RNCOS report "Middle East Retail Sector Analysis (2007-2010)" provides extensive research and rational analysis on the retail industry in the Middle East. This report helps clients to analyze the opportunities and factors critical to the success of the retail industry in Middle East. The research report provides a country-level analysis of the retail industry scenario in Middle East. The report underlines the key issues related to the industry and provides a prudent analysis on various aspects of the industry.

Key Findings

• The GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region accounts for more than 60% (2005) of total retail industry in the Middle East.
• Food sector offers a glut of opportunities as a major fraction of the food items are imported throughout the Middle East.
• Hypermarkets, superstores, and supermarkets account for half of food retail sales in UAE.
• The trend of shopping at modern retail formats is growing in the Middle East.
• Increasing preferences for international brands among consumers in the Middle East.
• Presence of lifestyle disease offers opportunities for Dietetic and Health Foods.

Key Issues and Facts

The research report also addresses the issues and facts that are critical to success of the Middle East retail industry, like:

• What is the market size and scope of the retail industry in the Middle East?
• What and where are the growth prospects and issues related to the industry?
• What are the factors driving growth in this sector?
• What is the segment-wise size of organized market & what are its growth prospects?
• Who are the major players in the Middle East retail industry?
• What are the opportunities & challenges faced by retailers in the Middle East?
• What are the emerging trends there?

Key Players

This section covers the key facts about players currently operating in the Middle East retail industry including Carrefour, EMKE Group, Azizia Panda, Blue Square Israel Ltd, Super-Sol Ltd, Sultan Center, and Spinneys Group.

Research Methodology

Information has been sourced from books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring industry news and developments, and through access to more than 3000 paid databases.

Analysis Method

The analysis methods includes the following: Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis using software tools, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.

