General Retailing Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Variety Stores in Hungary Variety stores saw a return to growth in 2021, offsetting the decline in value sales seen in 2020. Outlets in the neighbourhood of high-traffic locations and with a focus on packaged food and home care managed to maintain their high sales even during lockdowns and periods o ...

Retailing in Laos Retailing grew steadily in 2021 as the pandemic receded in the second half of the year and lifestyles slowly normalised. However, Laos’ retailing industry remains underdeveloped, with informal retailing dominant especially given the recent drop in disposable incomes, which also sti ...

Retailing in Myanmar Retailing in Myanmar has been negatively impacted by the ongoing political crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to 2020, new retail outlet openings slowed down significantly across the country in 2021 while some outlets closed down altogether as they were unable to cope wi ...

Retailing in Costa Rica The initial impact of the pandemic that was characterised by uncertainty, and pushed consumers to stay at home and buy in bulk, is fading. Consumers are more aware of the safety measures needed to avoid COVID-19 contagion, and even though complete vaccination of the populatio ...

Retailing in Guatemala Restrictions with a corresponding national lockdown were imposed swiftly in March 2020 when the country reported its first COVID-19 death. The Guatemalan government’s measures to curb the spread of the virus were very restrictive until July 2020. Many malls and businesses were ...

Retailing in Azerbaijan Overall, retailing in Azerbaijan continued to see positive retail current value growth in 2021. Indeed, the overall growth was slightly higher than over 2020, as many non-essential retailers reopened as the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and related measures to stem the spr ...

Global Buy Now Pay Later Top Market Players 2022 Leading BNPL market players ranked in a report by yStats.com The Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) transaction volume has been rising rapidly, with still more growth to come over the next five years, according to a forecast cited in the yStats.com report. Comp ...

Variety Stores in Israel Deemed to be non-essential, variety stores were closed for a significant period in 2020 and for part of 2021 during lockdowns in Israel in line with new waves of the pandemic. The channel therefore witnessed a significant decline in value sales as consumers moved online for ...

Mixed Retailers in Pakistan Mixed retailers experienced a disastrous 2020, as current value sales plummeted. This was due to restrictions on social gatherings and consumers working from home. This diminished demand for the apparel and footwear typically sold by mixed retailers. Economic uncertainty ...

Retailing in Pakistan The COVID-19 pandemic had a markedly divergent impact on channels across retailing in 2020. Grocery retailers maintained strong current value sales growth, benefiting from stockpiling that led to a surge in demand in early-2020 amid the global pandemic for grocery retailers. Eu ...

Retailing in Canada Canadian retailing was forced to adapt quickly to the fast-changing realities imposed by Coronavirus (COVID-19) during 2020 and 2021. The major shift from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce retailing continued during early 2021, as many consumers did not feel safe visiting physical s ...

Retailing in Uzbekistan The Uzbeki economy had been growing strongly prior to the pandemic, as the government’s liberalisation policies led to increased foreign investment and a diversifying economy, supported by a young population. The economy also looked set to recover quickly from the disruption ...

Direct Selling in Israel Although some direct selling categories were negatively affected by the pandemic in 2020, including beauty and personal care, which traditionally benefits from the interaction between customer and sales consultant, the overall channel witnessed strong current value growth, w ...

Retailing in Nigeria In 2021, the Nigerian economy gradually recovered from the effect of the pandemic. The economic impact of the pandemic was exacerbated by a sharp decline in the price of crude oil – Nigeria’s main export – which led to a decline in the foreign-exchange value of the naira, result ...

Retailing in Israel The pandemic had a significant impact on retailing in Israel, with essential grocery retailers, especially discounters and traditional grocery retailers, and health-related channels such as drugstores/parapharmacies witnessing dynamic growth in 2020, as Israelis stocked up on sup ...

Apparel and Footwear Specialist Retailers in Tunisia Apparel and footwear specialist retailers was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Due to home confinement and traffic restrictions applied by the government during the Ramadan and Eid periods, many Tunisians decided to cele ...

Variety Stores in Nigeria Growth in the retail current value sales of variety stores accelerated sharply during 2021. As the economy began to recover from COVID-19, inflationary pressure eased, consumer confidence revived. As a result, footfall increased. Moreover, supply chains were operating norma ...

Retailing in Tunisia COVID-19 continued to have an impact on the performance of retailing in Tunisia in 2021, especially during the first half of the year. With restrictions on movement and curfews being applied from January to July 2021, people were forced to stay at home and tended to consume more ...

Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in Tunisia Despite the sanitary and economic crisis, health and beauty specialist retailers enjoyed moderate growth in current value terms in 2021. The demand for consumer health products rose due to concerns around the spread of COVID-19, with people stocking ...

Retailing in Norway The pandemic continued to have a strong impact on sales in 2021, leading to continued current value growth albeit at a slower rate than in the first year of the pandemic. This is largely due to the travel and mobility restrictions which meant that consumers working from home were ...

Variety Stores in Norway Variety stores were pulled in differing directions in the pandemic due to changes in consumers’ spending patterns. These changes were most strongly apparent in Q2 of 2020 with more consumers seeking cleaning products and outdoor items for their domestic summer holidays. This ...

E-Commerce (Goods) in Norway PPI Euromonitor International's E-Commerce (Goods) in Norway report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenie ...

Variety Stores in Denmark After store closures in 2020 and a strong decline in sales, variety stores saw positive growth in 2021 as consumes resumed their normal retail shopping habits. Sales in the year, however, were not as strong as many had hoped as a new wave of COVID-19 infections in early 202 ...

Retailing in Kenya Lockdown measures and restrictions on movement disrupted economic activity in Kenya in 2020 resulting in increased unemployment and a reduction in the disposable income of many households. This led many consumers to reduce their discretionary spending. The sales of grocery retaile ...

The Future Consumer Agenda: Mapping Out How Consumers Will Use Technologies That Drive Major Market Shifts This IDC Market Note outlines why executives fall short with conventional approaches analyzing for tech-driven consumer disruption. Leaders need to use the Future Consumer framework to plan for ...