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 impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was still being felt strongly in the Turkish retailing market in 2021. Whilst there were clear signs of recovery and sales growth compared to 2020, consumer demand was not as strong as it had been in 2019. Whilst year on year value growth was seen in many areas of the retailing market, the lack of corresponding...
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...
Having declined during 2020 due to disruption arising from COVID-19 and the economic shock that it engendered, retail constant value sales (2021 prices) saw a partial recovery in 2021. Like 2020, 2021 was marked by a significant divergence in performance between grocery retailers and non-grocery specialists. Retailing in Mexico report...
Having declined sharply during 2020 as a result of the pandemic, retailing constant value sales (2021 prices) recovered only partially in 2021. In spite of the fact that restrictions on movement were significantly relaxed, many local consumers remained cautious in their spending. Modern grocery retailers continued to gain ground on their traditional...
Retailing in Ghana slowly recovered in 2021. The restrictions imposed by the government at the height of the pandemic led to sales losses but upon the arrival of vaccines and rapid vaccination rate in 2021, the government permitted retail operations to resume. This led to improved sales performances for retailers. A huge demand emerged for...
The retail market in Egypt is currently experiencing heavy penetrated from e-commerce platforms with up-and-coming digital marketplaces continuing to offer and ever-growing list of FMCG products. The impact of COVID-19 and the government’s campaign to digitalise payments is leading to a larger proportion of the population becoming open to...
Retailing constant value sales continued to expand in Côte d’Ivoire during both 2020 and 2021, albeit at a significantly slower rate than in the earlier part of the review period. Disruption arising from the pandemic and the economic shock that it engendered hit non-grocery specialists like apparel and footwear specialists particularly hard,...
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...