Publisher's Synopsis
World Retail Data and Statistics 2014 is an excellent starting point for understanding global retail trends. The book has hard to find retail sales statistics across many retail formats (2007-2012). Statistics are presented in easy to read tables and comparable across 52 countries. Identify the fastest growing retail sectors and those in decline. - Thousands of retail sales statistics in one place - Data for 52 countries (2007-2012) - Unique world rankings - Key socio-economic indicators to put retail trends into context Retail formats researched: Grocery retailers; Hypermarkets; Supermarkets; Discounters; Non-grocery retailers; Health and beauty retailers; Clothing and footwear retailers; Home and garden retailers; Electronics and appliances retailers; Leisure and personal goods retailers; Mixed retailers; Department stores; Variety stores; Warehouse clubs; Vending; Home shopping; Internet retailing; Direct selling Socio-economic indicators researched: Population; GDP; Labour force indicators; Consumer expenditure; Consumer prices and costs; Household characteristics; Internet characteristics Countries researched: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Slovakia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; USA; Venezuela; Vietnam
