Industry revenue of retail sale of clothing in specialised stores in Latvia 2011-2023
Share of online retail to increase
As in many other countries across the globe, physical stores are increasingly being challenged by online retailers. This is probably the key reason why turnover growth in brick-and-mortar retail remained under 10 percent in 2018, all across the EU. In case of Latvia, the scenario is gloomier with retail stores registering a growth of little over 5% in 2018 over the previous year. Thus, DHL’s estimates of a nearly 100% growth in eCommerce activities in the country during 2015-2020 does not seem out of reach.