Asia Pacific

Retail adult incontinence in Indonesia saw sales supported in 2023 by the country’s ageing population, driving robust volume and current value growth throughout the year with double-digit rises. The elderly population is set to continue to expand,…

In 2023, retail adult incontinence saw another year of high single-digit retail volume and current value growth in India, primarily due to the nation’s ageing population and lifestyle-associated health problems. The pandemic and resultant lockdowns…

Adult incontinence saw steady growth in both volume and value sales in 2023. The continued ageing of the population in Hong Kong provides a solid customer base for this category, for both retail and AFH adult incontinence products. According to Hong…

Both the volume and the value sales of retail adult incontinence registered a solid rebound in 2023, thanks to the lifting of pandemic restrictions and the resumption of offline activities. With the frequency of going out and travel back to normal,…

Retail adult incontinence showed robust value growth in Azerbaijan in 2023, with volume sales also being supported – albeit at slower growth rates. In a cross-category trend, value sales in adult incontinence continue to be supported by price hikes…

Sales in refrigeration appliances have crept back into small positive volume growth, after the category’s previous years of slumps. This is in part attributed to the hot summer season in Vietnam, driving demand for refrigeration appliances which…

While many consumers continued to face financial pressures at the end of the review period, customisation gained importance as higher-income consumers wanted personalised products that fit with their design and aesthetic requirements. Thus,…

There is a noteworthy emergence of a niche market consisting of high-income customers who own modern homes and view refrigeration appliances as a fusion of functionality and home decoration. High-income customers, who can afford to invest in modern…

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, Taiwan reopened the national border at the end of 2022, leading many consumers to travel abroad after having restrictions in place for over two years. In addition to a shift from spending on goods to experiences,…

Retail volume sales of refrigeration appliances continue to decline in 2023, following the trends of a post-pandemic era, inflation, and reduced consumer spending. The volume decline is not as steep as the previous year, and overall demand remains…

The Samsung Bespoke line has garnered significant popularity and attention within the dynamic market of Singapore. This innovative and customisable range of home appliances has struck a chord with Singaporean consumers, offering them a unique blend…

Post-pandemic the demand for refrigeration appliances has dropped in Malaysia, largely thanks to the decrease in purchases of freestanding fridge freezers, a segment that had previously seen significant growth. The decrease was a result of a…

In Japan, more than 80% of volume sales and more than 90% of value sales within refrigeration appliances come from a single category: freestanding fridge-freezers – this is “the” refrigeration appliance in the country. Being a hot and humid country…

Refrigeration appliances continued to see healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023. This was fuelled by a number of factors, including a growing population, rising living standards, urbanisation and the busier lifestyles of urban consumers,…

Following a year of healthy growth in 2022, the demand for refrigeration appliances slowed in 2023 due to inflationary pressures and unfavourable weather conditions. Sporadic rain during the summer months disrupted sales for cooling products such as…

Demand for freezers in Hong Kong is expected to continue to decline in volume terms in 2023, due to the continued trend of small living spaces. Therefore, many people prefer refrigeration appliances such as fridge-freezers, which have combined…

As the Chinese government lifted all COVID-19-related restrictions at the onset of 2023, sales of refrigeration appliances began to recover in light of the opening-up. However, this sudden change had different impacts on sales of freezers and…

While consumption of shelf stable ready meals continued to increase in both 2020 and 2021, growth in this category was curbed due to the surging interest in cooking meals at home from scratch using fresh ingredients that has been seen among the…

The COVID-19 pandemic was beneficial for sales of ready meals in the Philippines during 2020 as the imposition of quarantine lockdowns and the strict approach taken to social distancing and home seclusion meant that many consumers spent much of their…

With many consumers spending more time at home due to the pandemic, the home cooking trend was bolstered in 2020. This led to a decline in ready meals packaging volumes in 2019-2020 as more people cooked from scratch. In 2021, the home cooking trend…