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Direct Selling in Slovakia

Direct selling managed to increase sales by 8% to reach EUR111 million excluding VAT in 2011. The growth came after two consecutive years of depression which was positive news for both retailers and manufacturers. This is a similar result compared ...

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DIY, Home Improvement and Garden Centres in Slovakia

The entire construction industry in Slovakia is on the decline, with weakened demand and new construction sites not opened. Consumers also follow this trend as they delay expensive refurbishments. It is stagnant demand among consumers which makes ...

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Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in Slovakia

The competitive environment stiffened in 2011, not just due to competition between retailers, but also thanks to Internet retailing, which became a serious threat to stability of cash-flow, especially for many smaller players. This created pressure ...

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Furniture and Furnishings Stores in Slovakia

Sales of furniture and furnishings stores grew 2% in 2011. This growth can be attributed to unit price increases, as demand did not recover mostly due to high unemployment and increasing future uncertainty. Thrifty consumer behaviour has forced ...

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Grocery Retailers in Slovakia

Retailers continued to live and operate in difficult times as it was becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy customers and create loyalty. Building up or expanding the number of loyal customers has proven to be a tedious task for retailers in an ...

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Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in Slovakia

Health and beauty specialist retailers recorded healthy growth in 2011 in challenging times as all categories recorded increases of 1-2% in current value terms. Even though this performance was behind total inflation (4% in 2011) companies saw some ...

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Homeshopping in Slovakia

Homeshopping decreased by 5% in current value terms in 2011 as it continues losing popularity to other retail channels. Comparing the growth rate seen in 2011 with the review period performance, 2011 clearly represented a downturn. Homeshopping ...

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Internet Retailing in Slovakia

Internet retailing continued its remarkable growth in 2011 recording a 15% increase in current terms and reaching a total of EUR396 million excluding value added tax. Consumers continued to seek better deals and more convenient shopping which ...

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Leisure and Personal Goods Specialist Retailers in Slovakia

Leisure and personal goods such as books, toys and games, apparel and sports equipment are increasingly being purchased via the Internet in numerous online shops. These have been growing at remarkable rates over the last few years and this trend ...

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Mixed Retailers in Slovakia

Sales of mixed retailers saw growth in 2011 in current value terms, rising by 2%. Inflation was an important factor responsible for this development, while the fastest growth was recorded by department stores, reaching nearly 3% in 2011. The slowest ...

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