Retail Sector in TurkeyProf. Dr. S. Alev Soylemez

Gazi University

MACRO ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF TURKEY

DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS OF TURKEY

Retail Sector

• Retailing is the driving force and vital spot of the economies as the biggest industries in the world.

Turkey

in Turkey the retailing developed recently like in many other developing countries….

early in the 1950s, followed by the opening of Migros and Gima type Shopping Markets.

Since the mid 1970s “Supermarkets” became fashionable

Turkey's retail sector has been developing rapidly since the 1980s, concurrent with changes in its economic and social structures.

Liberalization of the economy. stimulated by its Customs Union with the EU (European Union) in 1996, has opened the door for further development.

In the last 20 years, important transformations took place in food and goods sectors especially in metropolises..

Since then the amount of shopping centers has been rapidly increasing

• as a result there has been a transition from the grocery store towards hypermarkets and chain stores bringing about a shopping stage at thousands of square meters large hypermarkets carrying thousands of consumer products.

Gross Leasable Area (GLA)

• While shopping centers and hypermarkets increased in number, they also acted as pioneers for a new shopping culture and consumer life style.

•The businesses which have been influenced negatively from this change have been the traditional food products retailers as grocery stores and middle –sized stores.

• Hypermarkets and modern supermarkets continue to gain market share in the Turkey…

Changes in number of organized and unorganized Food Retailers

Type of Retailer 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Organized Retailers 1316 1682 2135 2421 2979 3640 4005 4242 4809 5545 6474 7221 8252

Hypermarkets >2500m2 41 66 91 110 129 149 151 143 152 160 164 178 183

Large Supermarket 1000-2500 m2 91 130 210 251 306 357 368 367 396 454 504 568 623

Supermarket 400-100 m2 289 404 464 567 726 835 909 968 1082 1258 1567 1712 1902

Small S. Markets Ð400m2 895 1082 1370 1493 1818 2299 2507 2764 3179 3673 4239 4763 5544

Traditional Food Retailers 175121 170588 167612 162172 149995 14179 135897 13882 137978 135473 131632 130096 128568

Larger Grocery 50--100 m2 10755 11417 12192 13247 13232 13210 13555 14537 15197 15076 14775 14876 15273

Grcery Ð50m2 164366 159171 155420 148925 136763 128580 122342 124283 122781 120397 116857 115220 113295

TR Retail Sector Growth (Shrinkage) Trend - Organized Retailers

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

TR Retail Sector Growth (Shrinkage) Trend - Traditional Food Retailers

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

TR Retail Sector Growth (Shrinkage) Trend - Traditional Food Retailers

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

TR Retail Sector Grow th (Shrinkage) Trend - Small Grocery <50m2

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Fundamental weaknesses of the sector

• Insufficient know-how and low level of technology • Access to finance• Legislative and regulatory problems

Education and training

• An essential goal is to develop the teaching of necessary skills at all levels to encourage the spirit of enterprise and develop vocational education, along with training and advisory services.

• Initial education must be pursued and rounded out with vocational training that will enable SMEs to meet their skilled labour requirements.

• Vocational training programmes have to adapt to shifting needs resulting from technical and technological change. Lifelong learning to tailor workers vocational skills must be developed as well.

(Small And Medıum-sızed Enterprıses In Turkey: Issues And Polıcıes . © Oecd 2004 )

Thank you…………..

References

• http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3723/is_7_16/ai_n6181424/

• http://www.ijar.lit.az/pdf/11/2011(11-96).pdf

• http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/11/31932173.pdf

• http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/

• http://www.ampd.org/