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The Electrical Goods Retail Market in Europe - May 2011

The Electrical Goods Retail Market in Europe - May 2011

This report series covers the 19 leading economies of Europe. In total these countries account for around 95% of all European retail sales, excluding Russia. The remaining ten countries are either too small (eg Luxembourg) or are not sufficiently well developed to warrant detailed coverage (eg Romania and Bulgaria). Many of these developing countries plus Russia and Turkey are to be covered in the Mintel report "Retailing in Emerging Markets – Europe, June 2011".

This data in its entirety is contained in the single copy 19-country report, which gives a full overview of electricals retailing in Europe. Single country reports are also available for the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.

The focus of the report is the electricals specialists, and they are generally the dominant players in the market.

But the electricals sector faces some major challenges:

  • The lingering economic hangover.
  • Wavering consumer confidence and a slow recovery in discretionary spending.
  • Competition from non-specialists and in particular internet pure players and supermarkets.
  • Continuing pressure on prices and sales volumes.
  • Product convergence, which could put further pressure on sales volumes.
  • Multi-channel development, which is fast becoming the option of choice for consumers but is costly for retailers to implement.
  • Customer service, which is the new battleground for specialists and inextricably linked to multi-channel development, but represents another major investment for retailers.

£2,767.09

Mintel has been able to produce forecasts for the electricals sector in 15 of the 19 countries covered in this report series and we expect those combined sector sales to increase by 19.5% between 2011 and 2016 compared to all retail sales growth of 18.7%.

Trading conditions have already improved in the markets that have seen the best economic recoveries, such as Germany and the Nordic markets.

However, the tough economic climate remains problematic in a number of markets and so we expect the likes of Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain to struggle through much of the forecast period before seeing a recovery.

As a discretionary spend sector, and one that has faced significant deflation along with competition from the non-specialists, we expect electricals specialists’ sales as a share of all retail sales to fall in five of the 15 European markets between 2011 and 2016.

Strongest growth is actually forecast for Germany, where after a prolonged period of sluggish growth in the retail sector, the strong economic outlook finally appears to be boosting consumer confidence.

Market in Brief


Retail sales forecasts


Outlook for electricals retailing


Market size and performance


The European competitive landscape


Report Scope


Company coverage


Definitions


Retail sector sales

Market sizes

Abbreviations


Technical notes


Financial definitions

Currencies

Country codes

Figure 1: Country codes

VAT

Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2011

European Summary


The European electricals market


Early signs of a 2010 recovery

Figure 3: Europe: Estimated electricals market size, by country, 2006-10

Confidence breeding growth

Figure 4: Europe: Percentage change in consumer spending on electricals (in local currency), 2009-10

Largest markets in Northern Europe

Figure 5: Europe: Spending on electricals per capita, 2010

Consumer attitudes to technology


Buying new gadgets and appliances

Figure 6: Europe: Attitudes to the statement “I love to buy new gadgets and appliances”, 2006-10

Cutting out quality

Figure 7: Europe: Agreement with the statement “I pay more for products that make my life easier”, 2006-10

Figure 8: Europe: Agreement with the statement “It’s worth paying extra for quality goods”, 2006-10

The rise of the internet

Figure 9: Europe: Agreement with the statement “When I need information the first place I look is the internet”, 2006-10

Figure 10: Europe: Comparison between change in consumer agreement with the statement “I tend to be influenced by comments/reviews online by other users” with change in agreement with “I feel reassured using products recommended by an expert”, 2006-10

Electricals specialists


Specialists feeling the strain

Figure 11: Europe: Electrical specialists sector sales, by country, 2006-10

Mixed performance across Europe

Figure 12: Europe: Electricals specialists’ sector sales growth in local currency, 2009-10

Europe – Retail competitor analysis


Leading retailers


Figure 13: Top 20 leading electricals retailers, 2009 and 2010

European market shares


Figure 14: Europe: Leading electricals retailers share of electricals specialists’ sales, market share, 2009-10

European outlook


Sector sales forecasts


Figure 15: Europe: Sector sales forecasts, 2011 and 2016

Austria


The electricals market


Figure 16: Austria: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electrical retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 17: Austria: Electrical retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 18: Austria: Electrical retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Leading specialists


