Discount stores and changing shopping channels

Finance & economics
Discount stores are gaining ground at a time when customer preferences are changing, online sales are growing, and value for money as well as shopping convenience are decisive.

Key questions and insights

Why are discount stores growing and what role does value for money play?

Discount stores are among the channels that are currently growing in retail.

How do discount stores compete with supermarkets, hypermarkets and drugstores?

When choosing a store, the main factors are easy orientation, availability of favorite brands, stock levels, low price, and value for money.

How is shopping behavior changing across multiple channels and online sales?

Customers shop across multiple channels and often combine several shopping destinations over the course of a year.

What factors matter when choosing a store besides price?

Online sales of food and drugstore goods are growing rapidly, faster in Czechia than the European average.

What is not the main reason behind the shift in preferences between shopping channels?

Changes in price levels are not the main explanation for the shift in preferences between channels.

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