Czech Republic

Economic growth will experience a sharp recession in 2020. The economy is highly dependent on the weakened German export market. Economic activity will be hampered by COVID-19 crisis measures, including lockdowns and social distancing measures and ...

While the declining trend in sanitary protection volume sales persisted in 2019, the category continued to develop positively in current value growth terms. The decline in volume sales was mainly due to population ageing, though demand was also ...

While it has caused significant upheaval, COVID-19 is likely to have a slightly positive impact on the overall performance of tissue and hygiene in the Czech Republic in 2020. This is partly because the initial stages of the pandemic witnessed ...

With older people more likely to suffer from incontinence problems, population ageing in the Czech Republic continued to underpin robust growth in retail adult incontinence volume and current value sales in 2019. The development of the category was ...

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene continued to perform well in 2019, with total current value sales growing at a healthy pace and most product categories posting robust growth in volume terms. The expansion of AFH tissue was underpinned by ...

Nappies/diapers/pants saw total volume sales stagnate in 2019 as the gradual decline in the Czech Republic’s birth rate persisted. Trading up to products offering superior quality, functionality, comfort and convenience helped to ensure the category ...

Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence continued to perform well in 2019, with volume and current value growth rates improving slightly from 2018. As was the case with retail adult incontinence, the positive development of the category was primarily due...

Wipes continued to post moderate growth in total current value sales in 2019, while most individual product categories also developed positively in volume terms. This performance was supported by favourable economic conditions in the Czech Republic, ...

While overall volume and current value growth rates slowed slightly in line with increasing maturity, favourable economic conditions and modest but steady population growth continued to support the expansion of retail tissue in 2019. Growth in total ...

As a landlocked country, the Czech Republic lacks access to renewable water reserves thus needs to increase investments into water collection, treatment and supply facilities. Its energy and transportation sectors heavily rely on imported fossil fuel...

Single-portion cat food is gaining popularity, primarily versions that are positioned as being functional and offering health benefits. Thanks to the growing trend of convenience, single-portion pouches are increasingly in demand, with ...

The global pet humanisation trend is gaining ground as pet owners increasingly regard their animal companions as family members. Products such as dog treats continue to benefit from the trend in the Czech Republic. Owners often enjoy training their ...

Other pet care continues to post value sales growth that comfortably exceeds volume growth, reflecting increasing purchases of higher-quality products. More pet owners are seeking the best possible care for their pets with a focus on pet food ...

The Czech Republic’s pet population continued to grow in 2020, supporting sales in pet care. Dogs remain the most popular choice, while the number of cats is rising at the fastest rate. Cats are gaining popularity with urban dwellers, in particular, ...

Pet healthcare and pet dietary supplements continue to benefit from the pet humanisation trend. With owners paying more attention to the health and wellbeing of their pets and looking to prolong and optimise pets’ lives, sales of these products are ...

Online payment methods in remote digital commerce continue gaining ground at the expense of traditionally popular offline payment methods in the Czech Republic – cash on delivery and in-store payments. Online card payments are increasing their share ...

According to the Czech Telecommunications Office, 32% of households connect to the internet through local wi-fi providers, 25% through xDSL,18% through fibre-optic connections (FTTH), 17% through cable connections (CATV) and 9% through mobile fixed ...

In 2019, Czech digital commerce growth accelerated due to the increasing propensity of Czech consumers to pay for goods/services online with cards. Growth was supported by the strong take-off in proximity payments resulting from Apple Pay’s Czech ...

Single-person and childless-couple households are set to become the dominant segment by 2040. City living should prevail, due to higher income levels and better job opportunities; however, robust housing price growth might force low-income households...

Limited-service restaurants again achieved dynamic current value growth in the Czech Republic in 2019. Growth was mainly attributable to rising purchasing power, meal price inflation, changing consumer lifestyles and digitalisation. With rising ...