Norway

Retail volume sales of personal care appliances expanded at their fastest rate in a decade during 2020. A sharp increase in demand for hair care appliances was the main driver of this. COVID-19 restrictions made it more difficult for people to visit ...

COVID-19 will drive a decline in retail volume sales of microwaves in Norway during 2020. The pandemic had a negative impact on consumer confidence, leading some consumers to curb their expenditure on items they perceive as non-essential, such as ...

Retail volume sales of food preparation appliances continued to decline during 2020, albeit at a slower rate than in the previous year. Demand for centrifugal juices and mixers was particularly weak, while demand for blenders, which account for ...

COVID-19 drove a sharp acceleration in the rate of growth in retail volume sales of refrigeration appliances during 2020, with refrigeration appliances recording their highest rate of growth in six years. During the early stages of the pandemic, many...

The uncertainty engendered by COVID-19 undermined consumer confidence, leading some consumers to postpone purchases of big-ticket items like large cooking appliances, with some who would otherwise have sought to replace their existing large cooking ...

Retail volume sales of small cooking appliances continued to fall in 2020, with the rate of decline unchanged from the previous year. The impact of COVID-19 on demand for small cooking appliances was variable: It provided a significantly boost to ...

Having grown by a quarter during 2019 on the back of surging demand for stick vacuum cleaners, retail volume sales of vacuum cleaners fell in 2020, exhibiting their sharpest rate of decline in almost a decade. During the latter part of the review ...

COVID-19 had a negative impact on retail volume sales of air treatment products, which declined for the first time in four years during 2020. Only air purifiers, dehumidifiers and humidifiers saw retail value sales growth during the year, albeit at ...

The impact of the pandemic on retail volume sales of consumer appliances was mixed. It drove a sharp acceleration in the rate of growth in retail volume sales of refrigeration appliances, as many consumers sought to stockpile food during the early ...

COVID-19 had a negative effect on demand for dishwashers during 2020, with retail volume sales falling for the first time in four years. Although the increase in the unemployment rate during the year was actually quite small, the economic uncertainty...

COVID-19 had a negative effect on demand for home laundry appliances during 2020, with retail volume sales declining at their steepest rate in six years. The economic uncertainty engendered by the pandemic undermined consumer confidence in Norway, ...

In general, COVID-19 will have a positive impact on off-trade volume sales of soft drinks in Norway: The fact that the border with Sweden was closed for a period restricted cross-border shopping, which boosted demand for soft drinks from domestic ...

Off-trade volume sales of carbonates in 2020 will be boosted by COVID-19. There was a clear shift from on-trade to off-trade, as most consumers spent more time at home due to the closure of schools and workplaces and other restrictions. Furthermore, ...

With many consumers spending more time at home, COVID-19 will drive a significant shift in volume sales of juice from the on-trade to the off-trade in 2020. However, total volume sales of juice will decline, partly due a decrease in on-the-go ...

Growth in off-trade volume sales of bottled water will accelerate during 2020, with COVID-19 leading to a significant shift from the on-trade to the off-trade. The decline in on-trade volume sales was greater than the increase in off-trade volume ...

There were no sales of Asian speciality drinks in Norway in 2019, and they are not expected to be seen over the forecast period....

Having contracted during 2019, off-trade current value sales of RTD tea will return to growth during 2020. During the review period as a whole, off-trade current value sales of RTD tea have been buoyed by tax increases intended to reduce demand for ...

Growth in off-trade current value and volume sales of RTD coffee will slow significantly during 2020 but remain vigorous. On-trade sales of RTD coffee are negligible. COVID-19 has affected demand for RTD coffee both positively and negatively, but the...

Off-trade current value and volume sales of concentrates will both see strong growth during 2020, with volume sales to see their highest rate of growth in more than a decade. Demand growth will be particularly strong in liquid concentrates, which is ...

Growth in off-trade volume and current value sales of sports drinks in Norway will decelerate modestly during 2020. Despite gyms being closed for a period during the spring lockdown, many people continuing to work out and practice sports either at ...