Mixed Retailers

Mixed retailers registered strong rebound after outlet closures during the 2020 lockdowns. With stores operating at normal capacity, current values sales increased in both department stores and variety stores. Department stores suffered more from the…

Mixed retailers have seen a return to positive growth in 2021, following the decline in 2020 caused by the pandemic. However, this has not been enough to restore value sales to pre-pandemic levels, and broadly speaking the whole category has been in…

The mixed retailer category is comparatively underdeveloped in Bolivia. International department store brands like Fabalella or Ripley, which are popular in neighbouring countries, have yet to enter Bolivia. Similarly, mass merchandisers like Walmart…

Variety stores remained the only channel within mixed retailers in 2021. This channel includes a wide range of consumer goods, from clothing to electronics and food products. During 2020 and the start of 2021, variety stores were mandated to close…

Mixed retailers registered a decline in value sales in 2020, mainly due to outlet closures during the 2020 lockdowns. In 2021, there was a modest recovery, though with consumers feeling their finances squeezed, due to rising inflation and fallout…

Mixed retailers saw a significant decline in current value terms in 2020, primarily due to the mandated closure of variety stores and warehouse clubs during the lockdown in the first half of the year. While the restrictions were eventually eased in…

Mixed retailers experienced a disastrous 2020, as current value sales plummeted. This was due to restrictions on social gatherings and consumers working from home. This diminished demand for the apparel and footwear typically sold by mixed retailers.…

Mixed retailers in Ecuador is dominated by department stores. This channel registered a steep double-digit decline in current value terms in 2020, as these outlets were forced to close during lockdown periods, and fear of contracting COVID-19 made…

Toshkent Univermagi TPO led department stores in 2021, with its Tashkent-based outlet, Toshkent Markaziy Univermagi. The store offers an enormously wide variety of products, ranging from paintings to dishes and silks to souvenirs. Towards the end of…

Department store chain, Lojas Renner, is the only mixed retailer present in Uruguay in 2021 and while it posted very healthy current value growth in 2021, value sales were still lower than before the onset of COVID-19. 2020 was a difficult trading…

There are only a handful of mixed retail outlets in Kenya, and as COVID-19 led consumers to tighten their belts and reduce their discretionary spending, 2020 was a difficult year for them. Variety stores are mostly frequented by young, urban…

Mixed retailers registered a rebound after outlet closures during the 2020 lockdowns. While variety stores operating at normal capacity, current values sales increased in both department stores and variety. Department stores suffered more from the…

Mixed retailers were the worst performing retailer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with value sales declining drastically. Two main factors contributed to the dramatic value decline. Firstly, the outlets were closed for several months…

Mixed retailing was one of the strongest performing channels in 2020 thanks to being mostly represented by variety stores. These outlets offer various products at low prices – something that was greatly appreciated by economically hit consumers.…

Department stores struggled and retail value sales plummeted in 2020, thanks to department stores being closed for much of the year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Later in the year, department stores started reopening but consumers shopped less often…

After a year during which sales fell sharply, mixed retailers saw a return to growth in 2021. This growth was not enough to compensate for the decline in sales in the previous year, however. Department stores, the largest part of the channel in value…

In North Macedonia in 2021, mixed retailers is comprised entirely by the variety stores retailer Studio Moderna and its brand Top Shop. It saw its value sales considerably decelerate in 2020 - a reflection of the growing number of consumers concerned…

Prior to the pandemic, leading mixed retailers Pequeño Mundo, El Rey, Ekono, Aliss and Siman were the go-to stores for consumers looking to browse new products and enjoy more experiential shopping. The crisis has brought a slight halt to this. Many…

Mixed retailers registered a rebound after outlet closures for some mixed retailers during the 2020 lockdowns. In the Dominican Republic, mixed retailers mainly comprise of department stores and warehouse clubs. Department stores were closed for much…

Department stores and variety stores remained the only two active channels within mixed retailers in 2021. Fis dominated department stores and Studio Moderna, with its Top Shop brand, dominated variety stores. Due to low number of players and…