Category: Retailing
Europe Retailing
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Discounters in Poland
... in one place. This channel’s offer attracts customers who value the variety of products, availability and convenience of shopping. Discounters often organise various types of promotions, price reductions, loyalty programmes and other attractive offers. The ... Read More
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Retail in Finland
... solid growth, while non-grocery retailers performed better due to its continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, retail e-commerce registered the strongest increase in sales. Euromonitor International's Retail in Finland report offers insight into key ... Read More
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Discounters in Greece
... review period served to bolster consumer interest in shopping at discounters. The low prices of discounters proved to be increasingly attractive in the context of heightened budget consciousness, with more and more consumers visiting such ... Read More
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Rx/Reimbursement Adult Incontinence in Croatia
... the year. Incontinence products are considered medical products under Croatian law and are subsidised by health insurance companies if prescribed by doctors, so price plays an important role in demand. However, many older consumers remain ... Read More
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Retail Adult Incontinence in Croatia
... performance. In addition, the rising number of public discussions about adult incontinence, with seminars educating consumers about the issue and what they can actively do to support the condition has helped to drive demand and ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Greece
... goods from nearby stores, and now it has become a habit. Consumers now visit these outlets not only for on-the-go snacks, but also for other household items, as they are ideal for quick purchases. Convenience ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Greece
... people can use direct sales techniques to build their own sales plans. Though simple, the idea behind it is to bring in more people who lack a business background and provide some kind of basic ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Greece
... target consumers aged above 40 years old who remain the main economic power in the country. As a result, brands continue to focus on TV, while having a smaller presence on most social media through ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Greece
... Naterial store, a showroom that offers the retailer’s exclusive garden and balcony items, in Greece. The opening followed pilot stores in Mallorca and Barcelona, and the opening of stores in Portugal, Georgia, Uruguay and Leroy ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Greece
... offer are reminiscent of a shopping mall. Now in a hypermarket you can find books, cosmetics, seasonal items, furniture, and household items. Sklavenitis, which is the only hypermarket brand in Greece, opened a new store ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Greece
... The Body Shop launched a store in Athens that is sustainably designed with recycled, recyclable and reusable materials. For example, the shop counters and the storage boxes were created from recycled plastic. This new store ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Greece
... gaining ground in Greece. Recently, the Bulgarian chain, Mania Stores, which specialises in second-hand clothes opened its first store in Greece, in Athens. It is also preparing to open an e-commerce shop with second-hand and ... Read More
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United Kingdom (UK) Valentine's Day 2024
... for Valentine's Day. The report analyses the major players, the main trends, and consumer attitudes. The proportion of UK consumers shopping for Valentine’s Day has declined this year, down on 2023. This has largely been ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Greece
... relatively low by Western European standards prior to the onset of the pandemic was a major growth driver. The main concern Greeks previously had with e-commerce, which hampered its uptake, was their hesitation to give ... Read More
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Retail in Greece
... prices as they could not absorb the increases in the costs of raw materials, transportation and logistics. Therefore, while there was an increase in the turnover of retail, it was mainly due to the increase ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Greece
... all over Greece. Smaller chains were hit hardest by the economic challenges seen towards the end of the review period and struggled, which resulted in takeovers by bigger chains. Furthermore, supermarkets faced strong competition from ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Portugal
... offer a wide assortment of goods, the stores lose competitiveness when it comes to proximity, often located further away from neighbourhoods. Many consumers are changing their preferences when choosing where to shop for food, preferring ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Romania
... began during home seclusion and the outbreak of COVID-19. Having forged an interest, in 2023, Romanians have continued to invest in their homes, although at a lower rate than during the pandemic. This is due ... Read More
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Discounters in the Netherlands
... offering lower prices than supermarkets. Over the review period, consumers were more interested in the shop experience and were willing to spend a bit more to have a shorter queue at the till. In 2022 ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Switzerland
... comparison, the number of hypermarkets is a fraction of that enjoyed by supermarkets, and the latter retained far higher sales. The predominance of supermarkets is based on consumer preferences, as well as available space and ... Read More
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Retail in Switzerland
... in the cost of living made local consumers more price-sensitive and conservative in their spending. A shift towards essentials and discounted products was notable, including sales through discounters and in favour of private label. Grocery ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Portugal
... convenience stores has been at the expense of small grocers in Portugal, with many rebranding to become convenience retailers. Partnerships with strong distribution players allows smaller grocery retailers and independent retailers access to support, know-how, ... Read More
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Discounters in Belgium
... factor when consumers were doing their grocery shopping. While the channel is renowned for its low prices, growth was restricted by the permanent closure of a number of Leader Price stores, as the retailer struggled ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in Denmark
... increasing interest rates. However, as hypermarkets offer a much greater selection than discounters, the convenience of one-stop shopping in hypermarkets continued to appeal to a large segment of consumers and the category did see growing ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Denmark
... in Denmark in 2023. This came before the channel had returned to the level of sales seen prior to the pandemic, with many consumers put off making unnecessary purchases because of the rising cost of ... Read More
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