Uzbekistan

While in 2019 retail and foodservice volume sales of coffee posted strong growth rates, the arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 dealt a big blow to the on-trade in particular due to the mandatory closure of non-essential businesses from the middle of March. ...

Tea remains the most traditional and popular hot drink in Uzbekistan. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uzbekistanis have stocked up on the beverage, fearing product stock-outs and in preparation for long periods spent at home. ...

Other hot drinks, represented by chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks, is a very small category in Uzbekistan, with no on-trade presence. Therefore, in absolute terms, other hot drinks was the hot drinks category least affected by the impact of ...

As in other countries, retail sales of hot drinks in Uzbekistan to some extent benefited from the closure of horeca outlets due to lockdown, as some consumers switched to the off-trade, especially for tea. Stockpiling occurred for tea as the nation’s...

COVID-19 has a slightly negative impact on laundry care in 2020, with all categories seeing smaller value growth figures than previous years (bar water softeners, which shows a very small percentage point increase). This is due to the slowing down of...

COVID-19 has positive impacts across a number of home care categories in 2020, due to consumers’ higher standards of home hygiene in a bid to avoid contamination of the virus, along with a higher frequency of cleaning. Furthermore, many people took ...

Surface care sees a boost from COVID-19 in 2020, due to consumers’ higher standards of home hygiene and frequency of cleaning. Multi-purpose cleaners, which is already the dominant and one of the fastest growing categories, sees heightened sales due ...

Bleach sees a boost from COVID-19 in 2020, due to consumers’ higher standards of home hygiene and frequency of cleaning. Bleach, in particular, is a traditionally known disinfectant in Uzbekistan, which used to be a popular product seen as being ...

Toilet care sees a boost from COVID-19 in 2020, due to consumers adhering to higher standards of home hygiene and frequent cleaning. Toilet liquids/foam remains the largest category, due to its wide offerings across all price segments. Toilet ...

Home insecticides continues to see declines in 2020, as the category faces ongoing competition from pest control companies, which remain popular even during the time of COVID-19. It is easy for consumers to contact these companies and order their ...

COVID-19 lockdowns and the closures of foodservice outlets have a positive impact on dishwashing in 2020, as consumers have been staying at home more often and eating at home. However, growth is primarily supported by the significantly stronger ...

Air care consists only of spray/aerosol air fresheners and car air fresheners in Uzbekistan, with spray/aerosol air fresheners being the largest category. The impacts of COVID-19 in 2020, being weakened consumer spending power and fewer travel ...

Polishes is almost entirely supported by shoe polish in Uzbekistan. Whilst sales remain healthy in 2020, COVID-19 lockdowns have stilted sales to a degree, as consumers have not been out and about, going to work, or socialising. Shoe polish can be ...

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RTD tea was among the hardest hit categories in soft drinks, recording a heavy decline in off-trade volume sales and off-trade value sales in 2020. This is due to its less established presence and popularity in Uzbekistan, which makes it less ...

In 2020, the COVID-19 national lockdown in Uzbekistan resulted in the widespread and prolonged closure of horeca outlets across the country. This led to a sharp decrease in on-trade sales in 2020, as outlets were unable to reach their usual customers...

2020 recorded a decline in off-trade current value and volume sales in bottled water following the implementation of national lockdown measures in Uzbekistan in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The decline in sales was most ...

As soft drinks recorded a strong performance and growth over the course of the review period, the poor performance registered across many categories in 2020 is strongly tied to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic had a particularly ...

Despite the widespread disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic to consumer lifestyles, off-trade sale of energy drinks remained resilient to the effects of the global health and economic crisis in 2020. This is due to the common trend amongst local ...