1. 5
big international retail trends
and how Canadian retailers and suppliers
can get on the winning edge.
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2. About SINS
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3. today’s game plan
the 5 big international trends
what you can do to leverage them?
- retailer and supplier perspectives
Q&A / Discussion
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6. the world’s ten biggest retailers...
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
Source: 2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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7. just how big the biggest are...
Retail Sales Retail Sales
Company Country # of Countries
Rank 2008 (Millions $USD)
1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. US 401,244 15
2 Carrefour SA France 127,958 36
3 Metro AG Germany 99,004 32
4 Tesco PLC UK 96,210 13
5 Schwarz Group (Lidl) Germany 79,924 24
6 The Kroger Co. US 76,000 1
7 The Home Depot US 71,288 7
8 Costco Wholesale US 70,977 8
9 Aldi GmbH Germany 66,063 18
10 Target Corp. US 62,884 1
Source: 2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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8. Total Turnover (billions) of Top Ten Retailers Number of Countries
155
1,152
96
576
+100% +62%
2000 2008 2000 2008
The Biggest Retailers are Getting Bigger Through Globalization & Consolidation
Sources: 2002 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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9. Canada’s ten biggest retailers...
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
Source: 2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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10. just how big the big canadian retailers are...
Retail Sales
Company Retail Sales (Millions $USD) Global Rank
Rank 2008
1 Loblaw Companies 22,208 37
2 Alimentation Couche Tard 15,781 50
3 Empire Company Ltd. 13,305 67
4 Metro Inc. 10,644 81
5 Shoppers Drug Mart 8,896 102
6 Canadian Tire Corp. 7,837 112
7 Hudson's Bay Trading Co.** 7,591 118
8 Katz Group Inc. 6,278 137
9 Jim Pattison Group 3,720 207
10 RONA Inc. 3,533 230
** American owned Source: 2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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11. just how big the big canadian retailers are...
Retail Sales Company Retail Sales (Millions $USD) Global Rank
Rank 2008
1 Loblaw Companies 22,208 37
2 Alimentation Couche Tard 15,781 50
3 Empire Company Ltd. 13,305 67
4 Metro Inc. 10,644 81
5 Shoppers Drug Mart 8,896 102
6 Canadian Tire Corp. 7,837 112
7 Hudson's Bay Trading Co.** 7,591 118
8 Canada Safeway 6,400
9 Katz Group Inc. 6,278 137
10 Jim Pattison Group 3,720 207
11 RONA Inc. 3,533 230
** American owned Source: 2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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Wal-Mart Carrefour Canada Top 10 Metro Tesco Lidl
Sources: 2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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13. GDP 2008
Rank Country Top 10 Retailers
Millions USD
1 United States 14,441,425 7
2 Japan 4,910,692 5
3 China 4,327,448 5
4 Germany 3,673,105 3
5 France 2,866,951 4
6 United Kingdom 2,680,000 6
7 Italy 2,313,893 3
8 Russia 1,676,586 2
9 Spain 1,601,964 4
10 Brazil 1,572,839 2
11 Canada 1,499,551 3
Sources: International Monetary Fund
2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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14. GDP 2008
Rank Country Top 10 Retailers
Millions USD
11 Canada 1,499,551 3
12 India 1,206,684 2
13 Mexico 1,088,128 3
14 Australia 1,013,461 2
15 South Korea 929,124 2
16 Netherlands 876,970 3
17 Turkey 729,983 3
18 Poland 527,866 4
19 Indonesia 511,765 1
20 Belgium 506,183 4
Sources: International Monetary Fund
2010 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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15. how to get on the winning-edge...
Retailers:
✓benchmark yourselves against winning international formats.
✓attend more international conferences to expand your horizon.
Suppliers:
✓develop contacts with your colleagues around the world to
bring international best practices to your customer locally.
Together:
✓subscribe to several on-line news services to stay in touch with global
developments in retailing.
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17. #2 building great brands
when it comes to brands, retailers are shifting
from the “distributor” to the “builder”.
pillars of great retail brand-building
1 value-added private labels
2 extension of brands in related services
3 variety of store formats strong retail brands
are the passport to
4 corporate citizenship global growth
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18. #2 building great brands
examples of value-added private label brands at tesco
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19. #2 building great brands
extending the brand into retail services at tesco
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20. #2 building great brands
offering a variety of store formats at tesco
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21. #2 building great brands
a new british (branded) invasion at fresh & easy
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22. #2 building great brands
corporate citizenship as a branding vehicle at tesco
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23. #2 building great brands
how to get on the winning-edge...
Retailers:
✓ evaluate the consistency of your brand image to the individual shopper.
✓ increase efforts to take your brand “beyond the store”.
Suppliers:
✓ focus on true innovation to drive growth while avoiding SKU sprawl.
✓ connect your marketing teams with those inside the retailer.
Together:
✓ identify category or cross-category opportunities that are able to build
equity for both the retailer and supplier brands.
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25. #3 understanding the individual shopper
retailers are gearing up for customer relationship management 2.0
in a push to understand shopper behavior
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26. #3 understanding the individual shopper
average customers don’t exist.
success lies in knowing individuals.
