Global Top 10 Food Retailers — Industry, Financial and SWOT Analysis

Global Top 10 Food Retailers — Industry, Financial and SWOT Analysis

Scope:

“Top 10 Global Food Retailers Report: Strategic evaluation of industry and key players” is a business report that provides a comprehensive view of the food retail industry and its top 10 companies.

The report includes the following:

– Industry analysis including market value, market volume, market share and forecast growth till 2013
– Assessment of intensity of competition based on five-forces model including degree of rivalry, substitutes, new entrants, buyer power and supplier power
– SWOT and 5-year financial analysis of top 10 players in the industry
– Descriptive profiles of the leading players including the strategic initiatives undertaken in the last 12 months

The top 10 companies have been ascertained based on their global revenues for the year ended 2008.

Highlights:

The global food retail industry generated total revenues of $3,657.6 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% for the period spanning 2004–08. The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.7% for the five-year period 2008–13, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $4,602.6 billion by the end of 2013.

The top 10 food retailers recorded revenues of $1,057.1 billion in 2008, an increase of 6.4% over 2007. The operating profit of these companies was $43.6 billion in 2008, as compared to an operating profit of $46.6 billion in 2007. The net profit was $21.2 billion in 2008, as compared to a net profit of $27.1 billion in 2007.

The operating margin of the top 10 companies was 3.1% in 2008 as compared with 4.2% in 2007. The net margin was 1.2% in 2008 as compared with 2.4% in 2007.

The global food retail industry posted healthy rates of growth over the past four years and will continue to do so during 2008-13.

Reasons to Purchase

– Gain insights into the industry, leading companies and competitors through a single report
– Benchmark the leading players using 5-year financial analysis, ratios and adjusted financial statement data
– Form opinions about key players using SWOT Analysis to understand internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats) influencing the companies
– Determine industry attractiveness from five-forces analysis of constituent segments

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 2
Executive Summary 7
Industry analysis 7
Industry definition 7
Global top 10 food retail companies 7
Market Value 8
Market Segmentation—Category 9
Market Segmentation—Geography 10
Five Forces Analysis 11
Global Top 10 Companies Landscape 19
Revenue analysis 22
Financial performance analysis 23
Company Reports 28
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 28
Carrefour S.A. 33
Metro AG 37
Tesco Plc 40
Kroger Co., The 43
Auchan Groupe SA 48
Aeon Co., Ltd. 52
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. 56
Supervalu Inc. 60
Safeway Inc. 64
Financial Analysis 68
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 68
Carrefour S.A. 71
Metro AG 74
Tesco Plc 77
Kroger Co., The 80
Auchan Groupe SA 83
Aeon Co., Ltd. 86
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd 89
Supervalu Inc. 92
Safeway Inc. 95
Appendix 98


FIGURES
Figure 1: Global food retail industry value, $ billion, 2004–08 8
Figure 2: Global food retail industry segmentation—category, % share, by value, 2008 9
Figure 3: Global food retail industry segmentation–geography, % share, by value, 2008 10
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the global food retail industry, 2008 11
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global food retail industry, 2008 13
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global food retail industry, 2008 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global food retail industry, 2008 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global food retail industry, 2008 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global food retail industry, 2008 18
Figure 10: Turnover of global top 10 food retailers, $ million, 2008 20
Figure 11: Revenue growth rates of global top 10 food retailers, 2006–08 23
Figure 12: Operating profit analysis of global top 10 food retailers, 2008 24
Figure 13: Net profit analysis of global top 10 food retailers, 2008 25


TABLES
Table 1: Global food retail industry value, $ billion, 2004–08 8
Table 2: Global food retail industry segmentation—category, % share, by value, 2008 9
Table 3: Global food retail industry segmentation—geography, % share, by value, 2008 10
Table 4: Turnover of global top 10 food retailers, $ million, 2008 19
Table 5: Revenue growth of global top 10 food retailers, 2006–08 22
Table 6: Key financials of global top 10 food retailers, 2008 23
Table 7: Key industry–specific ratios, 2008 26
Table 8: Wal-Mart—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (1) 68
Table 9: Wal-Mart—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (2) 69
Table 10: Wal-Mart—Key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 70
Table 11: Carrefour—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) (1) 71
Table 12: Carrefour—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) (2) 72
Table 13: Carrefour—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 73
Table 14: Metro—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) (1) 74
Table 15: Metro—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) (2) 75
Table 16: Metro—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 76
Table 17: Tesco—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (1) 77
Table 18: Tesco—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (2) 78
Table 19: Tesco—Key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 79
Table 20: Kroger—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (1) 80
Table 21: Kroger—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (2) 81
Table 22: Kroger—Key Industry Specific Ratios, 2005–09 82
Table 23: Auchan—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) (1) 83
Table 24: Auchan—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) (2) 84
Table 25: Auchan—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 85
Table 26: Aeon—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (1) 86
Table 27: Aeon—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (2) 87
Table 28: Aeon—Key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 88
Table 29: Seven & I—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (1) 89
Table 30: Seven & I—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (2) 90
Table 31: Seven & I—Key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 91
Table 32: Supervalu—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (1) 92
Table 33: Supervalu—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (2) 93
Table 34: Supervalu—Key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 94
Table 35: Safeway—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (1) 95
Table 36: Safeway—Financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($ million) (2) 96
Table 37: Safeway—Key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 97