Electronic commerce and chain supermarkets were the only ones that showed increases, while traditional formats suffered reductions.
He consumption Massive shows signs of weakness in August, with a contraction of 1.9% against Julyaccording to a survey of the private consultant Scentia. The monthly setback is mainly explained by the brake on sales of kiosks and warehousesthat descended 4.4%and of Pharmacieswhich marked a decline 2.6%. Also the Independent Self -Services They went back 2.2%while wholesalers They did a 0.9%.
A Contragoan, two channels managed to escape the negative trend: the Electronic commercewho advanced 5.2%and the Supermarket chainswith an increase in 2.2%.
A 2025 with contrasts
Although in the comparison against August 2024 the data looks more encouraging, the consultant warns that the improvement responds partly to the low comparison base. Within that framework, consumption marked a 4% year -on -yearwith an accumulated of 1.2% growth so far from 2025.
The director of Scentia, Osvaldo del RíoHe explained that in the eighth month of the year “the positive sign in the aggregate gaze is repeated, achieving a +4% in the variation with respect to the same month of 2024, while in the annual accumulated it reaches a +1.2%.” However, he remarked that “the behavior of the channels continues to be disparate”, with differences marked between the traditional and the most modern formats.
Supermarkets in backward, online rise
The strongest contrast is observed in the chain supermarketswhich showed a decline 5.1% against August last year and accumulate a fall in 5.4% so far from 2025. The wholesalers They also felt the impact, with a setback from 8.1% year -on -year and of 2.3% in the first eight months of the year.
Instead, the Independent Self -Services They exhibited a rebound 5.7% year -on -yearalthough with a negative balance of 23% in the accumulated of the year. The Warehouses and kiosksmeanwhile, they surprised with a growth of 10.3% year -on -year and of 8.8% so far from 2025, while Pharmacies They advanced 3.3% year -on -year and 5.5% per year.
The greatest dynamism was recorded in the Electronic commercewhich went up 13.3% year -on -year and already accumulates an expansion of 10.2% In the year, consolidating as the highest growth channel within the sector.
Baskets in detail
When analyzing the different items, the perishables They led the increases with an increase in 9.8% year -on -yearfollowed by the articles impulsive (9.6%) and the food (6.2%). The increases in Without alcohol (4.5%), Cleaning and home cleaning (4.3%) and breakfast and snack (23%).
Not all baskets had a positive performance: sales of Hygiene and Cosmetics Articles They went back 3.1%while those of alcoholic beverages They fell 2% In the interannual comparison.
Source: Ambito
