Open toolbar Your experience Your industry Events and publications Who are we ? HOME > YOUR INDUSTRY > Trade An atypical year 2020 which amplified the underlying trends Food distribution took advantage of the health crisis as well as the closure of restaurants to achieve a year of record growth which confirms past trends: Large hypermarkets have seen their difficulties amplified by traffic restrictions . Additional growth is visible for e-commerce , whether it is drive-through or home delivery, which is taking off, or even for convenience stores and supermarkets. This trend is not, however, uniformly benefiting the various food players, the independent brands (Leclerc, Système U and Intermarché) as well as Lidl, outperforming the market in the face of the difficulties of integrated companies (Casino, Auchan). Carrefour is in the middle of the ford and is starting a commercial restart. The year 2021 marks in a way a return to normal in terms of the dynamics of the different formats, in a market with several characteristics: “Eating better” generates new needs with the development of new products / new recipes (without additives, local, vegetable, organic, etc.) with a better valuation of sales prices. Increased competition on the prices of more traditional products in order to respond to the consequences of the crisis and to the most modest households. The explosion of e-commerce has brought a resurgence of importance to logistics, with a search for greater responsiveness . The sector is reconfiguring itself with the development of dedicated warehouses on the outskirts of large urban areas, but also an increasing automation of tools in response in particular to difficult working conditions: the elimination of work is seen by some brands as the solution to the problem of working conditions. too difficult work and in a sector less and less attractive for employees. La volonté largement partagée par les distributeurs de baisser les prix devrait être financée par des plans massifs de recherche d’économies plus ou moins clairement annoncés par l’ensemble du secteur. La recomposition du secteur est en cours au travers des cessions de magasins ou d’enseigne, mais également une recherche de flexibilité, avec des cessions de fonds de commerce en location-gérance à des indépendants. La livraison du dernier km se structure également avec le développement de nombreuses start-up indépendantes ou en partenariat avec les enseignes. VOUS SOUHAITEZ ALLER PLUS LOIN, CONTACTEZ LE RÉFÉRENT DU SECTEUR SECAFI is the cabinet of informed compromises. It defends employment, the development of skills and the quality of work, while respecting the economic fundamentals of the company. Who are we ? Contact us Press contact Keywords, acronyms and glossary LATEST TWEETS Tweets by cabinetSecafi © Copyright 2021 - 2021 | ALPHA SECAFI GROUP | All rights reserved | Legal notices | Privacy Policy | Powered by liberty-web Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Youtube We are cookies We are here to give you the best online experience. By accepting, you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with our cookie privacy policy. OK FOR ME I CHOOSE NO THANKS Cookies policy