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Retailing demonstrated stronger current value growth in 2013 than the current value CAGR recorded over the entire review period. Higher GDP growth, declining inflation and rising disposable incomes all translated into faster growth in retailing towards the end of the review period. During the review period, the pace of growth recorded in retailing was negatively affected by the global financial crisis. However, by the end of the review period, Turkey had recovered from economic recession and...

Vending saw a modest increase in 2013. Despite the economic recession added value products are the trend, and this is driving the growth of the vending category despite the difficult economic situation. One example of this is that in coffee there is a shift from regular coffee to vending machines which can grind fresh coffee, and which can make special coffees such as cappuccino, latte macchiato, espresso, and so on. This shift towards more sophisticated products helps vending to achieve growth despite the fact that volume sales of products through vending are under pressure.

Home and garden specialist retailers increased in current value by 2% in 2013, rising to EUR4.9 billion. The category continued to suffer from the relatively low disposable income levels in Austria after some economically very strained years. As a result of this, many Austrian consumers delayed investing in their homes, although expenditure on home improvement and gardening remained relatively high in Austria.

Mixed retailers registered healthy growth in value sales in 2013. An important driver of this growth was the increase in the number of department store outlets in particular. Investment in the expansion of the number of outlets by Hema was a major driver of growth, as this company contributed most to the increase in outlet number, selling space and therefore value sales. Although the new Hema outlets are generally smaller stores, as they cater to either smaller communities or consumers who are on the go, the expansion of Hema was a major reason for the growth of mixed retailers in 2013.

During the review period, retailing in Romania showed signs of improvement considering the general tendency of Romanian consumers to head towards modern retailing at the expense of traditional. The demand for low-priced products continued to be high given that the economic situation of the country was greatly affected by the 2008 crisis, as well as the turbulence in the political arena. However, since 2012, the social measures taken by the Romanian government to cope with the economic...

The difficult conditions with regard to consumer confidence were of course a major issue for leisure and personal goods specialist retailers, although the shift of value sales towards the Internet was in many cases also a major issue.

Internet retailing remained the fastest growing channel within non-store retailing with current value growth of 20% in 2013. The wider public is increasingly interested in the internet and has been using it primarily as a tool to become acquainted with the various products and services on offer and rarely to purchase using the online facilities provided by some of the major players within non-store retailing. Beauty and personal care internet retailing the fastest growing non-store retailing sub-category with 70% current value growth posted in 2013.

Mixed retailers lacks attractiveness in the eye of consumers. Its slow growth rate of 1% can be explained by consumers' preferences for more modern outlets which propose a more enjoyable shopping experience. Moreover, the fact that mixed retailers proposes a broader range of products, from economy to high-quality products, has resulted in consumers preferring modern shopping centres over department stores with the latter being perceived as less modern and appealing to modern customers.

In 2013, homeshopping was able to recover from a decline over the review period to grow in current terms by 2%. Homeshopping brands continue to experience strong consumer loyalty due to a strong focus on database development as well as multichannel delivery. The best homeshopping players, such as Direct Group, have expanded from their core offering of television shopping into direct selling as well as an integrated online store. This allows consumers the choice and convenience of multiple channels, which is seen as a key competitive advantage of homeshopping.

With just 1% current value growth in 2013, the performance of apparel and footwear specialist retailers was less than spectacular towards the end of the review period. However, with total value sales of EUR5.3 billion, the channel accounted for 17% of total non-grocery retailers total value sales in 2013.

Internet retailing continued to record positive growth in Turkey in 2013, increasing in current value by 27%. This high growth was driven mainly by rising awareness of online shopping and the increasing frequency of price discounts and promotional campaigns by several manufacturers and online retailers of consumer goods, in particular consumer electronics.

2013 was a year of further recovery for Austria's overall economy, although uncertainties regarding the future prospects for the Eurozone remained a major concern. This was clearly felt in the retailing industry in 2013 as slightly higher growth was recorded than in 2012. No significant new concepts emerged in store-based retailing and internet retailing was once again influential in terms of boosting the overall performance of retailing.

