Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Greece. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
The market for ice cream in Greece will see an improved performance in retail volume terms in 2024, following the losses experienced during the previous two years. Sales will benefit from the easing of the annual rate of inflation, which will…
Imaging devices in Greece face fierce competition from smartphones, as many consumers now opt for smartphones as their primary device for capturing photos and videos due to their convenience and portability. Smartphones offer ever more advanced…
The strong rebound in new car ownership in Greece has supported sales of in-car entertainment in 2023. In 2024, volume growth slowed markedly as the cost-of-living crisis urged many consumers to become more conservative with their spending. This…
Greece's per capita income is set to rise, driven by Later Lifers influencing luxury spending. Despite an increase in income inequality, it will remain high in global terms. Social class E will grow rapidly, while social class D will remain…
The lifting of pandemic restrictions has boosted sales of Jeans in Greece in 2023, while unusually low temperatures in May and June prolonged the jeans-wearing season (usually, sales begin to decline in mid-spring, when local consumers switch to…
Largely driven by the health trend, chilled Juice has been favoured over the review period, with consumers appreciating the higher nutritional value compared to ambient Juice. However, moving into 2023, ambient Juice had a better performance; the…
The penetration of freestanding cookers is steadily decreasing year-on-year as trends in kitchen design are unfavourable to these products. Freestanding growth derives solely from replacement purchases and small models targeted at students. The…
Despite laundry care remaining in a negative volume slump, value sales remain supported by the higher prices in the category, as the notable players are big global names. Indeed, Procter & Gamble Hellas SA and Unilever Hellas SA are the top two…
2023 saw dramatic rises in living costs resulting from soaring inflation and price hikes for food and energy, with consumer purchasing power squeezed considerably. Greeks had to reduce their spending on foodservice and prioritise essential purchases.…
Retail value sales of lodging (destination) continued to post strong retail value growth in Greece, driven by luxury and upscale hotels, which have already recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Alongside the growth of luxury and upscale hotels, there has…
Strong price increases in supermarkets as a result of inflation was the biggest factor influencing the performance of mass beauty and personal care in Greece in 2023. Many local consumers selected shopping destinations based on offers and discounts…
Players are capitalising on the particularly strong demand for healthy ready meals as these combine the desire for a nutritious meal with convenience and consumers’ now entrenched habit of consuming ready meals whilst at work. At the end of 2022, new…
Albeit from a smaller base, increased marketing and consumer interest in the men’s grooming space helped men’s grooming outperform unisex beauty and personal care products in 2023. This is the case in categories like bath and shower, where growth in…
In 2023, the menstrual care landscape in Greece was impacted by rising production costs and supply chain pressures, which urged companies to increase retail prices. This led to overall positive, double-digit retail value growth. To continue…
The impact of hikes in production and transport costs is leading to price increases across menswear in Greece, which was visible in mid-2022 and continues to influence category performance in 2023. Amid the cost of living crisis, which is taking its…
While freestanding microwaves claimed the lion's share in 2023, the share of built-in microwaves was growing faster than freestanding. Kitchen design trends favour built-in appliances, while the low penetration of built-in models creates more…
Smartphones are witnessing steady growth in volume sales during 2024, reflecting the sustained demand for advanced mobile technology in Greece. This increase derives from growing demand for premium devices with advanced features, with consumers…
In 2023, nappies/diapers/pants in Greece was subject to price hikes; the result of an increase in production and logistics costs. Despite the increase in prices in 2022, retail prices rose further across all subcategories in 2023 as manufacturers and…
The retail prices of all NRT smoking cessation aids product types have been subject to significant hikes in 2022 and 2023 and this has led to strong growth in value in those years. The penetration of NRT smoking cessation aids in volume terms remains…
Oral care registered a small volume increase in Greece in 2023, following a small decline the previous year.