Retailing

Apparel and footwear specialists in Israel are those notably affected by macroeconomic factors in 2023, with a notable rise in import costs and concurrent increases in essential family expenditures such as housing, food, and gas. Additionally,…

Vending saw a second year of double-digit current value growth in Hong Kong in 2023. After sales were negatively affected by the lack of mobility during the pandemic, in 2023 they finally returned to the pre-pandemic (2019) level. Vending machines…

Following two consecutive years of dynamic, double-digit value growth as a result of pandemic-related restrictions easing, leading to greater mobility outside of the home, vending in Chile recorded sales declines in 2023, as consumers looked to rein…

Supermarkets saw a slight current value decline in Hong Kong in 2023, returning almost to the pre-pandemic level of sales. The average selling price of goods in three of the major supermarkets, Wellcome, ParknShop, and U select, increased by 2%…

Despite recording a marginal decline compared to the previous year’s dynamic performance, value sales via supermarkets in Chile remained significantly higher in 2023 compared to pre-pandemic levels, and indeed above any other grocery retail channel…