Philippines
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Country Report
Apparel and Footwear Specialist Retailers in the Philippines
Jan 2019
While many apparel and footwear players in the Philippines are generally witnessing a slowdown in sales, this is not the case with global fast fashion giants such as Fast Retailing, Forever 21 and H&M. Fast Retailing, with its Uniqlo brand, is ...
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Convenience Stores in the Philippines
Jan 2019
In 2018, convenience stores continued to focus on improving their offer of fresh food, hot meals and beverages. Indeed, convenience stores are now a popular option for dining in or taking out food, especially among workers in high traffic business ...
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Department Stores in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Department stores in the Philippines continued to perform well in 2018, with the channel’s growth largely supported by the opening of new shopping malls, which are often anchored by a department store. To compete with other stores in shopping malls, ...
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Direct Selling in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Despite the aggressive expansion of store-based retailers, direct selling will continue to benefit from the fact that this format is well-established in local culture. Filipinos trust recommendations from families and friends, with this business ...
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Discounters in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Puregold Extra is Puregold’s discounter, which offers a small store format with a limited number of products. The company continued to support the chain by opening more outlets in 2018, although the “Extra” tag is no longer being used. Puregold ...
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Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Electronics and appliance specialist retailers are trying to make purchases easier for Filipinos by offering instalment payment schemes for shoppers without credit cards through partnerships with financial loan providers. Robinsons Appliances has ...
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Food and Drink Internet Retailing in the Philippines
Jan 2019
2018 saw demand continue to rise for food and drink internet retailing, with more grocery stores and e-commerce players seeing the potential in providing such a service, particularly in urban areas such as Metro Manila and other large cities due to ...
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Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Demand for more accessible pharmaceutical products is increasing in the Philippines, with consumers expecting these to be widely available within their communities. In fact, the total number of chemist/pharmacy outlets nationwide was higher than the ...
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Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in the Philippines
Jan 2019
The property market in the Philippines has performed well in recent years on the back of the country’s solid economic growth, although a slowdown in the economy has now been forecast, likely leading to future uncertainty. Nevertheless, home and ...
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Homeshopping in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Homeshopping posted fairly modest growth in 2018 when compared to other retail channels. Homeshopping is, however, expected to continue to record positive growth as operators adapt their business models to keep up with changing consumer behaviour. ...
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Hypermarkets in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Some hypermarket retailers, particularly SM Retail and Metro, are banking on the growth of new shopping malls, especially those without a department store because here hypermarkets can fulfil the needs of both a department store and a supermarket. SM...
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Internet Retailing in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Internet retailing in the Philippines continued to grow at a strong pace in 2018, albeit from a fairly low sales base, with it remaining a relatively untapped channel. It benefited from the entry of new players, led by Shopee, a possible contender to...
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Mobile Internet Retailing in the Philippines
Jan 2019
The Philippines is a mobile-first country. Mobile penetration in the Philippines passed the 100% mark in 2012, according to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a UN agency for information and communication technology (ICT). The agency ...
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Retailing in the Philippines
Jan 2019
The first few months of 2018 were positive for retailers as consumers enjoyed higher take-home pay as a result of the newly implemented Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. However, economic and policy changes also eventually ...
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Supermarkets in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Grocery retailers in 2018 continued to improve their smaller formats so as to keep up with changing consumer behaviour, with many Filipinos now preferring to shop in smaller outlets, albeit more frequently. Aside from the aggressive expansion of ...
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Traditional Grocery Retailers in the Philippines
Jan 2019
The rise of modern grocery retailing is starting to impact traditional grocery retailers. However, the latter will not be easily moved. Traditional and modern grocery retailers can co-exist as they largely cater for different consumer needs. Among ...
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Variety Stores in the Philippines
Jan 2019
The variety store channel continued to benefit from strong growth in terms of number of outlets in 2018, thanks in large part to the expansion of new players Mumuso and Miniso. Miniso trailed the channel’s leader Daiso but is slowly catching up, ...
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Vending in the Philippines
Jan 2019
Vending remained an extremely small retail channel in the Philippines in 2018. Indeed, sales declined steadily over the review period. The channel is not anticipated to record any significant growth over the forecast period, thus remaining a niche....
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Warehouse Clubs in the Philippines
Jan 2019
The two chains present in the channel, S&R and Landers, both opened two new outlets in 2018. S&R Membership Shopping opened stores in Cabanatuan, a city in North Luzon, and Paranaque in south Metro Manila. The pioneer of warehouse clubs in the ...
Country Profile
Australasia: Regional Profile
Dec 2018
Real GDP growth in New Zealand and Australia will be healthy in 2018. Unemployment fell in both New Zealand and Australia in 2017 and it will decrease again in 2018. Much of the region's past growth was due to China's voracious demand for ...
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