United Kingdom

Menstrual care in the UK experienced growth in both volume and value terms in 2023. Continuing on from its strong performance in 2022, the category’s current value growth in high single digits was only marginally below the previous year. As inflation…

The away-from-home channel in the UK experienced strong value growth in tissue and hygiene in 2023, with both categories growing by over 10%, albeit at marginally slower rates than the previous year. Value growth for away-from-home hygiene was partly…

Demand for toilet care products continued to decline significantly in 2023. The reasons for this decline are twofold: consumers are spending less time at home and thus have less time to focus on cleaning their houses, and secondly, multipurpose…

The pandemic increased consumers’ hygiene awareness, leading to a surge in sales of surface care in 2020, when COVID-19 first emerged. Demand for surface care has continued to be strong since, with 2023 seeing higher sales than pre-pandemic levels,…

Demand for polishes in the UK continued to decline in 2023, in line with the category’s general pre-pandemic trend. The ongoing decline continues to be exacerbated by greater mobility outside of the home, as consumers spend more time in the office or…