Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Voice of the Consumer: Lifestyles Survey 2025 Key Insights
The Voice of the Consumer: Lifestyles Survey reveals key shifts in consumer values, spending habits and sentiment over the past year. It highlights rising uncertainty, evolving brand loyalty, weakened in-person connections, the growth of generative AI (GenAI) and a reimagined view of luxury. Strateg ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Switzerland
Leading apparel and footwear specialists such as Chicorée are adopting new services like click and collect and self-checkouts as they look to compete more fiercely with pure e-commerce players. However, the category was impacted by the exit of important retailer Esprit which went bankrupt. This also ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Switzerland
Supermarkets saw a decline in 2024 both in current value terms and in terms of the number of outlets. The decline in value sales was due in part to the decreasing number of outlets with companies restructuring and closing less profitable outlets. However, it was also due to the higher level of price ... 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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Hypermarkets in Switzerland
Hypermarkets are much less prevalent in Switzerland with significantly fewer outlets than supermarkets or discounters, or convenience stores. Even though the product variety tends to be higher in hypermarkets, this does not justify the longer trip to reach them for many consumers. Furthermore, their ... Read More
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Discounters in Switzerland
Discounters is a highly popular channel among Swiss consumers and it continued to see strong and stable growth in 2024 due to the ongoing price sensitivity brought on by the recent financial insecurity and strain. Factors such as elevated inflation, lower disposable income, the aftermath of COVID-19 ... 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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Health and Beauty Specialists in Switzerland
Health and beauty specialists saw strong and steady growth in current value terms in 2024. Sales were boosted by the prevailing health and wellness and fitness trends which continued to be fuelled by the growing popularity of social media. Influencers and marketing have helped to create a growing ma ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Nigeria
Supermarkets in Nigeria continued to build momentum in 2024, benefiting from a mix of expansion into tier cities, digital integration, and value-driven offerings such as loyalty schemes and private label. Retailers like Spar adopted conservative physical expansion strategies, instead focusing on par ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Switzerland
Home improvement and gardening stores saw a further decline in sales in current value terms in 2024, continuing the downturn in fortunes after the strong growth seen during the pandemic. Consumers still looked to maintain a well-kept home with regular quick and easy fixes, but with the pandemic over ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Nigeria
In 2024, beauty specialists in Nigeria faced significant headwinds due to rising inflation and the steep depreciation of the naira. These factors led to elevated prices for imported beauty products, dampening consumer spending. However, resilience in skincare, especially products with natural ingred ... 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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Retail in Nigeria
In 2024, Nigeria's retail landscape was shaped by a complex interplay of macroeconomic headwinds and strategic adaptations by key players across all channels. The removal of the fuel subsidy, introduced as part of the government's broader economic reform programme, triggered sharp increases in fuel ... 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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Retail E-Commerce in Switzerland
Retail e-commerce continued to grow in terms of sales, acceptance, and popularity in 2024 albeit at a much more moderate level than during the pandemic. Consumers are learning to value the benefits of e-commerce, which is partly due to word-of-mouth and the positive experiences of others, but also d ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Nigeria
Apparel and footwear specialist retailers in Nigeria struggled under the weight of persistent economic pressures in 2024. Currency depreciation made imports more expensive, raising unit prices and limiting access to affordable apparel, as many retailers depend on either imported goods or imported te ... Read More
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Discounters in Nigeria
Discounters emerged as the most dynamic channel in retailing in 2024, with strong double-digit growth driven by inflationary pressure and currency depreciation. Soaring food prices made consumers more price sensitive and increased demand for affordable options, allowing discounters to position thems ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Nigeria
Hypermarkets continued to serve middle- and high-income shoppers seeking one-stop solutions for monthly groceries. However, rising inflation, currency depreciation, and increased prices for imported brands contributed to a decline in revenue in constant value terms. Investment in new outlets was con ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Nigeria
The performance of convenience retailers in Nigeria in 2024 was significantly affected by inflationary pressure, which drove up operating costs and limited investment in the channel. As a result, the number of outlets declined, and retail value sales remained under pressure in constant terms. Conven ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Switzerland
Convenience stores tend to be a bit more expensive than regular grocery stores and have a more limited selection and variety of products. Despite this, convenience stores enjoy a high level of popularity among Swiss consumers due to their generally longer opening hours (often open 24/7 or at least u ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Nigeria
Retail e-commerce in Nigeria recorded robust current value growth in 2024, despite significant challenges. Rising inflation, currency depreciation and high fuel costs affected logistics and reduced consumer purchasing power. However, increased internet penetration, greater smartphone accessibility, ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Nigeria
Homewares and home furnishing stores recorded strong growth in current value terms in 2024, largely driven by high inflation and resultant price increases. However, in constant value terms, performance was more modest due to subdued consumer confidence and shrinking disposable incomes. Home improvem ... Read More
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Retail in Switzerland
Despite inflation rates dropping further and the economy showing signs of a recovery, retail continued to see only moderate growth in current value terms in 2024, similar to the growth seen in 2023. Consumers continued to limit their spending on non-essential items (with a few exceptions) due to fin ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in the United Arab Emirates
Value sales of home products specialists in the United Arab Emirates continued to steadily grow in 2024, fuelled by the local market’s expanding population which was partly boosted by an influx of affluent expatriates. The channel also benefited from a further increase in outlet numbers, thereby enh ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in the United Arab Emirates
Apparel and footwear specialists in the United Arab Emirates continued to record positive value growth in 2024, supported by the local market’s positioning as an attractive shopping destination. Infrastructure development and a diversified population continued to encourage store expansion plans, and ... Read More
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