Beauty and Personal Care

In 2023, sales of bath and shower products in Japan remained higher than pre-pandemic (2019), thanks to the significant bump to sales seen in 2020, but the sales decline that began in 2021 continued. Liquid soap and hand sanitisers saw giant leaps in…

Retail value sales of bath and shower products recorded solid growth in value terms in 2023. This growth was largely driven by inflationary pressures, however, as volume sales declined. According to Stats NZ, the cost of living for an average…

Many bath and shower products are seen as an essential part of the daily hygiene routines of the local population with bar soap in particular being a relatively mature category. As such, growth in part is linked to population growth. Therefore, sales…

In 2023, Argentina's beauty and personal care industry continued to experience numerous challenges, shaping results. Argentina has experienced a double-digit rate of inflation since 2007, which became a triple rate in 2023, making the inflation rate…

Inflation remained a pressing issue for Belgian consumers in 2023 with economic uncertainty and financial anxiety exacerbated by high heating and energy costs. As consumer purchasing power declined, retail volume sales of beauty and personal care…