Figure 19: Austria: Leading electrical specialists, 2010

Market shares

Figure 20: Austria: Leading electrical specialists’ market shares, 2010

Belgium


The electricals market


Figure 21: Belgium: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electricals retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 22: Belgium: Retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 23: Belgium: Retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Retail outlets and enterprises


Figure 24: Belgium: Retail businesses, 2003-07

Figure 25: Belgium: Electrical retail outlets, 2008

Leading specialists


Figure 26: Belgium: Leading electricals retailers, 2010

Market shares


Figure 27: Belgium: Leading retailers’ share of electrical specialists sales, 2010

Czech Republic


The electricals market


Figure 28: Czech Republic: Consumer expenditure electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electricals retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 29: Czech Republic: Household goods retail sales, 2006-11 (F)

Figure 30: Czech Republic: Electrical retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Leading specialists


Figure 31: Czech Republic: Leading electricals retailers, 2010

Market shares

Figure 32: Czech Republic: Leading retailers’ share of electrical specialists’ sales, 2010

Denmark


The electricals market


Figure 33: Denmark: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2006-10

Channels of distribution


Sector size and forecast


The economy


The electricals retail sector


Figure 34: Denmark: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2006-09

Figure 35: Denmark: electrical Retailers; sales, 2006-11

Forecast


Figure 36: Denmark: electrical retailers’ sales, 2012-16

Enterprise data


Figure 37: Denmark: Specialist electricals retailers’ enterprise numbers, 2006-08

Leading specialists


Figure 38: Denmark: Leading electricals retailers, 2009

Finland


The electricals market


Figure 39: Finland: Household expenditure on electricals, 2006-10

Channels of distribution


Sector size and forecast


The economy


The electricals retail sector


Figure 40: Finland: Electrical retailers’ retail sales, 2007-09

Figure 41: Finland: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2006-11

Forecast


Figure 42: Finland: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2012-16

Outlet and enterprise data


Figure 43: Finland: Number of electricals retail enterprises, 2007-09

Figure 44: Finland: Number of electricals retail outlets, 2007-09

Leading specialists


Figure 45: Finland: Leading electricals retailers, 2009

France


Market in brief


Broader market environment


Key points


Consumer attitudes to electricals


Impact of the downturn

Quality counts

Embracing the internet

Caring for the environment

Consumer trends


Figure 46: Trends in attitudes towards shopping, the internet and technology, France, 2006-10

Figure 47: France: % of consumers purchasing products online, 2006-10

Competitive context


Figure 48: France: Consumer spending on electricals and other selected categories, 2005-09

Low consumer confidence leads to declines in electricals spend


Rampant deflation


White goods remain more robust


Figure 49: France: Consumer price index for selected categories, 2001-10

Channels of distribution


Sector size and forecast


Key points


Economic outlook


Retail sales forecasts


Figure 50: France: Electricals retail sales, 2006-16

Enterprise data


Figure 51: France: Electricals specialists, enterprise data, 2004-08

Retail competitor analysis


Key findings


Darty leads the way


Fnac the entertainment hub


Bigger Boulanger, goodbye Media Saturn


Buying groups


Figure 52: France: Leading electricals players, 2010

Market shares


Figure 53: France: Electrical specialists’ market shares,

Website usage


Figure 54: France: top retail websites, by number of unique visitors, January 2011

Germany


Market in brief


Broader market environment


Implications for electrical retailers

Consumer attitudes


Opinion appreciated – but not sought online

Frugality trumps quality

Figure 55: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, Germany, 2006-10

Who thinks what

Figure 56: Germany: % of consumers purchasing products online, 2006-10

Competitive context


Key findings


Consumer spending


Figure 57: Germany: Consumer spending on electricals and related goods, by major category, 2005-09

Impact of deflation


Figure 58: Germany: Consumer prices inflation for selected categories, Jan 2010-Feb 2011

Channels of distribution


Sector size and forecast


Key findings


Economic outlook


Retail sales and forecasts


Technical note

Performance and forecast

Figure 59: Germany: Electrical retail sales, 2006-11 (f)

