Central America General Retailing

Sales of tissue and hygiene achieved positive growth in value terms in 2024 over the previous year. With an easing in inflation levels coupled with a more intense competitive environment, prices dropped. This meant less pressure on household budgets and enabled an increase in spending on tissue and ...

Retail in Panama Retailing rebounded strongly in 2022 in a continuation of the previous year. The reopening of society and the resumption of pre-pandemic lifestyles were enabled by the rollout of vaccines and the waning of the virus, all of which reduced fears of contagion. While inflation caused di ...

Retail in Costa Rica Retailing in Costa Rica was challenged in 2022, with rising inflation and price hikes impacting consumer buying habits. In addition, high levels of unemployment in the country continued to impact household budgets, shaping purchasing decisions. This resulted in a year of mixed r ...

Non-Grocery Retailers in Costa Rica Following its acquisition by Grupo Unicomer, RadioShack reopened its stores in Costa Rica in 2022. The player plans to have 18 outlets within the country by the end of 2024. This moves shows the continued importance, opportunity and growth for appliances and elect ...

Direct Selling in Costa Rica Following low value sales in 2021, direct selling saw a positive boost in 2022, despite rising price points and inflation. The most positive aspect has been the strong recovery of beauty and personal care sales, the largest part of the category. Restrictions on socialisi ...

Retail in El Salvador In 2022 retail in El Salvador rebounded. Stronger macroeconomic indicators and a full return to pre-pandemic lifestyles boosted consumer demand, especially among wealthier shoppers. However, high inflation, widespread informal retailing and a precarious security situation acted ...

Direct Selling in Guatemala In Guatemala, the direct selling channel continues to rely heavily on in-person interactions as e-commerce penetration remains relatively low. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on direct selling in 2020 due to government restrictions and health conce ...

Retail in Guatemala The retail sector in Guatemala continued to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, although at a slower pace than in 2021. Despite this, it still grew at a rate higher than inflation. The buoyancy of the retail sector was largely driven by high-income shoppers, as e-commerce ...

Retail in Honduras Retailing in Honduras continued to recover in 2022 in the wake of the pandemic. The industry proved highly resilient despite inflation and high levels of poverty in the country. Modern grocery retailers continued to make inroads due to their extensive product range, while retail e ...

Tissue and Hygiene in Panama COVID-19 had a marginal impact on tissue and hygiene in 2021 though sales growth remained slower than pre-pandemic levels. The essential nature of some of these products enabled demand to remain stable, although differences were seen between socioeconomic groups. The AFH ...

Retailing in Panama Retailing in 2021: The big picture Euromonitor International's Retailing in Panama 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, discount ...

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 Honduras Retailing in 2021: The big picture Euromonitor International's Retailing in Honduras 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, disc ...

Retailing in El Salvador Retailing in 2021: The big picture Euromonitor International's Retailing in El Salvador 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 ...