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.
Consumers in 2023 were on the look-out for surface cleaners offering high levels of convenience and (perceived) savings, and as such turned to multi-purpose cleaners in the hope that one product could do the bulk of the work, helping to slow the…
Surface care posted a positive performance in 2023 driven by the convenience trend and sustained high levels of hygiene consciousness following the COVID-19 crisis. Moreover, despite the return to more normal social and economic activity in the wake…
In response to a high inflationary environment and cost-of-living pressures, households are placing a paramount focus on price value in their surface care choices. Manufacturers are addressing this by employing attribute bundling in their product…
While the COVID-19 pandemic stimulated surface care demand, with more consumption opportunities, a level of maturity and high inflation slowed down the category performance towards the end of the review period. In addition, consumers went out more…
In 2023, surface care saw value growth dampened by the consumer switch to less expensive product options in the midst of a marked rise in the cost of living and an uncertain economic environment. The private label segment was a notable beneficiary of…
Retail value growth was double-digit in 2023, with retail value driven by rising price points. With the high inflation rate impacting consumer purchasing power, there was a growing trend towards value-driven surface care solutions in 2023. Consumers…
Surface care was one of the most dynamic categories within home care in retail volume terms in 2023 with this largely being fuelled by the rapid rise of multi-purpose cleaners. These products are benefiting from their ability to clean a variety of…
In 2023, surface care witnessed strong retail volume growth, as well as very fast retail current value sales growth, albeit the latter was supported by the impact of high inflationary pressure on prices. Retail volume demand was driven by a continued…
Higher retail price points in 2023 can be attributed to rising input costs, including energy, material sourcing, labour, supply chain distribution and logistics. These increased costs are often transferred to retail price points.
Overall surface care recorded a moderate decline in volume sales terms in 2023, driven by volume falls seen in all product areas apart from kitchen cleaners, and descalers. As a result of rising unit prices, all surface care subcategories recorded…