Retail
Asia-Pacific is dominating global retail sales and is forecast to continue to grow by over 10% every year through 2016. Europe and North America are expected to see a decline in their share towards global retail sales, but North America still dominates the per-capita retail spend among all five regions.
Worldwide, retail is still a lucrative industry. But where is it wiser to invest? Which are the top 5 emerging markets? Which is the most lucrative sector? What are the issues and trends
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China Retail Report Q3 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 105The China Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags shortterm concerns about the impact on China's economic outlook of the disruptive process of rebalancing... -
Kuwait Retail Report Q2 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 84The Kuwait Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags shortterm concerns about the impact on Kuwait's economic outlook of depressed capital spending on the... -
Philippines Retail Report Q3 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 93The Philippines Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on the Philippines' economic outlook of ongoing external weaknesses. The... -
Saudi Arabia Retail Report Q2 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 80The Saudi Arabian Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact of a possible cutback in government spending on Saudi Arabia's... -
South Africa Retail Report Q2 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 97The South African Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on South Africa's economic outlook of weakening in the already... -
United Arab Emirates Retail Report Q2 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 100The UAE Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on the UAE's economic outlook of significant structural weaknesses. The... -
Hong Kong Retail Report Q3 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 76The Hong Kong Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on Hong Kong's economic outlook of the struggling property market... -
Venezuela Retail Report Q2 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 66The report examines how best to maximise returns in the Venezuelan retail market while minimising investment risk, and also explores the impact of the February 2013 devaluation of Venezuela's currency... -
Egypt Retail Report Q2 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 89The Egypt Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags shortterm concerns about the impact on Egypt's economic outlook of ongoing policy uncertainty. The report... -
India Retail Report Q3 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 94The Indian Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags shortterm concerns about the impact of fiscal and trade deficits that remain near historic highs on... -
Israel Retail Report Q2 2013
Business Monitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 76The Israel Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on Israel's economic outlook of slowing private consumption and... -
Direct Selling in Brazil
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 42Direct selling continues to grow at a fast pace and attract the attention of new players and brands. In 2011, the brand Eudora entered direct selling under the umbrella of Botica Comercial Farmacêutica.... -
Retailing in Ireland
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 161Despite Ireland’s emergence from the worst of the economic gloom, levels of retail spending continued to decline in 2012. The worst of the banking crisis appeared to have been resolved and Ireland remained... -
Retailing in Brazil
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 169In 2012, retailing experienced a slowdown in growth compared with the good performance posted in 2011. The slowing performance was the result of declining consumer confidence in the face of troubles... -
Homeshopping in Brazil
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 38Homeshopping continued to face strong threats from other retailing formats in 2012. Internet retailing in particular has dampened growth, and major homeshopping players such as Polimport Comércio e... -
Mixed Retailers in Brazil
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 43Despite a sluggish GDP performance, disposable incomes in Brazil continue to rise quickly, and this is having a negative impact on sales through mixed retailers. With more money in their pockets, consumers... -
Homeshopping in Ireland
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 39Interest in homeshopping continued to decline in Ireland with consumers faced with dwindling levels of disposable incomes. In a bid to reduce outgoings, many consumers continued to forego purchasing... -
Vending in Ireland
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 39As a result of continued declines in value sales, many operators in vending have sought to mitigate their losses by focusing their operations on the captive market, with particular emphasis on schools... -
Grocery Retailers in Brazil
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 60Although the grocery retailers channel continued to grow at a solid pace of 7% in current value terms in 2012, the channel posted slower growth compared to the previous years. This performance is explained... -
Vending in Brazil
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 34The use of vending machines as a promotional tool, rather than a serious retail strategy, continued to be a common trend in 2012. As such, vending machines often featured offbeat products such as canned... -
Direct Selling in Ireland
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 42The number of people engaged in direct selling continued to rise, according to the Direct Selling Association (DSA), as unemployment levels remained high as a result of unfavourable economic conditions.... -
Mixed Retailers in Ireland
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 47Poor consumer sentiment as a result of ongoing austere conditions in the Irish economy continues to impact the retail market in Ireland. Value sales in department stores continue to suffer as a direct... -
Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in Brazil
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 49The trend of the consolidation of electronics and appliance specialist retailers continued in 2012. Following previous mergers between retail brands such as Ricardo Eletro and Insinuante, and Magazine... -
Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in Ireland
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 39Electronics and appliance specialist retailers continued to be impacted by a lack of consumer confidence during the year as economic conditions with demand for high-priced luxury items remaining low.... -
Grocery Retailers in Ireland
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 70Grocery retailing in Ireland continues to experience a significant shift away from independent operators towards the security and support offered by chained and franchised retail brand names. Historically,... -
