Liquor retailers have endured several challenges in recent years, including rising health consciousness, volatile per capita alcohol consumption, and mounting internal and external competitive pressures. However, ongoing growth in the population aged 18 and older and rising consumer demand for higher-value premium beverages have offset these factors. The pandemic significantly affected the industry's revenue performance over the past few years. Panic buying and lockdowns boosted revenue growth over the three years through 2021-22. Revenue falls in subsequent years have been due to normalising conditions post-pandemic. Demand has also taken a hit as consumers feel the pinch of inflation and rising interest rates. Overall, revenue is expected to rise at an annualised 0.4% over the five years through 2024-25, to $18.1 billion. This includes an anticipated drop of 2.6% in 2024-25. The two largest liquor retailers’ – Endeavour Group and Coles – market dominance has waned. Smaller independent businesses have increasingly joined retail banner groups, enhancing their buying power and marketing capabilities. The industry has also faced rising competition from online liquor retailers, whose sales are excluded from the industry. This competition has hampered growth for liquor retailers that still predominantly rely on in-person sales from their bricks-and-mortar stores. This factor, combined with rising upstream manufacturing costs, has seen profit margins drop over the period. However, this fall has been constrained as more independent bottle shops join buying groups. Liquor retailing revenue is projected to grow marginally over the next few years. With more independent liquor retailers set to join the industry or form banner groups, Endeavour Group and Coles will face intensifying competition for their market dominance. However, there will still be room for well-located, customer-driven, independent retailers that focus on high-margin, niche and premium products and services. Industry revenue is forecast to rise at an annualised 0.6% over the five years through 2029-30, to reach $18.6 billion.

The Motor Vehicle Parts Wholesaling and Retailing industry’s revenue is forecast to climb at a compound annual rate of 1.6% over the five years through 2025 to reach €341.7 billion, with revenue expected to hike by 0.6% in 2025. The number of vehicles on European roads is rising across the board, providing a strong and consistent revenue stream for many wholesalers and retailers. European new car registrations grew by 1.6% in the first five months of 2025 according to ACEA, signalling a modest economic recovery and greater consumer willingness to buy cars, especially hybrid-electric models. The expanding vehicle fleet is set to drive aftermarket growth, with demand rising for hybrid replacement parts. Wholesalers and retailers are scaling up hybrid parts inventories and forging stronger ties with specialist suppliers, while companies like LKQ Europe are providing targeted technician training to equip the repair sector for the shift towards hybrid and electric vehicles. Moreover, the used car market also supports the industry in growing. According to Autovista24, used car sales climbed across major European markets, notably rising by 8.6% in Spain, where demand for older vehicles increased sharply. This trend is boosting downstream demand for automotive components as ageing cars require more maintenance. To capitalise on this growth, car parts wholesalers and retailers are upgrading digital platforms, like Autodoc’s Spanish-language site, to streamline parts identification and provide targeted support. Offering specialised after-sales services enables businesses to generate additional revenue and enhance customer loyalty in Spain’s rapidly expanding used car sector. Overall, robust used car market growth and rising new car registrations fuel the industry to expand revenue and profit. Over the five years through 2029, industry revenue is anticipated to grow at a compound annual rate of 4% to reach €416.4 billion. Rising environmental awareness and prospective bans on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will encourage car owners to ditch their traditionally-fuelled cars and turn their interest towards electric cars and alternatively-fuelled vehicles. Wholesalers that stock these vehicles’ parts, like electric batteries, will boost their market share. Vehicles are increasingly integrating tech into the drive system, providing new product areas for newcomers to target.

