Italy

Sales of mobile phones remain in a negative volume slump in Italy in 2024, although this performance appears to be inching back towards a positive direction. Feature phones is in an extreme slump, whereas even smartphones fails to reach positive…

Imaging devices remains in a structural slump in Italy in 2024, due to ongoing competition from ubiquitous smartphones. Indeed, such multi-functional digital devices have become ever-more prevalent since the era of the pandemic, as people turned to…

Total confectionery packaging volumes saw a slight decline in Italy in 2023, although while gum and chocolate confectionery packaging volumes declined, sugar confectionery saw growth. Nevertheless, not all chocolate confectionery categories saw…

Tobacco in Italy in 2023 continued to perform well in value terms, despite rising costs caused by inflationary pressures, reduced disposable consumer incomes, and various measures taken to curb the practice of smoking overall. In fact, was something…

Cigarettes in Italy continued to decline in volume terms in 2023, as the number of cigarette smokers diminish. At the same time, the rising tax on cigarettes is pushing up prices, supporting value sales but also acting as a deterrent to cigarette…