Category: General Retailing
General Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Consumer Lifestyles in Nigeria
Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences and motivations, aligning them with broader trends. Euromonitor's Consumer ... Read More
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Consumer Lifestyles in Spain
Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences, and motivations, aligning them with broader trends. Euromonitor's Consumer ... Read More
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Consumer Lifestyles in Saudi Arabia
Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences and motivations, aligning them with broader trends. Euromonitor's Consumer ... Read More
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Consumer Lifestyles in South Africa
Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences and motivations, aligning them with broader trends. Euromonitor's Consumer ... Read More
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Consumer Lifestyles in Belgium
Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences and motivations, aligning them with broader trends. Euromonitor's Consumer ... Read More
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Consumer Lifestyles in the Philippines
Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences and motivations, aligning them with broader trends. Euromonitor's Consumer ... Read More
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Consumer Lifestyles in Malaysia
Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences and motivations, aligning them with broader trends. Euromonitor's Consumer ... Read More
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Competitor Strategies in Retail
Retailers continue to face disruption from generative AI, emerging technologies, shifting economic and political conditions, and evolving consumer behaviours. This report explores the strategies retailers are using to remain competitive and foster customer loyalty in today’s uncertain and rapidly ch ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in South Africa
General merchandise stores saw current value growth in South Africa in 2024. Towards the end of the review period, the performance of general merchandise stores was largely driven by a focus on value in the context of prevailing economic constraints. In response to these challenges, premium brands d ... Read More
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Direct Selling in South Africa
Direct selling saw current value growth in South Africa in 2024. Demand for direct selling continued to be affected by a challenging economic climate, which led consumers to reduce discretionary spending. Although sales of health and personal care products continue to lead the market, the channel ha ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Germany
Value sales of general merchandise stores in Germany recorded strong growth in 2024, despite a slowdown as high inflation strongly boosted sales the previous year. Growth was entirely driven by variety stores, which accounts for the majority of outlets and value sales within general merchandise stor ... Read More
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Retail in Germany
The local economy faced a challenging period in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of contraction, leading to low consumer confidence. As a result, retail in Germany experienced its lowest growth rate of the review period in 2024. Euromonitor International's Retail in Germany report offers in ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Germany
Sales of direct selling in Germany recorded close to stagnation in 2024, with moderate value growth. This performance was driven by shifting consumer shopping habits and broader macroeconomic dynamics. While inflation remained a concern throughout the year, its pace notably slowed, offering some rel ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Morocco
Direct selling in Morocco remains heavily skewed toward health and beauty products, in large part due to the channel’s predominantly female salesforce and the continued popularity of wellness and personal care items. In 2024, the growth of digital platforms and social media significantly enhanced th ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Morocco
Department stores in Morocco continued to struggle in 2024 as the retail landscape shifted decisively toward e-commerce and specialised chain outlets. The convenience, breadth of choice and competitive pricing offered by online platforms have drawn increasing numbers of consumers away from tradition ... Read More
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Retail in Mexico
Retail in Mexico benefited to some extent from favourable macroeconomic conditions in 2024, including an increase in real wages and lower inflation compared to 2023. In October 2024, the Consumer Confidence Index published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography reached its highest lev ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Mexico
In 2024, direct selling in Mexico saw its fourth consecutive year of sales growth. However, the number of direct selling agents continued to drop. Many people who started during the lockdowns are now moving on to jobs with more stable and higher incomes. At the same time, long-time agents have becom ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Mexico
Within general merchandise stores in Mexico department stores continued to account for the largest proportion of value sales in 2024. Innovation in e-commerce and a focus on an omnichannel environment cater to the needs of consumers from all income segments, with a prime example being Liverpool Mark ... Read More
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Where Consumers Shop for Tissue and Hygiene
The global retail tissue and hygiene market saw moderate growth in 2024 amid inflationary pressures raising raw material costs and a shift to more affordable and private label brands. Remote work decline hit retail sales, while e-commerce strengthened - especially in Asia Pacific and North America - ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Switzerland
Direct selling in Switzerland recorded a slight increase sales in current value terms in 2024, although growth was significantly slower than that seen during the pandemic. Local consumers returned to shopping outside of the home, visiting stores more frequently and using remote sales concepts less o ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Switzerland
General merchandise stores saw a decline in current value terms in 2024 as consumers looked to cut down on non-essential spending (especially on non-grocery products) in the face of price increases, inflation, and financial insecurity. Additionally, some consumers switched to spending on experiences ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Nigeria
Direct selling in Nigeria continued to rely on health and beauty products as its main source of retail value growth. Nigerian consumers remain drawn to high-quality, often herbal-based personal care items, and direct sellers are able to distinguish their offerings through multi-level marketing and p ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Nigeria
Department stores in Nigeria struggled in 2024 due to persistent macroeconomic headwinds. Concentrated primarily in Abuja and Port Harcourt, with no presence in Lagos, the channel suffered from weakening consumer spending and rising transport costs linked to elevated fuel prices. As many consumers p ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in the United Arab Emirates
The performance of department stores, which dominates value sales within general merchandise stores in the United Arab Emirates, has been impacted by intensified competition from online marketplaces, which offer a wider range of products at more affordable prices, mainly due to their increased focus ... Read More
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Top Five Trends in Retail
In 2025, the retail sector is transforming as industry giants consolidate power, discount-orientated retailers outperform the market amid economic uncertainty, and social media platforms are evolving into important retail players in their own right. Meanwhile, global sales growth is increasingly fue ... Read More
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