Category: Home Centers & Hardware Stores
Europe Home Centers & Hardware Stores
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Germany
... of various products were brought forward, this also meant a subsequent slump in 2021. Inevitably, sales through home and garden specialist retailers declined in 2021, to settle at a level below that of 2019. Fortune ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Bulgaria
... home and garden specialist retailers rebounded very strongly in 2021 – exceeding their pre-pandemic peak. For many local consumers, less money spent on travel meant more focus on the home. Moreover, with a more stable ... Read More
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Mixed Retailers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
... variety stores. Due to low number of players and competition, the importance of these channels is limited. Thus, the retail sales base is rather low and growth rates can be highly volatile and dependent on ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Slovakia
... the pandemic, consumers postponed large scale home development projects or buying a home, due to uncertainty. Many consumers also switched to e-commerce, further affecting independent businesses. However, after COVID-19 related restrictions were eased in 2021, ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in the Czech Republic
... and 2021 many people took the opportunity to spend more time on home renovations, home improvement and gardening. With more time being spent at home this helped incentivise consumers to look to make improvements, including ... Read More
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Retailing in North Macedonia
... were no significant lockdowns in this year and, with COVID-19 having less impact on the country, economic conditions improved, leading to greater purchasing power for consumers. The strong retailing performance in 2021 is largely thanks ... Read More
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MediaMarkt, Germany (Electricals) Shoppers Profile, Market Share and Competitive Positioning
... retailer’s shopper base, key performance indicators, sales and market shares Scope Strong service credentials and customer experience helps MediaMarkt attract new shoppers and retain its existing customer base COVID-19 affected the sales, but strong online ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Poland
... the channel was not subject to lockdown closures in 2020, stores were still required to close on weekends due to government restrictions, opening hours were limited to reduce the working time of employees, and the ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Hungary
... could implement themselves. This kept some consumers busy during the lockdown periods and generated extra sales for retailers. The sales of home and garden specialist retailers also received an immediate boost from a popular loan ... Read More
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Retailing in Hungary
... how to adapt quickly to sudden changes, such as new regulations on opening hours, lockdowns, and inventory management during stockpiling and panic-buying. These skills came in very useful for navigating their businesses through the further ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Norway
... less on entertainment and socialising out of the house, this meant they had more money to spend on renovating their homes. In addition, the increased time spent at home meant that Norwegians had greater interest ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Denmark
... and had more time to spend on DIY projects. In 2021, however, as life returned to more normal, consumers chose to spend their money on experiences, such as travelling, dining out and concerts, instead of ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Finland
... to projects. This surge in demand was especially noticeable in the first half of 2020 when consumers limited their movement more strictly during the first wave of the outbreak. In 2021, demand for products from ... Read More
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Retailing in Sweden
... more concentrated at home, with working from home, less travelling and less eating out, which resulted in increased demand for groceries, with some degree of stockpiling also seen. Even as the COVID-19 situation eased in ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Sweden
... despite a fall in the number of outlets. The pandemic led more people to work and socialise from home, which resulted in lives being concentrated more in the home environment. This benefited the development of ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Portugal
... deemed to be an essential service, operators of homewares and home furnishing stores were forced to close their doors, significantly impacting sales in 2020. Euromonitor International's Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Portugal report offers ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Ireland
... reported improving sales during the first half of 2021, partly as yearly comparisons were being made with the first lockdown period in 2020. Interest in home furnishings reached unprecedented levels since the emergence of the ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Italy
... crisis, consumers in Italy had much more time at home due to the strict national lockdown periods in the country. This fostered a greater interest in home and garden products as consumers had more time ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in the Netherlands
... increased spending on new décor, kitchens and bathrooms, which helped drive value sales in both home improvement and gardening stores and homewares and home furnishing stores. The increase in property transactions was being driven by ... Read More
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Retailing in the Netherlands
... well during the pandemic, in both 2020 and 2021. Many Dutch consumers who were either able to continue working from home or had their salaries covered by government assistance programmes had excess disposable income, given ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Romania
... improving and developing their homes. This trend began at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, when the strict approach taken to home seclusion and social distancing meant that consumers had very good reasons ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Greece
... first half of 2020 led to the temporary closure of non-essential retail outlets, while many consumers were reluctant to return to in-person shopping due to a fear of contagion even after they re-opened. COVID-19 also ... Read More
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Retailing in Austria
... destinations), which led to reduced spending in non-essential retailing categories. Nevertheless, home seclusion measures were less drastic and non-essential outlets closures were shorter when compared with 2020 allowing consumers to make use of opportunities to ... Read More
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Austria
... However, even as restrictions were eased, some consumers remained wary of spending money on non-essential items due to increasing price sensitivity and uncertainty over the immediate future. This resulted in postponed plans on major construction ... Read More
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Retailing in Belgium
... the year due to the relatively low penetration of e-commerce in total retailing compared with neighbouring countries; increasing consumer confidence with shopping online; and strong infrastructure improvements (online shops’ designs, payment methods, delivery policies... Euromonitor ... Read More
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