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Retail of Food in Egypt

Retail of Food in Egypt 2016

Nina Shand | Egypt | 07 September 2016

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Report Coverage

The Egyptian Food Retail report examines current conditions, investment in the sector and other developments such as the entrance of foreign retailers like France’s Carrefour, the world’s fourth largest retailer. The company entered Egypt in 2002 and now runs a network of hypermarkets, supermarkets and express shops in partnership with UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim (MAF). In total 19 companies are profiled, including the Mansour Group, which owns both the Metro supermarket chain, the largest in the country, and the Kheir Zaman discount store chain. Also profiled is ExxonMobil Egypt (SAE) which operates 25 “On-the-Run” convenience stores and plans to open another 25 in the near future.

The Egyptian Food Retail Sector

The Egyptian food retail sector is dominated by small, traditional, grocery retailers, with an estimated 98% of trade passing through these stores, street vendors and unregulated markets. Although there are only a few local supermarket chains, they are currently responsible for 15% of total food sales, a percentage that is expected to rise given the country’s growing middle class and increasing rate of urbanisation.

Opportunities

Despite the risks associated with political instability, Egypt is considered to have great potential as it is has the largest market in the Arab world with a population of more than 90 million people. Egyptians spend on average 50% of their income on food and groceries and with a large percentage of the population relying on food subsidies, the value of food retail sales is expected to reach US$67.37bn by 2017. Although Egypt’s online retail offering is still a novelty and not widely used, the general growth patterns in Egyptian retail and its youthful population indicate potential for strong online retail growth. However, currently only 10% of the population is banked, only 17 million people have credit or debit cards and mobile money is still a relatively new concept.

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Retail of Food in Egypt 2016

Full Report

R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $100.97 (USD)*

Industry Overview

R 1 330.00(ZAR) estimated $ 70.68 (USD)*

Table of Contents

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
2.2. Geographic Position 3
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 6
4.1. Local 6
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 10
4.1.2. Regulations 10
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 12
4.2. Continental 12
4.3. International 14
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 16
5.1. Lack of Transport Infrastructure 16
5.2. Economic Environment 17
5.3. Government Initiatives 18
5.4. Increasing Urbanisation 19
5.5. Information Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 20
5.6. Labour 21
5.7. Cyclicality 22
5.8. Terrorism, Corruption and Counterfeiting 23
5.9. Electricity Supply Constraints 24
6. COMPETITION 25
6.1. Barriers to Entry 26
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 27
8. OUTLOOK 27
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 28
10. REFERENCES 29
10.1. Publications 29
10.2. Websites 29
COMPANY PROFILES 31
BIM BIRLESIK MAGAZALAR AS 31
EGYPT FREE SHOPS COMPANY SAE 33
EMARAT MISR 35
EXXONMOBIL EGYPT (SAE) 37
FATHALLAGOMLA MARKET 39
HYPERONE 41
LA POIRE 43
LULU GROUP INTERNATIONAL 44
MAJID AL FUTTAIM HOLDING LLC 46
METRO MARKET FOR TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION 49
PANDA RETAIL COMPANY 51
SPINNEYS EGYPT LTD 53