Category: General Retailing
General Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Variety Stores in South Korea
Variety Stores in South Korea While many other retail channels were negatively hit by COVID-19, variety stores in South Korea performed relatively well despite the temporary decline of footfall when the country faced several major waves of the virus. Aside from the core value proposition offered by ... Read More
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Direct Selling in South Korea
Direct Selling in South Korea In South Korea, direct selling players experienced another challenging year in 2021. Despite the partial recovery from 2020’s declines, the channel failed to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels due to the rapid growth of e-commerce. Continued restrictions on in-person ... Read More
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Retailing in Chile
Retailing in Chile 2020 was a difficult year for retailing, marked by the limitations of movement brought about by the onset of COVID-19 and the government establishing the Plan Paso a Paso that contemplated and enforced long and strict quarantines for most of the country. This resulted in significa ... Read More
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Food and Drink E-Commerce in Chile
Food and Drink E-Commerce in Chile Even with the return to in-person shopping in 2021 as movement restrictions were lifted, supported by increased vaccination rates and decreasing contagion numbers, food and drink e-commerce continued to post high double-digit current value growth in 2021, as Chilea ... Read More
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Retailing in Colombia
Retailing in Colombia The first months of 2021 saw the gradual reopening for retail stores, but a stay-at-home order remained in effect, while there were also capacity restrictions in place for retail outlets. In May all restrictions were lifted, and retail outlets were able to conduct business almo ... Read More
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Variety Stores in Colombia
Variety Stores in Colombia Traditionally, most variety stores in Colombia have been family enterprises with a strong impact in neighbourhoods in which they perform as independent small grocers as part of a diverse ecosystem of traditional stores. These stores form an essential part of the social net ... Read More
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Retailing in Japan
Retailing in Japan In 2021, COVID-19 continued to impact the overall retailing landscape in Japan. In areas in which the number of COVID-19 cases was high, such Tokyo and Osaka, a state of emergency was declared by the government for most of the year, and August 2021 recorded the highest number of C ... Read More
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Variety Stores in Spain
Variety Stores in Spain Having recorded a double-digit decline during 2020, the retail current value sales of variety stores rebounded in 2021 but remained well below their 2019 level. Even before the onset of the pandemic, the retail current value sales of variety stores had been in decline. This w ... Read More
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Variety Stores in Japan
Variety Stores in Japan 100 yen shops continued to show growth despite the pandemic due to their affordability and product variety. With the prolonged impact of COVID-19 home seclusion continued and consumers spent more time at home. Products sold at 100 yen shops were considered useful and affordab ... Read More
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Retailing in Spain
Retailing in Spain Having declined during 2020 due to a combination of the economic shock of the pandemic and the disruption to everyday life it engendered, retailing current value sales rebounded only partially in 2021, with demand continuing to shift from physical stores to e-commerce – albeit at ... Read More
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Retailing in India
Retailing in India As the Indian economy recovered in 2021, retailing reported healthy growth, despite a second wave of COVID-19 hitting the country in the first half of the year. Overall retailing saw double-digit growth in 2021, compared with a slight decline in 2020. Recovery was facilitated by m ... Read More
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Variety Stores in the United Kingdom
Variety Stores in the United Kingdom The performance of variety stores in 2021 was heavily linked to how the lockdowns in 2020 impacted the store-based sales of certain players. Therefore, variety stores can be grouped into two categories. Some retailers, including B&M Bargains, Home Bargains or Pou ... Read More
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Retailing in the United Kingdom
Retailing in the United Kingdom The pandemic continued to have an impact on retailing in the UK in 2021. At the beginning of the year, the government imposed a national lockdown which lasted from 6 January to 8 March. From 8 March onwards, the government followed a 4-step roadmap, which ensured the ... Read More
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Variety Stores in Brazil
Variety Stores in Brazil While 2020 saw the leading players in variety stores struggle to generate sales growth during the pandemic, 2021 was similar as various restrictions in place limited their ability to operate profitably. Among the main factors placing pressure on players in 2020 was the requi ... Read More
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Retailing in Brazil
Retailing in Brazil The pandemic in Brazil led to a steady increase in the number of daily cases and deaths, reaching a peak in early 2021 with more than 4,000 deaths per day. With little guideline and policies established centrally by the federal government to tackle the pandemic, most quarantine r ... Read More
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Retailing in Uganda
Retailing in Uganda During 2020, retailing current value sales for the first time in the review period due a combination of to the economic shock of the pandemic and restrictions on movement, but they rebounded strongly in 2021. The competitive landscape in store-based retailing saw significant chan ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Beauty and Personal Care: The Needed Transformation to Thrive Post-Pandemic
Direct Selling in Beauty and Personal Care: The Needed Transformation to Thrive Post-Pandemic Though hit by COVID-19, direct selling stays sixth in beauty and personal care with 8% of value sales in 2020. Flat results in Latin America and good growth in North America balance double-digit decline in ... Read More
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