Bags and Luggage

One of the most important trends to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic for bags and luggage in Thailand during 2020 and 2021 was the huge shift towards online sales across the category. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers have…

In 2021 the bags and luggage category in Romania is showing signs of a rebound after being significantly hampered by the impact of COVID-19 in the previous year. The products that were the worst affected, such as luggage and business bags, are…

Following the crisis in Brazil in 2015-2016, there had been hope of an ongoing recovery in the economy and consumption. These hopes were dashed by the outbreak of COVID-19 in Brazil in 2020, which led to the deterioration of an already vulnerable…

COVID-19 had a beneficial impact on the luxury segment of personal accessories in Russia in 2020 as people who usually travelled abroad to purchase luxury items before the pandemic were forced to spend at home in Russia. As a result, luxury bags…

Having plunged by almost a fifth during 2020, retail current value sales of bags and luggage will stage a modest recovery during 2021. Retail current value sales of bags and luggage were declining during the latter part of the review period even…

Bags and luggage has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis over 2020 and 2021. From the middle of March to May 2020, during part of autumn 2020, and then again in April 2021 all mainstream outlets in the category were closed, including department…

With the outlook for travel looking unlikely to return to normal within 2021, footfall in luggage retailers is expected to remain limited. The is due to the reduction in tourist numbers, as well as domestic consumers who are unlikely to purchase…

While the current growth rate is expected to be in the double-digits in 2021, the growth in current value comes after a disastrous 2020, when value sales declined by over a fifth. Though a recovery is expected in 2021, current value sales are not…

Luxury handbags products are expected to sell well in 2021 even though Australian borders remained closed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. While the luxury segment has been hit by the marked fall in inbound tourism resulting from the pandemic, it…

Demand for bags and luggage remained under some pressure during 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to exert a negative influence over category sales. In particular, the limitations placed on the ability of retailers to operate at full capacity…

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April 2021 proved far more severe than the first wave of 2020. This resulted in several states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh imposing new lockdowns. The massive scale at which…

Bags and luggage saw single-digit current value decline in 2020, with highly divergent performances across product areas, while a strong recovery is expected to be recorded in 2021. Travel restrictions and mandatory lockdown measures amidst the…

Bags and luggage was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as current value and volume sales plummeted. Although in 2021, bags and luggage will return to growth, a full recovery is not expected, and current value and volume sales will…

Bags and luggage is continuing to be affected by COVID-19 in 2021 due to reduced consumer spending confidence and less opportunity to travel. The Taiwan government did not impose strict lockdown restrictions such as those seen in other territories,…

While demand for bags and luggage in Malaysia is expected to improve over 2021 following the significant declines of 2020 as a result of the pandemic-induced lockdown and limited travel opportunities, the first half of the year has continued to be…

The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 worsened the already poor economic situation in Spain, as millions of consumers lost their jobs, increasing the already high levels of unemployment in the country. Consumer attitudes towards spending have therefore…

After a catastrophic year in 2020, bags and luggage players in Japan are experiencing another challenging year with multiple states of emergency and restrictions in 2021. Although restrictions on store operations were relatively light compared to…

Retail current value sales of bags and luggage declined by well over a quarter during 2020. COVID-19 lockdown measures introduced by the government mid-March resulted in the closure of non-essential businesses, schools and the introduction of strict…

The COVID-19 outbreak and economic slowdown during 2020 led to a significant value decline for bags and luggage, resulting in a decline in value sales of 9% for that year. Even though Sweden adopted different measures to fight the virus without…

After the sales slump in 2020, bags and luggage managed to gradually claw back its way in 2021 to post positive growth, although still being nowhere near its pre-pandemic sales levels due to prolonged lockdowns and ongoing travel restrictions. Of the…