Pet Care

Pet care in the Netherlands continues to see consumers trade down in 2024. In a slowly improving economic situation, but with disposable incomes and purchasing power remaining under pressure, consumers are still looking to economise on pet food and…

In pet care in the Czech Republic, 2024 is expected to be a cooling year. There was a surge in pet care demand in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, although the effects of the war in Ukraine and high inflation increased the…

Pet care in Thailand continues to experience solid growth, albeit against a backdrop of inflationary pressures that is contributing to an ongoing increase in retail prices. As consumer trends evolve towards treating pets as cherished family members,…

Pet ownership is expanding and developing rapidly in Taiwan and the numbers of cats and dogs registered as pets in the country continues to grow substantially, far exceeding the country’s population of babies, infants and young children. As pet…

Pet care is set to see current value growth in Switzerland in 2024. The previous year saw a high rate of inflation, with the rising costs of energy, packaging, transportation, and raw materials exerting upward pressure on unit prices. With consumers…

In 2024, pet ownership of cats and dogs remains popular in Sweden, while other pet ownership is in decline. However, the rising number of pets purchased during COVID-19 has led to increased pet abandonment reports, consequently slowing pet food…

Pet care sales in Spain continue to see positive sales in 2024, in both value and volume terms. Value is supported by premiumisation trends and still-high unit prices in some instances, while baseline demand supports volume – which is showing…

Pet care in South Korea has faced challenges amidst economic slowdown, but is expected to continue to demonstrate resilience and growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2024. As the economy struggled and living expenses surged at the…

Pet care in South Africa is expected to experience significant current value growth in 2024, which is reflective of the importance of pets in everyday life. Growth is attributable to various factors, including the growing pet population, and the…

The performance of pet care in Slovakia is being hampered by unit price growth and marginal fluctuations in pet populations during 2024, with retail volume sales rising only slightly. In current value terms, pet care posted healthy growth thanks to…