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What’s coming up in Glasgow’s food and beverage market?
"Operators are demonstrating a strong vote of confidence in the city."
Food and beverage
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Edinburgh’s F&B market strengthens as independents and established chains take a bite of the action
"Edinburgh's F&B market has made an impressive bounce back from the pandemic."
The food and groceries sector is becoming the new core in retail investment
"The resilience of the groceries sector and the stability of income is attracting rising investor interest"
Pure players and new concepts
"Pure players are rising their markets share as they compete on price and convenience. New technologies are leading to the emergence of new concepts and players"
In-store experience and other trends
"Today’s customers expect more from physical stores. One important opportunity arising from this moment is for retailers to rethink their approach to the customer experience in-store"
The impact of changing consumer habits on foodstore operators’ space requirements
"Rising volume of online orders is forcing foodstore operators to rethink their property strategies and to rebalance their retail and warehousing space accordingly"
France: Covid-19 has seen significant improvement in performance for the top 10 foodstore operators
"With significant pandemic-related improvements in trading results across all major foodstore operators, there has been little shift in their market share positions nationally"
Spain: Mercadona remains dominant in the market in what has been a positive year for all foodstore operators
"Pandemic-related uptick in trading results has been felt across all brands and sectors; however, independent retail operators have gained traction in the market in a year where consumers have stayed at home and increased their local grocery consumption"
Italy: Domestic brands dominate the market, giving them the confidence to expand as performance improves
"In a market where online grocery provision is less mature than in other European countries, it is the domestic operators with the confidence to grow, whilst the international brands take stock and rationalise"
Germany: Most brands have chosen to err on the side of caution amidst the pandemic
"With a significant pandemic-related improvement in trading results across all major foodstore operators, there has perhaps surprisingly been little acquisition activity from the top 10 retailer operators"
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