Figure 60: Germany: Electrical retail sales forecast, 2012-16

Breakdown by sub-category

Figure 61: Germany: Electrical retail sales, 2008

Electricals specialists’ prospects


Outlets, enterprises and sales area


Technical note

Outlets

Figure 62: Germany: Outlet numbers, 2002 and 2007

Enterprises

Figure 63: Germany: Enterprise numbers, 2008

Sales area


Figure 64: Germany: Electricals specialists’ sales area, 2007

Retail competitor analysis


Key findings


Leading specialists


Top operators

Multichannel moves to underpin top-line growth

Mixed fortunes for leading voluntary groups

Product exclusivity

Others

Figure 65: Germany: Leading electrical specialists, 2010

Market shares


Figure 66: Germany: Leading electrical specialists’ market shares, 2010

Website usage


Figure 67: Germany: Top 10 electrical retail websites by number of unique visitors, January 2011

Greece


The electricals market


Figure 68: Greece: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electricals retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 69: Greece: Retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 70: Greece: Retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Retail enterprises


Figure 71: Greece: Retail businesses, 2003-07

Leading specialists


Figure 72: Greece: Leading electricals retailers, 2010

Market shares


Figure 73: Greece: Leading retailers’ share of electrical specialists sales, 2010

Hungary


The electricals market


Figure 74: Hungary: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electricals retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 75: Hungary: Retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 76: Hungary: Retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Retail outlets and enterprises


Figure 77: Hungary: Retail businesses, 2003-08

Figure 78: Hungary: Retail outlets, 2005-09

Leading specialists


Figure 79: Hungary: Leading electricals specialists, 2010

Market shares


Figure 80: Hungary: Leading retailers’ estimated share of electrical specialists’ sales, 2010

Republic of Ireland


The electricals market


Figure 81: Ireland: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electricals retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 82: Ireland: Retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 83: Ireland: Retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Retail enterprises


Figure 84: Republic of Ireland: Retail businesses, 2003-07

Leading specialists


Figure 85: Republic of Ireland: Leading electricals retailers, 2010

Market shares


Figure 86: Republic of Ireland: Leading retailers’ share of electrical specialists sales, 2010

Italy


Market in brief


Broader market environment


Implications for electrical retailers

On-line purchases


Figure 87: Italy: % of consumers purchasing products online, 2006-10

Competitive context


Key points


Consumer spending


Figure 88: Italy: Consumer spending on electrical and related goods, 2005-09

Consumer prices inflation


Figure 89: Italy: Consumer prices inflation for various categories, Jan 2010-Feb 2011

Channels of distribution


Sector size and forecast


Key points


Economic and consumer outlook


Retail sales and forecasts


Technical note

Performance and forecast

Figure 90: Italy: Electrical retail sales, 2006-11 (f)

Figure 91: Italy: Electrical retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Breakdown by sub-category

Figure 92: Italy: Retail sales indices, 2005-10

Figure 93: Italy: Electrical retail sales breakdown, 2008

Outlets and enterprises


Outlets

Figure 94: Italy: Number of local units for selected categories, 2007

Enterprises

Figure 95: Italy: Enterprise numbers for electricals and related retailers, 2008

Figure 96: Italy: Enterprise numbers for electricals and related retailers, 2003-07

Retail competitor analysis


Key points


Leading specialists


Top operators

Restructuring at UniEuro

Online competition growing

Product exclusivity

Others

Figure 97: Italy: Leading electrical specialists, 2010

Market shares


Figure 98: Italy: Leading electricals specialists’ market shares, 2010

Website usage


Figure 99: Italy: Top 10 electrical retail websites by number of unique visitors, January 2011

Netherlands


The electricals market


Figure 100: Netherlands: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electricals retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 101: Netherlands: Retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 102: Netherlands: Retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Figure 103: Netherlands: Retail sales by electrical specialists sub-categories, 2005-10

Leading specialists


Figure 104: The Netherlands: Leading electricals retailers, 2010

Market shares

Figure 105: The Netherlands: Leading electrical specialists’ market shares, 2010

Norway


The electricals market


Figure 106: Norway: Household expenditure on electricals, 2006-10

Channels of distribution


Sector size and forecast


The economy


The electricals retail sector


Figure 107: Norway: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2008-09

Figure 108: Norway: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2006-11

Forecast


Figure 109: Norway: Electrical retailers’, 2012-16

Enterprise and outlet data


Figure 110: Norway: Electricals retailers’ enterprise numbers, 2007 and 2008

Figure 111: Norway: electricals retailers’ outlet numbers, 2007 and 2008

Leading specialists


Figure 112: Norway: Leading electricals retailers, 2009

Poland


The electricals market


Figure 113: Poland: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2005-09

Electrical retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 114: Poland: Electrical specialists’ retail sales, 2008

