The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate and substantial impact on the German retailing landscape in 2020. Due to health considerations and government-imposed lockdowns affecting store-based retailing, consumer foodservice, entertainment and tourism, consumer purchasing behaviour and priorities quickly shifted. Retailing in Germany...
The US retailing industry has seen significant shifts in recent years, as the inexorable advance of e-commerce has changed the way consumers shop for products of all kinds. Even so, nothing in the modern evolution of the industry compares with the disruption precipitated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Retailing in USA report...
Sales via retailing suffered during 2020 as large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) and decreased consumer power affected major retailing channels. There were two rounds of lockdowns issued in Indonesia: one beginning towards the end of Q1, the second commencing towards the end of Q3. The temporary lockdowns required the closure of all malls,...
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 COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a year of extremes – both in growth and contraction. Regarding store-based retailing, non-grocery specialists saw the largest contraction in value sales. Department stores fared the worst, due to such formats being enclosed spaces which attract a high number of customers, thus consumers avoided such spaces...
After a number of years of good value growth, retailing recorded a modest overall value decline during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. The health crisis led to soaring unemployment rates in the country, with many businesses closing and a consequent steep reduction in consumer confidence and disposable incomes. Many Russians were...
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, China experienced an unprecedented halt in economic activity in January and February 2020. The government imposed a series of measures to limit the spread of the virus, including store closures and restrictions on public movement, with most of the country under lockdown. Chinese retailing recorded...
The COVID-19 health crisis, and the associated economic impacts, considerably shook up retailing in Portugal in 2020. The lengthy closures for non-essential retail outlets, restricted movement for consumers in Portugal, and a financial instability let to substantial declines in retail current value sales for many categories in 2020. Retailing...
The COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in Mexico in February 2020, resulting in the government attempting to curb the spread of the disease through a lockdown and subsequently all non-essential businesses were closed in April and May, which had a large negative impact on retail in the country. Retailing in Mexico report offers insight...
COVID-19 created significant challenges for retailing in New Zealand in 2020. The alert level four lockdown between April and May halted in-store trading for non-essential retail businesses, leading to long term changes as consumers started purchasing online and retailers worked on building digital capabilities. Retailing in New Zealand...