North America

Canada’s political stability and solid economic freedom form the foundations for strong private sector development. The economy will slow in the short term, whilst the country remains prone to global commodity price changes and is overly reliant on a…

Weak state finances have caused frequent bouts of instability in governance. Additionally, the US’s peacefulness has worsened, but its business landscape remains resilient. Economic growth is slowing in the short term, but robust energy exports have…

Within pet care in Canada, pet food continued its trajectory of modest retail volume and strong value growth in 2023, with similar increments expected over 2024. The demand for pet food, and pet care in general, continues to be driven by the…

Pet care is set to maintain slow retail volume growth and more dynamic current value growth in the US in 2024. This year, premiumisation has become a sharpening double-edged sword for future growth in pet care. Although premium categories are set to…

The pet humanisation trend is also evident in pet products in Canada. Thus, pet-friendly home décor continued to gain popularity towards the end of the review period. As more owners view their pets as valued family members, they are more inclined to…

Pet products is set to maintain current value growth in the US in 2024, with increases across all categories. Healthy ageing has remained a key growth driver across pet care categories. For pet products, this has raised the opportunity for the…

The Philadelphia in the US report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

The Phoenix in the US report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

In 2023, the growth trajectory of plant-based dairy exhibits a stabilisation in comparison to 2022, while overall demand remains robust. The appeal of plant-based dairy products remains consistent, fuelled by a confluence of factors, including…

Plant-based dairy continues its popularity in 2023, thanks to ongoing health and wellness trends, along with receiving increased interest and investments from industry leaders. Previously, plant-based was more of a select area containing specialist…

While brick liquid cartons and gable top liquid cartons are still the biggest pack types in the category in unit volume terms, shaped liquid cartons are seeing strong growth and gaining share in the packaging of plant-based milk in Canada. Shaped…

Plant-based yoghurt, following in the footsteps of the popularity of plant-based milk, is increasingly growing in the US from a niche to a mainstream product, attracting a growing eco- and health-conscious consumer base. Awareness around the growing…

The success of the Super Mario and Barbie movies will further accelerate the digitalisation of young adults’ childhood favourite toy characters. More toys and games companies are making film adaptations of classic toys to generate additional revenues…

Polishes experienced retail value growth in 2023, driven by price increases, which challenged retail volume sales and led to a volume decline. Shoe polish saw the weakest decline in 2023, with consumers returning to workplaces following COVID-19 and…

The ongoing decline in demand for furniture polish in the US is being driven by consumer behaviour trends that indicate a preference for purchasing lower-quality furniture, thereby reducing the need for related care products. This shift reflects an…

Retail volume sales of portable players increased in 2023, thanks to better economic conditions, which impacted positively on discretionary consumer spending. Wireless speakers were the key beneficiary of this trend, with a growing demand for these…

2023 saw e-readers experience declining volume sales after positive growth was registered in the category during 2022. This return to negative sales growth is indicative of the general slowdown that is being seen in demand for these products despite…

The Portland, OR-WA in the US report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the harshest global crisis since World War II, and will have a long-lasting impact on economies around the world. Countries are entering historic recessions, public debt will skyrocket and labour markets will…

Pre-paid cards is seeing continued robust rises across all metrics in Canada in 2023, with growth in some areas outshining that of 2022. This is in large part thanks to a wave of innovation from card issues that is redefining the landscape. One of…

2023 is likely to go down as the first generally “normal” year of the 2020s. While 2022 saw most companies return to at least some form of hybrid working, the emergence of the Omicron variant early in the year had a significant effect on the overall…

Premium and luxury cars is set to see current value growth of 6% to total CAD14.8 billion in 2023. This growth is as a result of elevated demand from higher-income consumers exhibiting resilience in the face of macroeconomic challenges. Wealth…

Value sales of premium and luxury cars rose by 6% to total USD130.1 billion in 2023, although this was more subdued growth after two consecutive years of double-digit increases. As the pandemic cased to have an impact and consumer returned to their…

Premium beauty and personal care in Canada witnessed robust growth in 2023, driven by consumers' heightened focus on self-care, health, and wellbeing. Despite the lingering stress and economic turbulence induced by the pandemic and high inflation,…

In 2023, premium beauty and personal care continued to outpace the current value growth rate of overall beauty and personal care in the US, as well as its mass counterpart, maintaining double-digit growth. However, premium beauty and personal care…

Processed fruits and vegetables are experiencing an increase in value growth, primarily driven by rising prices. The years 2022 and 2023 witnessed some of the sharpest price hikes for fruits and vegetables. This inflationary trend has also impacted…

With producers seeing little relief in production costs, categories across processed fruit and vegetables saw unit price increases leap by double digits in 2022. Little relief is expected in 2023, with unit price growth expected to remain in the…

Glass jars are popular for use in shelf stable vegetables packaging in Canada due to their exceptional preservation properties, visual appeal and environmental credentials. These qualities make them a popular choice for manufacturers and consumers…

Shelf stable fruit player GoGo squeeZ is constantly innovating its packaging in order to align with its sustainability goals, with initiatives such as transitioning its aluminium/plastic retort pouch packaging to use 100% recycled materials in 2020…

Processed meat and seafood packaging had been in decline for a number of years before the pandemic resulted in a growth spike in 2020 in Canada. Since 2020, it has been back in decline, including another fall in its packaging unit volumes in 2023.…

Within processed meat categories such as chilled processed meat, the naturalness of meat products is becoming increasingly important as US consumers are continuously growing more aware of the impact of their consumption both on their health and on…

Following several years of price hikes due to supply chain issues, inflationary pressures, and lockdowns, much like other categories in staple foods, processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat has continued to experience unit price increases…