• 1. Analyst View
• 2. Research Overview
• 3. Industry Overview
  • 3.1 Worldwide - Retail Sales
  • 3.2 Worldwide - Retail Market
  • 3.3 Emerging Retail Markets
• 4. Middle East Retail Industry by Country
  • 4.1 United Arab Emirates
  • 4.2 Saudi Arabia
  • 4.3 Kuwait
  • 4.4 Oman
  • 4.5 Iran
  • 4.6 Israel
  • 4.7 Jordan
  • 4.8 Turkey
  • 4.9 Egypt
• 5. Industry Analysis
  • 5.1 Drivers
    • 5.1.1 Dubai Duty Free (DDF)
    • 5.1.2 Destination for Global Travel Retail
    • 5.1.3 Economic Growth
    • 5.1.4 High Retail Spending
    • 5.1.5 Increasing Availability of Retail Space & Real Estate Activities
    • 5.1.6 Expatriate Population
  • 5.2 Opportunities
    • 5.2.1 Increasing Tourists Arrival
    • 5.2.2 Increasing Retail Space
    • 5.2.3 Opportunity for Manufactures
    • 5.2.4 Export (to Middle East) Opportunities for Food Sector
    • 5.2.5 Market for Dietetic & Health Foods
  • 5.3 Challenges
    • 5.3.1 Regional, Ethical & Religious Issues
    • 5.3.2 Cultural Differences
    • 5.3.3 Sustaining Competitive Edge
    • 5.3.4 Chaos Expected in the Market
    • 5.3.5 Tourism-dependent Retail
  • 5.4 Future Outlook (2007-2010)
• 6. Competitive Landscape
  • 6.1 Carrefour
  • 6.2 EMKE Group
  • 6.3 Azizia Panda
  • 6.4 Blue Square Israel Ltd.
  • 6.5 Super-Sol Ltd.
  • 6.6 Sultan Center
  • 6.7 Spinneys Group
• List of Figures:
  • Figure 3-1: Worldwide - Retail Industry (in Trillion US$), 2001-2006E
  • Figure 3-2: Worldwide - Retail Industry Segmentation by Region (in Trillion US$), 2006E
  • Figure 3-3: Worldwide - Comparative Penetration of Organized & Unorganized Retail (%), 2006
  • Figure 4-1: Middle East - Retail Industry (in Billion US$), 2005 & 2006E
  • Figure 4-2: Middle East - Retail Industry Segmentation by Region (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-3: Middle East - Number of Stores by Retailers, 2005
  • Figure 4-4: UAE - Consumer Expenditure (%), 2006
  • Figure 4-5: Dubai - Share in GCC Retail Industry (%), 2006
  • Figure 4-6: UAE - Gross Leasable Area (in Million Sq. Ft.), 2006 & 2007F
  • Figure 4-7: UAE, Abu Dhabi & Sharjah - Forecast of Retail Spending (in Billion US$), 2009
  • Figure 4-8: Dubai - Forecast for Population (in Million), 2007-2010
  • Figure 4-9: UAE - Share of Top 5 Retailers in Consumer Goods Market (%), 2006
  • Figure 4-10: UAE - Retail Food Outlets (in Numbers), 2005
  • Figure 4-11: Dubai - Retail Sales from Tourism Industry (%), 2006 & 2010E
  • Figure 4-12: Saudi Arabia - Forecast for Retail Industry (in Billion US$), 2007-2011
  • Figure 4-13: Saudi Arabia - Share of Food & Non-food in Retail Sales (%), 2006
  • Figure 4-14: Saudi Arabia - Forecast for Apparel Retail Sales (in Billion US$), 2007-2011
  • Figure 4-15: Saudi Arabia - Share of Apparel in Retail Sales & Non-food Retail Sales (%), 2006
  • Figure 4-16: Saudi Arabia - Retail Sales of Branded Apparel (in Billion US$), 2000 & 2005
  • Figure 4-17: Saudi Arabia - Apparel Market Segmentation by Cities (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-18: Kuwait - Share of Co-operatives in Retail Food Market (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-19: Iran - Forecast for Retail Industry (in Billion US$), 2007-2011
  • Figure 4-20: Iran - Share of Food & Non-food in Retail Sales (%), 2006
  • Figure 4-21: Israel - Retail Sales of Food (in Billion US$), 2004 & 2005
  • Figure 4-22: Israel - Share of Supermarkets in Food Retail Sales (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-23: Israel - Household Consumption Expenditure (in US$), 2004 & 2005
  • Figure 4-24: Turkey - Retail Spending (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-25: Turkey - Number of Modern Retail Formats (2000-2005)
  • Figure 4-26: Turkey - Number of Traditional Retail Formats (2000-2005)
  • Figure 4-27: Turkey - Forecast for Organized & Unorganized Retail Share (%), 2010
  • Figure 4-28: Egypt - Private Sector Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2002-2005
  • Figure 4-29: Egypt - Retail Sales of Consumer Durables (in Thousand Units), 2002-2006
  • Figure 4-30: Egypt - Estimated Retail Sales of Consumer Durables (in Thousand Units), 2007-2010
  • Figure 5-1: Dubai - Retail Sales during DDF (in Million US$), 2005 & 2006
  • Figure 5-2: GCC - GDP Growth (%), 2005 & 2006
  • Figure 5-3: Middle East - Retail Spending by Region (in Billion US$), 2006
  • Figure 5-4: Middle East - Forecast for Tourist Arrival (in Million), 2007-2015
  • Figure 5-5: Dubai - Tourists Arrival (in Million), 2005 & 2006
  • Figure 5-6: Dubai - Forecast for Tourists Arrival (in Million), 2007-2010
  • Figure 5-7: Middle East - Forecast for Retail Space (in '000 Sq. Meter), 2008
  • Figure 5-8: UAE, Saudi Arabia & Turkey - Imported 'Consumer Ready' Products as Percentage of Retail Food, 2006
  • Figure 5-9: Middle East - Forecast for Retail Industry (in Billion US$), 2007-2010
  • Figure 5-10: Middle East - Forecast for Number of Stores by Retailers, 2010
  • Figure 5-11: GCC - Forecast for Franchise Market (in Billion US$), 2007-2010
  • Figure 5-12: Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Sharjah - Per Capital Gross Leasable Area (in Sq. Ft.), 2009E
  • Figure 5-13: GCC - Forecast for Retail Gross Leasable Area (%), 2010
  • Figure 6-1: Carrefour Group - Net Sales by Geographical Distribution (%), 2005
• List of Tables:
  • Table 3-1: Worldwide - Top 10 Retailers by Net Sales (in Billion US$), 2005
  • Table 3-2: Worldwide - Top 10 Emerging Retail Markets, 2006
  • Table 4-1: Middle East - Retail Outlets & Locations, 2006
  • Table 4-2: UAE - Number of Retail Formats, 2006
  • Table 4-3: UAE - Retail Stores & Format
  • Table 4-4: UAE - Opportunities & Challenges for Retail Industry
  • Table 4-5: Saudi Arabia - Retailers & Format
  • Table 4-6: Saudi Arabia - Opportunities & Challenges for Retail Industry
  • Table 4-7: Jordan - Opportunities & Challenges for Retail Industry
  • Table 4-8: Egypt - Number of Retail Formats (2000-2005)
  • Table 4-9: Egypt - Retailers & Location
  • Table 6-1: EMKE Group - Store & Location
  • Table 6-2: Blue Square Israel Ltd. - Key Financials (in Thousand US$), 2005 & 2006
  • Table 6-3: Super-Sol Ltd. - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2005
  • Table 6-4: Sultan Center - Key Financials (in Million US$), Sep. 2006