Slovenia

2020 was a very challenging year for the leading players in AFH tissue as the category registered significant sales declines over the course of the year. The main issue faced by the companies operating in AFH napkins and AFH tablecloths was that ...

Retail tissue registered positive sales growth in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic boosted demand for several types of products within the category. Among the big winners during the year was boxed facial tissues, with demand for these products rising ...

Sanitary protection registered positive growth in 2020 as the category was relatively unaffected by the COVID-19 situation. There were however some positive factors influencing sales in the category during the year, chiefly the greater focus on ...

Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic had little negative impact on sales of tissue and hygiene in Slovenia during 2020. At the same time, the increased consumer awareness of the importance of cleanliness and good personal hygiene supported a strong ...

General purpose wipes and home care wipes and floor cleaning systems each registered a strong performance during 2020, pushing the overall performance of wipes as demand for products that can help consumers to hygienically clean and sanitise their ...

Although sales of nappies/diapers/pants declined over the course of 2020, this was due to unfavourable demographic factors, rather than the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the influence of the COVID-19 situation on sales of ...

The main reason for the positive growth that was recorded in adult incontinence in 2020 is the ageing of Slovenia’s population, which continued to expand the consumer group that forms the core and consumer base for adult incontinence products. ...

Economies that offer an efficient, fast and inexpensive path to starting a business enjoy great dynamism and high FDI intake. A country with a competitive business environment has sound transport and ICT infrastructure; an effective juridical system;...

Despite its early stages and relatively recent entry less than a decade ago, mobile e-commerce in Slovenia witnessed exponential growth prior to the pandemic and outperformed all other retail channels. This was, however, connected to its relatively ...

Prior to the pandemic, apparel and footwear specialist retailers was witnessing a solid performance as a result of the positive economic landscape and rising disposable incomes, which boosted consumers’ purchasing confidence. However, in response to ...

Prior to the pandemic, modern grocery retailers were performing well, with good levels of growth recorded towards the end of the review period. This growth was fuelled by the positive economic landscape, with growing disposable incomes increasing ...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, retailing will see a slight current value decline in 2020 overall. However, considering the global scale and destructions of the pandemic, retailing in Slovenia has not been as severely impacted as other ...

Prior to the pandemic, e-commerce was quickly gaining momentum in Slovenia. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce will perform exceptionally well as current value sales have rocketed throughout 2020. Lockdown has been the largest factor to...

Prior to the pandemic, mixed retailers, as well as the rest of the retailing landscape, profited from the positive economic swing in the country. However, in 2020, mixed retailers will witness current value decline overall, in response to the ...

Prior to the pandemic, health and beauty specialist retailers gradually improved its performance over the review period and managed to recover from the previous decade of economic turmoil. This was mainly a result of the overall optimistic economic ...

Prior to the pandemic, direct selling experienced a prolonged period of contracting sales throughout the review period despite the favourable economic environment. Direct selling has been struggling due to pressure from other retailing formats, ...

Prior to the pandemic, traditional grocery retailers were losing ground and experienced current value decline through the latter part of the review period. This situation has been unravelling since the 1990s with the rise of modern chained ...

Understanding the structure, health and potential risks of an economy are important for decision-making within an existing operating environment as well as for expansion strategies. Real GDP growth, inflation and exchange rate fluctuations will ...

In Slovenia, the COVID-19 pandemic brought fear and consumers were careful to make households germ-free and as hygienically clean as possible. As bleach is known to be a product with very high efficacy, it was one of the products that remained in ...

Home insecticides in Slovenia were positively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Home insecticides are a distress product, considered necessary and essential when there is a high incidence of insects. Thus, Slovenian consumers would buy this product ...