Lockdowns were pretty continuous in Uzbekistan in 2020, causing consumers to change their daily routines, which had a different affect dependent on product category within tissue and hygiene. Some stockpiling behaviour was noticed at the onset of the pandemic in 2020 for retail tissue, with demand normalising afterwards but still staying higher...
Overall, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been relatively limited regarding sales of retail tissues and hygiene. The fact that consumers stayed home and kept away from offices, schools and public gatherings resulted in a shift from institutional to retail consumption. Tissue and Hygiene in Georgia report offers a comprehensive...
Tissue and hygiene faced mixed results in Italy in 2020 considering the COVID-19 pandemic. If on one side away-from-home products suffered because of travel restrictions and hotel/restaurant closures, manufacturers were quick enough to shift production to accommodate rising demand for retail products. This was critical to compensate for losses...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the government installed a lockdown period which started in March. The announcement of the lockdown led to consumers stockpiling essential goods, with many wary that the virus would lead to supply issues or that they would have to isolate for a period of time, requiring a supply of essential goods within...
Soon after Canada confirmed the first COVID-19 case in late January 2020, many provinces started identifying cases and subsequently took control measures focused on inbound travellers. It was not until March when every Canadian province and territory had declared a state of emergency and, depending on local situation, imposed various degrees...
Unlike many other countries around the world, Finnish authorities did not impose a full lockdown on the country in 2020, with no forced retailing closures in Finland, aside from consumer foodservice during the first wave of the pandemic. Retailing in Finland report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry....
Overall, retailing maintained a positive performance in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was primarily due to the fact that grocery retailers account for the greatest proportion of retailing sales and remained open throughout the pandemic regardless of location unless they chose to close voluntarily for reasons such as diminished...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Austria, hot drinks are set to record a significant decline in on-trade sales, with a foodservice volume growth of 2% recorded in 2019, compared to a decline of 24% predicted for 2020. This result will be the consequence of two lockdowns implemented in the country, with the first running from March-May 2020,...
The hot drinks market saw a positive and performance in terms of both retail value and volume growth in 2020, with improve performances compared with 2019. This was due to the aggregated effect of consumers stockpiling these products during the first quarter of the year, and the idea that hot drinks provide comfort and a sense of well-being...
The Vietnamese retail sector is valued at USD 170 Billion in 2020 and is projected to register CAGR more than 10% during the forecast period, 2021 to 2026. While the Covid-19 crisis remains complicated globally, Vietnam’s effective control of the pandemic has led to recovery of retail sales of consumer goods and services in the final months...