Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Saudi Arabia. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
Many bath and shower products are seen as an essential part of the daily hygiene routines of the local population with bar soap in particular being a relatively mature category. As such, growth in part is linked to population growth. Therefore, sales…
Bread remains a key area of staple foods in Saudi Arabia with it being the largest category in both retail volume and current value terms. Bread accompanies many meals and therefore sales are not generally significantly impacted by factors such as…
Since the pandemic, retail unit volumes of baby food packaging have consistently declined. During the pandemic, mothers – particularly working mothers – had greater time to spend at home looking after their children, and this left them with more time…
Baby formula saw volume sales fall in 2022 and the category has continued to struggle in 2023, mainly due to the ongoing change in Saudi culture. Years ago, Saudis used to have many children, with an average family having around five or six children.…
There has been an increased focus on personal health and hygiene since the pandemic in Saudi Arabia which continued to support demand for a wide range of baby and child-specific products in 2023. Parents are now focusing more on preventive care and…
Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene in Saudi Arabia maintained strong volume and current value growth in 2023. At the end of the review period, AFH tissue continued to rebound from a decline in 2020, caused COVID-19-related measures and…
Appliances and electronics specialists in Saudi Arabia experienced steady growth in current value terms in 2023. Factors that contributed to this positive growth included increasing purchasing power, population growth and urbanisation. Furthermore,…
Apparel and footwear is thriving in Saudi Arabia with strong demand stemming from changing fashion trends, consumer preferences, the return of religious pilgrims and tourists, the demand for quality products and government regulations. Moreover, the…
Apparel and footwear is seeing both value and volume growth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, thanks to a variety of initiatives under the Saudi Vision 2030 programme. Within this, there are specific government initiatives supporting the apparel and footwear…
Apparel accessories remains in both value and volume slumps in 2023, albeit improving upon the sharper drops seen in 2022. We can attribute this to a normalisation effect following the atypical patterns seen during the era of the pandemic. Notably,…