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.
With e-commerce accelerating in the food industry at record speed, it is now undeniable that a key strategy to gain market share in the grocery retail industry is through online channels. This report focuses on what strategies food manufacturers…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has shaken up consumer goods and service industries in the Middle East, putting pressure on supply chains and depressing sales as lockdowns and job losses squeeze discretionary spending. Essential items such as packaged food,…
Procter & Gamble remains the global leader in home care, where much of the growth is stemming from the continued expansion of the laundry care category. Its high brand recognition, coupled with multiple advantageous brand positions, is expected to be…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in business models and consumer behaviour, as well as altering the ways and the geography many of us live, work, study and play. Understanding what changes will stick after the pandemic…
In Algeria, toilet care products are perceived as a less essential home care product. In the face of economic uncertainty and limited purchasing power, consumers have shifted away from using toilet care. Sales performance has also been hampered by…
Volume sales of three of the four toilet care categories - rim blocks, rim liquids and in-cistern devices - declined in 2023. The main reason for this fall in volumes had to do with the lower amount of time people were spending at home than during…
In 2023, retail volume sales of toilet care products experienced a solid increase in Australia, driven by factors such as rising household numbers and increased property occupancy rates. With greater mobility and the return to offices, consumers…
In 2023, toilet care saw some modest current value growth thanks to inflationary pressures increasing average unit prices. Despite the impact of inflation on unit prices, the focus on toilet care remains significant among Austrian consumers. The…
Toilet care registered both healthy constant value and volume growth in 2023. Toilet liquids/foam continued to account for most value sales and also registered the highest current value growth. Rim liquids also accounted for significant value sales,…
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the measures taken to contain it had a positive impact on sales of toilet care in 2020. With consumers working and studying from home they were using the toilet more frequently and thus this boosted demand for toilet…
Toilet care is witnessing further growth in 2023, with sales supported by the adoption of new cleaning habits following the pandemic. The increased usage of specific toilet cleaning products at home has particularly benefited toilet liquid/foam…
In 2023, toilet care achieved marginal retail volume growth due to stagnating consumer demand and the maturity of leading subcategories. Increased attention to toilet care is compensating for the loss of the consumer base in the face of population…
Demand for toilet care continued to rise in 2023, while a marginal easing of inflationary pressures resulted in lower retail value growth compared to the previous year. This continued to be an ongoing topic, nonetheless, as Brazil experienced a…
Toilet care in Bulgaria saw positive development in 2023, with double-digit retail value growth and a retail volume rise in areas such as rim block and toilet liquids/foams. In addition, all product areas recorded positive retail value growth, driven…
Despite a heightened awareness of hygiene in Cameroonian households, compounded by the pandemic, there exists a notable limitation in consumer familiarity with contemporary toilet care cleaning solutions. This is partly attributed to the prevalent…
Toilet care experienced healthy growth in retail value terms in 2023, primarily driven by high inflation and rising prices. As such, while retail value rose, retail volume sales struggled, posting a decline in all product areas. Consumers have…
For the second consecutive year, retail volume sales of toilet care registered a contraction in 2023, taking them below pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, volume sales started to decline in response to the ending of restrictions and the resumption of life…
While the COVID-19 pandemic has ceased to be prominent, as the Chinese government announced it would remove most pandemic-related restriction in late 2022, consumer awareness around keeping their homes safe and hygienic remains significant, leading…
Toilet care products are seeing a mix of trends according to the different categories. Faced with the sharp rise in costs, companies have been forced to increase retail prices in 2023 and this has curbed demand. Declining volume sales has been seen…
Volume growth in toilet care was muted. Two factors led to the muted growth. With the pandemic having passed, there was less frenetic cleaning. In addition, with inflation still being relatively high, consumers traded down as much as possible and…
With waning concerns about COVID-19 and the resumption of busy work and social activities, consumers increasingly opted for toilet care products that provide convenience rather than efficacy in 2023. This is in line with a more general trend of…
Higher input costs continued to have a pronounced impact on retail price points, with strong increases noted during 2023. As inflation remained high, albeit lower than the 2022 peak, there was heightened consumer price-sensitivity. This underpinned a…
Toilet care products showed moderate growth in retail volumes sales in 2023. Consumers in the Dominican Republic prefer to use rim blocks as these are an affordable product for most demographic group, especially in the face of current inflationary…
Toilet care players invest very little in advertising, therefore there is low consumer product awareness. National and foreign brands both compete within the category, but only SC Johnson is actively promoting its new Pato Discos Activos brand. As…
Unlike many other home care categories, toilet care only experienced a marginal rise in demand during the first year of the pandemic, as consumers relied on bleach and surface care, both carrying lower average unit prices, for their enhanced hygiene…
