Category: Consumer Goods
Consumer Goods market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Retail Adult Incontinence in Uruguay
Retail adult incontinence registered healthy value and modest volume growth in Uruguay in 2024. An improving economy, easing of inflation, as well as a significant drop in cross-border shopping into Argentina (due to the appreciation of the Argentine peso), supported the positive performance. Anothe ... Read More
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Nappies/Diapers/Pants in Finland
Value sales of nappies/diapers/pants in Finland are facing pressure as consumers are increasingly price-conscious and actively seeking better value for money. This includes opting to bulk-buy during promotions and trading down to more affordable alternatives. In addition, many are shifting to low-pr ... Read More
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Retail Tissue in Finland
Value sales growth in retail tissue in Finland in 2024 was primarily driven by unit price increases, supported by premiumisation and sustainability-focused innovations. Consumers are increasingly seeking higher-quality, eco-friendly tissue products, allowing manufacturers to introduce premium offeri ... Read More
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Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene in Finland
Growth in Finland’s away-from-home tissue and hygiene market in 2024 was primarily driven by higher pricing, as manufacturers gradually adjusted to rising input costs. Unlike retail tissue, price increases in away-from-home tissue take longer to implement as manufacturers are often bound by long-ter ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Japan
In May 2023, the Japanese government reclassified COVID-19 from a Category 2 infectious disease, which was deemed extremely high-risk, to Category 5, aligning it with seasonal influenza. This significant change led to the relaxation of various pandemic measures, creating a widespread impression that ... Read More
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Nappies/Diapers/Pants in Uzbekistan
Growth in retail current value sales of nappies/diapers/pants slowed significantly but remained vigorous in 2024, with nappies/diapers remaining the largest category and disposable pants the most dynamic category. Growth in demand for the latter was partly driven by a growing demand for convenient h ... Read More
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Retail Adult Incontinence in Serbia
Retail adult incontinence registered both healthy current value growth and also moderate volume growth in Serbia in 2024. An ageing population supported increased volume sales. There is also more awareness of incontinence, with a greater understand that pregnancy, as well as other conditions such as ... Read More
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Menstrual Care in Serbia
Menstrual care registered healthy current value growth and more modest volume growth in Serbia in 2024. In spite of a declining population, volume sales grew, as consumers changed product such as pantyliners more frequently. The healthy value growth was supported by a degree of premiumisation. Eurom ... Read More
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Nappies/Diapers/Pants in Uruguay
Nappies/diapers/pants register a healthy increase in both current value and volume sales in Uruguay in 2024, despite a lowering birth rate. Part of the reason for the positive performance was the uptick in sales as a result of less cross-border shopping into Argentina. This was because the Argentine ... Read More
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Retail in Japan
Retail in Japan maintained slow and stable current value growth in 2024, with increases in both online and offline sales. Nevertheless, this is not to say the industry was without its challenges. For the past three decades before the war in Ukraine, Japan largely experienced calm annual inflation ra ... Read More
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Retail in South Korea
Retail in South Korea saw continued solid current value growth in 2024. Although retail offline maintained low growth, the main growth driver was retail e-commerce. Within offline retail, non-grocery retailers saw slightly stronger growth than grocery retailers. Euromonitor International's Retail in ... Read More
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Tissue and Hygiene in Jordan
Tissue and hygiene saw strong current value growth in Jordan in 2024. Growth was driven by a number of factors, including ongoing urbanisation and increased consciousness of the significance of cleanliness and hygiene. Demographic developments played a key role. A growing female population and more ... Read More
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Rx/Reimbursement Adult Incontinence in Belgium
Value sales of prescription (RX) and reimbursement adult incontinence products increased in 2024, driven by several key factors. Firstly, Belgium's aging population continued to create consistent demand for these products. Additionally, the rising need for reimbursement for adult incontinence was ex ... Read More
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Wipes in Belgium
Retail value sales of wipes in Belgium saw an increase in 2024, although most categories recorded a decline in retail volume. General-purpose wipes, cosmetic wipes, facial cleansing wipes, and intimate wipes all experienced volume declines, primarily due to economic pressures that led consumers to d ... Read More
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Retail E-Commerce in Australia
E-commerce in Australia continued to record solid growth in 2024. Two of the main factors contributing to its performance, and will continue to drive growth in the coming years, is the convenience of the platform and the pricing strategy of many online platforms. Consumers are able to quickly and ea ... Read More
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Health and Beauty Specialists in Australia
Beauty specialists in Australia recorded further dynamic growth in 2024, following a strong performance in 2022 and 2023. One of the ways in which beauty specialists has maintained growth during an economic downturn is through an established phenomenon called the “lipstick effect”, which involves co ... Read More
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Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene in Belgium
Value sales of away-from-home (AFH) tissue in Belgium experienced growth in 2024, primarily driven by inflation. However, volume growth remained constrained due to several challenges. The recovery of the HORECA sector (hotels, restaurants, and cafes) following COVID-19 continued to be slow, while bu ... Read More
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Convenience Retailers in Australia
While value sales of convenience retailers in Australia, both via convenience stores and forecourt retailers, recorded low growth in 2024, the number of outlets in the channel continued to rise. A number of retailers expanded their networks during the year, including Ampol Ltd, 7-Eleven Stores Pty L ... Read More
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Discounters in Australia
Value sales through discounters in Australia fell in 2024, as the only brand in the channel, Aldi, closed underperforming stores. Nevertheless, value sales and store count remained significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, with discounters still proving popular with price-sensitive consumers at ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Australia
Home products specialists in Australia recorded a weak performance in 2024, driven by the value sales decline of home improvement and gardening stores, which dominates the channel. On the other hand, homewares and home furnishing stores recorded flat growth during the year, as many consumers delayed ... Read More
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Menstrual Care in Belgium
In 2024, menstrual care in Belgium faced significant challenges, resulting in a decline in both retail volume and value sales. These struggles were largely driven by demographic shifts, particularly the ageing population, which has resulted in a smaller pool of menstruating women. This structural ch ... Read More
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Retail Adult Incontinence in Belgium
In 2024, retail volume and value sales of retail adult incontinence continued an upward trajectory, driven by the ageing population and growing societal acceptance of incontinence issues. The category benefited from heightened awareness and product accessibility, particularly in mainstream retail ch ... Read More
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General Merchandise Stores in Australia
After a strong rebound in 2022 as pandemic-related restrictions were eased, department stores in Australia struggled to maintain momentum in 2023 and 2024, with minimal growth in retail value terms. The end of the lockdowns offered a short period of strong sales followed swiftly by high inflation an ... Read More
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Direct Selling in Australia
The growth of direct selling in Australian significantly slowed in 2024 as consumers shifted to other channels. Namely, the growth of e-commerce has impacted direct selling as many consumers increasingly prefer to use online platforms due to the convenience of being able to access a wide range of pr ... Read More
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Nappies/Diapers/Pants in Belgium
Nappies/diapers/pants in Belgium recorded a decline in retail volume in 2024, primarily driven by the country's falling birth rate, which has led to reduced demand. While retail volume has fallen, value sales remained stable, supported by lower inflation and aggressive promotional activities from br ... Read More
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