Figure 115: Poland: Retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 116: Poland: Retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Leading specialists


Figure 117: Poland: Leading electricals retailers, 2010

Market shares

Figure 118: Poland: Leading electricals retailers’ market shares, 2010

Portugal


The electricals market


Electricals retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 119: Portugal: Retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 120: Portugal: Retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Retail enterprises


Figure 121: Portugal: Retail businesses, 2003-07

Leading specialists


Figure 122: Portugal: Leading electrical specialists, 2010

Market shares


Figure 123: Portugal: Leading retailers’ share of electrical specialists sales, 2010

Spain


Market in brief


Broader market environment


Implications for electrical retailers

Consumer attitudes


Trust but little enthusiasm for online

Concern for quality but not convenience

Figure 124: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, Spain, 2006-10

Who thinks what


Figure 125: Spain: % of consumers purchasing products online, 2006-10

Competitive context


Key points


Consumer spending


Figure 126: Spain: Consumer spending on electricals and related goods, 2005-09

Consumer prices inflation


Figure 127: Spain: Consumer prices inflation for selected categories, Jan 2010-Feb 2011

Channels of distribution


Sector size and forecast


Key points


Economic outlook


Retail sales and forecasts


Technical note

Performance and forecast

Figure 128: Spain: Electrical retail sales, 2006-11 (f)

Figure 129: Spain: Electrical retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Electricals specialists’ prospects


Outlets, enterprises and sales area


Outlets

Figure 130: Spain: Outlet numbers, 2002 and 2007

Enterprises

Figure 131: Spain: Enterprise numbers, 2004-07

Figure 132: Spain: Enterprise numbers, 2008

Sales area

Figure 133: Spain: Electricals specialists’ sales area, 2007

Retail competitor analysis


Key points


Leading specialists


Top operators

International operators

Leading voluntary groups

Refocusing to drive sales

Online competition growing

Others

Figure 134: Spain: Leading electrical specialists, 2010

Market shares


Figure 135: Spain: Leading electrical specialists’ market shares, 2010

Website usage

Figure 136: Spain: Top 10 electricals retail websites by number of unique visitors, January 2011

Sweden


The electricals market


Figure 137: Sweden: Consumer expenditure on electricals and related categories, 2006-10

Channels of distribution


Electrical retailers sales & forecasts


The economy


The electricals retail sector


Figure 138: Sweden: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2007-09

Figure 139: Sweden: Electrical retailers; sales, 2006-11

Forecast


Figure 140: Sweden: Electrical retailers’ sales, 2012-16

Outlet and enterprise data


Figure 141: Sweden: Specialist electricals retailers’ enterprise numbers, 2008-10

Figure 142: Sweden: Specialist electricals retailers’ enterprise numbers, 2004-07

Leading specialists


Figure 143: Sweden: Leading electricals retailers, 2009

Switzerland


The electricals market


Figure 144: Switzerland: Consumer expenditure on relevant categories, 2005-08

Electrical retailers’ sales and forecasts


Figure 145: Switzerland: Electrical retail sales, 2006-11

Figure 146: Switzerland: Electrical retail sales forecasts, 2012-16

Leading specialists


Figure 147: Switzerland: Leading electricals retailers, 2010

Market shares

Figure 148: Switzerland: Leading electrical specialists’ market shares, 2010

United Kingdom


Introduction


Definitions


Financial definitions


Abbreviations


Executive Summary


The market


Why should demand improve for the leading specialists?

Forecast


Figure 149: Electricals retailers sales, 2005-15 (f)

Market factors


The consumer


What consumers buy and where they shop

Figure 150: Profile of buyers of particular electrical goods, March 2011

Attitudes to buying electrical goods

Figure 151: Key attitudes to buying electrical goods, March 2011

Buying electricals online

Figure 152: Most popular statements about using the internet for electricals shopping, March 2011

Target groups

Figure 153: Electricals market target groups, March 2011

Retail strategy


Brands


Figure 155: Attitudes towards and usage of electrical retail store brands, February 2011

What we think


Issues in the Market


Is there a commoditisation of the market?


