Explore our latest forecasts and analysis of the global retail market trends, and the performance and growth outlook for grocery sales by country, for leading retailers, and by channel.
At a Glance
IGD’s analysts publish five-year market forecasts, taking into account inputs including inflation, changes in population and spending, amongst others, which inform separate forecasts for retailers and channels.
Plan for 2031: new global, regional, retailer and channel forecasts
Together, the forecasts provide everything businesses operating in the grocery industry need to know about their growth prospects to 2031 for 42 countries, seven grocery channels, and 100s of retailers and the factors driving and impacting their differing outlooks.
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Latest insights
Leading grocery retailers in 2031 in Asia
29 October 2026
Are you aligned with the retailers set to capture Asia’s next wave of grocery growth? With the region’s top 10 retailers forecast to generate US$73.3 billion in additional sales by 2031, understand who is winning, where growth is shifting, the strategies setting the leading retailers apart and what suppliers and retailers should do now to benefit from the region’s growth.
Leading grocery retailers in 2031 in Europe
29 October 2026
Where will Europe’s next €138 billion of growth among its leading grocery retailers come from? Explore the retailers, markets and formats shaping grocery retailing’s development across the region to 2031. Use the report to benchmark Europe’s top 10 across their key strategies, and understand how value, scale, technology and differentiation are changing the competitive landscape. Crucially, identify where growth opportunities lie, and the actions retailers and suppliers should take to capture them.
Leading grocery retailers in 2031 in North America
29 October 2026
North America’s grocery growth is concentrating around a handful of increasingly dominant retailers. Are you aligned with the winners? The top 10 will generate over US$350 billion in additional sales by 2031, with Walmart, Costco, Amazon and Aldi set to capture 73% of the top 10’s growth. Discover who will win, how their strategies differ, and the actions suppliers need to take to benefit from the opportunity.