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.
Surface care is recording further growth in Bolivia in 2023. The impact of the pandemic has boosted the adoption and use of task- or room-specific cleaning products, especially bathroom cleaners and limescale removers. Bathroom cleaners have…
Surface care registered minimal volume growth in 2023. This was partly because with society fully opened up post pandemic and people out and about more, there was less cleaning. Bathroom cleaners registered the highest value growth. However,…
During 2023, polishes saw an improved performance in both retail volume and current value terms. The category is dominated by shoe polishes, which benefitted from the revival of normal, pre-pandemic lifestyles, including the return of consumers to…
With rising inflation impacting price points, 2023 saw double-digit retail value growth. However, retail volume declined in all areas, with deepest declines noted in metal polish and furniture polish. The decline observed in both floor and furniture…
All significant categories (floor polish remained negligible) posted positive retail volume and value growth at the end of the review period. Indeed, they all posted their fastest increases of the review period in 2023. Metal polish continued to…
Dutch workers embrace informal wear at most companies, making consumers less interested in formal work shoes which need polishing. At the same time, the hybrid form of working is also having some impact, as office workers spend time at home requiring…
Polishes continued to experience a decline in volume sales in 2023, maintaining a trend that persisted throughout the review period. The category has been hit hard by changing lifestyles and fashions in clothing and interior design. It has also…
The industry continues to witness a rise in retail price points, driven by inflationary pressures and increasing input costs. With inflation remaining at a high rate in 2023, households exhibit heightened price sensitivity, leading to a shift in…
The demand for polishes continued on a downward trajectory in 2023. These products were considered non-essential or obsolete by a large share of the consumer base, especially younger people. Furthermore, substitution and cannibalisation continued to…
Polishes saw a continued fall in volume sales in 2023, following an established trend of decline, though the category saw value growth driven by global inflation leading to rising unit prices. The main challenge facing polishes is its niche status,…