TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
Asda Stores Limited 22
J. Sainsbury plc 25
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 29
Tesco PLC 33
MARKET FORECASTS 37
Market value forecast 37
Market volume forecast 38
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 39
APPENDIX 41
Methodology 41
Industry associations 42
Related Datamonitor research 42
Disclaimer 43
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 44
Premium Reports 44
Summary Reports 44
Datamonitor consulting 44
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom agricultural products market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Table 3: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: Asda Stores Limited: key facts 22
Table 6: Asda Stores Limited: key financials ($) 23
Table 7: Asda Stores Limited: key financial ratios 23
Table 8: J. Sainsbury plc: key facts 25
Table 9: J. Sainsbury plc: key financials ($) 26
Table 10: J. Sainsbury plc: key financials (£) 26
Table 11: J. Sainsbury plc: key financial ratios 27
Table 12: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key facts 29
Table 13: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key financials ($) 30
Table 14: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key financials (£) 30
Table 15: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key financial ratios 31
Table 16: Tesco PLC: key facts 33
Table 17: Tesco PLC: key financials ($) 34
Table 18: Tesco PLC: key financials (£) 34
Table 19: Tesco PLC: key financial ratios 35
Table 20: United Kingdom agricultural products market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 37
Table 21: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 38
Table 22: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2006–10 39
Table 23: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 39
Table 24: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 39
Table 25: United Kingdom inflation, 2006–10 40
Table 26: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 40
Table 27: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2006–10 40
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom agricultural products market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 15
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 20
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 21
Figure 11: Asda Stores Limited: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 12: Asda Stores Limited: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 13: J. Sainsbury plc: revenues & profitability 27
Figure 14: J. Sainsbury plc: assets & liabilities 28
Figure 15: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 16: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: assets & liabilities 32
Figure 17: Tesco PLC: revenues & profitability 35
Figure 18: Tesco PLC: assets & liabilities 36
Figure 19: United Kingdom agricultural products market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 37
Figure 20: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 38
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