Retailing

Zalando SE is one of the largest European e-commerce specialised retailers focused in the fashion industry. In recent years, the company has also been expanding its physical stores network. Diversification into beauty, home and consumer electronics ...

This report provides an overview of how leading e-commerce companies responded to the COVID-19 crisis between January and March 2020. The companies included in this report are Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Farfetch, Flipkart, JD.com, Jumia, MercadoLibre, ...

Rewe Group is one of the largest German retailers, primarily focused on grocery retailing, though the company is also active in home improvement and tourism. Rewe is also Germany’s largest player in grocery e-commerce. Rewe Group benefits from an ...

Nothing in the modern evolution of the industry has compared with the global disruption caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Given that retailers sell across categories, the pandemic will negatively impact some more than others. The outlook...

Retailing in Estonia is gaining the same features as those found in most developed countries. Primarily in that its growth is supported by consistent growth in the economy, resulting in a constantly increasing purchasing power. At the same time ...

The Argentinian economy has historically been strongly linked to US dollar price fluctuation. Argentinian consumers typically saved in dollars because the local currency constantly lost value. The ongoing recession throughout the country continues to...

Retailing continued to see current value growth in 2019, although the rate of increase was the slowest seen in the review period as household consumption slowed. Towards the end of the review period retailing in Colombia 2019 showed a progressive ...

Despite stable economic growth indicators and projections, the decline of Bulgaria’s population is hampering the growth of retailing. Economic migration is set to continue over the forecast period, as young adults in particular move elsewhere within ...

Most retailing channels in Ecuador did not enjoy strong growth during the first few months of 2019. Economic uncertainty was felt throughout all population segments as the public sector cut jobs, reducing its number of employees. President Lenín ...

The Israeli economy continues to register steady growth across nearly all industries in 2019, and while this economic prosperity promotes retailing growth, retailers in nearly all channels are nevertheless facing a number of changing conditions and ...

Boohoo Group Plc is a UK-based online fashion retailer focused on private label fashion of basic quality at affordable prices. The company has steadily added brands to its portfolio, recently broadening its target beyond fashion-conscious teenagers ...

Retailing in Kenya continued to see healthy growth in 2019, driven by an improving economy, rising disposable incomes and consumer confidence. Notably, the sprouting up of shopping malls in the country has led to the opening of stores which mainly ...

Retailing in Hungary registered another year of strong current value sales growth in 2019. Most channels posted improved performances compared with 2018. Only homeshopping recorded a dip in current value sales, albeit with a slower decline than in ...

In a market that has been tax-free, the introduction of VAT towards the end of the review period, even at a relatively low rate of 5%, resulted in a shift in consumer behaviour and reduced spending. The outcome of the decline in discretionary ...

Further growth and development was seen in Tunisia’s retailing industry in 2019 as population growth, urbanisation and rising incomes all played a role in spurring demand for a wide range of consumer goods. However, most retail spending remains ...

South Africa’s economy saw a slight improvement in 2019 but consumer confidence remains depressed due to recent tax changes, including an increase in the rate of VAT in 2018, greater restrictions on credit and low employment levels. Grocery retailers...

Retailing experienced encouraging growth in 2019 in Panama. The country is enjoying a stable economy with the government able to leverage on the country's strategic location and design a legal framework that is attractive to foreign businesses and ...

This report analyses the market for retailing in Tanzania. For the purposes of the study, the market has been defined as follows:...

After years of decline in the wake of the crisis and subsequent recession, retailing returned to posting positive current value sales growth from 2017. The economic climate in Greece was favourable in 2019, having a positive impact on consumer ...

With the maturity of e-commerce in Taiwan, consumers expect to see a stronger connection between online and offline shopping which can bring convenience to their lives. Cross-company collaboration has become an efficient way to expand quickly into ...