Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
While retail value growth was double-digit in 2023, this was the result of rising inflation and heightened price points. As a result, while retail value growth was positive, retail volume growth struggled, recording a decline in most home care…
Inflationary pressures and strong price increases have affected consumer purchasing behaviour overall, and we are seeing this reflected in home care sales in Slovakia. Whist value sales are supported by the price increases, volume sales are in a…
In 2023, Slovenia witnessed a growing demand for hypoallergenic and sensitive products, particularly in surface care and laundry care, driven by an increasing prevalence of allergies. Consumers, especially parents and pet owners, favour surface care…
Demand for home care products in Spain continued to decline in 2023. This was partly attributable to the high cost of living in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, compounded by impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which forced many consumers to…
A number of noteworthy developments occurred in home care in Sri Lanka in 2023. Dishwashing bars and liquid soaps became much more popular among consumers than conventional hand dishwashing liquid. The demand for locally produced home care products…
Home care witnessed strong current retail value growth in 2023, driven by inflation and rising price points.
Demand for home care in Tanzania is rising, backed by an expanding middle class, urbanisation and increasing awareness about the various benefits of these products and the importance of good hygiene in the home. Nonetheless, volume growth slowed in…
In 2023, the home care market in Uganda continued to see demand supported by heightened levels of hygiene awareness resulting from the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent outbreak of Ebola. In addition, population growth, retailing development and…
Home care overall suffered a decline in term so volume sales in the Ukraine in 2023. This was largely the result of the ongoing migration of people form the Ukraine fleeing the war and military action. This mass migration has led to a decrease in the…
Though home care registered current value growth, both constant value and volume sales fell. This was partly due to a weakening economy, due to a severe drought. However, the main factor impacting volume sales was cross-border shipping into…
Despite facing formidable challenges such as heightened price inflation and logistical hurdles due to external factors like the Russian invasion of Ukraine, home care in Uzbekistan maintains stability. This stability is underpinned by positive…
While retail value sales were positive in 2023, driven by rising unit prices, home insecticides continued to face a retail volume decline in 2023. This decline resulted from a reduction in the consumer base and reduced purchase frequency. High…
Home insecticides is managing to achieve marginal positive volume growth overall, while value is supported by price hikes which are affecting home care as a whole. The best-performing subcategories are electric insecticides (in both value and volume…
The category of home insecticides witnessed overall growth in Slovenia, attributed in part to the aftermath of major floods that struck the country in August. This natural disaster led to a surge in mosquito populations, driving up demand for…
Home insecticides represented one of the strongest performers within home care in retail volume terms in 2023., This was partly attributable to soaring summer temperatures, due to the effects of climate change, which brought about an increase in the…
Over the review period, home insecticides registered slight positive retail volume growth, as stronger disinfectant products were used since spring 2020, when the pandemic emerged, removing more environments suitable for insect larvae, thereby…
In 2023, insecticide coils posted the fastest volume growth within home insecticides overall driven by increased demand for efficient mosquito repellents. Ukrainian consumers prioritise these coils for their effectiveness, long-lasting effects and…
Home insecticides registered a fall in volume sales in 2023. One of the factors leading to the decline was a severe drought. With minimal rainfall, there was less standing water, which meant less breeding ground for mosquitoes, which in turn reduced…
Home insecticides in Uzbekistan is significantly influenced by seasonal patterns and population growth. Hot summers in the region drive heightened sales as consumers prioritise insect control during peak insect activity. The enduring growth of this…
While retail value growth was positive in 2023, this was driven by ongoing inflation, with price rises encouraging Serbians to adapt their budgets in line with reduced disposable incomes. Many have begun to focus on essentials while consuming less…
Value growth in laundry care is being supported by inflationary price hikes, whilst volume sales remain in a decline. This is due to price-sensitive consumers budgeting in laundry care by using lower volumes of product per use, in addition to doing…
Laundry care emerges as one of the fastest-growing categories in home care, propelled by the increasingly busy and active lifestyles of consumers, leading to more soiled clothing. Fabric softeners witness significant growth within laundry care,…
The Spanish market for laundry care experienced a decline in retail volume terms in 2023. This was partly due to a change in laundry habits, in light of the high cost of living, as consumers looked to control their energy bills and make more…
Laundry care recorded positive retail value growth in 2023, driven by rising price points. Rising inflation and raw materials costs, alongside domestic and international shipping costs, resulted in higher costs across all laundry care products.…
After 2022’s deep decline, liquid tablet detergents posted positive growth in terms of volume sales in 2023, with this attributed to its products’ efficient formulas and user-friendly attributes. Though growth was low, it was the fastest in the…
