eurocash Group
• Eurocash
• Eurocash Cash&Carry
• Delikatesy Centrum Distribution Centres
• KDWT
• McLane
• Emperia Holding
• CEDC
• Selgros
• Lekkerland
• Kolporter Service
• Ruch
• MPT Group

List of tables

List of graphs

About PMR

Contact PMR

List of graphs and Tables:

List of graphs

1. Value of grocery wholesale market in Poland (PLN bn) and its y-o-y change (%), 2006-2011
2. Top 10 distributors’ share in Polish grocery wholesale market (%), 2007
3. Real GDP change in Poland (%, y-o-y), 2003-2010.
4. Monthly unemployment rate in Poland (%), January 2006-July 2008
5. Gross salaries in Poland (PLN) and their y-o-y real change (%), 2003-2009
6. Consumer Price Index in Poland (%), 2003-2010.
7. Prices of consumer goods and services, including food, non-alcoholic, beverages, alcoholic beverage and tobacco products in Poland (%, y-o-y), Q1 2005-Q2 2008
8. Perception of prices of some product groups in Poland (% of respondents), May 2008
9. Consumers’ strategies for rising prices (% of respondents), May 2008
10. Poland’s population by place of residence, 2007
11. Structure of per capita monthly household spending in Poland (%), 2007
12. Nominal change of consumer spending per capita at Polish households, by source of income, 2007
13. Year-on-year change of gross disposable incomes (real) at Polish households (%), 2001-2009
14. Value of grocery wholesale market in Poland (PLN bn) and its y-o-y change (%), 2006-2011
15. Top 10 distributors’ share in Polish grocery wholesale market (%), 2007
16. Top 10 distributors’ share in Polish grocery wholesale market (%), 2008
17. Value of retail sales in Poland (PLN bn) and its y-o-y change (%), 2003-2011
18. Value of sales (PLN bn) and share (%) of particular product segments in total retail sales in Poland, 2007
19. Retail sales at retail outlets, by product segments, in Poland (PLN bn), 2003-2011
20. Share of various distribution channels in total retail sales at grocery stores 20. and catering businesses in Poland (%), 2007
21. Number of small-format grocery stores in Poland, 2005-2008.
22. Sales value of small-format grocery stores in Poland (PLN m), 2005-2008
23. Number of petrol stations offering grocery products in Poland, 2000-2007
24. Value of food products sales at petrol stations in Poland (PLN m), 2005-2008
25. Number of catering businesses* in Poland, 1995-2007
26. Value of retail sales at catering businesses* in Poland (PLN m), 2005-2007
27. Wholesalers by number of retail stores in Poland, September 2008
28. Retail chains operated by wholesalers, by store count, in Poland, September 2008
29. Number of products offered under the Hrabina label by PHUP Gniezno in Poland, 2005-2007
30. Selected distributors by sales per 1 m2 of warehousing space in Poland (PLN), 2007
31. Market shares of the largest tobacco distributors in Poland (%), 2007
32. Legal cigarette sales (billion) and excise tax rate (PLN) in Poland, 2002-2009
33. Market shares of the largest alcohol distributors in Poland (%), 2007
34. Leased warehouse space, by region, in Poland in H1 2008 (thousand m34. 2)
35. Market shares of developers offering warehouse space in Poland, by space leased in H1 2008 (%)
36. Eurocash ownership structure (%), August 2008
37. Eurocash sales by product groups (%), 2007
38. KDWT sales by product groups (%), 2007
39. Emperia Holding ownership structure (%), August 2008
40. CEDC sales by product groups (%), 2007
41. Ruch ownership structure (%), August 2008

List of tables

1. Exchange rates used
2. Key macroeconomic indicators for Poland, 2007-2008
3. Key macroeconomic indicators for Poland, 2007-2008
4. Poland’s largest urban agglomerations, 2007
5. Average monthly consumer spending in Poland, by source of income (PLN), 2007
6. Selected acquisitions by grocery wholesalers in Poland, 2006-H1 2008
7. Wholesalers and their retail chains in Poland, September 2008
8. Private labels offered by selected wholesalers in Poland, 2008
9. Overview of the top 20 grocery wholesalers operating in Poland: 2006-2007 sales figures, number of wholesale stores and distribution centres, warehousing area, number of SKU’s, number of regulars, vehicle fleet, geographical reach and specialisation, September 2008
10. Top 20 grocery wholesalers in Poland and their distribution methods, September 2008
11. Selected wholesalers and their main customers in Poland, September 2008
12. Leading distributors of tobacco products in Poland, September 2008
13. Leading distributors of alcoholic beverages in Poland, September 2008
14. Existing warehouse space and warehouse space under construction in Poland, by region, H1 2008
15. Largest warehouses in the regions in Poland, by area, September 2008
16. Makro Cash&Carry in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
17. Makro Cash&Carry wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
18. Financial data of the Eurocash Group, 2006-2008
19. Eurocash in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
20. Eurocash wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
21. KDWT in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
22. KDWT wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
23. McLane in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
24. Poland 2008 – Market analysis and development forecasts for 2009
25. McLane wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
26. Emperia Holding in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
27. Emperia Holding wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
28. CEDC in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
29. CEDC wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
30. Selgros in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
31. Selgros wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
32. Lekkerland in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
33. Lekkerland wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
34. Kolporter Service in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
35. Kolporter Service wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
36. Ruch in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
37. Ruch wholesale business in Poland, September 2008
38. Grupa MPT in Poland: financial data and number of warehouses, 2006-2008
39. The MPT Group wholesale business in Poland, September 2008

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