Read our latest reports on Latin America here, with analyses and ...
Read our latest reports on Latin America here, with analyses and market statistics that explore the evolving consumer preferences, market environment and inherent growth potential in individual countries, or briefings that assess key strategic themes...
Over 2023, portable players is projected to continue to see double-digit retail volume growth and high single-digit retail current value growth. However, there remain significant divergences within the category in terms of retail volume and current…
Wireless speakers is driving growth in portable players in 2023. The key factors behind this are connectivity, portability, and specific functions such as voice assistants. Wireless speakers can synch with multiple smart devices – a must-have in…
Portable players is set to return to growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023. This growth will mainly be driven by the largest category, wireless speakers. Despite seeing a decline in 2022, caused by the exceptional growth in…
Wireless speakers is set to continue its aggressive growth trajectory amongst the Brazilian population in 2023, representing a dynamic shift in the way that people consume and enjoy audio content. With their seamless connectivity and wireless…
The positive volume growth that has been recorded in sales of portable players since 2020 can be attributed entirely to the huge boom that has been seen in demand for wireless speakers. While demand in all other categories of portable players has…
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…
Sales of polishes plummeted in retail volume terms in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 with consumer priorities switching to more essential needs. Although the pandemic is now over volume sales remain well below pre-pandemic levels with demand…
Polishes recorded another year of modest retail volume growth in 2023, with sales returning to the pre-pandemic level, with more significant current value growth. Volume growth was driven largely by shoe polish, supported by the revival of…
Polishes are typically consumed by a relatively small proportion of the population in Guatemala, led by shoe and furniture polishes. These products are not seen as household essentials by most in the country and given the high rates of poverty, these…
Shoe polish, the largest category within polishes, recorded strong double-digit value and volume growth in 2023, with sales driven by the reopening of schools. 2023 was the first year of a full return to in-person classes after pandemic-related…
In 2023, floor polish showed steady growth in retail volume terms. However, this product is increasingly impacted by surface care and floor cleaning alternatives, which claim to polish surfaces as well as providing cleaning and disinfection…
Demand for polishes has remained steady over the review period, as consumers continue to regularly use floor and furniture polish, as part of their cleaning routine. That being said, volume growth was muted, as competing products such as surface care…
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…
In 2023, polishes continued to experience declining retail volume terms, with Chilean consumers losing interest in these kinds of products. Unlike many other categories in home care, polishes is no longer considered essential, and the lack of…
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 are registering further moderate volume growth in 2023, with sales supported by innovation and the entrance into the market of new brands, both local and imported. Price increases continued throughout the year, albeit at a slower pace,…
All polishes categories witnessed a decline in volume sales once again in 2023. The big driver behind this trend has to do with lifestyle changes. No other category has been impacted as strongly by new lifestyles as has polishes. However, in…
Plant-based dairy in Mexico is mainly represented by plant-based milk products such as oat milk or coconut milk. Demand for alternatives to cow’s milk is being driven by two major trends – health concerns and environmental awareness. Plant-based milk…
The expansion of plant-based dairy packaging in Colombia's food packaging landscape is being propelled by a surge in demand for plant-based products, heightened environmental consciousness, the positive consumer perceptions tied to health and…
After the initial surge in interest and demand for plant-based dairy products, as consumers sought alternatives to traditional dairy for health, environmental and ethical reasons, plant-based dairy, and its packaging, had been in decline for a number…