Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities...
Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities across industries in Eastern Europe, with the latest regional and country-level analysis and market statistics.
Bath textiles saw double-digit growth in current value terms in 2023. This was attributed to the availability of an increasingly wide assortment of high-quality bath textiles products through online retailers like IDEIA. This expanding online…
The home improvement market in market in Poland saw modest growth in current value terms in 2023. However, this was driven by inflation, rather than any real increase in demand. In the face of a challenging macroeconomic environment, with high…
Despite high inflation and rising production costs, the prices of power tools and hand tools were seen to have stabilised and in some cases even declined in 2023. This was due to popular chained retailers such as Leroy Merlin optimising their supply…
In 2023, the demand for decorative paint surged within Ukraine with the category reporting dynamic growth both in current value and retail volume terms. This was driven by the trend towards home renovation and personalisation, amplified by the…
Home insecticides is mainly a seasonal, functional product and the main driver of volume sales each year is the size of the insect population. Overall, weather conditions resulted in lower demand for home insecticides in 2023. In addition, the high…
Home insecticides in Bulgaria declined in retail volume sales in 2023, impacted by the fall in the property market. Moreover, people in the cities increasingly use the services of insect control companies, which provide an easy, quick, effective and…
Climate change is having an increasing impact on the insect population in the country, with warmer and more humid weather creating ideal breeding conditions. Croatia is increasingly seeing heat waves during the summer months, which is contributing to…
Home insecticides is a seasonal product, where demand can vary from summer to summer, based on the size of the insect population. With the summer of 2023 not as hot as the previous year, volume growth was marginal. The standout performer was…
Home insecticides is mainly a seasonal, functional product and is not directly related to hygiene concerns consumers have in relation to viruses. The main driver of volume sales each year is the size of the insect population, with summer the high…
Although retail value sales were double-digit in 2023, retail volume sales were much lower, with a decline noted in insecticide coils. Insecticide coils suffered from fewer mosquitoes in 2023 due to the weak summer season. In addition, consumers were…