Retailing in 2021: The big picture Retailing in Bangladesh 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...
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, as society opened, and COVID-19 infections fell, consumers began spending again and updating their wardrobes, as they socialised again. As a result, current value sales in retailing grew after a decline in the previous year. The Georgian economy is quite dependent on the money spent by foreign visitors, which had been absent during...
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...
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...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, health protocols had to be implemented altering the shopping experience of Ethiopians. The use of masks and social distancing among consumers and staff were strictly enforced in stores. The pandemic and the war in Tigray exacerbated both the foreign currency crunch and constrained the import of goods, adversely...
Retailing in Myanmar has been negatively impacted by the ongoing political crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to 2020, new retail outlet openings slowed down significantly across the country in 2021 while some outlets closed down altogether as they were unable to cope with decreasing revenues and increasing expenses (such as rent)....
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,...
Rising incomes and urbanisation are broadening the appeal of modern retailing, with more consumers able to access these channels. However, informal retailing remains strong, while poor infrastructure hinders retailing development. Younger consumers increasingly search online, benefiting e-commerce and social media marketing. Growth will benefit...
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...