Retail

ICG provides Market Research in Retail since 1998.

We have partner relations with governmental agencies responsible for regulation and consumer rights protection, several large retail chains, etc. We have abilities to make interviews in local languages, to do mystery shopping, to access governmental and industry sources (such as custom offices’ import and export records, license and certification registers, best-practice-case databases, etc.)

Currently we provide the following services in retail markets worldwide:

Market Research

Here is what we can research as related to the Retail markets:

  • Retail chains
  • Shopping centers and malls
  • Supermarkets, hypermarkets
  • General stores
  • Warehouse stores
  • Second-hand stores
  • Outlets
  • Luxury boutiques
  • Department stores
  • Discount stores
  • Auctions
  • Non-organized retail (farmer markets, street markets, marketplaces, open air markets, bazaars, night markets, etc.)
  • Virtual retail (e-commerce, e-auctions)
  • Black markets
  • Non-shop retail (mail order, etc.)
  • Vending and automated retail stores
  • Door-to-door retail
  • Car dealership and showrooms
  • Filling stations (gas stations), petrol stations

We did more than 2,000 successful research, survey and consulting projects in Retail worldwide; some most recent cases are listed below (in alphabetic order):

  • Alcohol market in Northwestern Russia
  • Baby food market in Central Russia
  • Bakery market in Russia
  • Bakery market in Ukraine
  • Beef market in Moscow area
  • Beef market in Moscow area
  • Beer market in Almaty area
  • Beer market in Donetsk region
  • Beer market in Irkutsk region
  • Beer market in Kyiv area
  • Beer market in Latvia
  • Beer market in Moscow area
  • Beer market in Nizhny Novgorod region
  • Beer market in St.-Petersburg area
  • Brick market in Kazakhstan
  • Brick market in Russia
  • Brick market in Ukraine
  • Canned fish and seafood market in Russia
  • Canned fruits market in Russia
  • Canned meat market in Ukraine
  • Car dealership in Antalya
  • Car dealership in Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk
  • Car dealership in Fortaleza, Salvador and Recife
  • Car dealership in Mumbai
  • Car dealership in Nizhny Novgorod
  • Car dealership in Poznan
  • Car dealership in Tyumen
  • Car dealership in Varna
  • Car dealership in Vilnius
  • Cement market in Kazakhstan
  • Cement market in Russia
  • Cement market in Ukraine
  • Ceramic tile market in Kazakhstan
  • Ceramic tile market in Poland
  • Ceramic tile market in Russia
  • Ceramic tile market in Ukraine
  • Ceramics for construction - Kazakhstan & Central Asia markets
  • Chicken egg market in Central and Northwestern Russia
  • Chocolate market in Poland
  • Chocolate market in Russia
  • Coffee bean market in Moscow area
  • Cognac market in Russia
  • Cold tea market in Northwestern Russia
  • Confectionary market in Russia
  • Confectionary market in Ukraine
  • Courier delivery market in Latvia
  • Courier delivery market in Russia
  • Courier delivery market in Ukraine
  • Discount stores in Volga area
  • Distribution organization for imported toothpaste in Ural and Siberia
  • Door and window lock market in Russia
  • Door and window lock market in Ukraine
  • Door-to-door retail in Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • Drugstore chains as distribution channel for skin care, hair care and oral care products in Russia
  • E-books market in CIS
  • Electronic payment software market in Russia
  • Electronic payment software market in Ukraine
  • English-language newspaper market in CEE
  • Fat market in Russia
  • Fat market in Ukraine
  • Feed additives market in Russia
  • Frozen pie and cake market in Russia
  • Gas stations in Brasilia
  • Gas stations in Gdansk
  • Gas stations in Krasnodar region
  • Gas stations in Kuala Lumpur
  • Gas stations in Luanda
  • Gas stations in Lviv region
  • Gas stations in Tallinn
  • Gas stations in Tel-Aviv
  • Gas stations in Valencia
  • German-language newspaper market in CEE
  • Goat market in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia
  • Goat market in Bulgaria
  • Grape market in Caucasus states
  • Grape market in Moldova
  • Green tea market in Russia
  • Halal food market in Russia
  • Honey market in Volga area and Urals
  • Long drinks market in Hungary
  • Long drinks market in Minsk
  • Long drinks market in Novosibirsk region
  • Long drinks market in Rostov region
  • Luxury boutiques in Budapest
  • Luxury boutiques in Chmielna and Nowy Świat streets in Warsaw
  • Luxury boutiques in Rio-de-Janeiro
  • Luxury boutiques in Váci utca street and Andrássy Avenue in Budapest
  • Luxury cosmetics distribution in Russia's regions outside Moscow
  • Mail order trade in Poland, Romania and Hungary
  • Market for automotive parts and components in Turkey
  • Market for electronic trading systems in Russia
  • Market for eye soft lenses in Russia
  • Market for hydro and vapor insulation materials used in construction applications in Russia
  • Mayonnaise market in St.-Petersburg
  • Mutton market in Turkey
  • Notebook market in Urals and Volga area of Russia
  • Organic food market in Moscow and St.-Petersburg areas
  • Organized second-hand stores in Haifa
  • Paints used in countryside private houses in Russia
  • Pet food market in Kazakhstan
  • Pet food market in Ukraine
  • Pork market in European Russia
  • Pork market in Ukraine
  • Potato market in Belarus
  • Poultry market in Siberia
  • Poultry market in Turkey
  • Retail chains in 50 km off Moscow Ring Road
  • Retail chains in Black Sea coast of Bulgaria
  • Retail mapping of Sao-Paolo
  • Retail outlet construction in Beograd
  • Retail outlet construction in Budapest
  • Retail outlet construction in Irkutsk
  • Retail outlet construction in Novosibirsk
  • Retail outlet construction in Rostov
  • Retail outlet construction in Saratov
  • Retail outlet construction in Sofia
  • RFID market in Russia
  • Rice market in Central Asia
  • Shopping centers and malls in Riga
  • Shopping centers and malls in Yekaterinburg
  • Skin care market in Central Asia
  • Sugar market in Azerbaijan
  • Sugar market in Belarus
  • Sugar market in Russia
  • Supermarkets in Warsaw’s suburbs
  • Supply chain at hair care products distribution in CIS
  • Sweetener market in Moscow area
  • Tea market in Russia
  • Tea market in Ukraine
  • Teenager segment in skin care, hair care and fragrance market in Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Romania
  • Tequila market in Russia
  • Thermo insulation market in Russia
  • Vegetable fats market in Kazakhstan
  • Vegetable fats market in Siberia
  • Vending in airports in Caracas, Rio-de-Janeiro, Sao-Paolo and Lima
  • Vending in Moscow airports and rail stations
  • Whiskey market in Kyiv area
  • Whiskey market in Moscow and St.-Petersburg areas
  • Yogurt market in Central and Northwestern Russia
  • Yogurt market in Ukraine

Most of the researches done in Food & Beverage, B2C Products & Services, Cosmetics & Toiletries as well as some projects in Pharmaceutical, Construction and Automotive contain large portion of retail-related information (when analyzing Supply Chain & Distribution).

Company Study

In addition to common information (company’s financials, organization, management, etc.) we provide industry-specific intelligence on retail companies, such as:

  • Number of outlets, their location and area
  • Staffing policy and sources
  • Efficiency KPI (like sales per hour, inventory turn, customers per day or sales per customer)
  • Supply-related metrics (ROP, anticipation stock, etc.)
  • Customer demography, etc.