VARIETY STORES IN THE US

Euromonitor International

January 2019

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Dollar Stores Continue To Drive Growth for Variety Stores

Dollar Stores' Focus on Areas Traditionally Underserved by Retail Fuels Outlet Growth

Dollar Stores Move To Expand Their Selection of Groceries

Competitive Landscape

Dollar General Strengthens Position As One of the Most Important Retailers in the US

Dollar Tree Weighed Down by Performance of Family Dollar Banner

Target Sees Potential in Smaller-format Stores in Urban Areas

Channel Data

Table 1 Variety Stores: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018

Table 2 Variety Stores: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018

Table 3 Variety Stores GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018

Table 4 Variety Stores GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018

Table 5 Variety Stores LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018

Table 6 Variety Stores LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018

Table 7 Variety Stores Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023

Table 8 Variety Stores Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Soaring Consumer Confidence Propels US Retailing Sales Upwards in 2018

Retailers Leverage the Scale of Store-based Networks To Boost Digital Sales

Growth in US Suburbs and Exurbs Defies the Global Urbanisation Trend

Sears Teeters on the Brink of Liquidation

Competition Emerges From Unexpected Retail Channels

Operating Environment

Informal Retailing

Opening Hours

Summary 1 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type

Physical Retail Landscape

Cash and Carry

Seasonality

Payments and Delivery

Emerging Business Models

Market Data

Table 9 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2013-2018

Table 10 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 11 Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: Value 2013-2018

Table 12 Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 13 Store-based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018

Table 14 Store-based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018

Table 15 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2013-2018

Table 16 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 17 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018

Table 18 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018

Table 19 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2013-2018

Table 20 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 21 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018

Table 22 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018

Table 23 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018

Table 24 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018

Table 25 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2013-2018

Table 26 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 27 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018

Table 28 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018

Table 29 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2013-2018

Table 30 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2013-2018

Table 31 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2013-2018

Table 32 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 33 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2013-2018

Table 34 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2013-2018

Table 35 Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018

Table 36 Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018

Table 37 Store-based Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018

Table 38 Store-based Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018

Table 39 Store-based Retailing LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018

Table 40 Non-Store Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018

Table 41 Non-Store Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018

Table 42 Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018

Table 43 Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018

Table 44 Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018

Table 45 Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018

Table 46 Non-Grocery Specialists GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018

Table 47 Non-Grocery Specialists GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018

Table 48 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018

Table 49 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018

Table 50 Mixed Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2014-2018

Table 51 Mixed Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2015-2018

Table 52 Mixed Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2015-2018

Table 53 Mixed Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2015-2018

Table 54 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2018-2023

Table 55 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Table 56 Forecast Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: Value 2018-2023

Table 57 Forecast Sales in Store-based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Table 58 Forecast Store-based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023

Table 59 Forecast Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

Table 60 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2018-2023

Table 61 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Table 62 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023

Table 63 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023

Table 64 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023

Table 65 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Table 66 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023

Table 67 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

Table 68 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023

Table 69 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023

Table 70 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2018-2023

Table 71 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Table 72 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023

Table 73 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

Table 74 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023

Table 75 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023

Table 76 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023

Table 77 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Table 78 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023

Table 79 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023

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Sources

Summary 2 Research Sources

In the US, fixed-price stores – which are often referred to as “dollar stores” – were again the primary driver of sales growth for variety stores in 2018, allowing the channel to record one of the highest current value growth rates in store-based retailing.

Euromonitor International's Variety Stores in USA report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, mixed retailers, health and beauty retailers, clothing and footwear retailers, furniture and furnishing stores, DIY and hardware stores, durable goods retailers, leisure and personal goods retailers. There are profiles of leading retailers, with analysis of their performance and the challenges they face. There is also analysis of non-store retailing: vending; homeshopping; internet retailing; direct selling, as available.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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