Retailing

Retail in Slovenia is being supported by the return to out-of-home lifestyles in 2022, following the pandemic restrictions which stretched into 2021. Retail e-commerce is the big winner, as this channel was notably enhanced by the era of the pandemic…

E-commerce is the big winner in retail, with the channel stimulated by the event of the pandemic, and with consumers continuing to embrace all the benefits which online shopping offers. Indeed, it is consumer satisfaction in e-commerce in Slovenia…

Non-grocery retail is seeing robust double-digit growth in 2022, stimulated by the return to out-of-home lifestyles following the era of the pandemic restrictions. This is also notably supported by the ongoing economic recovery in Slovenia. Inflation…

Forecourt retailers is maintaining solid growth, after recovering from its declines during the era of pandemic restrictions. Within this environment, in March 2023, it was revealed that MOL Group has sold 39 service stations to Shell in Slovenia, as…

Direct selling is seeing positive growth in 2022, albeit below the level of inflation. The category took a hit during the era of the pandemic, when restrictions on person-to-person contact severely dampened value sales, and 2021 only saw a modest…

Traditional grocery retailers fared badly during the 2020 lockdowns, as consumers chose to shop in large, more spacious outlets. In order to avoid COVID-19 infection. In 2021, traditional grocery retailers registered a small recovery and there was an…

Modern grocery retailers performed strongly in 2021 and continued to steal value share from traditional grocery retailers. In particular, forecourt retailers performed strongly and registered the highest current value growth, recovering from the…

Mobile e-commerce continued to post healthy double-digit value growth and outpaced the growth of overall e-commerce in 2021. In an illustration of how mobile e-commerce is booming, mobile e-commerce accounted for half of value sales of overall…

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…

Health and beauty specialists registered higher value growth in 2021 than 2020, as the economy recovered and along with it, consumer purchasing power. There continued to be strong demand for products such as vitamins and supplement to boost immune…

E-commerce continued to register high double-digit value growth in 2021, as the boost in e-commerce driven by the 2020 lockdowns continued to boost value sales. While e-commerce had been growing prior to the pandemic, the pandemic represented a fuel…

Apparel and footwear were hugely impacted by the lockdowns in 2020, with outlets closed for much of the year, consumers could only buy apparel and footwear online. In 2021, with outlets opening up again, value sales registered a double-digit value…