Czech Republic

Retail in the Czech Republic was heavily affected by the war in Ukraine, as energy costs soared and inflation climbed to double digits, a trend that has continued into 2023. The Czech economy has weakened substantially with consumers struggling to…

Homeshopping continued to see growth in 2021 with the channel benefiting from an increase in impulse purchases. With people spending more time at home and shops being closed during lockdown, consumers who had previously abandoned homeshopping…

After the dynamism seen in 2020 e-commerce witnessed slower growth in 2021, albeit still posting huge gains. Online shops saw a slight drop off in demand when the lockdown restrictions were eased in 2021 and some shoppers returned to store-based…

Traditional grocery retailers saw a modest recovery in 2021. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Czech population increasingly favoured one-stop-shopping close to home, especially during peak periods of infection. This favoured modern grocery…

Health and beauty specialist retailers saw another strong performance in 2021. The channel was only marginally affected by COVID-19 restrictions, with these being countered by the growing demand for personal care products, OTC medicine, vitamins, and…

Home and garden specialist retailers performed better than many other non-grocery channels despite also being impacted by the government’s COVID-19 restrictions. During the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 many people took the opportunity to spend more…

Food and drink e-commerce continued to benefit from COVID-19 related restrictions in Q1 and Q2 of 2021. Although grocery stores were allowed to remain open, many consumers switched to shopping online for food and drink to avoid visiting retail…

Mobile e-commerce remained hugely popular in 2021 as consumers faced another year heavily affected by COVID-19 restrictions. This was particularly true at the start of the year when a strict lockdown was imposed and non-essential retail stores were…