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• Double-digit recovery of the Ukrainian retail January 2012

  The retail market in Ukraine has begun to reveal signs of recovery after the financial crisis, increasing by 21.9% in 2010 compared to the previous year and amounted to UAH 541.5bn ($68.1bn). In 2011 the retail market expanded even more – by 22.5%. However, even this double-figure increase is still low in comparison…

• Rising prices behind grocery retail market growth in 2011 December 2011

  We estimate that in 2011 the grocery retail market in Poland was worth close to PLN 250bn, nearly PLN 9bn more than in 2010. The increase has been foremost generated by discount store and supermarket segments, and driven by rising prices – according to PMR’s most recent report, “Grocery retail in Poland…

• Russian retail market expected to grow by 2013 December 2011

  In 2010, the Russian retail market recovered after the economic slowdown observed during the previous year and increased by 12.9% to RUB 16.5tr ($543.5bn). However, we predict that in the next few years the market is unlikely to re-establish the pace achieved before the crisis. The retail market in Russia has begun…

• Najnowsze trendy zakupowe na polskim rynku wyposażenia wnętrz November 2011

  Odkładanie zakupów w czasie, wybór tańszych produktów oraz mniejsza liczba zakupów na kredyt spowodowała spadek wartości rynku wyposażenia wnętrz w ostatnich dwóch latach w Polsce. Konsumenci czekają z zakupami na wyraźny sygnał powrotu lepszych czasów, który powinien pojawić się na przełomie roku, jak wynika z najnowszego raportu PMR pt.…

• Private label market in Poland continues to expand October 2011

  The private label market in Poland was worth PLN 24.6bn in 2010, expanding 17% relative to 2009. The steep market growth was a consequence of a significant increase in the value of sales in supermarkets and hypermarkets, which both expanded by 20%. As a result, both retail formats increased their market shares. Private label…

• Clothing and footwear markets in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia expected to exceed €15bn in 2013 October 2011

  According to the latest PMR report, “Clothing and footwear retail market in Central Europe 2011. Market analysis and development forecasts for 2011-2013”, the overall fashion market in the Central European (CE) region was worth €12.8bn in 2010, after a 2.5% increase in local currencies and an 8% growth…

• Shopping centres development in the Czech Republic and Slovakia over the next three years October 2011

  At the end of 2010, there were 63 shopping centres (those greater than 10,000 m²) operating in the largest cities of the Czech Republic. In turn, Slovakia had 32 shopping centres with a GLA of more than 10,000 m² in operation at the end of 2010. The last two years turned out to be the most productive for shopping centre…

• Furniture market in Romania – an interview with Aurica Sereny, the President of the Romanian Furniture Manufacturers Association October 2011

  In the interview the president of the Romanian furniture manufacturers association Arica Sereny gives a brief overview of the furniture industry. The read will help you understand more about: - How was the furniture market affected by the global recession in Romania? What has changed? - Did the demand for furniture…

• Double-digit growth in children’s goods market in Russia October 2011

  In Russia there are about 22 million children under the age of 14, which constitutes a large group of potential customers for the country’s children’s goods market. The sector is considered to be one of the most dynamic sectors in Russia, with its double-digit year-on-year increases but relatively high level…

• 115% discounters’ revenue growth in the last three years in Romania October 2011

  In last three years discounters opened more than 200 stores, a number greater than in the first seven years of their operation on the Romanian market. The discounters’ sales results are far better than in the grocery sector, as in 2010 revenues of discount stores rose by 13.1% while the whole market went down by 2.1%.…