METRO

RETAIL COMPENDIUM 2012/2013

10 YEARS

Data, facts and addresses of the trade and retail industry in Germany, Europe and the world

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GERMANY 19

1. Overview of retail and wholesale trade 20

Trade in general 20

Importance of the retail and wholesale industry as an economic sector 21

The structure of retailing in Germany 22

Food supply alternatives for private households 24

2. Private consumption 26

Development of the financial situation of the population in Germany, 2010 – 2011 26

Breakdown of private household consumption expenses in Germany, 2001 – 2011 27

Development of demand for consumer goods and the share in private consumption 28

Development of private demand for food and nonfood consumer goods, 2001 – 2011 29

Private demand broken down by consumer goods groups, 2011 30

Trends in private demand for consumer goods, 2008 – 2011 (Food/FMCG and Nonfood) 32

3. Price development 34

Change in consumer prices and retail prices, 2006 – 2011 34

Change in consumer prices, 2011 35

4. Organisational forms 36

Development in the number of food retail outlets by retailing model, 2007 – 2012 36

Market share and sales trends for food retailing models, 2006 – 2011 37

Development in online retailing sales in Germany 38

DATA, FIGURES AND FACTS 16

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5. The leading trade and retail companies 39

The 10 largest food retailers in Germany by total sales, 2011 39

The 10 largest hypermarket and superstore operators in Germany, 2011 40

The largest discounters in Germany, 2011 41

Chemist‘s in Germany, 2011 42

The 10 largest consumer electronics stores in Germany, 2011 43

The 10 largest cash+carry wholesalers in Germany, 2011 44

EUROPE 45

1. Consumer goods market 46

Consumer goods trade in Western Europe, 2011 46

Consumer goods trade in Eastern Europe, 2011 48

2. Gross domestic product and consumer spending 50

Gross domestic product EU-15 countries vs. new EU-12 countries, 2001 – 2011 50

Gross value added by economic sector EU-15 countries vs. EU-27 countries, 2011 51

Breakdown of consumer spending in private households in Europe, 2010 52

Value added tax rates in Europe, 2012 54

Comparison of top 10 challenges in Europe 56

Comparison of top 10 challenges in Europe, 2007 – 2012 58

3. Retail 59

Development of retail sales in Western and Eastern Europe, 2008 – 2011 59

Consumer prices and retail prices in Europe, 2008 – 2011 60

Share of sales accounted for by private labels in the European food retail sector, 2011 61

Food retail space density in Western and Eastern Europe 62

Store opening hours in Europe 64

Number of outlets in modern general food retailing (> 400 sqm), 2010 66

4. The leading trade and retail companies 67

Concentration of companies in European food retailing, 2011 67

The 10 largest food retailers in Europe, 2011 68

The 10 largest consumer electronics stores in Europe, 2011 69

The 10 largest department stores in Europe, 2011 70

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WORLDWIDE 71

1. Consumer goods market 72

Consumer goods world trade, 2011 72

2. The leading trade and retail companies 74

The 10 largest food retailers worldwide, 2011 74

The 10 largest consumer electronics stores worldwide, 2011 75

The 20 largest food retailers according to food sales 76

International presence of selected food retail companies, 2011 78

GLOSSARY – ALL ABOUT TRADE AND RETAIL 80

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EMPLOYEES IN TRADING AND RETAILING 174

1. Employees in trading and retailing in Germany 174

2. Employees in trading and retailing in Europe (EU-27) 175

OCCUPATIONS IN TRADING AND RETAILING 176

1. Germany’s dual vocational training system 177

2. Business committed to training 178

3. Reorganised occupations in the dual vocational training system 179

TRADING AND RETAILING COMPANIES AS EMPLOYERS 172

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INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 184

1. Chambers of Industry and Commerce 184

a) German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK) 184

b) Foreign Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Germany 195

c) Chambers of Industry and Commerce worldwide 200

2. Trade associations and organisations 209

a) German trade associations and organisations 209

b) Trade associations operating worldwide 210

3. Industrial and employer associations 216

a) German industrial and employer associations 216

b) European industrial and employer associations 217

4. Economic organisations 226

a) Economic organisations operating worldwide 226

b) Economic organisations of the countries 229

c) Regional economic commissions of the United Nations 234

d) Development banks 235

5. Ministries of economics 237

a) German ministry of economics 237

b) Ministries of economics worldwide 237

6. Consumer organisations 247

a) German consumer organisations 247

b) Consumer organisations operating worldwide 249

ADDRESSES 182

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STOCK EXCHANGES 257

1. Stock exchanges in Europe (selection) 257

2. Stock exchanges worldwide (selection) 262

COMPANIES 265

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH 274

1. University chairs worldwide focusing on the trading sector (selection) 274

2. Research institutes focusing on the trading sector 299

a) The most important trade research institutions in Germany and in German-speaking countries 299

b) Trade research institutions worldwide (selection) 301

c) Economic research institutes worldwide (selection) 303

d) Market research institutes worldwide (selection) 315

EUROPEAN UNION 326

1. Council of the European Union 326

2. EU Commission with Directorates-General (selection) 327

3. European Parliament 329

4. Advisory committees of the European Union (selection) 333

5. Other institutions of the European Union 333

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JOURNALS AND NEWSPAPERS FOR THE TRADING SECTOR (SELECTION) 378

LITERATURE ON TRADING (SELECTION) 389

MEDIA AND LITERATURE 376

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 336EVENTS AT A GLANCE 338

TRADE FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS 346

Cosmetics 346

Food and beverage 348

Logistics 356

Fashion 358

Furniture and living 365

Leisure, hobby, do it yourself 366

Consumer electronics and communication 368

Various trade fairs and congresses 370

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METRO GROUP AT A GLANCE 398

1. Who we are 398

2. Group structure 399

3. METRO GROUP’s sales lines and segments 400

4. Strategy for sustained positive sales and earnings development 401

5. METRO GROUP in figures 402

6. Country overview 404

7. Corporate Social Responsibility 406

8. Corporate Boards of METRO AG 408

METRO GROUP CONTACT DATA 409

IMPRINT 410

INFORMATION ABOUT METRO GROUP 396

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