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Retailing in Bolivia

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  • 70 Pages
  • March 2022
  • Region: Bolivia
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1203454
The pandemic continued to shape purchasing behaviour among Bolivians in 2021. The impact of the crisis on the economy has been harsh; the year began in recession with GDP shrinking by an estimated -8% y-o-y. This has seen consumer price sensitivity sharpen, the adoption of more cautious buying behaviour, and a widespread search for lower prices, discounts and downtrading.

This 'Retailing in Bolivia' report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, mixed retailers, health and beauty retailers, clothing and footwear retailers, furniture and furnishing stores, DIY and hardware stores, durable goods retailers, leisure and personal goods retailers. There are profiles of leading retailers, with analysis of their performance and the challenges they face. There is also analysis of non-store retailing: vending; homeshopping; internet retailing; direct selling, as available.

Product coverage: Non-Store Retailing, Store-Based Retailing.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Retailing in 2021: The big picture
  • The pandemic favoured the strengthening of the traditional channel
  • The market discovers benefits of e-commerce
  • What next for retailing?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • Informal retailing
  • Opening hours
  • Summary 1 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type 2021
  • Physical retail landscape
  • Cash and carry
  • Seasonality
  • Back to School
  • Father’s Day
  • Mother’s Day
  • Christmas
  • Delivery and collections
  • Emerging business models
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 2 Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 3 Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 4 Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 5 Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2016-2021
  • Table 6 Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 7 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 8 Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 9 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2016-2021
  • Table 10 Non-Grocery Specialists: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 11 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 12 Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 13 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2016-2021
  • Table 14 Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 15 Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 16 Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 17 Store-based Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 18 Store-based Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 19 Store-based Retailing LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2018-2021
  • Table 20 Non-Store Retailing GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 21 Non-Store Retailing GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 22 Non-Grocery Specialists GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 23 Non-Grocery Specialists GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 24 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2018-2021
  • Table 25 Non-Grocery Specialists LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2018-2021
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 27 Forecast Sales in Retailing by Store-based vs Non-Store: % Value Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales in Store-Based Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 30 Forecast Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: Units 2021-2026
  • Table 31 Forecast Store-Based Retailing Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 33 Forecast Sales in Non-Store Retailing by Channel: % Value Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 34 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2021-2026
  • Table 35 Non-Grocery Specialists Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 36 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 37 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Specialists by Channel: % Value Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 38 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: Units 2021-2026
  • Table 39 Forecast Non-Grocery Specialists Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2021-2026
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources
MODERN GROCERY RETAILERS IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Pandemic still hurting modern grocery channel
  • Major supermarket chains seize opportunity to grow e-commerce
  • Smuggling increase restricts recovery of modern grocery
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Convenience stores come into play
  • Supermarkets and hypermarkets need reinvention
  • State owned chain is gaining relevance in Bolivia
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 40 Modern Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2016-2021
  • Table 41 Modern Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 42 Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 43 Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 44 Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2016-2021
  • Table 45 Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 46 Modern Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 47 Modern Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 48 Modern Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2018-2021
  • Table 49 Modern Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2018-2021
  • Table 50 Modern Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2021-2026
  • Table 51 Modern Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 52 Forecast Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 53 Forecast Sales in Modern Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 54 Forecast Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2021-2026
  • Table 55 Forecast Modern Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2021-2026
TRADITIONAL GROCERY RETAILERS IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Pandemic gives second wind to traditional retailers
  • Traditional grocery seeks to build brand credibility
  • Digital transformation unfolds in traditional channel
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • To be formal or informal is the question
  • Competitive environment facing change
  • Open markets also formalising
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 56 Traditional Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2016-2021
  • Table 57 Traditional Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 58 Traditional Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 59 Traditional Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 60 Traditional Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2018-2021
  • Table 61 Traditional Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2018-2021
