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Women's Reactions to the Recession - Beauty and Personal Care - UK

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Jun. 1, 2009 - 115 Pages


Table of Contents


ISSUES IN THE MARKET

Key themes

Definition

Abbreviations

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

CURRENT REACTIONS TO LAST A LIFETIME?

Building trust through transparency

Insight

SALON STYLE

Sense of salon at home

Insight

MARKET IN BRIEF

Money worries

Saving money at the salon with in-home treats

Beauty, but on a budget

The winners of the recession

Future outlook

INTERNAL MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Key points

ATTITUDES TOWARDS FINANCE AND EMPLOYMENT

Figure 1: UK attitudes towards finances and employment, 2004-08

Changing personal concerns

Figure 2: Comparison of personal concerns, by gender, February 2008 and January 2009

ATTITUDES TOWARDS TREATING AND SHOPPING

Figure 3: UK attitudes towards self-treats and shopping, 2004-08

ATTITUDES TOWARDS PERSONAL APPEARANCE

Figure 4: Attitudes towards personal appearance, 2004-08

BROADER MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Key points

Age profile of the UK’s women

Figure 5: Trends in UK female population, by age, 2004, 2009 and 2014

Women and unemployment

Figure 6: UK trends in employment status of women of working age, December 2006-February 2009

INCOME

Trends in household income

Figure 7: UK household income trends, 2004-08

Mortgage type

Figure 8: Types of mortgage held, 2004-08

WHO’S INNOVATING?

Key points

INNOVATION IN TUNE WITH CONSUMER USAGE HABITS

Figure 9: UK innovation in beauty and personal care products, by quarter, 2007-09

ECONOMY VS PREMIUM

Figure 10: UK innovation in beauty and personal care products by quarter, by economy or premium claim,

2007-09

ECONOMY CATEGORY

Figure 11: UK innovation in economy beauty launches, by category, January 2007-April 2009

LAUNCH TYPE

Figure 12: UK innovation in beauty and personal care products, by launch type, 2007-09

MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST

Key points

BEAUTY INDUSTRY REMAINS BUOYANT

Figure 13: UK retail value sales of the beauty industry, at current and constant prices, 2004-14

Little luxuries to secure steady growth

SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

Key points

Beauty products prosper

Figure 14: UK retail value sales of the beauty industry, at current prices, by sector, 2004-14

The colour of money

Figure 15: UK retail value sales of beauty products and services, at current prices, by category, 2007-09

Saving money at salon sees women trade up

BRAND COMMUNICATION AND PROMOTION

Key points

Like-for-like adspend shows sharp decline

Figure 16: Like-for-like change in above-the-line advertising expenditure on cosmetics and toiletries and

beauty services, UK, 2008 Q1-2009 Q1

Functional categories see greatest reduction

Figure 17: Beauty and personal care categories demonstrating three consecutive quarters of like- for like

decline or growth, UK, Q3 2008-Q1 2009

UK WOMEN’S USE OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS

Key points

Beauty habits unaffected by the recession

Figure 18: Trends in use of beauty and personal care products and services, by category, 2004-08

Bright prospects for make-up and hair dye

Skincare dries up

WOMEN’S SPENDING HABITS IN THE RECESSION - UK, US AND FRANCE

Key points

Women most likely to maintain spend

Figure 19: Changes in spending on beauty products in the three months to February 2009, by country,

February 2009

Rationalisation of spend: non-essentials fall out of favour

NUMBER OF PRODUCTS WOMEN ARE SPENDING LESS ON

Figure 20: Number of products women are spending less on, by country, February 2009

No change please, we’re British

No surrender from the French

Americans most likely to trade down

UK WOMEN’S SPENDING HABITS IN THE RECESSION

Key points

Age of change in spending habits

Figure 21: Average changes in UK women’s spending on beauty products in the three months to February

2009, February 2009

Farewell to the fake and the failing

Figure 22: Top five beauty products, by changes in UK women’s spending habits in the three months to

February 2009, February 2009

Functional spend is up

Figure 23: Changes in UK women’s spending on beauty products in the three months to February 2009,

by category, February 2009

Practical products to weather the storm

Austerity Chic

Figure 24: Change in spend on lipstick/lipgloss amongst lipstick/lipgloss users in the three months to

February 2009, by age, February 2009

IMPACT OF THE RECESSION BY CATEGORY

Key points

SKINCARE

Figure 25: Changes made to skincare spending and usage habits in the three months to February 2009, by

country and category, February 2009

Frugal French sacrifice to save skincare

Goodbye to impulse purchasing?

