North American Market Continues to Fall, as Europe Shows Signs of Recovery

Wednesday 4 September 2013, Amsterdam

The continued fallout of the economic crisis will see North America’s contracting Electrical and Electronics Specialists market continue to decline, with consumer specialist  new report – Global Electronics Specialists Market Size and Forecast to 2017 – forecasting a CAGR of -1.95% between 2012 and 2017.

Meanwhile, the European market - which has struggled between 2007 and 2012 with a CAGR of -1.73% during that period – is set to swing into growth, with a CAGR of 1.25% forecast between 2012 and 2017, by which point it will be word US$223.5 billion.

The report is a result of an extensive research covering the retail industry in 50 countries around the world.

It offers:

•Detailed quantitative analysis of past and future retail trends segmented down to category and channel level, with both top-level overview and detailed category specific insights into the global retail industry environment.
•Retail sales data of products though Electrical and Electronics Specialists.
•Category coverage that includes 25 products across eight product groups: Apparel, Accessories and Luxury Goods, Books, News and Stationary, Electricals and Electronics, Food and Grocery, Furniture and Floor Coverings, Home and Garden Products, Music, Video and Entertainment Software, and Sports and Leisure Equipment.

This will facilitate:

•Properly informed strategic planning.
•Awareness and understanding of those products that will be the major winners and losers in the coming years.
•Accurate assessment of the economic recession and recovery on market growth.

Key Findings:

•The UK, France, Germany, Russia and Italy accounted for more than half of European retail sales through the channel in 2012; however, their combined share is expected to decline by 2017.
•Japan and China together accounted for over 75% of total Asia-Pacific retail sales through the channel in 2012.