France

Charge cards in 2023 is benefitting from the revival of meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) and business tourism, which experienced a significant slump during the era of the pandemic, and which has taken some time to bounce back…

Baked goods in France have shown some resilience over 2022/2023 with bread in particular remaining an essential part of the French diet, seeing growth in both current value and volume terms. Prices have risen due to an increase in both energy costs,…

France's mobility industry was deeply affected in 2022 by supply shortages, high inflation and rising costs of living. This also impacted unitary prices and boosted the value growth of segments such as car rental. Electric vehicles continue to gain…

Consumer electronics in France continues to face challenges in 2023. Firstly, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw sales spikes during the lockdown period as consumers invested in in-home entertainment. As a result, the penetration rate for most…

Retail locations continued on the path to recovery in 2023 as the pandemic was declared over and consumers felt more confidence shopping in person again. Chained limited-service restaurants near shopping centres, such as McDonald's or Burger King,…