Slovakia

Toilet care is seeing flat volume sales, while value growth is supported by the price hikes which have affected categories across home care. While Bref (Henkel Slovensko spol sro) holds just under half of all brand shares in toilet care, followed by…

Tobacco in Slovakia was impacted by new legislation in 2023, with this set to continue throughout the forecast period as new rules and regulation shape the industry’s progress. Cigarettes saw excise tax increases in both 2023 and 2024, leading to…

Tissue and hygiene in Slovakia recorded only slight volume growth in 2023, as strong inflationary pressures limited consumer expenditure and prevented an increase in spend year-on-year. Robust price increases in tissue and hygiene ultimately led to…

Amid a highly inflationary climate, informing higher production and logistics costs, unit price growth propelled retail current value sales of tea in 2023. However, the residual economic fallout of COVID-19 and high inflation towards the end of the…

Rising unit prices has led to value sales growth for sweet spreads, while volume sales remain under pressure as consumers focus their dwindling budgets on paying for essential foodstuffs and services. Sweet spreads sales have also been limited by a…

Sales in sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks are in a slight overall volume slump in Slovakia in 2024, while value is better supported by unit price growth. That said, while sweet biscuits is seeing a volume slump, fruit snacks and snack…

Sales in surface care are managing to see small positive volume sales, as well as value sales which are supported by the price hikes which are affecting home care overall. Overall, consumers are seeking affordable products which offer good…

Supermarkets in Slovakia lost out to discounters in 2023, as continuing high inflation saw consumers increasingly shop in discounters. Consumers also sought out discounts in supermarkets as they were highly price sensitive. As such, supermarket…

In 2023, the post-pandemic recovery in sun care continued, although retail volume sales remained below pre-pandemic levels in Slovakia. Despite the growing pressure on purchasing power and rising prices, exceptionally good weather in Slovakia boosted…

Sugar confectionery sales are being influenced by high raw sugar prices in 2024, leading to inflated unit prices supporting value, while volume sales remain in an overall slump. Within this environment, consumers welcome price-based promotions and…