China’s demand for Retail has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next decade, both production and demand will continue to grow. The Chinese economy maintains a high speed growth which has been stimulated by the consecutive increases of industrial output, import & export, consumer consumption and...
COVID-19 had a broadly negative impact on tissue and hygiene in Ecuador in 2020, with most of the main market categories posting declines in volume and current value sales. Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, the country had already been experiencing a deepening economic crisis due to falling oil revenues and austerity policies that were...
Retail tissue and hygiene will experience an overall positive effect from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, although some categories will record growth and others will record a decline. The state of emergency declared by the government positively affected household consumption of tissue products, with some stockpiling taking place at the start...
As in most countries, COVID-19 had a dramatic effect on both consumer lifestyles and the economy in Uruguay in 2020. However, compared to other countries in Latin America, COVID-19 had a less severe impact in terms of infections and deaths in Uruguay in 2020. As of November 2020, only 62 people had died of COVID-19 in Uruguay and there were...
Pre-pandemic, retailers had high hopes for 2020 as key economy indicators were promising and overall consumer confidence was high. However, the pandemic reached Hungary during late February and provoked a heavy strain on the industry, which was unprepared for such sudden and dramatic change. The lockdown, increased safety regulations, changes...
Retailing in France - Market and Sector Summary and Forecasts to 2025 Summary The research report provides both the historic and forecast market data of total retail sales in France.It illustrates the data with charts, graphs and tables summarizing the value trends, with individual sector details...
In 2020, retail tissue saw much higher volume sales growth because of home seclusion, paper towels especially benefiting on account of increased hand washing and home cooking occasions, while boxed facial tissues were in greater demand owing to much higher adherence to personal hygiene, more frequent home cleaning and to make face masks in...
Non-grocery retail outlets saw a significantly decline in retail current value sales during 2020. Unlike grocery retail outlets, they were forced to close for an extended period during the spring lockdown. They were also more exposed to the economic shock of COVID-19, which led many consumers to reduce their discretionary spending. Unsurprisingly,...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on Brazil’s retailing industry over the course of 2020, with most store-based channels experiencing sales declines and significant shifts seen in spending and demand patterns. The main factor influencing developments in the retailing industry during the year was the requirement for all non-essential...
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...