Online computer and tablet retailers' revenue is expected to increase at a compound annual rate of 4.2% over the five years through 2024-25 to £1.1 billion, including a forecast dip of 0.6% in 2024-25. Sales are edging upwards as people continue moving further online in place of shopping in person, while improvements in computer and tablet capabilities are also driving demand higher. However, uncertain economic prospects, with the cost-of-living crisis raging on, are limiting growth. At the same time, tablet sales are dipping as consumers show an increasing preference for either smartphones or laptops instead, especially ultraportable laptops and ultrabooks. Ofcom data shows that 69.4% of UK adults aged 16 and over owned a laptop in 2023, up 15 percentage points from 2020. The shifting focus of major tech companies towards online platforms to reduce supply chain costs has also been a key driver of this growth. Revenue spiked in 2020-21 as COVID-19-enforced store closures pushed consumers onto online retail platforms. At the same time, the rise in remote work sparked an increase in demand for laptops. However, revenue growth slowed the following years as bricks-and-mortar retailers began to reopen. Profit experiences challenges over the three years leading up to 2024-25 due to supply chain disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and rising input costs driven by escalating inflation, but this trend is temporary as inflationary pressures are beginning to diminish. Still, with higher average selling prices and a persistent preference for online shopping, revenue continues to swell. Revenue is expected to expand at a compound annual rate of 5.1% over the five years through 2029-30 to £1.4 billion. Smartphones' growing capabilities are set to propel the share of e-commerce purchases made on mobile devices, encouraging online computer and tablet retailers to invest more in mobile optimisation. Higher smartphone capabilities could also threaten the industry, though, by boosting smartphone ownership and leading to more people using these devices in place of computers and tablets. Nevertheless, retailers can expect sustained revenue growth thanks to further product developments and the continued growth in online purchases.

As a cornerstone of the broader construction sector, this industry encompasses a wide range of products essential for building and infrastructure projects, including aggregates and cement, timber, glass, paint and tools and equipment. The industry has experienced a fairly stable growth trajectory, albeit with some volatility due to economic uncertainties and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The emphasis on infrastructure development and urbanisation in France has spurred demand for construction materials, while supply chain disruptions and labour shortages have tested the industry's adaptability. In 2022, the energy crisis in Europe caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and inflation driven by high energy prices brought to an end the phase of low key interest rates in France, leading to an all-time high of 4.5% in 2023.. As a result, new construction activity fell slightly, particularly in residential construction, the most important construction sector. Nevertheless, wholesalers have maintained strong sales by shifting their focus to the retail and manufacturing sectors. Therefore, revenue is expected to increase at a compound annual rate of 5.2% over the five years through 2025, including an estimated rise of 0.6% in 2025. Revenue for 2025 is estimated at €73.8 billion. Companies like Saint-Gobain have had to innovate rapidly, integrating advancements like digitalisation and automation to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. The increasing adoption of eco-friendly materials and practices has also shaped the competitive landscape, as businesses strive to align with governmental policies and consumer preferences for sustainable building solutions. The industry's future performance will be influenced by various factors, including regulatory changes and the ongoing push towards sustainable building practices. Over the five years through 2030, industry revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 0.6% to €75.9 billion. With interest rates falling, more residential construction projects are likely to be completed in the coming years, driven by continued high demand for housing.

Baked goods manufacturers have recognised the changing eating habits of consumers with regard to dietary trends and eating out and have successfully addressed them by expanding their product range to include healthier baked goods and numerous snack offerings. Nevertheless, the industry's total sales only grew by an average of 0.6% per year in the period from 2020 to 2025. In 2020 and 2021, the pandemic-related contact restrictions and temporary closures of cafés and other catering establishments had a negative impact on the turnover of artisan bakeries. Although industrial bakeries were able to benefit from the increased demand for products for baking in the food retail sector, their sales volumes to customers in the catering sector also fell significantly. Both the normalisation of consumer behaviour and the increase in product prices due to higher raw material costs led to a significant rise in industry sales in 2022. Since 2023, however, high inflation has had a negative impact on sales volumes of baked goods, especially cakes and gateaux. In the current year, the turnover of baked goods manufacturers is also likely to fall by 0.1% to 26.5 billion euros, as consumers are increasingly turning to cheaper baked goods.The internal development of the sector is creating a field of tension between small and large bakeries. While the rising sales of supermarkets and discounters over the last five years have had a positive impact on the sales of large, industrial bakery manufacturers that supply food retailers with fresh baked goods and products for baking, the sales of artisan bakeries have suffered from increasing competition. More and more small, traditional artisan bakeries are being forced out of the market by the dominance of large bakeries. Those that are still able to hold their own point to their premium products, which continue to be a key differentiator. The profits of industry players are also affected by the volatile global market price for wheat, which has a negative impact on the material costs of baked goods manufacturers, as rising producer prices often cannot be passed on in full to the consumer markets due to strong competition.The expected further intensification of competition within the sector is likely to drive the innovation process in the industrial bakery sector. By 2030, industry turnover is expected to increase by an average of 0.7% per year to 27.4 billion euros. Although industry players are likely to continue to struggle with a shortage of skilled labour, the development of new products and the continued high consumption of bread by German consumers as well as the export of baked goods should ensure slight sales growth.