Is the flow of new products drying up?


How can retailers combat these trends?


And what is the right format?


Outlook – how can retailers cope with the pressure on demand?


Future Opportunities


Trend: Green Technology


Trend: Experience is all


Internal Market Environment


Key points


Price deflation


Figure 156: UK: Inflation on major electricals categories, 2000-11

Spending priorities 2011


Figure 157: UK: Extra money spent on, November 2009-February 2011

Major product launches


e-commerce trends


Online shopping important to the sector

Figure 158: UK: Top websites related to the electricals sector purchased from in the last three months, 2008-10

The why of buy?

The future

Internet usage


Figure 159: UK: Top electricals retail websites, by number of unique visitors, February 2011

Broader Market Environment


Key points


The economy


Austerity and the recovery

Figure 160: GDP, 2005-15

Inflation

Figure 161: CPI, 2000-11

Incomes and spending

Figure 162: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current prices, 2005-15

Employment

Figure 163: Unemployment rate, 1990-2010

Population trends


Low birth rates

Ageing population

Figure 164: Population, by age, 2005-15

Competitive Context


Key points


Electricals market in context


Figure 165: UK: Consumer spending on goods, by major category, 2006-10

The recession and the recovery


The impact of innovation


Strengths and Weaknesses


Strengths


Weaknesses


Who’s Innovating?


Social media opportunities


Brand-building experience


Quality of service


Vending electricals


Monetising recycling


Single product sites


Enhancing delivery services


Market Size and Forecast


Key points


Market size


Figure 166: Electricals retailers sales, 2006-10

Figure 167: Electricals retailers sales relative to all retailers sales, 1994-2010

Retailers losing share

Figure 168: Sales by electricals specialists as % all spending on electrical goods, 2001-10

Outlet and enterprise data


Figure 169: UK: Electricals retailers, number of outlets and enterprises, 2003-08

Prospects


Guarded optimism for the specialists

Forecast


Figure 170: Electricals retailers sales, 2005-15

Figure 171: Electricals retailers sales, 2005-15 (f)

Forecast methodology


Channels of Distribution


Key points


Figure 172: UK: Electricals market, estimated channels of distribution, 2010

Specialists


Home shopping


Grocery retailers


Mixed goods retailers


Others


Retail Competitor Analysis


Key points


Leading retailers


Figure 173: UK: Leading electrical retailers, 2009/10

Market shares


Technical notes

Figure 174: UK: Leading retailers’ share of specialists’ sales, 2009/10

Retail Advertising and Promotion


Key points


Resurgence in electricals advertising


Figure 175: Leading electrical retailers’ advertising spending, 2006-10

Spending relative to turnover


Figure 176: Selected electrical retailers’ advertising spending as % of sales, 2006-09

Spending by media


Figure 177: Leading electrical retailers’ spending on advertising by media, 2010

Content and creative


Brand Research


Brand map


Figure 178: Attitudes towards and usage of electrical retail store brands, February 2011

Brand attitudes


Figure 179: Attitudes by electrical retail store brand, February 2011

Brand personality


Figure 180: Electrical retail store brand personality – macro image, February 2011

Figure 181: Electrical retail store brand personality – micro image, February 2011

Correspondence analysis

Brand experience


Figure 182: Electrical retail store brand usage, February 2011

Figure 183: Satisfaction with various electrical retail store brands, February 2011

Figure 184: Consideration of electrical retail store brands, February 2011

Figure 185: Consumer perceptions of current electrical retail store brand performance, February 2011

Figure 186: Electrical retail store brand recommendation – Net Promoter Score, February 2011

Brand index


Figure 187: Electrical retail store brand index, February 2011

Figure 188: Electrical retail store brand index vs. recommendation, February 2011

Target group analysis


Figure 189: Target groups, February 2011

Figure 190: Electrical retail store brand usage, by target groups, February 2011

Group One – The Conformists


Group Two – Simply the Best


Group Three – Shelf Stalkers


Group Four – Habitual Shoppers


Group Five – The Individualists


The Consumer – Who Shops Where For Electricals?


Key points


Products bought


Figure 191: Electrical products bought in the last 3 years, March 2011

Who buys what?

Figure 192: Profile of buyers of particular electricals goods, March 2011

Where do people buy brown goods?


Figure 193: Where consumers bought brown goods, March 2011

Who buys brown goods and where?

