Algeria

Dishwashing registered similar current value growth as in 2020. While there were less meals consumed at home, due to society opening up in 2021, population growth maintained volume sales. Hand dishwashing accounted for the majority of value sales,…

While Algeria is a nation of coffee drinkers, the consumption of tea is growing. In 2021, there was a healthy increase in retail current value sales, though this was partly driven by price rises, with volume growth being lower. Foodservice registered…

While retail value and volume sales registered positive growth in 2021, they were slightly down on 2020. With society gradually opening up, a portion of volume sales shifted to foodservice, which registered a strong recovery. There was increased…

Toilet care register lower current value growth in 2021, as with society opening up and people spending less time at home, there was less demand for toilet care products. The product area is also mature and there been very few product launches. In…

Polish registered lower current value growth in 2021, as with spending less time at home, there was less polishing done. Furniture polish continued to dominate value sales, with floor polish, metal polish and shoe polish accounting for much lower…

Society gradually opened up in 2021 following the strict lockdowns in 2020. As a result, foodservice registered a significant increase in volume sales. On the retail side, there was a healthy increase in current value sales, though this was partly…

Sports drinks is by far the smallest soft drink in terms of value sales in Algeria. Volume growth was limited in 2020, as with the strict lockdowns, people exercised less and consumed less sports drinks. In 2021, with society gradually opening up,…

While retail value and volume sales registered healthy growth in 2021, they were slightly down on 2020. With society gradually opening up, a portion of volume sales shifted to foodservice, which registered a strong recovery. There was increased price…

Mixed retailers were the worst performing retailer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with value sales declining drastically. Two main factors contributed to the dramatic value decline. Firstly, the outlets were closed for several months…

Surface care registered lower value growth in 2021, than in 2020. While value growth was still healthy, with fears about surfaces carrying the possibility of COVID-19 infection abating, there was less frenetic surface clearing in 2021. All the same,…

With sanitary protection considered an essential product, volume and value growth were on par with 2020, in spite of increasing price sensitivity and rising inflation. All the same, the niche and more expensive products such as panty liners and…

Value growth of home insecticides was lower in 2021 than in 2020. With people out and about more in 2021 and as a result spending less time at home, these was less need for home insecticides. In addition, value sales of insecticides are also…

Retail tissue registered a fall in current value and volume growth in 2021. In 2020, sales were inflated by stockpiling, particularly for toilet paper, but value sales returned to more normal levels in 2021. Toilet paper remained the largest product…

Direct selling is not a significant form of retailing in Algeria and with people’s movement restricted for most of 2020, direct selling was not permitted. As a result, current value sales decline drastically. Also, most products sold through direct…

Retail value growth in 2021 was on par with 2020, though volume growth was lower. With society gradually opening up in 2021, after the strict lockdown in 2020, a portion of volume sales switched to foodservice. However, volume sales through…

Growth in retail current value and volume in 2021 was on par with 2020, while foodservice registered a significant increase in volume sales, as society gradually opened up. All the same, volume sales through foodservice channels were still lower than…

Retail value and volume growth in 2021 were on par with 2020. At the same time, with society gradually opening up, after the strict lockdowns in 2020, foodservice registered a strong recovery in volume sales, though volume sales were still lower than…

Retail value growth in 2021 was on par with 2020. Although the oil industry rebounded in 2021, activity in the rest of the economy was slow to recover amid employment and earnings losses and low consumer and business confidence. All the same, with…

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on retailing in Algeria. Firstly, the Algerian economy was hit by a double whammy in 2020 – COVID-19 and plummeting oil prices. Algeria is highly dependent on oil exports and this led to a…

Laundry care is the largest product area within home care and registered positive current value growth in 2021 and growth was only slightly lower than the value growth registered in 2020. A growing population continued to maintain volume sales, as…