Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
Automatic dishwashing witnessed the highest growth in both retail volume and value terms in 2023. While the household possession rate of dishwashers remained very low, it continued to grow steadily at the end of the review period. Indeed, growth…
Due to its essential nature, hand dishwashing continued to grow in retail volume during 2023 despite increased prices, high inflation, and declining purchasing power. Due to the high cost of transportation after the removal of fuel subsidies, most…
In 2023, demand for dishwashing in Egypt continued to be driven by hand dishwashing, due to habit persistence and affordable prices. In addition, the possession rate of dishwashers in the country is extremely low. Therefore, hand dishwashing…
In 2023, the cost of bleach was noticeably on the rise. Several factors, led by high inflation, which caused elevated costs of imported raw materials and production, exerted upward pressure on unit prices of bleach in Tunisia. Moreover, distribution…
Bleach performs well in retail volume growth regardless of the high inflation that impacted consumers' purchasing power. The product is considered essential in-home care, with consumers applying bleach to their white clothes or clothes with stubborn…
Perceived as an essential home care product in Egypt, sales volumes of bleach maintained their growth in 2023. In addition to its primary use of bleaching clothes, bleach is also used for other household tasks such as cleaning bathrooms, removing…
Home-made candle air fresheners has emerged as a key category trend in Tunisia. This trend gained momentum in the review period, with a further increase in interest witnessed in 2023. The offer is characterised by the crafting of air care products,…
Most areas in air care recorded a retail volume sales decline in 2023 due to high inflation and the increase in unit prices that triggered the double-digit retail value growth in current terms. The affordability of gel air fresheners and…
Perceived as discretionary products, air care experienced a sharp decline in demand in 2023, as local consumers shifted to more essential commodities. The high inflation rate and currency devaluation forced consumers to limit their expenditure on…
In Algeria, toilet care products are perceived as a less essential home care product. In the face of economic uncertainty and limited purchasing power, consumers have shifted away from using toilet care. Sales performance has also been hampered by…
In 2023, surface care registered a weaker performance in volume terms, as consumers grapple with the high costs of living. The local economy struggled to recover from inflationary pressures and the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Many…
Polishes felt the impact of difficult economic conditions in 2023, with volume sales slowing marginally year on year. The ongoing pressure on household budgets has weakened sales of polishes as consumers prioritise expenditure on essential goods. The…
Ongoing economic hardship and surging inflation rates continue to impact purchasing decisions, with many Algerian consumers refraining from purchasing anything other than basic laundry care products in an attempt to reign in household spending.…
Home insecticides are largely purchased out of necessity, but overall demand is being influenced by the underlying population growth in Algeria and urbanisation. One of the main catalysts for sales growth is rising average annual temperatures, as…
Home care is witnessing a positive performance in 2023, although some growth momentum has been lost in volume and value terms. Algeria’s growing population and the rising levels of hygiene awareness in society is stimulating demand for home care…
Dishwashing has witnessed a slightly slower pace of volume and value growth in 2023, as compared with the previous year. The ongoing economic downturn and soaring inflation, which continues to be impacted by the war in Ukraine, has made Algerians…
Bleach is a very popular home care product in Algeria. Despite its potent odour and potentially hazardous qualities, consumers prefer to use bleach because of its great reputation for eliminating all microorganisms. In Algeria, bleach is a…
Air care continues to witness steady value growth in 2023. Like most categories in home care, air care has been affected by surging inflation rates and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Economic uncertainty, linked to high inflation and the devaluation of…
Technological advances in 2024 will continue to reshape consumer behaviour. This annual report explores the top five digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this report’s edition…
In 2023, home care in Angola has seen the alleviation of importation bureaucracy and governmental efforts to regulate product prices. Despite a marginal decrease, not all products were uniformly affected. Pricing and product availability continue to…