Slovakia

After seeing little movement in the review period, volume sales of cigarettes saw a decline in 2020. The economic impact of COVID-19 made consumers more price-sensitive, which led some people to smoke less. In addition, with the pandemic looming in ...

Nicotine pouches became available in Slovakia in 2019, and tobacco free oral nicotine saw dynamic growth in 2020. This was partly because it was a nascent category, but also due to rising consumer interest as a result of COVID-19 restrictions that ...

Cigars and cigarillos maintained solid retail volume growth in 2020, with an even stronger rate of increase than seen the previous year, despite the tough economic conditions in the country due to COVID-19. Cigarillos in particular saw a dynamic ...

2020 was an interesting year for tobacco in Slovakia. A continuing shift was witnessed from cigarettes to various alternatives, such as heated tobacco, smoking tobacco, oral tobacco and cigars and cigarillos, which kept overall sales of tobacco in ...

Smokeless tobacco saw dynamic growth in 2020, as sales of moist snuff boomed, receiving a massive boost to growth from the COVID-19 pandemic. This was because people in Slovakia were required to cover their faces in public places by wearing a mask. ...

The year 2020 was a complicated one for alcoholic drinks manufacturers and distributors in Slovakia. The very limited performance of the on-trade channel led to smaller companies with a strong horeca distribution having to attempt to offset their ...

A fair amount of cider sales moved from the on-trade to the off-trade channel in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of bars and restaurants. This lessened the ongoing decline for cider in retail. While channels such as ...

Due to the closure of the on-trade arising from COVID-19, beer sales temporarily moved to the off-trade channel in 2020. However, a shift back towards the on-trade is expected over 2021-2023 as bars and foodservice outlets reopen. In 2020, sales ...

In Slovakia, local-origin non-grape wine gained further consumer interest during 2020. Blackcurrant wine is among the most traditional and well-recognised fruit wine types. Following the impact of the pandemic, with non-essential businesses forced to...

2020 was a very difficult year for specialist retailers as they were forced to close down for several weeks during the first wave of the pandemic. This led to a notable shift to e-commerce but also to other grocery retailers, which remained open for ...

With bars closed temporarily and shorter opening hours being imposed on pubs and discos, retailers have had to offer more products for home entertainment by offering bundles of alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic drinks. For example, drink ...

All pet food categories witnessed retail value sales growth in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic forced Slovak consumers to stay at home more often, increasing the desire for pet companionship. In an attempt to slow the transmission of COVID-19 the ...

Slovaks increasingly desired pet companionship after the first wave of COVID-19 hit the country in 2020 and Slovaks were advised to stay at home. During this time pet adoptions skyrocketed, and pet ownership became prevalent. While dogs remain the ...

As Slovaks sought out animal companionship during 2020, pet ownership of other pets also increased. Pet ownership of small mammals and fish in particular increased as these animals help relieve everyday stress and alleviate negative news in the media...

Many Slovaks have been shopping abroad through e-commerce platforms for pet products, with purchases from China growing in popularity in 2020 as consumers looked for ways to save money whilst shopping for their pets. However, in an attempt to protect...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a growing need for pet companionship as many Slovaks had much more free time on their hands in 2020 thanks to schools being closed and many people working from home during lockdown. Dog shelters were almost emptied during...

There was very little growth in retail current value sales of oral care during 2020, as the economic impact of COVID-19 led some local consumers to tighten their purse strings. There was some stockpiling of toothpaste and manual toothbrushes during ...

Retail current value sales of mass beauty and personal care declined for the first time in a decade during 2020. While the economic uncertainty engendered by COVID-19 led some consumers to trade down from premium to mass offerings in beauty and ...

Retail current value sales of bath and shower proved to be quite resilient during 2020. This was mainly due to strong growth in demand for antibacterial soaps, which fuelled sharp acceleration in the rate of growth of the unit price of liquid soap. ...

COVID-19 had a significant negative effect on retail current value sales of men’s grooming. With male consumers spending more time at home –working or studying from home in many cases – and socialising less frequently, many of them reduced their ...