Eastern Europe

Men’s grooming in Slovenia was hampered by the weak performance of men’s shaving due to the enduring popularity of beards, especially among men in their 30s and 40s. While the beard trend has undoubtedly peaked, there are still significant numbers of…

In 2023, the men’s grooming category recorded current value growth in the Czech Republic. The category’s expansion can be attributed largely to men’s skin care, which rose in both retail value and volume terms during the year. Mass men’s skin care…

Men's grooming immediately returned to recording positive growth in 2023 after the decline seen a year earlier when war broke out in Ukraine. Although men themselves were sometimes unable to buy men’s grooming products, women often bought these…

Men’s grooming continued to see stagnating sales in 2019, with the Russian market struggling due to pressure on disposable incomes in the region’s biggest market. In addition, the fashion for facial hair continues to put pressure on men’s shaving,…

As an essential, everyday product consumer demand has remained relatively stable for oral care products in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In retail volume terms, more robust categories stagnated or declined moderately while niche oral care categories…