Category: General Retailing
General Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Retail in Saudi Arabia
Retail in Saudi Arabia Retail in Saudi Arabia continued to experience positive growth in current value terms in 2023 with the end of the pandemic and improved consumer confidence helping to encourage spending. Although the Saudi economy actually contracted in 2023 due to a drop in oil revenue when i ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Ireland
General Merchandise Stores in Ireland The performance of general merchandise stores in Ireland in 2023 was being supported by the positive trajectory of department stores. There was a strong rebound in department stores in 2022, following the disruptions seen during the era of the pandemic. As socie ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Saudi Arabia
General Merchandise Stores in Saudi Arabia Value-oriented department stores such as Centerpoint and RedTag continued to lead the category in 2023 outperforming outlets with a more premium positioning. This was largely due to price increases with many shoppers displaying a more conservative approach ... Read More
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Retail in the United Kingdom
Retail in the United Kingdom In 2023, soaring inflation rates, an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, low consumer confidence and limited spending subdued the retail industry in the UK. Consumers continued to downgrade product purchases to mitigate the negative effects of the challenging economic situati ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in the United Kingdom
General Merchandise Stores in the United Kingdom In 2023, a year characterised by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and high inflation, Poundland was one of the more active players in general merchandise stores in the UK, placing a strong focus on pricing and expanding its product range. In March 20 ... Read More
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Direct Selling in the United Kingdom
Direct Selling in the United Kingdom Amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, local consumers turned to direct selling in the UK as a way to augment their household earnings. Data released by the UK’s Direct Selling Association (DSA) revealed a significant surge in the number of people joining DTC (d ... Read More
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Direct Selling in the US
Direct Selling in the US Direct selling continued its declining trend in both value terms at constant 2023 prices and in current value terms for the second year running in the US in 2023. The impressive growth posted by direct selling in 2020 has not been sustained. As a result, current value sales ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in the US
General Merchandise Stores in the US In 2023, although general merchandise stores in the US saw slight growth in current value terms, sales continued to decline at constant 2023 prices, driven by department stores. In December 2023, Arkhouse Management, and Brigade Capital Management together submit ... Read More
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Retail in the US
Retail in the US In 2022, the annual rate of inflation in the US rose to the highest level recorded in 40 years. As a result, rising costs firmly supplanted the COVID-19 pandemic as US consumers’ foremost concern. With the prices of groceries and petrol rising significantly faster than the baseline ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Mexico
Direct Selling in Mexico In 2023, direct selling achieved positive current value growth for a third consecutive year in Mexico; far exceeding the pre-pandemic level of sales. Despite this strong sales performance, the number of direct selling agents contracted again in 2023, following the peak reach ... Read More
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World Market for Retail
World Market for Retail During 2023, global retail sales posted a slight recovery, despite inflationary pressures. Broader trends favoured shifts to value-focused retail channels such as discounters, while e-commerce also continued to grow – albeit more slowly than prior to the pandemic. Loyalty pla ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Mexico
General Merchandise Stores in Mexico General merchandise stores, composed of department stores and variety stores, experienced dynamic growth in Mexico in current value terms in 2023. This performance can be explained by the robust outlet expansion seen during 2022 and 2023; far surpassing the pre-p ... Read More
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Retail in Mexico
Retail in Mexico After a challenging 2022 due to high inflation, retail sales in Mexico saw healthy growth for a third consecutive year in current value terms in 2023, confirming the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are far behind. In fact, based on the Consumer Confidence Index elaborated by the Na ... Read More
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Direct Selling in India
Direct Selling in India Direct selling saw solid current value growth in India in 2023, although the rate of increase slowed compared with the previous year, returning to growth similar rates to those seen pre-pandemic. Nevertheless, this was impressive, considering the small impact of the pandemic ... Read More
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Retail in India
Retail in India The retail industry showed dynamic current value growth in India in 2023, driven by conducive macroeconomic factors, as well as the full return of mobility and travel after the end of the pandemic. The strong performance in 2023 can be attributed to positive consumer sentiment in ter ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in India
General Merchandise Stores in India General merchandise stores maintained dynamic double-digit current value growth in India in 2023, and finally saw the recovery of its sales to the pre-pandemic level. Growth was also seen in outlet numbers, which rose to over 4,000 stores, all of which are departm ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Ukraine
General Merchandise Stores in Ukraine General merchandise stores in Ukraine is dominated by variety stores, which continued to weather the challenges of trading during a full-scale war better than many other types of retailers in 2023. This was mainly because their offer of wide ranges of grocery an ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Ukraine
Direct Selling in Ukraine The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine in 2022 following the Russian invasion took a particularly heavy toll on direct selling. This was because a high proportion of those who left were women, who not only represent this channel’s main target audience but have also tradit ... Read More
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Tissue and Hygiene in Kuwait
Tissue and Hygiene in Kuwait In 2023, tissue and hygiene is witnessing a shift towards higher quality products over cheaper alternatives, benefiting various categories. Growing awareness of reproductive health and baby care is driving demand for sanitary care and nappies/diapers/pants. The introduct ... Read More
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Tissue and Hygiene in Sri Lanka
Tissue and Hygiene in Sri Lanka In 2023, tissue and hygiene in Sri Lanka faced challenges due to supply chain disruptions from import bans, prompting a shift towards local production. Consumer behaviour shifted towards affordable products amidst the recession, impacting businesses. Import restrictio ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Israel
Direct Selling in Israel Direct selling in Israel in 2023 was reported to have somewhat benefitted from consumers spending more time at home due to the geopolitical situation in the country. As such, products which can be delivered to consumers’ homes are attracting attention. Added to which, direct ... Read More
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Retail in Israel
Retail in Israel Retail in Israel in 2023 was affected by the political and economic panorama in the country, as the war continues. Inflation remained high and mortgages became much more expensive, with significant hikes in monthly repayments for homeowners. Added to which, the political instability ... Read More
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Where Consumers Shop for Personal Accessories
Where Consumers Shop for Personal Accessories Global sales of personal accessories rebounded in 2023, driven largely by price increases due to high inflation, with volume sales posting a more modest increase. Retail offline dominates global personal accessories sales; however, e-commerce gained sign ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Israel
General Merchandise Stores in Israel General merchandise stores struggled in Israel in 2023, due to decreased footfall in the areas where these stores are located. This is due to the ongoing geopolitical unrest in the country, with many consumers re-embracing e-commerce platforms as they did during ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Hong Kong, China
Direct Selling in Hong Kong, China Direct selling returned to growth in current value terms in Hong Kong in 2023. However, during the pandemic the channel saw little disruption compared with many others in retail, holding up relatively well, with only minor declines. Social media messaging applicati ... Read More
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