In 2021, the Nigerian economy gradually recovered from the effect of the pandemic. The economic impact of the pandemic was exacerbated by a sharp decline in the price of crude oil – Nigeria’s main export – which led to a decline in the foreign-exchange value of the naira, resulting in increased import costs. The early months of the pandemic...
This report analyses the market for retailing in Oman. For the purposes of the study, the market has been defined as follows: Retailing in Oman 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, discounters,...
The emergence of the pandemic in Poland had a mixed impact on retailing in 2020, whereby consumers focused on essential goods such as food and medicine, while non-grocery specialists significantly struggled with lockdowns, and reduced footfall even when stores were permitted to reopen due to concerns over exposure to the virus, leading to...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge influence on the shopping habits of Kuwaitis in 2020 and 2021 as a big shift towards e-commerce was seen. Historically, e-commerce has struggled to gain a mainstream presence in Kuwait and this is a reflection of the strong preference among the population for shopping in stores, an activity which is widely...
From January until April 2021, COVID-19 related restrictions remained in place. Retail outlets were mandated by the government to close, except for grocery retailers, drugstores, pharmacies, forecourt retailers and pet shops and superstores. Retailing in Slovakia report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry....
In 2021 retailing in Sri Lanka returned to positive growth after two years of decline. The bombing of April 2019 and general uncertainty linked to the elections followed by the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and government measures imposed to control its spread created an unstable environment and a reduction in consumer confidence and spending...
Retailing in 2021: The big picture Retailing in Paraguay 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, discounters, convenience stores, mixed retailers, health and beauty retailers, clothing...
Having declined sharply during 2020 due to a combination of COVID-19 restrictions and the economic shock of the pandemic, retailing constant value sales (2021 prices) rebounded strongly in 2021, exceeding their pre-pandemic peak, as pandemic restrictions were eased and the economic environment stabilised. This rebound was particularly notable...
COVID-19 and the resultant immediate adjustments to retailers’ daily operations remained the key driver of most changes in retailing in Hungary at the end of the review period. In 2020, retailers learned how to adapt quickly to sudden changes, such as new regulations on opening hours, lockdowns, and inventory management during stockpiling...
In May 2021, there was a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, which led the government to impose another lockdown in Ho Chi Minh and in most southern provinces, obliging people to stay at home and only go out for basic necessities such as purchasing groceries or medicine, or to work at factories or businesses permitted to operate. Retailing...