Figure 194: Profile of brown goods shoppers, March 2011

Where do people buy white goods?


Figure 195: Where consumers bought white goods, March 2011

Who buys white goods and where?

Figure 196: Profile of white goods shoppers, March 2011

Trend data


Brown goods

Figure 197: Where consumers have bought brown goods, 2005-11

Where people bought brown goods and what they bought

Figure 198: Where have they bought audio-visual products, by products purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

White goods


Figure 199: Where consumers have bought white goods, 2004-11

Where people bought white goods and what they bought

Figure 200: Where consumers have bought large domestic appliances in the last three years by most popular electrical products which have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Consumer reaction to electricals retailers


Attitudes to Buying Electrical Goods


Key points


Buying attitudes


Figure 201: Attitudes to buying electricals goods, March 2011

Figure 202: Profiles of consumer attitudes, March 2011

Attitudes to buying electricals and products bought


Attitudes to buying electricals and retailers used


Attitudes to Buying Electricals Online


Key points


Figure 203: Attitudes to using the internet for buying electricals, March 2011

Service

Figure 204: Profile of consumer attitudes to using the internet for electricals research, March 2011

Attitudes to using the internet to buy electrical goods by products actually bought

Attitudes to using the internet to buy electrical goods by retailers used

Target groups


Figure 205: Electrical buyers target groups, March 2011

Figure 206: Electricals buyers target groups, March 2011

Quality seekers (14%)


Bargain hunters (26%)


Replacers (16%)


Apathetics (44%)


Consumer Attitudes to Technology


Key points


The rise of new technology fatigue


Figure 207: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements about technology, GB, 2006-10

The impact of the internet


Figure 208: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements with regards to the internet, GB, 2006-10

Price elasticity of ethics


Figure 209: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, GB, 2006-10

Appendix – Broader market environment


Population


Figure 210: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2005

Figure 211: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2010

Figure 212: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2015

Figure 213: Europe top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2020

GDP


Figure 214: Europe top 5: GDP (in current prices), 2000-10

Figure 215: Europe top 5: GDP growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-10

Consumer spending


Figure 216: Europe top 5: Consumer spending (in current prices), 2001-10

Figure 217: Europe top 5: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices), 2001-10

Consumer prices


Figure 218: Europe top 5: Consumer prices, 2001- Q1 2011

Unemployment


Figure 219: Europe top 5: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-10

Interest rates


Figure 220: UK and Eurozone: Interest rates, 2004-Q1 2011

Consumer confidence


Figure 221: Europe top 5: Consumer confidence, March 2009-December 2010

Appendix – Brand research


Figure 222: Store usage, February 2011

Figure 223: Store commitment, February 2011

Figure 224: Store momentum, February 2011

Figure 225: Store diversity, February 2011

Figure 226: Store satisfaction, February 2011

Figure 227: Store recommendation, February 2011

Figure 228: Store attitude, February 2011

Figure 229: Store image – Macro image, February 2011

Figure 230: Store image – Micro image, February 2011

Figure 231: Profile of target groups, by demographics, February 2011

Figure 232: Psychographic segmentation, by target groups, February 2011

Figure 233: Store usage, by target groups, February 2011

Figure 234: Store index, February 2011

Appendix – Who shops where for electricals?


Products bought


Figure 235: Most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 236: Next most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 237: Other which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Retailers used for brown goods


In-store

Figure 238: Most popular stores where consumers have bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 239: Next most popular stores where consumers have bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 240: Other stores where consumers have bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Online

Figure 241: Most popular websites where consumers have bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 242: Next most popular websites where consumers have bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Retailers used for kitchen appliances


In-store

Figure 243: Most popular stores where consumers have bought Kitchen appliances in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 244: Next most popular stores where consumers have bought Kitchen appliances in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Online

Figure 245: Websites where consumers have bought kitchen appliances in the last 3 years, by demographics, March 2011

Products bought and retailers used

Figure 246: Where have they bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years by most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 247: Where have they bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years by next most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 248: Where have they bought audio-visual products in the last 3 years by other which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Appendix – Attitudes to buying electrical goods


Figure 249: Most popular consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 250: Next most popular consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 251: Other consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by demographics, March 2011

