Variety Stores

In an uncertain economic environment that saw local consumers limit their purchases on non-essential items, the retail constant value sales of variety stores continued to decline during 2021, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in the previous year.…

Variety stores are a small retailing channel in terms of value sales in Switzerland. However, variety stores are gaining some value share and registered positive current value growth both in 2020 and 2021. Variety stores benefit from Swiss consumers’…

In 2021, variety stores in Germany recorded a strong rebound following the impact of the pandemic in 2020. In fact, the channel far exceeded the 2019 level of sales in both current and constant terms. This is due to the ongoing strong upwards trend…

Variety stores saw a recovery in current value sales in 2021. This was mainly because variety stores offer everyday items at affordable prices, which became a more appealing alternative to price-sensitive consumers. Location remained a determining…

Variety stores witnessed a partial recovery in terms of value sales in 2021 after the steep decline witnessed in 2020. This was a result of the increase in footfall seen in variety stores as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and people returned to…