Peru

Herbal/traditional remedies is benefitting from a combination of factors which are pushing consumers towards this area of medicine. One element is the economic context, with high inflation leading to lower consumer purchasing power. In this sense,…

Health and beauty specialists have witnessed strong growth in Peru, despite the economic crisis unfolding during 2023, led by a solid performance from optical and health and personal care stores. Optical goods stores are seeing a recovery after the…

Hair care crept back into sub-decimal positive volume sales in 2023 in Peru, while value is more strongly supported by higher unit prices caused by inflationary pressures. Overall, hair care is being supported by at-home hair treatment and styling…

Gum in Peru in 2024 is rising, but growth in retail volume sales is still insufficient to allow the category to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels. One significant factor contributing to this shortfall is the impact of price increases. While price…

The general merchandise stores channel in Peru includes department stores and variety stores, as both are characterised by selling a wide range of non-food products and to which consumers turn to buy various items in the same place, and to look for…