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Singapore’s food retail sector is highly developed and competitive. The industry is comprised of a range of large supermarkets/hypermarkets, convenience stores, “mom and pop” traditional stores, and specialty retailers.

In 2020, Chile regained its position as the top market for U.S. consumer-oriented products in South America, followed by Colombia and Peru.

COVID-19 shook the Israeli economy. As a result, Israel’s GDP contracted by 2.6 percent in 2020. Though thanks to a very high rate of inoculation and the reopening of the economy since mid-February, Israel’s GDP is projected to grow by 6.3 percent in...

U.S. food and agricultural products have continued to prove popular in the New Zealand market, and in 2020 the value of these products was US$ 575 million, US$ 407 million of which were consumer-oriented products.

Vietnam’s total retail sales were estimated at approximately $172 billion, up 6.8 percent over 2019, with food and beverage accounting for approximately 30 percent.

Canada is the largest overseas market for U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented products, with exports reaching nearly $17 billion in 2020 – representing 25 percent of the total value of U.S. consumer-oriented exports worldwide, more than doubling the value of the next largest market.

Peru’s food retail market is adapting to the economic hardships and realities arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Dutch retail sector is fairly consolidated, with the two largest food retailers controlling nearly 60 percent of the market.

During the Covid-19 pandemic the French government designated the retail sector as essential and most firms had a continuity in operations.

Egypt imported some $3.2 billion worth of consumer-oriented products in 2020. This is a 3 percent increase of the 2019 imports value of $3.1 billion.

After an exceptional year in sales in 2020, mainly due to demand from local supermarkets and the online channels, the Spanish retail sector expects to return to normality as domestic consumption recovers in 2021.

This report gives an overview of the Italian food retail and distribution sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.