Belarus

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In 2020, retail tissue and hygiene in Belarus maintained solid current value growth, which was just marginally higher than the increases seen in the previous two years. No lockdown was seen in the country as a result of COVID-19, with retail stores ...

COVID-19 had a limited impact on sales of retail adult incontinence products in Belarus in 2020. When the virus first emerged in the country in March and April, some consumers stockpiled adult incontinence products for fear of a lockdown and ...

After seeing dynamic growth rates for most of the review period, in 2020 AFH tissue and hygiene saw strong volume and current value declines. Although there were no restrictions imposed by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Belarusians...

In 2020, sanitary protection saw only slow retail volume growth, although this was a better performance than seen in any other year of the review period. It also saw a stronger current value increase due to price rises. When COVID-19 arrived in the ...

Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence saw solid volume growth during most of the review period, but turned to strong decline in 2020. However, it was not COVID-19 which negatively affected sales in this year, but local currency depreciation and ...

Although wipes saw solid current value growth during the review period, in 2020 the rate of growth increased strongly. However, value growth was mainly attributable to price rises, partly due to economic and political turmoil, as many categories saw ...

Despite returning to current value growth in 2020, after a couple of years of falling sales, nappies/diapers/pants continued to see a strong retail volume decline, although this was at a slightly slower rate than seen in the previous couple of years....

In 2020, despite the continued decline in the overall population, retail tissue maintained a slow but stable volume increase, with much higher current value growth due to price rises. Amongst the main factors behind the category’s ongoing growth is ...

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Chemists/pharmacies and vitamins and dietary supplements specialist retailers recorded higher value sales growth in 2020 compared to the previous year. The increase in value sales was driven by a desire among consumers to better take care of their ...

COVID-19 negatively affected value sales of traditional grocery retailers in regions. Rural consumers limited their store visits and their spending to necessities, leading to a significant loss in revenue sales in the sales channel. A large number of...

COVID-19 negatively affected value sales in direct selling in 2020. During the pandemic, in view of a looming economic recession, consumers cut back their spending on items considered non-essential. Beauty and personal care direct selling was worst ...

COVID-19 significantly affected value sales of apparel and footwear specialist retailers in the spring of 2020. Even though the authorities in Belarus did not introduce a lockdown, many Belarusians chose to self-isolate. As a result, apparel and ...

The pandemic encouraged Belarusians to rely more on mobile e-commerce in 2020, as they sought to avoid crowded spaces and risking personal contact. This increase in purchases via mobile internet retailing was most visible in the first months of the ...

COVID-19 negatively affected department stores value sales in 2020. The effect was more visible in the early stages of the pandemic in April and May. Many consumers chose to avoid department stores and crowded spaces to prevent the risk of personal ...

The impact of COVID-19 began to be felt in Belarus in mid-March. The authorities in Belarus did not introduce a lockdown or movement restrictions. However, many Belarusians chose to self-isolate and some chose to work remotely from home. Belarusians ...

COVID-19 boosted e-commerce value sales, recording double-digit growth in 2020. While there was no government imposed quarantine, many Belarusians chose to self-isolate. In an attempt to avoid entering public spaces and risking personal contact, ...

The effects of COVID-19 began to be felt in Belarus in mid-March. The authorities in Belarus did not introduce a lockdown or movement restrictions. However, many Belarusians chose to self-isolate and some chose to work remotely from home. There was a...

Bleach benefitted significantly from COVID-19 and the need to disinfect all surface areas with a stringent disinfectant in the fight against COVID-19. Value sales increased by a fifth and the growth rate was over four times higher than in 2019. ...