Here are the year’s best products, most intriguing people and most exciting trends from the world of retail. That’s right: toilet paper! Emblematic of the panic-buying that swept the nation, the hottest product of the year was toilet paper. Toilet paper was suddenly selling out at stores everywhere, with sales roaring 22% higher, according to Nielsen. Aurora James Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesWe selected our inaugural Forbes Retail Awards in consultation with Sucharita Kodali, a retail industry analyst at Forrester Research.

Source: Forbes December 24, 2020 11:26 UTC