- Dunnhumby
tesco club card:
launched in 1995
quick facts:
10+ million active households in the UK.
segments consumers on behaviour + value
multidimensional segmentation
each individual shopper
products assigned scores and
attractiveness ratings for each shopper
segment.
shopper-profile-tailored communication and
promotions
coupon redemption rates of 20-40%.
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27. #3 understanding the individual shopper
tesco shopper segmentation
Lifestage Profitability Store Format
Promotional Promiscuity
Shopping
Lifestyle
Habits
Brand Advocacy
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28. #3 understanding the individual shopper
the receipt:
merely data
April 12, 2008 at 21h30
Customer 664433 purchased in store 115
(Express)
1 item 102387 - microwave ready meal,
Spicy Mexican flavour, Priced at £2.99
1 item 114576 - White Wine, Chablis,
priced at £5.99
2 x item 329800 - prepacked salad, priced
at £0.99 (promotion)
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29. #3 understanding the individual shopper
the card (model) reveals:
true insight
Mrs Smith is a young adult and one of our Premium shoppers.
She uses Watford Hypermarket for major monthly shops.
She uses Covent Garden Metro for daily requirements.
She often shops late in the evening and buys upmarket products.
She is particularly loyal to her cat food brand and fine fabric
washing powder.
She buys Hello magazine and sometimes Country Life.
She is happy to be contacted for research.
Promotions are important to her, but not Value lines.
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32. #3 understanding the individual shopper
tailored promotion
based on life-stage
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33. #3 understanding the individual shopper
Dunnhumby &
Metro partnership
Source: Globe and Mail - Nov 19, 2009
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34. #3 understanding the individual shopper
how to get on the winning-edge...
Retailers:
✓ think beyond points and discounts.
✓ use your CRM tool as a basket builder instead of a trade fund generator.
Suppliers:
✓ bring consumer insights to the table that builds on shopper understanding.
✓ develop “shopper marketing” capabilities within the organization.
Together:
✓ identify the overlaps between the key shopper segments in the store and
the target consumer of the brand and intensify shopper marketing efforts.
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36. #4 being conscious of their footprint
going “green” has not gone away because we are
dealing with the downturn
Consumer Goods Forum
“top of mind” survey 2009
Source: Consumer Good Forum Press Release: Feb 2, 2009
37. #4 being conscious of their footprint
examples of green prioritization at tesco
38. #4 being conscious of their footprint
examples of green prioritization at walmart
concentrated laundry detergent
mandated move to concentrated formulas
savings:
100 million gallons of water
95 million pounds of plastic resin
125 million pounds of cardboard.
extended paper roll life
co-development (P&G) of toilet paper and paper
towel products with more sheets per roll.
savings:
89.5 million cardboard cores
360,000 pounds of plastic
54,000 gallons of diesel.
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39. #4 being conscious of their footprint
everyone’s keeping an eye on walmart...
Source: Wall Street Journal - Jan. 18, 2010
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40. #4 being conscious of their footprint
two great Canadian examples...
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41. #4 being conscious of their footprint
how to get on the winning-edge...
Retailers:
✓ engage shoppers beyond reusable shopping bags
✓ showcase your efforts and successes in an easily accessible way
Suppliers:
✓ read your organization’s “CSR” report and understand it’s impact locally.
✓ find areas of common interest between your company and your customer.
Together:
✓ develop common CSR goals as part of the business planning process
and scorecard your results with the various stakeholders.
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43. #5 efficiency spawns a new format
Total Turnover of Aldi / Lidl
the “hard discount” format has
already taken Europe by storm. 102,522
major players:
founded: germany 1940’s
8,200 stores
50,100 52,422
29,082
17,782
11,300
founded: germany 1930’s
7,000 european stores
2000 2008
Aldi Lidl Total
Source: 2002 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
2008 Global Powers of Retailing - Deloitte
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44. #5 efficiency spawns a new format
hard discount stores examination
success factors for hard discount
1 limited assortment (approx. 1500 SKUs)
2 high penetration of private label
3 small, consistent store format (approx. 15,000 sq. ft.)
4 shelf-ready packaging
5 display-ready pallets
6 store-warehouse clustering
7 no in-store deli or bakery
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45. #5 efficiency spawns a new format
hard discount stores LIDL
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46. #5 efficiency spawns a new format
hard discount stores ALDI
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47. #5 efficiency spawns a new format
ALDI is already at our border...
USA
Aldi Sud launched in the US in 1976.
Over 1000 stores in 30 states.
expanded store count during economic downturn
Also owns “Trader Joes” with over 300 stores
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48. #5 efficiency spawns a new format
how to get on the winning-edge...
Retailers:
✓ have a contingency plan in place to deal with a rapid Hard Discount launch.
✓ focus on brands and value added promotions.
Suppliers:
✓ consider developing an unique product offer for Hard Discount.
✓ link with your international colleagues to learn from their experience.
Together:
✓continue to push inefficiencies out of the supply chain in order to make the
Canadian industry less attractive to potential competitors.
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49. Q: what were all those trends again...?
A: the 5 big international trends are...
#1 getting bigger + going global
#2 building great brands
#3 understanding the individual shopper
#4 being conscious of their footprint
#5 efficiency spawns a new format
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