1. Retail Sector in Turkey Prof. Dr. S. Alev Soylemez Gazi University

2. MACRO ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF TURKEY

4. DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS OF TURKEY

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

6. Turkey

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

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

9. Since the mid 1970s “Supermarkets” became fashionable

10. 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.

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

12. Since then the amount of shopping centers has been rapidly increasing

13. 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.

14. Gross Leasable Area (GLA)

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

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

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

19. Changes in number of organized and unorganized Food Retailers Type of Retailer1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008 Organized Retailers1316168221352421297936404005424248095545647472218252 Hypermarkets >2500m2416691110129149151143152160164178183 Large Supermarket 1000-2500 m291130210251306357368367396454504568623 Supermarket 400-100 m228940446456772683590996810821258156717121902 Small S. Markets Ð400m2895108213701493181822992507276431793673423947635544 Traditional Food Retailers1751211705881676121621721499951417913589713882137978135473131632130096128568 Larger Grocery 50--100 m210755114171219213247132321321013555145371519715076147751487615273 Grcery Ð50m2164366159171155420148925136763128580122342124283122781120397116857115220113295

24. Fundamental weaknesses of the sector Insufficient know-how and low level of technology Access to finance Legislative and regulatory problems

25. 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 )

26. Thank you…………..

27. 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/