With inflation still high, toilet care registered a fall in constant value sales, as continuing rising costs hit profit margins. Toilet liquid/foams continued to account for most value and volume sales and also registered the highest growth.…
The notable unit price growth in 2023 has prompted many Finns to optimise their consumption of toilet care products. Consumers are shifting away from in-cistern toilet blocks (ITBs) towards toilet liquids/foams due to their lower cost and the ability…
Toilet care was one of the few categories to see growth in retail volume terms in 2023. Rim blocks saw a return to growth in 2023 with sales benefiting from the convenience of these products as consumers returned to busy lifestyles away from the…
Toilet care in Georgia reported moderate volume growth in 2023. Toilet liquids/foam was the fastest growing category, as it has the widest product assortment with lower unit prices than most other categories of toilet care. Rising hygiene standards…
In Germany, there is a term called "Sitzpinkler" for men who sit while urinating, driven by concerns related to hygiene, health and the growing influence of smartphones. Therefore, maintaining proper toilet care remained a significant priority for…
Fragrance is a key area of new developments in toilet care, as players vie to catch consumers' attention. For example, third-placed overall brand Klinex (Unilever Hellas SA) launched a new series of rim blocks with essential oils, with unique…
Volume growth in toilet care was muted. Two factors led to the muted growth. With the pandemic having passed, there was less frenetic cleaning. In addition, with inflation still being relatively high, consumers traded down as much as possible and…
Toilet care continued to record growth in both retail volume and current value terms in Hong Kong in 2023. Although the pandemic ended, many consumers and businesses alike maintained rigorous cleaning routines and a hygienic bathroom area, including…
Retail value sales were positive in 2023, recording double-digit growth aligned to rising price points. This led to retail volume declines for all areas besides toilet liquids/foam. Toilet liquids/foam remained the most popular product format for…
The strong focus and attention on improving sanitation in India provided a basis for steady retail volume and current value growth in toilet care in India even after the pandemic ended. While there was strong demand for products in the category…
Toilet care is a category enjoying strong and stable growth, supported by the ongoing urbanisation trends in Indonesia. As urban migration continues, more consumers are finding themselves in upgraded living conditions, residing in modern houses and…
The outbreak of COVID-19 led to an increase in sales of toilet care, as consumers became increasingly concerned with hygiene levels. However, in 2023, while retail value sales remained high due to inflation, retail volume suffered from rising price…
The average unit price of toilet care in Israel continued to increase in 2023. Players blamed the price increases on the rising cost of raw materials, gas and electricity. In the context of the broader increase in the cost of living, this has led to…
Consistent with trends across home care generally, volume sales of toilet care products declined in 2023. As inflation continued to rise, placing household incomes under intense pressure, consumers started to trade down to cheaper products. This…
A typical performance amongst home care categories in Japan in 2023 was that volume sales fell, whilst average unit prices increased, driving up value sales as a result. However, toilet care was a little different. The category saw significant…
Toilet care recorded substantial growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales have since stabilised, with 2023 seeing volume rises at a more moderate pace overall. However, toilet liquids/foam was increasing relatively rapidly in 2023, leading overall…
Despite the increasing demand for toilet care in Kenya on account of the ongoing urbanisation trend, rim blocks and liquids have yet to gain popularity among local consumers. This underpins the still low demand and low visibility of these types of…
In 2023, toilet care tablets and powders witnessed solid growth in retail value and volume sales. This surge can be attributed to the increased time consumers spend working from home, resulting in more frequent toilet usage and a heightened need for…
Toilet care posted strong retail volume and current value growth in 2023, aided by strong promotional activity from key players, including Bref from Henkel AG & Co KGaA. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, daily hygiene standards have risen with more…
Toilet care maintained solid retail volume and current value growth in 2023, although from a relatively low base. Many consumers, especially those with young children, remain in the habit of periodically cleaning the toilet. Even post-pandemic,…
Continuing the trend seen for several years, toilet care continued to record a positive performance in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, in line with heightened hygiene awareness as a result of the pandemic. Many consumers have…
Toilet care in Morocco saw healthy growth in current value terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Sales remained dominated by toilet liquids/foams, thanks to their significantly cheaper prices compared to in-cistern devices. In…
In 2023, value sales within the toilet care category remained robust, largely influenced by inflationary pressures. Despite the stabilisation of fuel costs following the initial shock in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the temporary…
Toilet care performed well in 2023, as consumers focused on essential home care products that responded to their hygiene and sanitation needs in order to prevent diseases. Despite the high inflation, toilet care recorded a slight growth in retail…
Toilet care saw modest retail volume growth in 2023 against a backdrop of stable consumer demand. Due to the significantly rising unit prices and the impact of inflation, toilet care also posted robust double-digit current value growth. Innovation…