This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
This Website Uses Cookies By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Learn MoreThis website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
Home » Mass merchandise channel declines due to store size changes
Between 2010 and 2012, the mass merchandisers channel declined nearly 3 percent, according to data from Euromonitor International, Chicago. However, the decline can be attributed to evolutions within the channel, such as an increasing focus on grocery and urban sprawl, which is transforming many traditional mass merchandisers into other store formats.
For instance, Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has converted many of its stores from mass merchandisers to hypermarkets — a supercenter that combines a supermarket and department store — by adding more space for groceries, says David McGoldrick, research associate with Euromonitor.