Uzbekistan

Retail volume and current value sales of toilet care continued to grow in 2021, due to consumers adhering to higher standards of home hygiene and frequent cleaning during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Toilet liquids/foam remains the largest…

In 2021, retail volume sales of bleach declined after a year of exceptional growth in the previous year due to consumers’ higher standards of home hygiene and frequency of cleaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bleach, in particular, is a…

Retail sales of coffee continued to increase substantially over the course of 2021 as the consumer base for coffee continued to expand. This favourable situation has encouraged the leading players in the category to regularly launch new products in…

Uzbekistan’s soft drink industry mounted a strong recovery over the course of 2021 as off-trade sales continued to rise in most categories and on-trade sales rebounded strongly from the negative sales growth that was recorded at the peak of the…

RTD tea returned to positive volume growth in 2021 after the moderate volume sales declines recorded in the category at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Considerable pressure came on demand for RTD tea as a result of the strict approach…

Polishes is almost entirely supported by shoe polish in Uzbekistan. Shoe polish can be found in most households in Uzbekistan, which is a dusty country. This has been exacerbated in recent years by the mass construction of new buildings, residential…

In 2021, COVID-19 continued to have a slightly negative impact on laundry care, as it did in the previous year, with all categories seeing smaller value growth figures than previous years (bar water softeners, which shows a very small percentage…

In 2021, demand for home care products was still influenced by the ongoing the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, since the inception of the pandemic, consumers have been maintaining higher standards of home hygiene in a bid to avoid contamination of the…

Air care consists only of spray/aerosol air fresheners and car air fresheners in Uzbekistan, with spray/aerosol air fresheners being the largest category. In 2021, retail volume and value sales of spray/aerosol air fresheners and car air fresheners…

Toshkent Univermagi TPO led department stores in 2021, with its Tashkent-based outlet, Toshkent Markaziy Univermagi. The store offers an enormously wide variety of products, ranging from paintings to dishes and silks to souvenirs. Towards the end of…

Coffee was the most dynamic category of hot drinks in Uzbekistan in 2021 as it continued to benefit from its status as a relatively young category of hot drinks, which means there is a significant room for further development and sales growth.…

After bottled water registered a very negative sales performance over the course of 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 saw the category register a complete recovery of off-trade sales and a strong partial recovery in on-trade…

The Uzbeki economy had been growing strongly prior to the pandemic, as the government’s liberalisation policies led to increased foreign investment and a diversifying economy, supported by a young population. The economy also looked set to recover…

Carbonates registered another positive performance during 2021 as robust sales growth in the retail channel combined with a strong rebound in the foodservice channel to paint a very favourable picture for the category. However, retail growth rates…

After performing well in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, sales and demand are returning to normal in 2021, which largely means slowed growth or volume decline. The initial panic buying, and stockpiling is what boosted both current value…

In 2020, breakfast cereals responded well to the COVID-19 pandemic as both current value and volume sales rose notably. This was largely due to consumers stockpiling during the early stages of the pandemic. Likewise price inflation also boosted…

Sanitary protection in Uzbekistan has seen strong double digit volume growth in 2020 and 2021 after comparatively limited growth over the rest of the review period. This was initially a result of the pandemic; consumers that were able to access these…

Retail tissue saw explosive growth in 2020 in Uzbekistan as a result of lockdown. At the start of the year, this was driven by stockpiling, as supply line worries saw consumers buy large volumes of staples like toilet paper. This quickly eased, but…

In 2021, surface care continued to benefit from the boost from COVID-19, due to consumers’ higher standards of home hygiene and frequency of cleaning. Multi-purpose cleaners, which was already the dominant and one of the fastest growing categories,…

Work-from-home had a positive impact on dishwashing in 2021, as consumers continued to stay at home more often and eating at home. Hand dishwashing continued to account for the majority of dishwashing sales, as few consumers – mostly affluent…