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Food & Grocery Retail in Europe

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  • 45 Pages
  • October 2025
  • Region: Europe
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6017857
Food & Grocery Retail in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The food & grocery retail market is segmented into household products, tobacco, food, and drinks. Market value refers to retail sales.
  • The European food & grocery retail industry recorded revenues of $2.37 trillion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The food segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $1.71 trillion, equivalent to 72.1% of the industry's overall value.
  • In 2024, Germany accounted for a 14.9% share of the European food & grocery retail market, followed by France with 14.2% share.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the food & grocery retail market in Europe
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the food & grocery retail market in Europe
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key food & grocery retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe food & grocery retail market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Europe food & grocery retail market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Europe food & grocery retail market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe food & grocery retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in Europe's food & grocery retail market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the most recent developments in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Tesco Plc
8.2. Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG
8.3. Carrefour SA
8.4. Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Europe food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Europe food & grocery retail market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Europe food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Europe food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Europe food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 6: Europe food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 7: Tesco Plc: Key Facts
Table 8: Tesco Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Tesco Plc: Key Employees
Table 10: Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG: Key Facts
Table 11: Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG: Key Employees
Table 12: Carrefour SA: Key Facts
Table 13: Carrefour SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: Carrefour SA: Key Employees
Table 15: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG: Key Facts
Table 16: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG: Key Employees
Table 17: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 18: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 19: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 20: Europe Inflation, 2020-24
Table 21: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 22: Europe Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Europe food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Europe food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Europe food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Europe food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: Europe food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the food & grocery retail market in Europe, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Tesco Plc
  • Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG
  • Carrefour SA
  • Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG