Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Direct Selling in Poland
2024 proved to be a challenging year for direct selling in Poland. Many major companies reported a decline in sales, and the channel has experienced significant turbulence - particularly among the largest players. Avon and Tupperware's bankruptcy filings have had a notable impact on their Polish ope ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Romania
Hypermarkets were Romania’s largest grocery retailers in terms of value sales in 2024. However, constant value sales fell, as though inflation eased, it still remained significant. Retailers responded by focusing on private label. However, private brands also supported volume sales by offering frequ ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Romania
Supermarkets registered healthy current value growth in Romania in 2024, though constant value growth was much more muted. Though inflation eased, prices continued to rise and cut into profit margins. That being said, there continued to be expansion with chains such as Profi and Mage Image opening n ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Romania
Small local grocers continued to be significant retailers in Romania in 2024 in terms of overall value sales. However, though there was a modest increase in current value sales, constant value sales fell. The number of outlets also continued to decline. While consumers do appreciate the proximity of ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Romania
In 2024, general merchandise stores in Romania were represented in totality by variety stores. While there was an increase in current value sales, constant value sales fell, as did the number of outlets. Variety stores have never really developed as a retail concept in a country with a strong tradit ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Sweden
Hypermarkets managed to achieve only small value growth in Sweden in 2024, with this channel noted to face strong competition from the better-performing discounters. Indeed, despite lowering inflation and unit prices, alongside stronger consumer spending power, a degree of polarisation continues in ... Read More
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Discounters in Sweden
Discounters saw healthy value sales in Sweden in 2024, thanks to the ongoing segment of consumers who continue to be budget-conscious. Although the Swedish economy showed signs of improvement in 2024, with lower inflation, growing real wages, and improving consumer spending confidence, many people r ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Sweden
Direct selling remained in a negative figure slump in Sweden in 2024, despite an improving economy, lowering inflation levels, and improving consumer spending power. Ultimately, direct selling is seen as somewhat old-fashioned and faces strong competition from other retail channels. As such, sales a ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Sweden
Home products specialists fell into small negative value growth in Sweden in 2024, as the category faces a similar dynamic as seen in appliances and electronics specialists. Firstly, home improvement and gardening stores, as well as homewares and home furnishing stores, had seen strong growth during ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden
Apparel and footwear specialists only managed to achieve sub-decimal value growth in Sweden in 2024. While the Swedish economy is showing signs of improvement, with lower inflation, growing real wages and improving consumer spending confidence, many Swedish consumers are re-thinking their spending o ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Sweden
Health and beautiful specialists maintained positive value growth in Sweden in 2024. As the Swedish economy shows signs of improvement, with lower inflation, growing real wages, and improving consumer spending confidence, people are prioritising “feel good” spending. This can translate into spending ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Sweden
Retail e-commerce rebounded back into positive value growth in 2024 in Sweden, following the small slumps seen in 2023 and 2022, with this also following the previous boom during the era of the pandemic. This rebound is attributed to the recovery seen in the Swedish economy, with lowering rates of i ... Read More
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Retail in Colombia
Retailing in Colombia was impacted by economic challenges in 2024, with inflationary pressures and higher interest rates creating ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Total retail expenditure was subdued in current value terms, in a marked contrast to the highs seen post-pandemic. Competition has inten ... Read More
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Retail in Romania
Retail in Romania registered modest current value growth in 2024, though constant value growth was minimal. Though inflation eased, it was still significant, and GDP growth was also sluggish. That being said, wage growth and pension increases contributed to an increase in consumption. However, consu ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Poland
Within convenience retailers in Poland, 2024 saw convenience stores navigating a challenging landscape characterised by fierce competition, aggressive price wars from discount retailers and subdued consumer demand. Despite these obstacles, their proximity to residential areas continues to be a signi ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Poland
Supermarkets demonstrated healthy growth in Poland 2024, benefiting from both increased sales volumes and price increases. Polish consumers increasingly favour supermarkets due to their convenient locations and wide range of products. The expansion of leading chains such as Dino, Lewiatan, and Stokr ... Read More
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Discounters in Colombia
In a challenging economic environment hindered by inflationary pressures and low consumer confidence, discounters significantly outperformed all other grocery channels in 2024. D1, Ara and Isimo lead the channel with almost 4,800 outlets combined in Colombia. Discounter performance was supported by ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Italy
2024 was a relatively good year for supermarkets with the channel seeing an increase in the number of outlets as well as solid growth in current value terms. Sales benefited from more stable inflation which was accompanied by the return of increased promotional activity all of which encouraged consu ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Italy
Retail e-commerce continued to see positive growth in current value terms in Italy in 2024. Growth was fuelled in part by ongoing investments in innovation, which is key to the development of retail and the consumption habits of Italians. In 2024, players operating within e-commerce in Italy were fo ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Sweden
Supermarkets achieved healthy value sales in Sweden in 2024, thanks to the strengthening economy, with lower inflation, growing real wages, and improving consumer spending confidence. Value sales were slightly lower in 2024 compared to 2023, although this is attributed to lowering unit prices for go ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Colombia
In a challenging economic landscape, hypermarkets recorded a stagnant performance in volume and value terms in 2024. Nonetheless, more innovative formats are improving the appeal of hypermarkets. The leading player Almacenes Éxito SA is undergoing a significant transformation following the conversio ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Colombia
Supermarkets have lost ground in Colombia’s grocery retail landscape amid growing competition from hard discounters, which gained share in 2024. Low single-digit value growth was driven by inflation while consumers shifted towards outlets offering more affordable everyday goods. To capitalise on thi ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Italy
Pharmacies continued to perform well in Italy in 2024, achieving growth in both the number of outlets and in current value terms, backed by the expansion of leading pharmacy groups. Nonetheless, pharmacies experienced significant growth in the online channel, with e-commerce players gaining share fr ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Italy
Direct selling in Italy performed well in 2023 in current value terms, but the channel saw declining sales in 2024 as some key players such as Avon struggled for growth. Given the challenging economic scenario, some of the main brands have been investing in other channels to expand their sales with ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Poland
Within home products specialists in Poland, homewares and home furnishing stores saw declining sales and outlet numbers in 2024, primarily due to reduced consumer spending as a result of rising interest rates and increased costs of living. While inflation has decreased from its 2023 peak and consume ... Read More
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