Beauty and Personal Care

It was a positive year for fragrances in Georgia in 2023, with similar healthy volume growth both for premium and mass fragrances, though volume growth was lower than the previous year. Price sensitive consumers, especially in the mass segment, opted…

Fragrances in France saw double-digit current value growth along with minor volume growth in 2023, and was one of the best performing categories within beauty and personal care. The growth driver was premium fragrances, which saw double-digit current…

Fragrances in Finland, as a product area, experienced positive growth in both volume and value terms in 2023. This can be attributed in part to a return to pre-pandemic fragrance use habits and high levels of marketing activity from major brands.…

In 2023, fragrances in Estonia recorded double-digit retail value growth, driven by the premium segment. While retail volume growth was positive in all areas of premium fragrances, mass fragrances declined, with mass fragrance sets/kits recording…

Fragrances registered strong current value growth in Egypt in 2023, while sales volumes fell due to the huge increases in prices seen towards the end of the review period. These huge price increases occurred for several reasons. Most fragrances are…

During 2023, the majority of sales recorded in fragrances were accounted for by direct selling, the distribution channel which was the most negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with challenges arising from the clash between the need…

In the years prior to the pandemic, consumers were keen to migrate towards premium fragrances in the Dominican Republic. However, with the economic effects suffered by low- and middle-income Dominicans during the pandemic and the subsequent…

Fragrances in Denmark witnessed another difficult year in 2023 following the noticeable decrease in sales during the previous year. Sales of fragrances had surged in 2021 when consumers returned to socialising post-pandemic, so demand patterns are…

Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few differences between sales growth trends across premium fragrances and mass fragrances. However, since volume sales of premium fragrances dropped sharply in 2020 during the early stages of…

The premium segment continued to outperform its mass counterpart in volume and current value growth terms in fragrances in Costa Rica in 2023. While this was mainly because sales in the former were increasing from a much lower base, premium brands…