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Consumer Goods & Retail is the largest services sector, providing the necessary link between producers and final consumers. The sector has a major socio-economic role, being among the biggest employment generators and contributors to economic growth. It is highly heterogeneous, using a variety of formats and channels to meet the needs of the more sophisticated global consumer. In today’s digital era, the increasing penetration of everyday life by information and communications technologies is reshaping the purchase decision process. This promotes the rapid development of online retail solutions that enhance customer retention and create tailor-made experience through both digital and mobile platforms.
Activities associated with Consumer Goods & Retail are the manufacturing and retailing of goods intended for everyday use by end consumers. Examples include food, textile products, apparel and footwear, household goods, furniture, hygiene and personal care products, jewellery, toys and sporting goods. It also covers all retail channels, from traditional supermarkets and specialised stores to non-store retailers such as e-stores, mail-order houses and direct selling establishments. Retail sale of fuels and vehicles is also included in this sector.
In 2019, Mexico consolidated its position as the world’s sixth-largest vehicle manufacturer, with an output of 3.95mn units. During the year, strong foreign demand – especially from the US – was the major driving force for ...
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Colombia is the fourth largest economy in Latin America in terms of nominal GDP, and the third largest in the region by population, with 50.4mn people as of December 2019. During 2014-2019, the wholesale, retail and repair sector performed well, with ...
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Chile is a relatively small economy, ranking 43rd globally and fifth in Latin America in 2019 according to the IMF. However, its retail sector is well developed, mature and sophisticated, and in many aspects on a par with those of developed countries ...
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In 2019, retail sales in Brazil expanded for the third year in a row, by 1.8% y/y in volume terms due to the improving labour market and declining borrowing costs, which supported the disposable income of the population. Additional positive factors ...
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Mexico is the second largest economy in Latin America in terms of nominal GDP, and thereby a key consumer market in the region with a population of over 126mn as of December 2019. Over the period 2014-2019, the retail trade sector performed well, ...
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The year 2019 was a challenging one for the global automotive industry, which reported a 5.2% y/y decrease in motor vehicle output, ending ten years of continuous growth. On the one hand, key markets reached maximum automobile ...
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Motor vehicle production was one of the sectors most affected by the recession that began in Argentina in the second quarter of 2018. The deterioration of macroeconomic conditions in 2018 pushed down both the domestic production and the sales of ...
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Colombia’s automotive sector is highly skewed towards the production of motorcycles. The country has managed to build the second largest two-wheel motor vehicle industry in Latin America, after only Brazil, thanks to high consumer preferences ...
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In 2017, Brazil’s economy exited one of the deepest recessions in decades, and retail sales in the country returned to growth, expanding by 2% y/y in volume terms. Several factors supported the turnaround of the sector, including slowing ...
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Chile is a relatively small economy – the 41st largest in the world and the fifth-biggest in Latin America in 2017, according to the World Bank. However, its retail sector is well developed, mature and sophisticated, and in many aspects on par ...
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