Thailand

Traditional toys and games in Thailand saw a slight increase in retail current value sales in 2023, although this equated to a marginal drop overall at constant 2023 prices. This reflected the tendency of new generations of younger consumers to seek…

Retail current value sales in health and beauty specialists in Thailand rose again in 2023, with life returning to pre-pandemic patterns. The channel has so far shown strong recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Beauty specialist retailers such as…

With the increasing prioritisation of health and a growing scarcity of time, consumers are actively seeking faster and more efficient ways to safeguard their wellbeing. As a result, drinking milk products with fortified/functional attributes have…

The uncertain economic conditions in Thailand are expected to lead to slower retail volume and current value growth rates for traditional and connected watches in 2023, as consumers have battled inflationary rises in the cost of living and cost of…

Tea is a substantially smaller category than coffee, with sales being particularly limited through the foodservice channel. Unlike coffee, some establishments do not even serve tea, with consumption through the on-trade often limited to specialist…

Sales of footwear in Thailand have continued on the path to recovery in 2023, with the category seeing strong growth in value and volume terms. With the pandemic over and consumer confidence returning players have begun launching footwear that caters…

As cheese in not typically a main ingredient in Thai cuisine, tourism is an integral factor towards sales and, thus, cheese was affected by the event of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the lack of tourism during this time. As such, cheese manufacturers…

Sales of vacuum cleaners in Thailand continued to experience strong growth in retail volume terms in 2023 driven by various factors that reflect the changing lifestyles and priorities of the local population. Rapid technological advancements, coupled…

Sales of hot drinks in Taiwan saw healthy growth in volume terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. On-trade sales fell in 2020 and 2021, as measures put in place to contain the COVID-19 virus deprived many Thai professionals of…

Baked goods manages to achieve positive growth in both retail value and volume terms, despite the return of foodservice heralding stronger growth in on-trade terms. The resumption of tourism, following the era of pandemic restrictions, is attributed…