Overview:

Global Top 10 Food Retail Companies report profiles the leading players in the global food retail market. The food retail market includes the retail sales of all food products, both packaged and unpackaged, as well as beverages (including retail sales of all alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages).

This report analyzes the global food retail market in terms of market size (estimation based on the total revenues generated through the sale of food products via mass merchandisers, convenience stores, specialists, warehouse clubs and others), key drivers and resistors, trends and competitive positioning. It includes profiles of the top ten companies in the industry along with 5–year financial analysis and in-depth SWOT analysis.

Key features of this report

Market dynamics of the global food retail market during the period 2005–09
Key market drivers and resistors
Trends of the global food retail market
Identification of the top 10 players in the global food retail market
Performance of top 10 food retail companies during 2005–09
Company analysis of the top 10 players in the global food retail market

Scope of this report

Analyze the global food retail market with key industry metrics including market value, market volume, and growth forecasts
Obtain descriptive profiles of the top ten leading players including strategic initiatives undertaken in the last 12 months
Assess the intensity of competition based on the five-forces model including degree of rivalry, substitutes, new entrants, buyer power and supplier power
Understand the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) and 5-year financial analysis of top 10 players in the market
Understand the major issues affecting the global food retail market
Predict key growth areas in the global food retail market arising from changes in customer preferences and the economic environment
Save time, money and resources on analyzing the top 10 food retail companies using this report

Key issues examined

Performance of the global food retail market on the basis of sales, volume and respective growth patterns over the past five years
In-depth analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of the top 10 food retail companies along with their business overview and financial summary
Benchmarking of the financial performance of each of the top 10 multiline retailers for the past five years; includes comparison of revenues, profitability analysis, industry-specific ratios

Highlights:

The global food retail industry had total revenue of $4,349.4 billion in 2009, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9% for the period spanning 2005–2009. The performance of the industry is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 6.5% for the five year period 2009–2014, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $5,967.9 billion by the end of 2014.

The top 10 food retailers recorded revenues of $1,019.9 billion in 2009, a decrease of 1% compared to 2008. The operating profit of these companies was $41.5 billion in 2009, a decrease of 3.2% compared to 2008. The net profit was $20.1 billion in 2009, a decrease of 4.4% compared to 2008.

The operating profit margin of the top 10 companies was 4.1% in 2009 and 4.2% in 2008. The net profit margin was 2% in 2009 and 2008.

Key questions answered in this report

What was the market size of the global multiline retail market by value in 2009?
What will be the market size of the global multiline retail market in 2014?
What are the trends in the global multiline retail market?
Who are the top 10 players in the market?
What are the strengths of the top 10 players in the global multiline retail market?
What are the weaknesses of the top 10 players?
What are the growth opportunities for the global top 10 multiline retail companies?
What are the threats faced by the global multiline retail companies in the market?

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
Summary 11
Buyer power 12
Supplier power 13
New entrants 14
Substitutes 15
Rivalry 16
Global Top 10 Companies Landscape 17
Revenue analysis 20
Financial performance analysis 21
Company Reports 26
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 26
Carrefour S.A. 34
Tesco Plc 48
Kroger Co., The 58
Auchan Groupe SA 66
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. 72
Aeon Co., Ltd. 77
Safeway Inc. 82
Supervalu Inc. 87
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 95
Carrefour S.A. 98
Metro AG 101
Tesco Plc 104
Kroger Co., The 107
Auchan Groupe SA 110
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd 113
Aeon Co., Ltd. 116
Safeway Inc. 119
Supervalu Inc. 122
Appendix 125

FIGURES
Figure 1: Global food retail industry value, $bn, 2005–09 7
Figure 2: Global food retail industry segmentation: category, % share, by value, 2009 8
Figure 3: Global food retail industry segmentation: geography, % share, by value, 2009 9
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the global food retail industry, 2009 10
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global food retail industry, 2009 11
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global food retail industry, 2009 12
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global food retail industry, 2009 13
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global food retail industry, 2009 14
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global food retail industry, 2009 15
Figure 10: Turnover of global top 10 food retailers, $m, 2009 17
Figure 11: Revenue growth rates of global top 10 food retailers, 2007–09 20
Figure 12: Operating profit analysis of global top 10 food retailers, 2009 21
Figure 13: Net profit analysis of global top 10 food retailers, 2009 22

TABLES
Table 1: Global food retail industry value, $bn, 2005–09 8
Table 2: Global food retail industry segmentation: category, % share, by value, 2009 9
Table 3: Global food retail industry segmentation: geography, % share, by value, 2009 10
Table 4: Turnover of global top 10 food retailers, $m, 2009 17
Table 5: Revenue growth of global top 10 food retailers ($m), 2007–09 20
Table 6: Key financials of global top 10 food retailers, 2009 21
Table 7: Key industry–specific ratios, 2009 24
Table 8: Wal-Mart: financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (1) 95
Table 9: Wal-Mart: financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (2) 96
Table 10: Wal-Mart: key industry specific ratios, 2006–10 97
Table 11: Carrefour: financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (1) 98
Table 12: Carrefour: financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (2) 99
Table 13 : Carrefour : key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 100
Table 14: Metro : financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (1) 101
Table 15 : Metro : financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (2) 102
Table 16 : Metro : key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 103
Table 17 : Tesco : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (1) 104
Table 18 : Tesco : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (2) 105
Table 19 : Tesco : key industry specific ratios, 2006–10 106
Table 20 : Kroger : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (1) 107
Table 21 : Kroger : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (2) 108
Table 22 : Kroger : key Industry Specific Ratios, 2006–10 109
Table 23 : Auchan : financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (1) 110
Table 24 : Auchan : financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (2) 111
Table 25 : Auchan : key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 112
Table 26 : Seven & I : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (1) 113
Table 27 : Seven & I : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (2) 114
Table 28 : Seven & I : key industry specific ratios, 2006–10 115
Table 29 : Aeon : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (1) 116
Table 30 : Aeon : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (2) 117
Table 31 : Aeon : key industry specific ratios, 2006–10 118
Table 32 : Safeway : financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (1) 119
Table 33 : Safeway : financial and operational highlights, 2005–09 ($m) (2) 120
Table 34 : Safeway : key industry specific ratios, 2005–09 121
Table 35 : Supervalu : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (1) 122
Table 36 : Supervalu : financial and operational highlights, 2006–10 ($m) (2) 123
Table 37 : Supervalu : key industry specific ratios, 2006–10 123