Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in France. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
Retail demand for plant-based dairy in France continues to fall in 2023, with the exception of plant-based cheese, which only entered the local market in 2020 and thus is growing from a low base. Plant-based dairy enjoyed significant growth earlier…
While brick liquid cartons continue to be the leading pack type for plant-based milk in France in unit volume terms, they have been losing share to HDPE bottles. This shift can be attributed to several factors. HDPE bottles offer superior durability…
Sales of polishes continued to decline in retail volume terms in 2023, following a long-term downward trend. Essentially, polishes are seen as products which can be easily replaced in home care, which falls in line with the rising popularity of…
Portable players has been showing flat-negative growth over the review period, which worsened through 2021-2023. That said, the overall category volume is expected to be back in small positive volume growth in 2024. Wireless speakers remains the…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the harshest global crisis since World War II, and will have a long-lasting impact on economies around the world. Countries are entering historic recessions, public debt will skyrocket and labour markets will…
The growth seen in pre-paid cards in 2023 is being supported by the popularity of closed loop pre-paid cards allocated for gifts. The number of such cards has increased in recent years, with the era of the pandemic seeing consumers allocate a part of…
Sales of premium and luxury cars grew by 4% in current value terms to reach EUR12 billion in 2023, with expenditure proving relatively resilient in the face of wider macroeconomic headwinds. Wealth tends to play a major role in the degree of demand…
Premium beauty and personal care in France saw dynamic growth in 2023, and was a good year for many categories, as market trends were in favour of the rise of premium brands. The health trend, which reached its peak after the COVID-19 period, coupled…
Shelf stable vegetables is the largest category within processed fruit and vegetables in France, but sales have continued to decline in 2023. This is partly due to price increases on most products as manufacturers have faced up to rising production…
Flexible plastic and folding cartons are the main pack types used for packaging frozen processed potatoes in France. However, folding cartons have been gaining share from flexible plastic for a number of years, in part because of sustainability…
The major pack type used for chilled processed meat in France is thin wall plastic containers. Thin wall plastic containers are popular thanks to being lightweight, durable and relatively inexpensive. After thin wall plastic containers, other plastic…
The consumption of processed meat continues to decline in France in 2023, although the category has continued to see strong growth in current value terms. This contrasting performance is down to the significant price hikes witnessed in 2022 and 2023,…