Ireland

Homeshopping saw another consecutive year of current value decline in 2019. The channel is also expected to fail to achieve growth over the forecast period, as it finds it difficult to compete for sales with other more popular retail channels which ...

Continuing the trend seen in the previous year, traditional grocery retailers saw very slow current value growth in 2019, which was a reasonable performance, considering the number of outlets continued to decline. Although higher current value growth...

Variety stores saw a current value decline in 2019, despite the number of outlets continuing to grow. This was mainly due to the poor performance of Argos in its store-based variety stores in 2019. Despite the value dip in 2019, sales are expected to...

Direct selling saw slow current value growth in Ireland in 2019, and is set to see further growth over the forecast period. Many products offered via this channel are within beauty and health, with beauty and personal care and consumer health still ...

E-commerce continued to see current value growth in 2019, although the rate of increase was the slowest in a decade due to rising maturity. Apparel and footwear remained the largest category within e-commerce in 2019, followed by consumer ...

Mobile e-commerce saw dynamic double-digit current value growth in Ireland in 2019, and is expected to continue to increase strongly over the forecast period. Payment methods are becoming more convenient and secure across Europe, and e-commerce ...

Ireland saw strong economic growth at the end of the review period, with unemployment falling and consumer confidence remaining relatively strong. Overall retailing therefore continued to see current value growth in 2019, with non-store retailing ...

Vending in Ireland stagnated in current value terms in 2019, after seeing several years of decline. It is a small, rather underdeveloped channel in the country, and has been declining due to a lack of investment. The channel continued to struggle in ...

Home and garden specialist retailers continued to see current value growth in Ireland in 2019, as well as growth in outlet numbers, although the rates of increase were slower than seen in the previous two years. Growth is expected to continue in the ...

Although department stores continued to see current value growth in 2019, this was at a lower level than seen in any other year of the review period. Meanwhile, the number of outlets and the sales area declined for another consecutive year. The ...

Apparel and footwear specialist retailers saw another year of strong current value growth in 2019, although outlet numbers continued to decline. Due to the ever-increasing competition from other retail channels, especially e-commerce, over the ...

Food and drink e-commerce continued to see strong current value growth in Ireland in 2019, with the rate of increase even higher than in the previous two years. A significant but slowing current value growth rate is also expected over the forecast ...

Convenience stores saw a third year of strong current value growth in 2019. However, this was slightly slower than in 2018, which was an exceptional year due to the very hot summer weather, which boosted sales significantly. The continued strong ...

Health and beauty specialist retailers saw another year of current value growth in 2019, along with a continued rise in the number of outlets. Domestic chains gained a stronger presence, as they aggressively marketed and promoted their offerings, and...

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers continued to see current value growth in 2019, although this was slower than in the previous two years. Outlet numbers also continued to rise, and this is expected to continue in the forecast period, ...

Supermarkets continued to see current value growth in 2019, along with growth in outlet numbers. However, growth is projected to be faster in the forecast period compared with the review period in current value terms. The supermarkets channel is ...

Hypermarkets continued to see current value growth in 2019, although this was slower than seen the previous year. However, outlet numbers remained static. Tesco remains the only player in hypermarkets, and this is expected to continue over the ...

Discounters saw another year of strong current value growth in 2019, although the rate of growth gradually slowed throughout the review period as the channel became more mature. Growth is set to continue in discounters over the forecast period, with ...

The economy will decelerate in 2020. . The outlook for the economy remains positive but subject to heightened levels of risk and uncertainty. Domestic demand and exports should both continue to increase, despite considerable external headwinds. ...

The gram per wash ratio is set to continue to decline over the forecast period, as manufacturers are tasked with using fewer chemicals in their products by increasingly environmentally-conscious consumers. Households increasingly demand ...