Category: Consumer Goods & Retailing
Consumer Goods & Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Luxury Goods in Germany
Despite recording a positive performance in 2024, value sales of luxury goods in Germany experienced a further slowdown in growth compared to the previous year, driven by ongoing economic instability, although inflation in the country marginally eased. This impacted a number of luxury categories inc ... Read More
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Premium and Luxury Cars in Germany
Premium and luxury cars in Germany continued to record positive retail volume and value growth in 2024. Despite another challenging year, the inflation rate slowed, thereby improving confidence among premium and luxury car consumers. Nevertheless, overall demand remained below pre-pandemic levels in ... Read More
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Writing Instruments in Brazil
Writing instruments has found itself at a crossroads in Brazil in 2024, grappling with a combination of economic challenges, technological disruption, and shifting consumer habits. Writing instruments experienced a significant surge in sales in 2022, as schools and offices reopened after prolonged p ... Read More
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Traditional and Connected Watches in Brazil
In 2024, traditional watches in Brazil is set to experience a mixed performance, shaped by economic constraints, evolving consumer preferences, and fashion trends. While the category is expected to see both retail volume and current value growth, it has faced significant challenges which have temper ... Read More
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Personal Luxury in Germany
In 2024, designer apparel and footwear (ready-to-wear) in Germany stagnated, despite the slow recovery of the local economy. Although marginal growth was recorded in value terms, after being adjusted for inflation, the category experienced a decline, made even more evident in retail volume terms. De ... Read More
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Tissue and Hygiene in Oman
Tissue and hygiene in Oman continued to show promising development in 2024, underpinned by rising disposable incomes, increasing urbanisation, and heightened public awareness regarding hygiene and cleanliness. These favourable fundamentals are driving growth across multiple product categories, even ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear in Latin America
The sales losses recorded in 2020 due to the pandemic were followed by a period of growth for many markets. However, economic difficulties in some countries have also been negatively impacting performances in recent years, most notably in Argentina in 2024. As inflation worries ease, countries in La ... Read More
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Hypermarkets in the Czech Republic
Hypermarkets in the Czech Republic stagnated at the end of the review period. However, stagnation followed successful years in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. When work-from-home was more common, hypermarkets were popular outlets for household purchases, partly due to their one-stop shopping posi ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in the Czech Republic
Appliances and electronics specialists in the Czech Republic witnessed a marginal drop in retail current value sales in 2024. However, this followed strong rebounds from the COVID-19 slump, and retail current value sales, supported by inflationary pressure, remained higher than at the beginning of t ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in the Czech Republic
Overall, home products specialists in the Czech Republic registered a marginal increase in outlet number and good, if slower, retail current value growth in 2024. The largest category, home improvement and gardening stores, experienced growing demand as the economic situation and material costs stab ... Read More
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Retail Adult Incontinence in Nigeria
Value sales of retail adult incontinence recorded a double-digit increase in 2024, driven by rising prices caused by inflationary pressures and the devaluation of the local currency, which impacted the cost of production and imports to Nigeria. The increase in value sales was accompanied by a declin ... Read More
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Retail Tissue in Nigeria
Value sales of retail tissue saw a double-digit increase in 2024, with retail volume also experiencing positive growth. This was largely driven by leading company Bel Impex reducing prices amidst inflationary pressures, driving increased volume sales throughout the year. Some of Bel Impex toilet pap ... Read More
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Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene in Nigeria
Sale of away-from-home tissue saw an increase in both volume and value terms in 2024, driven by growing demand in hospitals, hotels, restaurants, schools, and offices. As the HORECA sector continues to expand, so too does the need for away-from-home tissue products, particularly toilet paper and nap ... Read More
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Nappies/Diapers/Pants in Cameroon
Retail price increases of nappies/diapers/pants have led to significant levels of smuggling in Cameroon. Unbranded nappies/diapers from Nigeria are brought into the country via the southwest corridor. Representing close to half of value sales, the informal sector is thriving due to its low price off ... Read More
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Wipes in Turkey
Overall value sales of wipes experienced healthy growth in Turkey in 2024, however, volume sales across the different categories within wipes varied. Of the different styles of wipes covered in volume terms, starter kits/sweepers/sticks (dry electro-static), general purpose wipes, personal wipes, an ... Read More
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Rx/Reimbursement Adult Incontinence in Kazakhstan
Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence in Kazakhstan continued to develop positively in 2024, with volume and current value growth rates improving from 2023. As was the case at the retail level, expansion was primarily driven by the fact that the incidence of incontinence problems in the country is inc ... Read More
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Retail Tissue in Kazakhstan
Following two years of double-digit growth, retail tissue in Kazakhstan saw total current value sales decline moderately in 2024. This was primarily due to the intensification of price-based promotional activity as the recent spike in inflation fuelled by the global recovery from the pandemic and Ru ... Read More
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Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene in Kazakhstan
Growth in total away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene current value sales in Kazakhstan in 2024 was down on 2023. This was mainly due to more intense price competition amidst a significant and sustained drop in inflation. However, the same factors ensured all categories showed better results in vo ... Read More
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Tissue and Hygiene in Cameroon
Tissue and hygiene in Cameroon registered moderate value growth in 2024, with inflation and higher transportation costs still a factor following the elimination of fuel subsidies in 2023. Players in tissue and hygiene players focused on delivering affordable products through price adjustments to mai ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear Specialists in the Czech Republic
Apparel and footwear specialists in the Czech Republic continued to grow at a healthy rate in 2024, albeit slower than the peaks recorded in 2021 and 2022 and slightly lower than in 2023, as the category rebounded from the COVID-19 slump. Moreover, at constant 2024 prices, retail value growth was on ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in the Czech Republic
In 2024, general merchandise stores in the Czech Republic continued to register moderate growth in outlet number and a double-digit increase in retail current value sales, albeit due to the performance of variety stores. Department stores are falling out of favour with Czech customers, losing out to ... Read More
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Nappies/Diapers/Pants in Nigeria
Sales of nappies/diapers/pants experienced a significant increase in value in 2024, driven mainly by higher prices as volume sales recorded a decline. This fall in volume can be attributed to several factors, including high inflation, increased costs of imported raw materials, foreign exchange insta ... Read More
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Retail Tissue in Turkey
Retail tissue experienced healthy value growth in Turkey in 2024, in line with the cross-category trend of high inflation leading to high prices, thus supporting value sales. While overall volume showed positive growth, this was only in low single-digit figures, which reflects consumers’ price sensi ... Read More
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Retail in the Czech Republic
Retail in the Czech Republic continued to see growth in current value sales in 2024. While inflationary pressure on prices caused many Czech households to spend less as their living expenses kept rising, this helped current value sales remain positive. In 2024, stabilisation was visible in the macro ... Read More
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Apparel and Footwear in Western Europe
The review period has been a difficult one for apparel and footwear in Western Europe, with the pandemic negatively impacting sales in 2020, in particular, and high inflation and rising prices in the later years, putting pressure on consumer spending power in a market in which not all products are r ... Read More
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