Attitudes to buying and products bought

Figure 252: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals by most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 253: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals by next most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 254: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by other which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Attitudes to buying electricals and retailers bought from

Figure 255: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by most popular where have they bought ‘In-store’ audio-visual products in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 256: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by next most popular where have they bought ‘In-store’ audio-visual products in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 257: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals by most popular where have they bought ‘Online’ audio-visual products in the last 3 years, March 2011

Appendix – Attitudes to buying electricals online


Figure 258: Most popular consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, March 2011

Figure 259: Next most popular consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, March 2011

Further analysis


Attitudes to using the Internet to buy electrical goods by products actually bought

Figure 260: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 261: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by next most popular which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 262: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by other which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Attitudes to using the Internet to buy electrical goods by retailers used

Figure 263: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by next most popular which ‘In-store’ electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 264: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by other which ‘In-store’ electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 265: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by most popular which ‘Online’ electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 266: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals by which next most popular ‘Online’ electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, March 2011

Figure 267: Target groups, by demographics, March 2011

Figure 268: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, by target groups, March 2011

Figure 269: Consumer attitudes towards shopping for electricals, March 2011

Figure 270: Which electrical products have been purchased in the last 3 years, by target groups, March 2011

Boulanger/HTM Group


Figure 271: Boulanger: Estimated sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in France, 2006-10

Strategic evaluation


History


Financial performance


Figure 272: Boulanger: Estimated group sales performance, 2006-10

Store portfolio


Figure 273: HTM Group/Boulanger: Outlet data, 2006-10

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping

Conrad Electronic


Strategic evaluation


Recent history


Financial performance


Figure 274: Conrad: Estimated group sales performance, 2005-09

Store portfolio


Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping

Coop Schweiz (Electricals)


Figure 275: Coop Schweiz Electricals: Sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in Switzerland, 2006-10

Recent history


Financial performance


Figure 276: Coop Schweiz Electricals: Financial performance, 2006-10

Figure 277: Coop Schweiz Electricals: Market share development versus sales area development, 2006-10

Store portfolio


Figure 278: Coop Schweiz Electricals: Outlet data, 2006-10

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping


Dexcom


Figure 279: Dexcom: Estimated sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in the Netherlands, 2007-10

Strategic evaluation


History


Financial performance


Figure 280: Dexcom: Estimated group financial performance, 2007-10

Store portfolio


Figure 281: Dexcom: Outlet data, 2005-10

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping


Dixons Retail


Figure 282: Dixons Retail: Group sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in Europe, 2006-2010

Figure 283: Dixons retail UK: Sales as share of electrical/pc/telecoms specialists’ sales in UK, 2006-10

Strategic evaluation


Recent history


Financial performance


Figure 284: Dixons retail: Group financial performance, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Figure 285: Dixons Retail: First half financial performance, 2010/11

Store portfolio


Figure 286: Dixons Retail: Outlet data by country, 2008/09 -2009/10

Figure 287: Dixons Retail: UK and Ireland Outlet data, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Figure 288: Dixons Retail: UK new format store numbers, 2009-11

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping

EDA


Strategic evaluation


Recent history


Figure 289: EDA: Members and websites by country of operation, 2011

Financial performance


Figure 290: EDA: Estimated retail sales, 2008-10

Store portfolio


Figure 291: EDA: Member store numbers, 2008-10

Retail offering


Figure 292: EDA: Sales mix by purchase volume, 2008/09

E-commerce

Figure 293: EDA: Affiliated online stores, 2010

ElectronicPartner


Figure 294: ElectronicPartner: Estimated sales as share of electrical retailers sales in Germany, 2006-10

Strategic evaluation


Recent history


Financial performance


Figure 295: ElectronicPartner: Group financial performance, 2006-10

Store portfolio


Figure 296: ElectronicPartner: Membership data, 2006-10

Sales and outlets by country


Figure 297: ElectronicPartner: Affiliated branded stores and membership, by country, 2011

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping

Figure 298: EP: Group and affiliate websites, 2011

Euronics International


Figure 299: Euronics: Estimated sales as share of electrical retailers’ sales in Europe, 2006-10

Strategic evaluation


Recent history


Figure 300: Euronics: European members and fascia, by country of operation, 2011

Financial performance


Figure 301: Euronics International: Sales, 2001-10

Figure 302: Euronics International: Retail sales for major countries, 2006 and 2009-10