HAIRCARE

Figure 26: Changes made to haircare spending and usage habits in the three months to February 2009,

by country and category, February 2009

Opportunity for multi-purpose haircare

UK women more impulsive

MAKE-UP

Figure 27: Changes made to make-up spending and usage habits in the three months to February 2009,

by country and category, February 2009

FRAGRANCE

Figure 28: Changes made to fragrance spending and usage habits in the three months to February 2009,

by country and category, February 2009

CHANGES TO THE BEAUTY ROUTINE - UK, US AND FRANCE

Key points

USAGE OF BEAUTY TREATMENT

Figure 29: Usage of beauty treatments, by country, February 2009

PROFESSIONALS CUT

Figure 30: Changes made to beauty routine in the three months to February 2009, by category and

country, February 2009

Home as a sanctuary

Could spa brands go budget?

Saving money by cutting out the salon

CHANGES TO THE UK BEAUTY TREATMENT ROUTINE

Key points

NO CHANGE IN TODAY’S RECESSION

Figure 31: Changes made to UK beauty routine in the three months to February 2009

Children impact on mum’s beauty treatment routine

Marital status impacts on spend

UK SPENDING GROUPS

Figure 32: Spending group, by country, February 2009

No Sacrifice (67%)

Who are they?

Austerity Chic (64%)

Who are they?

Frugality (51%)

Who are they?

Spontaneity (28%)

Who are they?

Trading Down (26%)

Who are they?

Maximisers (18%)

Who are they?

APPENDIX

ACORN

Advertising data

APPENDIX - INTERNAL MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Figure 33: Comparison of personal concerns, by gender, February 2008 and January 2009

APPENDIX - BROADER MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Figure 34: UK trends in employment status of women of working age, Q4 2007-Q1 2009

Figure 35: Types of mortgage held, Q4 2008

APPENDIX - WOMEN’S SPENDING HABITS IN THE RECESSION - UK, US AND FRANCE

Figure 36: Average changes in global spending on beauty products in the three months to February 2009,

by category, February 2009

Figure 37: Global changes in spending on beauty products in the three months to February 2009, by

category and by country, February 2009

France

Figure 38: Changes in French women’s spending on beauty products in the three months to February 2009,

by demographic, February 2009

UK

Figure 39: Changes in UK women’s spending on beauty products in the three months to February 2009, by

demographic, February 2009

US

Figure 40: Changes in US women’s spending on beauty products in the three months to February 2009, by

demographic, February 2009

APPENDIX - UK WOMEN’S SPENDING HABITS DURING THE RECESSION

Figure 41: UK women’s spending habits during the recession, by demographic sub-group, February 2009

SPENDING THE SAME OR MORE

By sub-category

Figure 42: Number of products women are spending the same or more on, by country and type of product,

February 2009

Spending same on more - skincare

Figure 43: Number of skincare products women are spending the same or more on, by country and type of

product, February 2009

Spending same on more - haircare

Figure 44: Number of haircare products women are spending the same or more on, by country and type of

product, February 2009

Spending same on more - colour cosmetics

Figure 45: Number of colour cosmetics products women are spending the same or more on, by country and

type of product February 2009

APPENDIX - CHANGES TO THE BEAUTY ROUTINE - UK, US AND FRANCE

Figure 46: Global changes made to beauty routine in the three months to February 2009, by category and

country, February 2009

All countries

Figure 47: Changes to the beauty routine, by beauty service, February 2009

APPENDIX - CHANGES TO THE UK BEAUTY TREATMENT REGIME

Figure 48: Changes made to UK beauty routine in the three months to February 2009, by demographics,

February 2009

APPENDIX - SPENDING GROUPS

UK

Figure 49: Spending typology, by demographic sub-group, February 2009

CROSS-ANALYSIS OF SPENDING TYPOLOGIES

UK

Figure 50: Spending typology, by changes to routine in response to the recession, February 2009

APPENDIX: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Abstract

Since 2008, the state of the economy has dominated consumer thought. Rising redundancies and falling interest rates and property prices have impacted on people’s sense of security. Despite government efforts, there is evidence that people are prioritising spend, putting money into a rainy day fund as a safety net for money troubles or possible redundancy in the future.

Women are more likely than men to be worried about the state of their personal finances and this is shaping their usage and purchasing habits of beauty and personal care products. This report seeks to establish whether this presents a concern or an opportunity to companies and retailers operating in the beauty and personal care space. This report assesses how women have changed their beauty routines and how they regard the beauty products they buy against the backdrop of money worries.

Key themes

This report seeks to:

  • Understand consumer reaction to the recession and how the significance of money worries impacts on the way in which they use and buy beauty and personal care products.
  • Examine which sectors are most vulnerable to trading down or being dispensed with altogether.
  • Identify opportunities in the market that respond to consumer concerns and demands.



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