After years of decline, in the context of the recession, retailing posted an increase in values sales in 2017 and again in 2018. Grocery retailers is driving growth, with the previous Carrefour-Marinopoulos network acquired and operated by Sklavenitis. This has helped bring stability in modern grocery retailing. Hypermarkets posted an important...
Thailand’s economy continued to see solid gains in 2018, with improved consumer confidence, an increase in disposable income and low unemployment. This continued to support value growth in retailing although many consumers still remain cautious when it comes to non-essential spending. In terms of grocery retailing, the largest area of the...
In 2018, retailing continued to record a positive performance. An increasing number of incoming tourists, ongoing successful promotional campaigns and outlet investments by leading retailers, and the increasing popularity of modern store-based channels and non-store retailing remained key factors behind the positive performance. Nevertheless,...
Retailing in Sweden, Market Shares, Summary and Forecasts to 2022 Summary "Retailing in Sweden, Market Shares, Summary and Forecasts to 2022", provides data for historic and forecast retail sales, and also includes information on the business environment and country risk related to Sweden retail...
Retailing in Peru, Market Shares, Summary and Forecasts to 2022 Summary "Retailing in Peru, Market Shares, Summary and Forecasts to 2022", provides data for historic and forecast retail sales, and also includes information on the business environment and country risk related to Peru retail environment....
Retail value sales continued to record growth in 2018, which was thanks to rising purchasing power resulting from strong wage growth and general economic prosperity in the Czech Republic. Despite an overall decline in the number of outlets, retailers maintained solid value growth within store-based retailing, albeit at a lower level than in...
Retailing in Germany remained on a steady growth path in 2018, even slightly exceeding the value CAGR of the entire review period. This growth development continues to be supported by a stable economic climate and high consumer confidence. Furthermore, unemployment has remained low, resulting in an increase in spending as more money has found...
The Japanese retailing market maintained a trend of marginal current value growth in 2018. Consumer confidence remains low despite a stable economic environment, as the outlook is affected by an ageing and declining population. The younger generation is particularly pessimistic about Japan’s economic outlook, and younger consumers tend to...
Sweden’s economy has continued its recovery in 2018, with stronger GDP growth than in 2017, falling unemployment and rising wages, with disposable income further boosted by tax cuts. Despite these positives retailing in Sweden has continued to record only moderate value growth in 2018. Consumers remain cautious due to the decline in housing...
Demographic factors are exerting a significant influence on the development of retailing in Bulgaria. An overall decline in the population, driven primarily by the emigration of the young adult and middle youth segments in search of economic opportunities, is leading to the contraction of retailers’ potential consumer base. Moreover, the issue...