ARGENTINA

Homeshopping operations continue to dwindle in Argentina due to growing competition from e-commerce and store-based channels. Sales are mainly limited to older people who have limited mobility and are not familiar with internet shopping....

The discounters channel continues to develop rapidly in Argentina. However, the only player present remains Dia, which continues to invest heavily to attract new customers. Given the current recessionary environment, this channel is becoming even ...

One of the characteristics of direct selling is that, due to their independence, each seller has the autonomy to manage their business. Given Argentina’s complicated economic context, many women approach different companies to start reselling their ...

The economic recession has seriously affected the supermarkets channel, resulting in the closure of branches. This was exemplified by Carrefour, which opted to close some of its rented branches, while Walmart sold some smaller branches to Dia 14 ...

The hypermarkets channel has been affected particularly strongly by the recession in Argentina. Consumers were faced with a highly inflationary environment and salaries that did not increase at the same rate, thus generating much lower consumption ...

Home and garden specialist retailers is a highly fragmented channel in Argentina. While there are important chains, the vast majority of businesses are stores located in neighbourhoods which only have one outlet. These independent retailers ...

Variety stores increasingly offer a wide variety of both large and small products, ranging from decorations and bazaar products, to stationery and toys. In this way, buyers can find products from kitchen utensils to children’s toys and decorative ...

Health and beauty specialist retailer sales tend to concentrate around large chains. In a difficult economic situation, only those chains that can offer their customers big discounts and promotions, thus adjusting their profit margins, are those that...

The vending channel continues to develop positively due to its practicality and low costs in sites where there is high consumer traffic. In all cases, it is much cheaper to have a vending machine where people can buy a beverage or a snack, instead of...

The discounters channel is developing strongly in Argentina, although the only player present is Dia, which continues to invest heavily to attract new customers. Given the ongoing recession, this channel has become even more tempting for a growing ...

Over the last several years, warehouse clubs have been growing strongly and gaining sales and customers from hypermarkets and supermarkets. One of the characteristics of this channel is that it is more attractive to consumers due to its offering of ...

The Argentinian economy has historically been strongly linked to US dollar price fluctuation. Argentinian consumers typically saved in dollars because the local currency constantly lost value. The ongoing recession throughout the country continues to...

Although food and drink categories have seen some of the strongest online growth in recent years, according to CACE data (Argentinian Chamber of Electronic Commerce), these categories are still considered to be in an early stage of development, with ...

Given the huge popularity of football in Argentina, the FIFA World Cup in Russia generated a large increase in demand for televisions, thus boosting the fortunes of electronics and appliance specialist retailers. According to a report by the ...

Although convenience stores continue to expand their operations, they are performing much worse than hypermarkets and supermarkets. When having to stock up with large purchases, consumers tend to prefer hypermarkets and supermarkets, which regularly ...

Argentinian consumers are already used to taking advantage of strong promotions in this category. With consumption declining strongly, promotions have increased even more, with there being some kind of promotion almost every day of the week in large ...

According to a recent report, Argentina is the fastest growing country with regard to M-commerce in Latin America. Much of this growth can be attributed to is the fact that most e-commerce sites are adapted for mobile users, with consumers ...

E-commerce is the only channel that continues to prosper during the ongoing economic downturn in Argentina, with sales rising at a dramatic rate. Among the most popular categories are those offering products related to tickets and tourism, followed ...

Among the major shifts in consumer purchasing behaviour in recent years has been use of a greater number of channels. In a highly inflationary context, where salaries are not increasing at the same rate as prices, consumers are forced to optimise ...

Latin America has great potential for investment, yet still faces severe issues with government instability, widespread corruption and terrorism. The region also has high tax rates deterring potential investment, however, continues improving systems ...