Canada Food and Grocery Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026

Abstract

Summary

Food & Grocery Retail in Canada industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

- The food & grocery retail market includes the retail sales of all food products, both packaged and unpackaged, as well as beverages (including retail sales of all alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages), tobacco, and household products. All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e., without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2021 annual average exchange rates.
- The Canadian food and grocery retail market had total revenues of $150.1 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% between 2017 and 2021.
- Hypermarkets, supermarkets and hard discounters account for the largest proportion of sales in the Canadian food and grocery retail market in 2021; sales through this channel generated $85.9 billion, equivalent to 57.3% of the market's overall value.
- The food segment was the market's most lucrative in 2021, with total revenues of $98.3 billion, equivalent to 65.5% of the market's overall value.

Scope

- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the food & grocery retail market in Canada
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the food & grocery retail market in Canada
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key food & grocery retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Canada food & grocery retail market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

- What was the size of the Canada food & grocery retail market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the Canada food & grocery retail market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Canada food & grocery retail market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in Canada's food & grocery retail market?

Content

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players in the market?
7.2. What are the strategies and strengths of leading players?
7.3. What are the pricing strategies in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Loblaw Companies Limited
8.2. Empire Co Ltd
8.3. Metro Inc
8.4. Walmart Inc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List of Tables
Table 1: Canada food & grocery retail market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 2: Canada food & grocery retail market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 3: Canada food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 4: Canada food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 5: Canada food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Table 6: Canada food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Table 7: Loblaw Companies Limited: key facts
Table 8: Loblaw Companies Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Loblaw Companies Limited: Key Employees
Table 10: Empire Co Ltd: key facts
Table 11: Empire Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Empire Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 13: Empire Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 14: Metro Inc: key facts
Table 15: Metro Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Metro Inc: Key Employees
Table 17: Metro Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 18: Walmart Inc: key facts
Table 19: Walmart Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 20: Walmart Inc: Key Employees
Table 21: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 22: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 23: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 24: Canada size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 25: Canada gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 26: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 27: Canada inflation, 2017-21
Table 28: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 29: Canada exchange rate, 2017-21

List of Figures
Figure 1: Canada food & grocery retail market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Figure 2: Canada food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 3: Canada food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: Canada food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 5: Canada food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2021
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2021
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2021
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2021