The Tunisian retailing industry continued to record positive growth during each year of the review period despite the economic and political crisis which struck the country in 2011 and 2012 and which resulted in higher unit prices and lower purchasing power. Retailing increased in current value by 8% in 2013 as many retailers continued to expand and engage in strong marketing strategies, fuelling value growth. Indeed, over 500,000 Libyans migrated to Tunisia in 2012, bringing with them strong...

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The Macedonian economy struggled to fend-off a potential recession as a result of the ongoing Euro zone crisis, accompanied with increased levels of unemployment, limited disposable incomes and shaken consumer confidence. In 2013, analysis shows that the measures undertaken by the Government of Macedonia partially managed to avert such a scenario, although high unemployment persisted, particularly among the young population. These events contributed towards consolidation of consumer confidence in the country which ultimately had a positive impact on overall retailing, including non-grocery retailing.

Direct selling in South Africa was in good health in 2013, experiencing double-digit current value growth. This channel remained very popular thanks to attractive retail prices - lower than in other distribution channels. In addition, direct selling enjoyed growing interest from consumers, as it is a means of earning an extra additional income to increase their purchasing power. As a result, direct selling achieved a good performance in 2013.

Unexpected cold weather in the spring and extremely hot temperatures in summer 2013 had an important impact on the value sales of home improvement and gardening stores, which declined as a result. Despite this, home improvement and gardening remain popular in a country with a dynamic housing market. By contrast, in 2013 furniture and homewares stores saw an increase in value sales, balancing the decline in home improvement and gardening stores. Furniture and homewares stores generates two...

The 3% current value growth recorded in grocery retailers in Turkey during 2013 was a substantially better performance than the 2% current value CAGR recorded in the category over the entire review period. Improvements in the economic conditions in Turkey over the review period meant that many consumers had higher disposable incomes in 2013 and this made them more prepared to spend rather than save money. The increasing number of grocery retailers outlets in Turkey also had a significant impact in the extent of growth in grocery retailers towards the end of the review period, as the number of grocery retailers outlets increased by 1% in 2013, higher than the marginal CAGR recorded in this measure over the entire review period. In a highly competitive trading environment, many Turkish grocery retailers sought to achieve higher growth in terms of outlet numbers in order to establish and maintain a stronger presence in a higher number of towns and cities throughout the country as well as in different areas of the cities in which they are already present.

Health and beauty specialist retailers sales increased by 3% in current value terms in 2013, to reach A$21.5 billion. The 2013 growth was lower than the 5% current value growth seen in 2012 as the channel experienced significant pressure, particularly from the rapid expansion of the discount model in different channels. For instance, in optical goods Specsavers Pty Ltd continued to open stores, reaching 281 outlets, whilst in drugstores/parapharmacies Chemist Warehouse Ltd increased its presence to 228 outlets.

Despite the rising cost of living, retailing saw 10% current value growth in 2013, thanks to price competition and aggressive marketing campaigns from retailers. The disparity between disposable incomes led retailers to change their pricing strategy to increase their consumer base. Inflation was driven by price increases on fuel and electricity, leading low-income and some middle-income consumers to cut their spending, with some resorting to unsecured lending to purchase goods. Retailing was...

In 2013, increasingly busy lifestyles compounded by worsened traffic conditions across the country remained the major drivers of growth of mixed retailers. With numerous road repairs underway during the first quarter of 2013, and with elections coming up in May, the convenience provided by one-stop shops in mixed retailers became even more apparent.

Grocery retailers continued to see strong growth in 2013, with 3% in current value terms to generate revenues of A$115.7 billion. This is broadly in line with review period performance, which saw a CAGR of 4% in current value terms. As consumer confidence rose in 2013, retailers were able to achieve value growth through strong loyalty programmes, innovative promotional strategies and a heavy focus on consumer profiling through data analytics.