The year 2018 was mostly characterised as one of uncertainty, all revolving around who would guide the country in the next four years with both consumers and business wary of what might come next, holding off in terms of spending and investment, respectively. With the end of the year ahead and elections over, there is overall optimism regarding...
The outbreak of the global economic crisis in 2008 and subsequent constraints imposed by austerity measures significantly affected the purchasing power of Portuguese consumers, leading to poor retail sales over the 2009-2013 period. However, the industry then started to pick up in 2014. The country’s ongoing economic recovery, with a fall...
Despite marginal improvement in inflation during 2018 compared to 2017, the impact of aggressive price increases in Egypt continued to impact consumer confidence and expenditure at the end of the review period. While most non-grocery retailers suffered due to low volume turnovers, grocery retailers focused on providing high value offers and...
Hungarian retailing recorded another strong year in 2018, as the economy rebounded from the economic crisis in 2008 and consumers regained their confidence and optimism. There were several different factors supporting sales growth and their cumulative effect impacted both grocery and non-grocery retailing, but the gains did not impact each...
The confidence of Colombian consumers displayed a remarkable and continuing recovery, moving away from a negative position and the uncertain panorama that it held. The improvement of economic conditions, as well as the expectations of both traders and consumers, and declining uncertainty regarding the socio-political climate after the presidential...
With the recently sluggish and only just recovering economy, the retail downturn is still prevalent in Singapore due to weak retailer sentiment and low consumer confidence. Consumers are a lot more cautious when it comes to decision-making before a purchase, with expectations of not only products, but the entire shopping experience, rising....
Retailing in Germany, Market Shares, Summary and Forecasts to 2022 Summary "Retailing in Germany, 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 Germany retail...
Retail Sourcing and Procurement Market by Offering (Solution [Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Contract Management, Procure-to-Pay, Spend Analysis], Service [Implementation, Training and Support, Consulting]), by Deployment Type (Cloud, On-Premises), by Organization Size (Large Business, Small and Medium Business), by Geography...
This IDC Market Perspective examines consumers' attitudes about retail versus online shopping experiences. The traditional retail sector stands out for the magnitude of digital disruption it continues to witness at the hands of Alibaba, Amazon, Flipkart, JD.com, and other ecommerce powerhouses. At the same time, digital experiences continue...
Report Scope: The report will provide an exclusive and thorough review of retailers within key Latin America countries and regions. The data will focus on grocery, pharmacy and convenience store retail chains and will be broken out into three areas: key company data, maps and geographic profiles; summaries of key retail...