Retailing in Croatia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 70As 2012 progressed, the national economy showed more signs of fatigue than recovery. GDP dropped by 2%, instead of growing by 1% as expected. Subsequently, retail value sales, though oscillating from... -
Homeshopping in Taiwan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 31Consumer demand for convenience continuously fuelled homeshopping sales in 2012 as the channel offers consumers the opportunity to purchase products with just one phone call. The live product demonstrations... -
Retailing in Nigeria
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 60The Nigerian retail environment achieved considerable growth over the review period. This can mainly be attributed to the growing Nigerian population, which is generating increasing demand for retailers... -
Mixed Retailers in Taiwan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 42In response to intense competition and as a growing number of consumers prefer to shop at specialist retailers, mixed retailers continuously adapted their strategies to attract consumers. For instance,... -
Vending in Taiwan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 30In 2012, value sales through vending picked up from the previous declining trend to register positive growth. As a consequence of rising costs in both store and channel operations, brands and manufacturers... -
Non-Grocery Retailers in Nigeria
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 38Non-grocery retail saw good growth in 2012 thanks particularly to the expansion of international chains in apparel specialist retailers, driven by the removal of the import ban on textiles and furniture... -
Non-Store Retailing in Nigeria
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 23The increasing use of computers and the internet, as well as the introduction of electronic payment methods, is having a positive impact on non-store retailing in Nigeria. The federal government has... -
Non-Grocery Retailers in Uzbekistan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 43The review period was not successful for non-grocery retailing. This was especially evident during 2008-2010, impacted by the economic slowdown with the subsequent decline in consumer activity; however,... -
Grocery Retailers in Uzbekistan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 44Retailing witnessed the confident development of the grocery retailers channel at a steady pace. Living standards of consumers continuously rose, the potential of domestic producers strengthened and... -
Direct Selling in Taiwan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 31Although direct selling continues to face more intense competition from other retailing channels, the category size experienced positive growth in 2012. The health and wellness trend fuelled sales growth... -
Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in Taiwan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 36New product launches in consumer electronics, such as tablets, smart phones, and ultrabook, continuously drove sales growth of electronics and appliance specialist retailers in 2012. With advanced feature... -
Grocery Retailers in Croatia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 53Although a significant decline in sales in 2009 and 2010 was halted in 2011-2012, growth was modest with the possibility of a backlash if the economy takes a turn for the worse. A 1% increase in current... -
Grocery Retailers in Taiwan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 55In 2012, major grocery retailers continued expanding their outlets to enlarge their market shares. Moreover, upgrading outlet establishments is considered one of the most significant strategic actions... -
Non-Store Retailing in Croatia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 37While internet retailing still drives sales growth in non-store retailing, homeshopping recovered from a dip in 2011, Meanwhile, homeshopping and direct selling recovered from sales declines in 2011,... -
Non-Grocery Retailers in Croatia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 47Domestic companies continued to struggle in 2012, with the bankruptcies of Elektromaterijal, HG Spot and Magma dd dragging on. In addition, some local companies, including the highest-placed Croatian... -
Grocery Retailers in Nigeria
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 40Changes continue to occur in Nigerian grocery retailing due to the increasing number of supermarkets and hypermarkets, which have traditionally accounted for 1% of total retailing, as the environment... -
Retailing in Uzbekistan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 63Uzbek retailing was in a strict traditional format in 2012, represented in only selected formats. However, with the arrival of the private sector the market witnessed the launch and development of other... -
Non-Store Retailing in Uzbekistan
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 31Non-store retailing was represented by two formats in 2012: direct selling and internet retailing. Direct selling accounted for the majority of sales, whereas internet retailing accounted for UZS18... -
Retailing in Georgia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 67With a population of around 4.5 million, Georgia is one of the smaller countries in the world. Furthermore, as its per capita level of income in 2012 was also still relatively low, so was its absolute... -
Non-Grocery Retailers in Georgia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 37Positive GDP growth, an influx of three million tourists to the country and progressive government policies all contributed to the strong performance of non-grocery retailing in Georgia in 2012. Added... -
Non-Store Retailing in Georgia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 29With the development of internet technologies there has been an increasing number of internet users, which rose from 180,000 in 2005 to 1.7 million in 2012, according to the Georgian National Communications... -
Grocery Retailers in Georgia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 46Until recently, all of the major large players in the form of modern stores were concentrated in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. A distinctive feature of 2012 was the expansion in both the number and... -
Database of Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores in India
Global Research and Data Services, Apr 2013This company database includes the details of more than 250 supermarkets and other grocery stores in India. The database contains the following information about the companies: Company name Contact... -
Database of Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores in Indonesia
Global Research and Data Services, Apr 2013This company database includes the details of 47 supermarkets and other grocery stores in Indonesia. The database contains the following information about the companies: Company name Contact details Contact... -
Database of Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores in Ireland
Global Research and Data Services, Apr 2013This company database includes the details of 15 supermarkets and other grocery stores in Ireland. The database contains the following information about the companies: Company name Contact details Contact...
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