Store portfolio and group membership


Store portfolio

Figure 303: Euronics International: Outlet data, 2011

Figure 304: Euronics International: Outlet and membership data 2006-08

Figure 305: Euronics International: Sales densities and sales per outlet, 2010

Retail offering


Figure 306: Euronics international, sales mix by purchase volume, 2009

e-commerce

Figure 307: Euronics: European members and fascia, by country of operation, 2011

Expert International


Strategic evaluation


History


Financial performance


Figure 308: Expert: Estimated European retail sales by Country, 2010

Store portfolio


Figure 309: Expert: European store numbers, by country, 2009-11

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping


Figure 310: Expert International, online shopping availability, 2011

Fnac


Figure 311: Fnac: Sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in France, 2006-10

Strategic evaluation


History


Financial performance


Figure 312: Fnac: Group financial performance, 2006-10

Figure 313: Fnac: Sales by product category, 2010

Store portfolio


Figure 314: Fnac: Outlet data, 2005-10

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping

Kesa Electricals


Figure 315: Comet: Sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in UK, 2006-10

Figure 316: Darty France: Sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in France, 2006-10

Strategic evaluation


Recent history


Financial performance


Figure 317: Kesa Electricals: Group financial performance, 2006/07-2009/10

Figure 318: Kesa Electricals: First half financial performance, 2009/10 and 2010/11

Store portfolio


Figure 319: Kesa Electricals: Outlet data, 2005/06-2009/10

Retail offering


e-commerce


Figure 320: Kesa Electricals: Estimated e-commerce sales, 2005/06-2009/10

Figure 321: Kesa Electricals: Websites, 2011

Maplin


Figure 322: Maplin: Sales as share of electrical specialists’ sales in UK, 2006-10

Recent history


Financial performance


Figure 323: Maplin: Group financial performance, 2006-10

Figure 324: Maplin: Direct sales as % of total sales and annual % change in direct sales, 2006-10

Store portfolio


Figure 325: Maplin: Outlet data, 2006-10

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping


Figure 326: Maplin.co.uk: Profile of unique visitors, three-month average to February 2011

Media Markt/Saturn


Figure 327: Media Saturn group: Sales as share of electrical retailers’ sales in Europe, 2006-10

Figure 328: Media Saturn Germany: Sales as share of electrical retailers’ sales in Germany, 2006-10

Strategic evaluation


Recent history


Financial performance


Figure 329: Media Markt/Saturn: Financial performance, 2006-10

Store portfolio


Figure 330: Media Markt/Saturn: Outlet data, by country, 2006-10

Figure 331: Media Markt/Saturn, description of outlets, 2011

Retail offering


e-commerce and home shopping

Figure 332: Media Markt/Saturn: Websites by country, March 2011

Appendix – Broader Market Environment


Population


Figure 333: Europe: Population, by age group, 2005

Figure 334: Europe: Population, by age group, 2010

Figure 335: Europe: Population, by age group, 2015

Figure 336: Europe: Population, by age group, 2020

GDP


Figure 337: Europe: GDP (in current prices), 2001-10

Figure 338: Europe: GDP Growth rates (in constant prices), 2001-10

Consumer spending


Figure 339: Europe: Consumer spending (in current prices), 2001-10

Figure 340: Europe: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices), 2001-10

Consumer prices


Figure 341: Europe: Consumer prices, 2001-Q1 2011

Unemployment


Figure 342: Europe: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-10

Interest rates


Figure 343: Europe: Interest rates, 2004-Q1 2011

Consumer confidence


Figure 344: Europe: Consumer confidence, Feb 2010-Mar 2011

Appendix – Consumer Attitudes


France


Figure 345: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, France, 2006-10

Figure 346: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, France, 2010

Figure 347: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, France, 2010

Figure 348: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, France, 2010

Germany


Figure 349: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, Germany, 2006-10

Figure 350: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, Germany, 2010

Figure 351: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, Germany, 2010

Figure 352: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, Germany, 2010

Spain


Figure 353: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, Spain, 2006-10

Figure 354: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, Spain, 2010

Figure 355: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, Spain, 2010

UK


Figure 356: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, GB, 2006-10

Figure 357: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, GB, 2010

Figure 358: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, GB, 2010

Figure 359: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by demographics, GB, 2010

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