ARGENTINA

The interest in succulents and cactuses has created business opportunities for some small entrepreneurs. The low care and space needs and wide variety of these plants stimulate sales. Buenos Aires flower stalls, which historically sold only bouquets,...

The openings for imports that the government has been promoting since 2015 had a strong impact on the domestic production and sales of home furnishings. In addition, the recession in the second half of 2018 meant that the purchase of new furniture ...

Home tutorials shared on Instagram represent a new source of inspiration when undertaking renovation in the home. Some influencers specialise in demonstrations of cheap and easy to perform tasks. In the context of recession and constant price ...

There are more and more single-person households in Argentina, especially in key cities like Buenos Aires and Mendoza. However, the market has yet to respond to this trend by adapting products and services to the needs of single-person homes. Many of...

In 2018, the Argentinian economy passed through three stages, each with a negative sales balance. Thus, a currency devaluation shock was followed by a cooling of the economy due to uncertainty and then recession, which reduced production volumes and ...

The world of craft beer is still developing in the country with more openings. This phenomenon started in Argentina a few years ago and continues to develop strongly both in chains that produce their own beer that they sell both in their own and ...

To counteract the fall in transactions, an increasing number of luxury hotels are offering special menus or brunches at weekends. They are attracting local consumers who otherwise would not be able to eat in luxury restaurants by offering gourmet ...

Full-service restaurants is the category that has lost most transactions in 2018 due to the cost of eating in them. In a complicated economic context, consumers are switching to cheaper options, such as limited-service restaurants and takeaways. In ...

The growth of delivery apps, such as Glovo, Rappi and Pedidosya, had a great impact on limited-service restaurants, allowing them to reach a greater number of people at a relatively low cost. The apps mostly benefit independent players which ...

At the beginning of 2018, the inflation rate was 16% with a stable dollar, and consumer foodservice enjoyed a positive situation. From May, however, the outlook changed drastically, the dollar doubled its value and the annual inflation ended up being...

The recession suffered by Argentina in 2018 affected all channels and categories, especially large hypermarket chains which lost many customers. The chained self-service cafeterias located in the retail chains have consequently lost a large number of...

Due to the huge price increase of confectionery, people have bought less, and many street stalls/kiosks have focused on their food offer to compensate this fall. At the same time, many consumers who used to dine at limited-service restaurants have ...

Inflation was 33.6% in 2018 with prices expected to rise by 38.7% in 2019. Higher prices for food and public transport are contributing to the rise in prices, while an agreement with the IMF demands greater independence for the Central Bank and makes...

Nappies/diapers/pants faced a critical year due the impact of the economic recession suffered in the second half of 2018. The huge devaluation of the Argentinean peso between April and July 2018 produced escalating inflationary pressure, leaving ...

The Argentinean economy faced a problematic financial situation in the second half of 2018. This originated from the recent interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve, which strengthened the US dollar worldwide, and caused the Argentinean peso to ...

Adult incontinence through retail is projected to continue recording healthy growth over the forecast period. Category sales are being boosted by several factors, not least of which is an ageing population, (especially among the over 65 age group) ...

Despite expected improvements in the economy over the forecast period, one of the main threats to retail tissue could be ongoing strong rationalisation among consumers. While this was born out of necessity as a result of the economic crisis, it is ...

In 2018, sanitary protection showed a moderate volume decline, continuing the downward trend witnessed in previous years, caused by lower purchasing power amongst middle- and low-income consumers. According to trade sources, middle-income consumers ...

With the exception of baby wipes, all other categories of wipes suffered from low penetration rates in 2018 as the economic crisis limited any possibility of development. Consumers showed a preference for alternative cheaper products, which led to a ...

Local consumers are progressively seeking healthier beverages such reduced sugar flavoured bottled water, and reduced sugar carbonates, to reduce calorie and sugar intake. Public health campaigns driven by the Health Ministry alerted consumers to ...