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Global supermarket and hypermarket trends 2026

18 June 2026 | Lucy Beaumont, Tan Soo Eng, Bryan Roberts, Bently Briggs, Seth Russell

Explore our 2026 supermarket and hypermarket trends, revealing large format store growth, shopper missions, technology and future retail opportunities.

Large format hypermarkets and supermarkets are losing share to other grocery channels as retail trends and shopper behaviours shift. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the global hypermarket and supermarket channel, consumer trends, and the steps retailers and suppliers should take to keep competitive in the future of large format grocery retail.

July 2025

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Strategic Outlook

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