France

Although volume sales continued to decline in bath and shower in France in 2023, slow current value growth was seen. This was driven by positive value performances across key categories, including body wash/shower gel, liquid soap, and intimate…

Beauty and personal care in France saw positive current value growth in 2023, mainly driven by rising prices due to ongoing inflation in the country, which pushed up costs and prices, therefore supporting value growth. Although value sales recovered…

Colour cosmetics in France saw low current value growth in 2023, thanks to price growth, while all the main categories except lip products declined in volume terms. In 2023, value sales still stood at around 80% of the level seen in 2019, which means…

After seeing a good performance in 2022, deodorants in France again saw positive current value and volume growth rates in 2023, and recovered to the 2019 level of value sales (although it did not quite reach this target in volume terms). The warm…

Depilatories in France saw a minor current value decline and a more significant fall in volume terms in 2023, after positive performances the previous year. A number of factors contributed to this decline, most notably the value declines in sales of…