  • Table 62 Traditional Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2021-2026
  • Table 63 Traditional Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2021-2026
APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR SPECIALIST RETAILERS IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Apparel and footwear faces slow recovery in 2021
  • Smuggling surges as pandemic hits pockets
  • Manufactura Boliviana SA seeks to strengthen brand identity
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Contraband and falling incomes an issue, but aspirational brands can build growth
  • Product differentiation, a shielding strategy for formal retailers
  • Used clothing, another pressure factor for apparel retailers
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 64 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2016-2021
  • Table 65 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 66 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 67 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 68 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2018-2021
  • Table 69 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2018-2021
  • Table 70 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2021-2026
  • Table 71 Apparel And Footwear Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2021-2026
HEALTH AND BEAUTY SPECIALIST RETAILERS IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Pharmacies unable to capitalise on demand surge
  • The beauty product market is on track for a clean recovery
  • Farmacorp expansion slows, but builds omnichannel position
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Beauty products set to support category growth over the forecast period
  • Shopping close to home creates opportunity for drugstores
  • Concentration a growing trend, as chains seek new cohorts
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 72 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2016-2021
  • Table 73 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 74 Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 75 Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 76 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 77 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 78 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2018-2021
  • Table 79 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Selling Space 2018-2021
  • Table 80 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2021-2026
  • Table 81 Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 82 Forecast Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 83 Forecast Sales in Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2021-2026
MIXED RETAILERS IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Mixed retailers format still limited in Bolivia
  • Variety stores raring to go as lockdown eases
  • Fragmentation characterises category, although concentration is emerging
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Recovery of the economy and new middle class consumers offer opportunity
  • New generations, new shopping habits
  • Independent neighbourhood variety stores facing new challenges from large supermarkets
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 84 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2016-2021
  • Table 85 Mixed Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 86 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 87 Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 88 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2016-2021
  • Table 89 Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 90 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2021-2026
  • Table 91 Mixed Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 92 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 93 Forecast Sales in Mixed Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 94 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2021-2026
  • Table 95 Forecast Mixed Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2021-2026
DIRECT SELLING IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Direct sellers unprepared, still suffering in 2021
  • Cosmetic products are back on consumers’ minds
  • Greater health awareness helps recovery
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Hard lesson learned, opportunity to transform into a more versatile channel
  • Health and wellness strengthen as recession, pandemic re-shape consumer interest
  • Rising unemployment, falling incomes to drive direct selling recruitment
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 96 Direct Selling by Category: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 97 Direct Selling by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 98 Direct Selling GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 99 Direct Selling GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 100 Direct Selling Forecasts by Category: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 101 Direct Selling Forecasts by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
E-COMMERCE (GOODS) IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • E-commerce advances rapidly due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Greater dynamism in e-commerce purchases from local retailers
  • Consumer health e-commerce sales among the highest growth rates
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • New generations of Bolivians live in a digitised world
  • Lack of financial inclusion hinders uptake
  • E-commerce is an integral part of omnichannel retailing
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 102 E-Commerce (Goods) by Channel and Category: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 103 E-Commerce (Goods) by Channel and Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 104 E-Commerce (Goods) GBO Company Shares: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 105 E-Commerce (Goods) GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 106 Forecast E-Commerce (Goods) by Channel and Category: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 107 Forecast E-Commerce (Goods) by Channel and Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
MOBILE E-COMMERCE (GOODS) IN BOLIVIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Mobile e-commerce sees rapid evolution in 2021
  • Social media apps still key as payment penetration still a problem
  • Small and medium retailers start to gain access to digitization
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Age demographics can support growth
  • Mobile devices more sophisticated, in more hands
  • 5G technology, a new impetus for mobile e-commerce
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 108 Mobile E-Commerce (Goods): Value 2016-2021
  • Table 109 Mobile E-Commerce (Goods): % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 110 Mobile E-Commerce (Goods) Forecasts: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 111 Mobile E-Commerce (Goods) Forecasts: % Value Growth 2021-2026