Retail in Ponta Grossa grows 3.57% and surpasses Paraná's average in the semester

Ponta Grossa retail closed the first half of 2026 with revenue growth of 3.57% compared to the same period last year. The result was above the average of Paraná, which recorded a 1.53% increase, according to the Conjuncture Survey of Fecomercio PR.

Ponta Grossa is featured in the sector

In the Ponta Grossa region, two segments performed prominently between January and June. Department stores posted a 13.91% increase, while fuel sales rose 9.10%.

The performance placed Ponta Grossa among the regions surveyed that ended the period in the positive field.

Paraná grows 1.53%

In the state, eight of the 12 segments analyzed by Fecomércio PR showed growth in the first semester.

Department stores led the expansion, up 13.66%. The following are bookstores and stationery stores, with a growth of 6.13%, and vehicle dealerships, with 3.62%.

Pharmacies (+2.53%), footwear (+1.47%), fuels (+1.26%), furniture, decoration and household utilities (+1.13%) and supermarkets (+0.50%) also had positive results.

On the other hand, four activities accumulated retraction in the period. Optics, cinema-photo-sound had a fall of 10.91%, followed by clothing and fabrics (-5.81%), building materials (-3.41%) and auto parts (-3.11%).

London had the greatest growth.

Among the regions accompanied by the survey, Londrina presented the largest advance in the first half, with a rise of 6.39%. Ponta Grossa appears next among the highlighted results, with growth of 3.57%.

The Southwest advanced 1.13%. Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region saw growth of 0.51%, while the Western Region registered 0.29%.

Maringá was the only region surveyed that ended the semester with a negative result, presenting a retraction of 0.42%.

June has fallen compared to May

Despite the positive result accumulated in the semester, the Paraná trade showed a reduction of 5.11% in turnover in the comparison between May and June.

The largest falls were in clothing and fabrics (-17.74%), footwear (-10.83%), supermarkets (-8.05%), department stores (-7.73%) and fuels (-7.03%).

According to the survey, this reduction occurs in a comparison with May, the month marked by Mother’s Day, one of the main dates on the retail calendar.

In the comparison between June 2026 and June 2025, however, the Paraná trade registered growth of 0.90%. Bookshops and stationery rose 12.63%, while department stores grew 11.19%.

The Business Development Coordinator of Fecomércio PR, Rodrigo Schmidt, assessed that the result demonstrates a still resilient retail, despite moderate growth and factors such as debt, high interest rates and greater credit restriction.

 

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