In 2021, convenience stores accounted for 22.9 percent of the global store-based grocery sales, including edible grocery, household and pet care, and health and beauty sales. Supermarkets, on the other hand, was the second-largest channel with a share of 12.1 of the total store-based sales. By 2026, sales channel distribution of the in-store grocery market is estimated to see minimal increases only.
Estimated channel share of the store-based total grocery sales worldwide in 2021 and 2026
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- Distribution of the market share of food retail stores Belgium 2016, by store type
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Edge by Ascential. (August 17, 2021). Estimated channel share of the store-based total grocery sales worldwide in 2021 and 2026 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261930/store-based-grocery-sales-by-channel/
Edge by Ascential. "Estimated channel share of the store-based total grocery sales worldwide in 2021 and 2026." Chart. August 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261930/store-based-grocery-sales-by-channel/
Edge by Ascential. (2021). Estimated channel share of the store-based total grocery sales worldwide in 2021 and 2026. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261930/store-based-grocery-sales-by-channel/
Edge by Ascential. "Estimated Channel Share of The Store-based Total Grocery Sales Worldwide in 2021 and 2026." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261930/store-based-grocery-sales-by-channel/
Edge by Ascential, Estimated channel share of the store-based total grocery sales worldwide in 2021 and 2026 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261930/store-based-grocery-sales-by-channel/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Estimated channel share of the store-based total grocery sales worldwide in 2021 and 2026 [Graph], Edge by Ascential, August 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261930/store-based-grocery-sales-by-channel/