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.
Bleach is a traditional home care product in Georgia, that is widely known and used by locals. Price sensitivity has encouraged consumption of bleach in 2023 due to its low price per unit. Thus, bleach remains an attractive product among consumers…
Bleach in Germany, despite its effective disinfecting properties, has fallen out of favour with the majority of local consumers due to its perception as a strong chemical. As a result, volume sales of bleach have been declining. This shift in…
Despite bleach remaining in a volume slump and suffering from maturity, the category is actually somewhat benefitting from consumers' reduced purchasing power. Essentially, bleach offers a cheap and effective cleaning solution, despite its negative…
Bleach registered muted volume growth in 2023, partly supported by continuing population growth. Bleach is a popular cleaning product in Guatemala, with a loyal consumer base. However, it is facing increasing competition from other effective cleaning…
Sales of bleach declined in Hong Kong in 2023 in both retail volume and current value terms. With the end of the pandemic, a large number of consumers elected to spend more time outside of their homes. As a result, the number of consumers demanding…
While retail value sales were double-digit in 2023, bleach recorded a retail volume decline for the third consecutive year. Sales increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumers having a heightened interest in hygiene. Bleach was recommended…
Bleach remains on a negative trend, following its uptick during the era of the pandemic when consumers were seeking to strongly disinfect their homes. One of the main factors contributing to this stagnation is the noticeable absence of new product…
While bleach saw rising value sales aligned with increased price points, retail volume sales continued to decline in 2023. With COVID-19 concerns no longer driving sales, the product is suffering from being mainly viewed as outdated and toxic.…
The pandemic resulted in a surge in demand for bleach, as local consumers rushed to purchase home care products associated with the elimination of dirt, viruses and bacteria as part of heightened hygiene concerns.
Volume sales of bleach continued to decline in 2023, although demand remained above pre-pandemic levels. Increasingly viewed as an old-fashioned product, bleach enjoyed a major resurgence in 2020, due to its well-recognised sanitising properties,…
In 2020 bleach saw an unexpected increase in both volume and current value sales, as COVID-19 hit the country. Some consumers were very concerned about the pandemic, and became especially hygiene-conscious, therefore using bleach to clean their…
Bleach saw moderate sales growth in volume terms in 2023. Bleach has benefited from the country’s economic uncertainty and reduced disposable incomes, with local consumers viewing it as an inexpensive and reliable disinfectant despite its pungent…
Bleach in Kenya continued to be impacted by the issue of affordability in a tough economic climate at the end of the review period. Bleach products can be quite expensive, making it a challenging purchase option for lower-income consumers in the…
In 2023, while rising prices drove retail value sales, bleach recorded a retail volume decline. This decline can be attributed to consumers using home care detergents that feature disinfectant components with safer formulations. Consumers…
Bleach is a mature category with limited activity in Lithuania. It faces strong competition from colour safe laundry bleach and various surface cleaning options, which are widely available at different price points and constantly innovating. Bleach…
During the pandemic and lockdown period in 2020, the Health Ministry advised consumers to use bleach as an alternative to sanitise surfaces when surface care products such as home care disinfectants were running out of stock in both urban and rural…
Bleach maintained retail volume and current value growth in 2023. It remains a very popular product in Mexico due to its low price, which makes it affordable for low-income consumers. At the same time, bleach is also valued for its sanitising…
Bleach in Morocco posted relatively modest current value growth in 2023, with sales remaining static in volume terms. This was due to its maturity, combined with a lack of product innovation. The product has an old-fashioned image in the country,…
In 2023, value sales growth within the bleach category remained robust, significantly influenced by inflationary pressures. Despite the stabilisation of fuel costs following the initial shock in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the…
Bleach performs well in retail volume growth regardless of the high inflation that impacted consumers' purchasing power. The product is considered essential in-home care, with consumers applying bleach to their white clothes or clothes with stubborn…