Japan

Blenders is expected to account for over 70% of sales of food preparation appliances in volume terms in Japan in 2023. The performance of blenders is therefore crucial to the performance of the overall category. Blenders is set to see another year of…

Footwear saw significant declines in retail volume and current value terms in 2020 due to the pandemic, followed by minimal declines in 2021, as many consumers did not need as much new footwear due to spending more time at home. The category saw a…

Fragrances registered double-digit current value growth in Japan in 2023. Strong growth was also seen for colour cosmetics, but this was underpinned by the rebound from the pandemic, and it still had a lower level of sales compared with pre-pandemic…

Total volume sales of fresh food in Japan continue to record marginal growth in 2023, mainly driven by foodservice as the channel recovers from the significant drop during the pandemic. Foodservice volume sales suffered as COVID-19 first hit Japan,…

Total volume sales of fruits in Japan continue to rebound in 2023, mainly driven by foodservice’s performance following the channel’s strong declines during the pandemic. Foodservice volume sales of fruits had suffered throughout 2020 and 2021, when…