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Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in the United Kingdom. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
Eyewear in the UK is expected to continue to record single-digit retail volume and current value growth in 2024, albeit at marginally slower rates than the previous year. Eyewear in the UK witnessed a relatively quick recovery after the decline seen…
2023 presented various challenges for the global retail landscape in the UK. The lingering effects of the pandemic, combined with economic and geopolitical instabilities, created a climate of uncertainty for local consumers, resulting by an undynamic…
Following strong growth and value recovery in 2022 from the pandemic’s impact, fragrances in the UK recorded another solid performance in 2023. Key growth drivers include the ongoing premiumisation trend along with inflationary price hikes, thereby…
In 2023, soaring inflation rates, an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, low consumer confidence and limited spending subdued the retail industry in the UK. Consumers continued to downgrade product purchases to mitigate the negative effects of the…
Bleach continued to register declining retail volume sales in 2023, with overall demand falling in comparison to previous years, as UK consumers are favouring multipurpose cleaners with disinfectant properties. Due to the cost-of-living crisis,…
Volume sales of wine in the UK declined in both on-trade and off-trade channels in 2023. On-trade was impacted by the high cost of living as many consumers reined in their spending and reduced their frequency of visits to pubs, bars and restaurants.…
Total volume sales of beer in the UK declined in 2023. However, while off-trade volume sales continued to stabilise following the boost which came as a result of the pandemic, leading to another marginal dip in 2023 via this channel, at-home…
Supermarkets in the UK was the only grocery retail channel in 2022 to witness value sales decline, in a year characterised by soaring food prices, skyrocketing cost of utilities, high inflation, and a cost-of-living crisis, which all contributed to a…
Due to high inflation towards the end of the review period, resulting in elevated prices of goods and services, consumers became increasingly price conscious, supporting the second consecutive year of value growth for discounters in the UK. As…
Demand for polishes in the UK continued to decline in 2023, in line with the category’s general pre-pandemic trend. The ongoing decline continues to be exacerbated by greater mobility outside of the home, as consumers spend more time in the office or…