State of Grocery Retail Europe

The State of Grocery Retail 2023

2023 Overview

Report

State of Grocery in Central Europe 2023: The battle for the new shopper

A father with his children in a retail store isle holding a displayed item
Report

State of grocery Europe 2023: Living with and responding to uncertainty

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An image of Luís Araújo, CEO of Biedronka
Interview

The power of price leadership

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An image of Nina Jonsson, President and CEO, ICA Gruppen AB
Interview

Convenience will always matter

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An image of Tomas Cupr, Group CEO, Rohlik Group
Interview

Pathway to successful e-grocery

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State of Grocery Europe 2022

State of Grocery Europe: Navigating the market headwinds
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State of Grocery Europe 2022: Navigating the market headwinds

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Trends and tribulations: An interview with Matthias Wunderlin
Interview

Trends and tribulations: An interview with Matthias Wunderlin

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The next S-curve of growth: Online grocery to 2030
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The next S-curve of growth: Online grocery to 2030

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Meeting rising online demand: An interview with Ocado's Melanie Smith
Interview

Meeting rising online demand: An interview with Ocado’s Melanie Smith

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Instant Grocery: Will it stay or will it go?
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Instant Grocery: Will it stay or will it go?

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I want it now: An interview with Gorillas CEO Kağan Sümer
Interview

I want it now: An interview with Gorillas CEO Kağan Sümer

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Grocers' sustainability opportunity in transforming the food system
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Grocers’ sustainability opportunity in transforming the food system

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Meeting the moment: An interview with Marina Caprotti
Interview

Meeting the moment: An interview with Marina Caprotti

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Crisis or opportunity? How grocers can build stronger people models
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Crisis or opportunity? How grocers can build stronger people models

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Empowering your people: An interview with Claudia Azevedo
Interview

Empowering your people: An interview with Cláudia Azevedo

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Pushing granular decisions through analytics
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Pushing granular decisions through analytics

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Analytics-fueled growth: An interview with Adam Manikowski
Interview

Analytics-fueled growth: An interview with Adam Manikowski

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Growing beyond groceries: The ecosystem expansion
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Growing beyond groceries: The ecosystem expansion

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About the research

The state of the grocery retail industry—review of 2020

A year like no other in for European grocery retailers
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A year like no other for European grocery retailers: The state of the industry post 2020

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The speed and magnitude of these changes will reshuffle the cards and create new winners and losers. Grocery retailers that take bold moves to address major shifts, such as online or health, have a unique opportunity to win market shares.

Daniel Läubli
Co-Leader of McKinsey’s European Retail Practice

Grocery Retail in 2021

The path forward for European grocery retailers
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The path forward for European grocery retailers

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What we see, both in consumer demand patterns and in the grocery industry response, is a new level of discontinuity—and we have no reason to believe that things will cool down soon.

Tobias Wachinger
Senior Partner at McKinsey

Channel shifts

49%

of CEOS

Building ecosystems around physical and online grocery offerings: An interview with Per Strömberg
Interview
Building ecosystems around physical and online grocery offerings: An interview with Per Strömberg
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E-commerce is shifting how European grocery retailers seek profitable growth
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E-commerce is shifting how European grocery retailers seek profitable growth
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Doubling online grocery capacity during the pandemic: An interview with Matthew Simister
Interview
Doubling online grocery capacity during the pandemic: An interview with Matthew Simister
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Will brick-and-mortar supermarkets survive in Europe?
Article
Will brick-and-mortar supermarkets survive in Europe?
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Changes in price and value

37%

of consumers

Sustainability and health are top of mind for today’s grocery retailers: An interview with Frans Muller
Interview
Sustainability and health are top of mind for today’s grocery retailers: An interview with Frans Muller
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Value-for-money perception must go beyond price for European grocers
Article
Value-for-money perception must go beyond price for European grocers
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Lifestyle agendas drive food demand

30%

of consumers

The path forward for sustainability in European grocery retail
Article
The path forward for sustainability in European grocery retail
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Sustainability and growth go hand in hand: An interview with Mikko Helander
Interview
Sustainability and growth go hand in hand: An interview with Mikko Helander
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Efficiency and new value pools

13%

annual growth of investments in warehouse automation

Prioritizing flexibility in tech strategies can unlock new value for grocers
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Prioritizing flexibility in tech strategies can unlock new value for grocers
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Unleashing technology to meet shifting grocery demand An interview with Christoph Eltze
Interview
Unleashing technology to meet shifting grocery demand: An interview with Christoph Eltze
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Enhancing customers’ grocery journey through digitization: An interview with Igor Shekhterman
Interview
Enhancing customers’ grocery journey through digitization: An interview with Igor Shekhterman
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Grocers can fuel growth with advanced analytics
Article
Grocers can fuel growth with advanced analytics
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Automation in European grocers’ supply chains has reached its tipping point
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Automation in European grocers’ supply chains has reached its tipping point
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