ARGENTINA

Due to far greater numbers of local consumers staying at home in 2020, and in some cases having more disposable income available as expenses in other areas reduced, many Argentinians carried out renovations and repairs in their homes. As a result, ...

During the pandemic, the online channel for health and beauty specialist retailers grew strongly. Much of this development was a result of actions taken by the main chains in the category and heavy investment in advertising on social networks to ...

With consumers required to stay at home as much as possible in 2020, hypermarket chains that offered e-commerce saw a huge increase in demand. However, this led to large deficits in service and delivery, as the chains were not prepared for the flood ...

Most chains that offer homeshopping options regularly try to divert their customers to the online channel, where operating costs are much lower. Meanwhile, 2020 has seen a significant shift in consumer behaviour, with consumers increasingly choosing ...

When lockdown began in Argentina on March 20, all grocery outlets in Argentina remained open because they were considered an essential service, and there was no restriction on the number of times per week or per day that people could leave their ...

During COVID-19, people wanted to travel as little as possible to shop, and convenience stores benefited as they are often situated near residential areas. As a result, retail value sales roles substantially in 2020, with Carrefour Argentina ...

Although e-commerce has been developing extensively in Argentina in recent years at rates above inflation, the arrival of the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown accelerated this trend. According to data from the Argentine Chamber of Electronic ...

During the pandemic, traditional grocery retailers benefited from the fact that many local consumers preferred to do their shopping in nearby stores in order to avoid travelling to busy metropolitan areas and increase the risk of contracting ...

Vending machines saw extensive decline during the COVID-19 pandemic because they are located mainly in bars, kiosks and places with high traffic, such as public offices, and these spaces were either closed during lockdown or saw a sharp drop in ...

As the Argentinian economy declined, direct selling increased as local consumers who saw their incomes reduce began to look for new alternatives to generate money. As a result, direct sales companies saw a strong increase in the number of resellers ...

Since consumers were required to stay at home wherever possible in 2020, supermarket chains that could adapt and offer e-commerce saw a huge increase in demand. However, this led to large deficits in service and delivery, as the chains were not ...

During the pandemic, many apparel and footwear specialist stores had to remain closed for many months without an opening date in sight. Indeed, many had to close their doors permanently, and those chains with several outlets were forced to retain ...

According to data from the Argentine Chamber of Electronic Commerce (CACE), online sales through mobile devices between January and June 2020 doubled those seen in the same period the previous year. With mobile phones being extremely commonplace in ...

During lockdown in Argentina in 2020, department stores were not considered essential retailers and they had to close for several months. Lead player Falabella, which has several of its stores located in the main shopping malls of Buenos Aires ...

In 2020, food and drink e-commerce saw exceptional growth, especially during April and May when lockdown measures in Argentina were stricter. According to data from the Argentine Chamber of Electronic Commerce (CACE), in the first semester of the ...

Although warehouse clubs continues to develop in Argentina, it lost some visitors during the pandemic due to the fact that, in many cases, consumers must travel long distances to access these outlets, and this was difficult in the early days of ...

Discounters 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 more attractive...

Variety stores is a highly fragmented channel in Argentina, with sales being spread between a large number of small players operating throughout the country. Many of the owners of such stores are of Asian origin and have contacts that allow them to ...

The growth of e-commerce in electronics and appliance specialist retailers was very strong in 2020, since many retailers in this category were forced to close their doors as they are usually located in shopping malls that remained closed with no ...

Despite the pandemic, childrenswear performed exceptionally well in 2020 and much better than the industry as a whole. Children continued to grow and require new clothes, making demand for this category somewhat inelastic. While sales dropped in ...