Laundry care registered a fall in volume sales in 2023, as a result of a significant number of consumers crossing the border into Argentina to buy laundry care products. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the…
Laundry care in Uzbekistan encountered notable developments in 2023, marked by a juxtaposition of growth and hurdles. On one hand, the product area experienced an upward trajectory, propelled by the expanding population and rising demand for laundry…
While retail value sales were positively impacted by price increases, leading to double-digit growth, retail volume sales of polishes in Serbia were challenged. Price growth and the decline in disposable incomes led consumers to forgo the purchases…
Polishes is seeing a negative volume slump, while value sales are supported by price hikes affecting categories across home care as a whole. Indeed, polishes represents a category which consumers can easily substitute – especially with the growing…
Inflationary pressures are propelling the growth of polishes sales in Slovenia, primarily driven by increased unit prices. With consumers becoming more cautious about their spending, they are opting for cheaper alternatives, such as ordinary cleaning…
Polishes continued its long-term decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with many consumers no longer considering these products as necessary. This is partly down to changes in the materials used for furniture and footwear, with many consumers moving…
Despite price rises in 2023, polishes continued to record a retail value decline, with retail volume sales falling in all areas. COVID-19 had no noticeable impact on the polishes landscape, with sales declining before the outbreak. The polishes…
Shoe polish recorded the slowest decline in volume sales within polishes overall in 2023. Despite changing consumer preferences and a trend towards sport and casual footwear that may require less frequent polishing, certain market segments still…
Polishes registered a steep volume fall in 2023, with all segments within polish registering a decline. Increasingly polishes are losing out to products within surface care such as multi-purpose cleaners, which are generally more affordable, as well…
Polishes is almost entirely supported by shoe polish in Uzbekistan. Shoe polish can be found in most households in Uzbekistan, which is a dusty country. This has been exacerbated in recent years by the mass construction of new buildings, residential…
With price hikes resulting in strong retail value growth, volume sales were challenged in 2023, leading to a retail volume decline in surface. Serbians focused on affordability and necessities, leading many to switch to cheaper brands or migrate to…
Sales in surface care are managing to see small positive volume sales, as well as value sales which are supported by the price hikes which are affecting home care overall. Overall, consumers are seeking affordable products which offer good…
Surface care is witnessing increased value, notably in the window/glass cleaners product area. Post-pandemic health and hygiene awareness are significant drivers, with consumers prioritising cleanliness. The convenience trend further propels…
Demand for surface care showed signs of stabilisation in 2023, as consumers settled back into familiar patterns of cleaning behaviour, following a surge in interest in hygiene following the outbreak of COVID-19. Nonetheless, consumers remained more…
Following growth driven by COVID-19, the major product areas in surface care continued to be bathroom cleaners, kitchen cleaners, drain openers and floor cleaners in 2023. As such, manufacturers and retailers have continued launching various formats…
Bathroom cleaners saw the slowest decline in terms of volume sales in 2023, with all members of surface care on a downward slope. Bathroom cleaners fared slightly better than the rest thanks to heightened hygiene emphasis, with local consumers…
Performance was muted for surface care in 2023, with constant value sales, as well as volume sales, falling slightly. Now that the pandemic is over, there was less cleaning overall. In addition, significant illicit trade also dampened volume sales.
Surface care in Uzbekistan witnessed notable growth throughout 2023, both in terms of value and volume. This growth can be attributed to several factors, including the expanding population and the heightened awareness of personal health and hygiene…
In 2023, growing unit prices and strengthening economising trend led consumers to reduce their purchases while focusing on essentials. As a result, toilet care saw a decline in retail volume sales in all areas while overall retail value grew. Many…
Toilet care is seeing flat volume sales, while value growth is supported by the price hikes which have affected categories across home care. While Bref (Henkel Slovensko spol sro) holds just under half of all brand shares in toilet care, followed by…
Toilet care is experiencing growth in value terms in Slovenia, spurred by factors such as inflation and heightened health and hygiene concerns among consumers. The emphasis on cleanliness and hygiene, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic,…
Demand for toilet care continued to subside in 2023, thanks to the normalisation of hygiene standards in the aftermath of the pandemic. The increased amount of time spent outside the home, for work or leisure purposes,. also decreased the amount of…
Toilet care has shown positive retail growth in both retail value and volume terms in 2023, with the major contributing factors being inflationary pressure and rising price points. This explains the heightened retail value growth compared to retail…
In a category with all members in decline, rim blocks and rim liquids posted the smallest drop in volume sales terms in 2023. Products found within these segments are often considered essential for maintaining toilet hygiene, and Ukrainian consumers…
As with home care products in general, cross-border shopping led to a decline in volume sales of toilet care. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the Uruguayan peso has made toilet care products purchased in…