Category: Retailing
Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Convenience Retailers in Egypt
Convenience retailers in Egypt experienced a strong performance in 2024, benefitting from the rise in dual-income households and increasingly time-pressed urban lifestyles. As consumers prioritised speed and accessibility, proximity stores offering diversified product ranges gained traction, particu ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Egypt
Hypermarket expansion in Egypt remained subdued in 2024, with leading grocery retailers adopting a more cautious investment strategy amid ongoing economic pressures. Faced with declining consumer purchasing power and rising operational costs, many companies redirected their resources towards expandi ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Egypt
Apparel and footwear in Egypt faced ongoing economic headwinds in 2024, including currency depreciation and rising inflation, both of which have constrained household budgets. Despite these challenges, the channel recorded steady growth, supported by increasing demand for value-for-money proposition ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Egypt
Supermarkets remained the largest modern grocery format in Egypt in 2024, owing to their widespread geographical coverage and ability to serve a broad spectrum of income groups. The format continues to benefit from shifting consumer preferences in urban areas, where more shoppers are turning to mode ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Egypt
Direct selling continued to thrive in Egypt in 2024, driven by a growing number of sellers joining the channel as a means of supplementing income in a constrained economy. With many Egyptians facing heightened financial insecurity, particularly among youth and women, direct selling has gained tracti ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in the United Kingdom
Amid ongoing economic uncertainty, local consumers continued to prioritise convenience in 2024, driving footfall in both convenience stores and forecourt retailers in the UK. With rising urbanisation and busier lifestyles, quick and frequent shopping trips have become increasingly common, strengthen ... Read More
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Supermarkets in the United Kingdom
Supermarkets in the UK experienced sluggish growth in 2024, as economic pressures and shifting consumer habits continued to reshape the grocery retail landscape. While inflation levels continued to gradually ease following their peak in 2022, the cost-of-living crisis persisted at the end of the rev ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in the United Kingdom
Small local grocers in the UK faced a challenging 2024, with both sales and outlet numbers experiencing a decline, in line with the channel’s weak performance over the previous two years. Local consumers continued to shift towards larger grocery formats, discounters, and online grocery shopping, see ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in the United Kingdom
Beauty specialists in the UK experienced marginal value growth in 2024, supported by the resilience of premium beauty categories and the ongoing appeal of in-store experiences. Despite economic pressures, many local consumers continued to allocate discretionary income to their beauty routines. This ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in the United Kingdom
Homewares and home furnishing stores in the UK experienced another year of value sales decline in 2024, highlighting ongoing challenges in the local market. Elevated inflation rates throughout the year led to increased costs of raw materials, resulting in higher retail prices for home furnishings. T ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in the United Kingdom
Despite recording a positive performance in 2024, hypermarkets in the UK struggled with only modest value sales growth compared to the previous two years and stagnation in outlet terms, as local consumers shifted towards more convenient and budget-friendly formats such as discounters and convenience ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in the United Kingdom
Department stores in the UK recorded marginal growth in 2024, driven by selective consumer spending and increased footfall in premium shopping destinations. However, growth remained subdued and value sales remained significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels, as the ongoing shift towards e-commerce ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in the United Kingdom
In 2024, apparel and footwear specialists in the UK experienced marginal value growth, as consumer spending remained stable despite ongoing economic challenges. Pent-up demand for fashion continued to drive purchases, particularly for occasion wear and seasonal collections following the resumption o ... Read More
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Tissue and Hygiene in Sri Lanka
Tissue and hygiene in Sri Lanka grew steadily in 2024 despite inflationary pressures and macroeconomic challenges. Sales of tissue and hygiene products increased both in value terms and volume terms, supported by innovation, urban consumer demand, and the recovery of institutional and away-from-home ... Read More
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Retail in the United Kingdom
One of the most notable trends for retail in the UK during 2024 was the shift in consumer spending patterns as inflationary pressures began to ease. While economic relief started to emerge, local consumers remained cautious, prioritising value, price transparency, and social proof when making purcha ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in the United Kingdom
In 2024, retail e-commerce in the UK continued on its growth trajectory, with value sales reaching a high of GBP137 billion. The channel's resilience highlights consumers’ increasing reliance on digital shopping, further cementing e-commerce as a critical component of the UK’s retail industry. Onlin ... Read More
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Discounters in the United Kingdom
Discounters in the UK remained a dynamic performer in 2024, with the channel continuing to record double-digit current value growth amid persistent cost-of-living challenges stemming from a high inflationary wave that began in 2022 with the war in Ukraine. While inflation levels in the UK have been ... Read More
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Direct Selling in the United Kingdom
Direct selling in the UK experienced another year of decline in 2024, a trend evident since the boom in 2021, driven by the lingering effects of Brexit and global economic pressures that have led to reduced consumer spending power. These factors have been impacting discretionary purchases since 2022 ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Denmark
After a negative performance in 2022, retail e-commerce returned to growth in current value terms in 2023 and 2024. This was driven by the consumer desire for convenience, greater product variety, and the ease at which they could search for the best prices. The rise of mobile shopping continues to s ... Read More
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Retail in Ukraine
Retail registered current value growth in Ukraine in 2024. The market continued to be shaped by the pressures of Russia’s full-scale war and inflation, but demonstrated remarkable adaptability and regional differentiation. While the eastern and frontline regions remained under severe strain, overall ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Ukraine
Small local grocers saw modest current value growth in Ukraine in 2024. However, the channel continued to lose out to more modern retail formats, as the structural challenges facing this channel deepened under ongoing wartime conditions. While a modest rebound in consumer demand was visible in urban ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Denmark
Prevailing economic uncertainty, price pressures and weak consumer confidence meant that many people continued to focus on reducing their spending on non-essentials in 2024. Furthermore, many shoppers also prioritised value and affordability. As a result, grocery retailers with more aggressive prici ... Read More
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Menstrual Care in Mexico
Menstrual care showed solid growth in Mexico in current value terms in 2024. A low retail volume increase was seen, due to the rising female population aged 12-54, while price rises also contributed to growth. While all categories experienced current value growth, the magnitude varied by product typ ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Ukraine
General merchandise stores saw current value growth in Ukraine in 2024. The channel is dominated by variety stores, which continued to weather the challenges of trading during a full-scale war better than many other types of retailers. This was mainly because the fact that these retailers offer wide ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Denmark
Grocery retailing experienced significant shifts in 2024, with major retailers like Salling Group and Coop pushing for price reductions from suppliers while facing resistance due to rising costs in raw materials, wages, and logistics. Ongoing price battles, leadership shake-ups, and the growing prom ... Read More
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