Retail Industry

Food Retail Sector in Hungary - Tesco is Still the Strongest Player

RegioData analyses the most important retail brenaches in important CEE countries every year.

Economic Crisis Increases Shadow Economy

As a consequence of the global economical crisis experts like Friedrich Schneider expect an increase of the shadow economy in many European countries.

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South Africa – the Rise of the Black Middle Class

Black Yuppies or Black Bourgoisie have become common terms used for South Africa's new black middle class.

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Retail Productivity in Europe: Norway is in the Lead

With an average turnover per sqm of around 6 000 Euro retailers in Norway can achieve Europe`s highest productivity with other Scandinavian countries such as Finland, Denmark or Sweden following...

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Discount Fashion Stores are at the Top of the Austrian Clothing Retail Sector

Half of the clothing retailers` sales area in Austria is concentrated on 20 districts. About 20% of the total sales area in this sector is to be found in Vienna and Graz.

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Austrian Purchasing Power Defies Crisis

Austrian`s purchasing power continued to grow for around 1% in year 2009.

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Rewe rules the East of Austria

According to sales area shares Rewe is market leader in Austria`s Eastern counties Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. Its competitor Spar controls all the other six counties in this ranking....

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Apple, adidas, Nespresso or Nivea: getting closer to the consumer with company stores

More and more brand manufacturers choose the direct approach to reach the customer – on one hand due to the fact that manufacturers want a better market coverage, on the other hand in order to...

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Luxemburg achieves Europe`s highest retail sales per capita

With around 500 000 inhabitants and around 9 000 euro Luxemburg achieves Europe`s highest retail sales per capita.

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High shopping centre density in Sweden

Sweden is among those countries with the highest shopping centre density worldwide. About 9 millions inhabitants have more than 6 millions sqm GLA of shopping centres at their disposal.

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