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.
Polishes remained dominated by shoe polish in Cameroon in 2023, with sales supported by a noted uptick in the importation of shoe polish products in the country. Ultimately, the higher availability of shoe polish resulting from this, is helping to…
While retail value sales were positively impacted by price increases, leading to double-digit growth, retail volume sales of polishes in Serbia were challenged. Price growth and the decline in disposable incomes led consumers to forgo the purchases…
Dutch workers embrace informal wear at most companies, making consumers less interested in formal work shoes which need polishing. At the same time, the hybrid form of working is also having some impact, as office workers spend time at home requiring…
The multifunctional nature of home care products continued to restrict growth opportunities for polishes in 2023. For example, surface care wipes are increasingly used to remove dirt from shoes, floor cleaners replace floor polish, and automatic…
Overall polishes remained on its downward trajectory in 2023 in terms of volume sales growth, with Macedonian consumers reprioritising their purchases and eliminating those products deemed to be unnecessary, which included polishes for the most part.…
Polishes in Kazakhstan continued to fall in 2023 in terms of volume sales growth, and while it saw positive rises in current value terms, the rate was at a more moderate pace than in the previous year of 2022. The range of category goods found on…
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…
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,…
Demand for polish continued to rise in 2023, following the retail volume declines of 2020 due to pandemic-induced home seclusion. The latter resulted in waning interest in polishing one’s footwear, for instance, with the latter experiencing the…
Double-digit retail value growth was registered in 2023, boosted by rising price points, while retail volume growth remained positive in all areas, bar shoe and metal polish. Furniture polish saw the largest growth, with the purpose of furniture…