Dominican Republic
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Country Report
Apparel and Footwear Specialist Retailers in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
While luxury apparel and footwear specialists have a limited presence in the country, these outlets achieved strong growth over the review period, albeit from a smaller base than standard apparel and footwear specialists. This is due to the higher ...
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Direct Selling in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Consumer health direct selling recorded strong value growth at the end of the review period, albeit representing a relatively small percentage of overall direct selling in the country....
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Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
During the review period, the well-established chain of pharmacies, Farmacia Carol (part of Grupo Carol) made a bid for the traditional pharmacy chain, Farmax, owned and operated by Daniel Espinal. The acquisition was finalised in 2018 and all 33 ...
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Internet Retailing in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
As more Dominican consumers continue to embrace technology and smartphones, their love of devices has had a favourable impact on the growth of internet retailing in the country. In terms of merchandise goods, most purchases are made via websites ...
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Mixed Retailers in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Within mixed retailers, warehouse clubs achieved strong growth in 2018, fuelled by the long-awaited opening of PriceSmart’s fourth location in the country. PriceSmart Dominicana is the only warehouse club in the country and has operated in the ...
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Mobile Internet Retailing in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Mobile internet retailing continued to register strong value growth in 2018, fuelled by consumer demand for online purchases. Additional payment methods are becoming available as retailers seek to engage with consumers in innovative and creative ...
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Modern Grocery Retailers in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Many modern grocery retailers entered new geographic areas and communities over the review period, albeit not at the pace of discounters. To date, the channel has been dominated by a single brand, Aprezio, launched by the leading retailer Ramos ...
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Retailing in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Overall consumer spending continued to climb in the Dominican Republic as the positive economic situation created favourable conditions leading to a performance for retailing in excess of overall economic growth over the review period. The Dominican ...
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Traditional Grocery Retailers in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Despite the rapid growth of modern grocery retailers, traditional grocery retailers remain significant in the country. The channel is led by independent small grocers, popularly referred to as colmados. These small grocery outlets are similar to mom ...
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Analgesics in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Consumer demand for analgesics remained steady in 2018, as overall sales made it the second largest category within OTC (analgesics represents about one quarter of total OTC sales). Despite the growing maturity of the category, consumers maintained ...
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
In the Dominican Republic, allergies and allergy-related conditions are generally treated by specialists who often recommend specific treatments and prescribe certain products. In general, consumer awareness of allergies, including causes and ...
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Dermatologicals in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Hair loss treatments registered strong current value growth over much of the review period, as alopecia continued to affect more Dominicans, both men and women. Hair loss is a growing concern among many Dominican consumers. Culturally, a high level ...
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Dietary Supplements in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Dietary supplements continued to perform well in the Dominican Republic in 2018, fuelled by strong consumer demand across all socioeconomic groups. The broad range of price points makes these products more accessible to a larger number of consumers, ...
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Digestive Remedies in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
As consumers continued to follow the health and wellness trend by engaging in more physical exercise and eating more healthily, digestive remedies recorded slower current value growth in 2018 compared to the average for the review period. This was ...
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Herbal/Traditional Products in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Herbal/traditional products have always been available and are widely used in the Dominican Republic. Indeed, many would have concluded that this was a mature category, with little innovation or dynamism; however, sales of some of these products have...
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Consumer Health in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Spending on consumer health products increased again in 2018, as economic conditions favoured consumer spending. After another year of solid growth in 2017 (the country posted real GDP growth of nearly 5%), the economy was on course to grow by close ...
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Paediatric Consumer Health in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Analgesics account for more than half of all value sales within paediatric consumer health. Parents of young children will often reach for children’s acetaminophen when a child is ill with fever, body aches and other flu symptoms, although this could...
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Sports Nutrition in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Given the relatively small size of sports nutrition in the Dominican Republic, sports protein powder is the only category of commercial significance. This is somewhat surprising considering the innovations within sports nutrition over the review ...
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Vitamins in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
In the Dominican Republic, the category of multivitamins accounts for over a half of all value sales of vitamins. This is due to the convenience offered by taking a single tablet or capsule that provides a wide range of vitamins and minerals. ...
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Weight Management and Wellbeing in Dominican Republic
Feb 2019
Within weight management and wellbeing, supplement nutrition drinks accounted for over a third of all value sales in 2018. Consumers are increasingly turning to supplement nutrition drinks for nutritional convenience, especially while on the go. ...
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