Home Care

Demand for laundry care products continued to fall in Italy in 2023, as consumers maintained the less rigorous washing and sanitation regimes practised pre-pandemic. Reduced anxiety over catching the virus, along with rising electricity costs and…

Laundry care saw growth in retail current value terms in 2023. However, retail volume sales fell by an even larger amount than the drop seen in 2022. What pushed up value sales was price increases. Japan saw three decades with little growth in the…

Laundry care maintained retail volume and current value growth in 2023. Although other types of laundry detergents saw stronger increases in this year, powder detergents continued to account for the highest sales. Powder is a popular format of…

In 2023, laundry care saw a return to growth in volume terms, and higher growth in current value terms. Sales were boosted by the return of pre-pandemic lifestyles. This led to an increase in the frequency of washing clothes, as consumers paid more…

Despite a further drop in value sales in 2023, in line with a weakening average unit price, laundry care remained the largest category in home care in Saudi Arabia. Within laundry care, laundry detergents remained the dominant category with powder…

As inflation continued to impact Singapore's economy in 2023, resulting in rising prices of many goods and services, local consumers started to carefully consider their purchasing decisions. Laundry care sales, encompassing popular products such as…

Laundry care witnessed a stronger performance in retail volume and current value growth in 2023. Many products experienced price increases due to inflation, whilst the heightened levels of hygiene post-pandemic further accelerated the release of…

Laundry care saw a negligible retail volume decline in 2023, although growth continued in current value terms due to slight price rises and premiumisation. Liquid detergents saw healthy double-digit current value and volume growth in 2023, whilst…

Retail value sales recorded double-digit growth in 2023, driven by rising price points in line with inflation. However, while value sales were strong, retail volume sales struggled, leading to an overall volume decline in laundry care. Declines were…

Laundry care remained by far the largest home care category in value terms in 2023, accounting for more than a 63% share of overall sales. It also saw dynamic growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, with growth across all…

Laundry care in the United Arab Emirates continued to experience substantial growth in 2023, primarily attributed to rising consumer awareness of the wide variety of products available. Key category players, such as Binzagr Lever Ltd (Unilever…

Laundry care experienced growth in both retail volume and current value terms in the UK in 2023. Greater demand was driven by greater mobility, as consumers have returned to their normal lives. Alongside consumers needing to wash their clothes more…

Polishes felt the impact of difficult economic conditions in 2023, with volume sales slowing marginally year on year. The ongoing pressure on household budgets has weakened sales of polishes as consumers prioritise expenditure on essential goods. The…

In 2023, polishes saw continued volume decline, having received a boost during the pandemic when local consumers spent more time at home. Due to busy schedules, local consumers have less time available for deep cleaning and polishing their households…

Sales of polishes had been on a downward trajectory for over a decade when the COVID-19 crisis hit Belgium with many consumers no longer investing in polishes. The category experienced an unexpected turnaround in fortunes in 2020 due to people…

In 2023, polishes recorded low retail value growth, along with negative retail volume sales, whereas in the previous two years, inflation had supported a stronger value performance. This directly relates to the negative performance of floor polish…

Polishes in Bulgaria continued to lose retail volume sales in 2023. As rising prices impacted consumers' budgets, many adjusted their spending, focusing on essentials. Many consumers do not consider polishes essential, with consumers removing the…

Despite the anticipated recovery in commercial activities in 2023, following the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions in China, sales of polishes experienced another year of only moderate value growth, while volume sales declined. This was mainly…

Despite the strong price increases witnessed in 2023, shoe polishes performed exceptionally well in retail volume terms, with a full recovery above pre-pandemic levels. This trend has been driven by the full return to face-to-face classes in schools…

Consistent with observations across home care, polishes in Denmark witnessed strong increases in retail current unit prices towards the end of the review period, including 2023. Still relatively high inflation amid higher input costs (energy,…