USA

While industries continue to recover from pandemic-related disruptions, fresh fruits continue to face other external challenges. Notably, increasingly volatile climate shifts are having an intensifying impact on harvest calendars. For key states such…

While inflation affected customer traffic across consumer foodservice categories, full-service restaurants saw a stronger decline in traffic, as some consumers traded down to fast casual and fast food. While growth after the COVID-19 decline helped…

Gardening in the US maintained stable current value growth in 2023. Seeds witnessed a particularly dynamic increase in value sales, due to the “grow your own food” trend, along with the ongoing desire to eat healthily, which has continued since the…

In 2023, although general merchandise stores in the US saw slight growth in current value terms, sales continued to decline at constant 2023 prices, driven by department stores. In December 2023, Arkhouse Management, and Brigade Capital Management…

While retail volume and current value sales grew in 2022, and this is set to continue in 2023, per capita consumption and spending on gum still fall short of the pre-pandemic level. Prior to 2020, the long-term trend for gum had been for decline,…

2022 was characterised by high inflation, which brought price increases and volume pullbacks across the US consumer goods space. Amidst this economic environment, hair care witnessed divergent performances in the US, as consumers tightened their…

During 2023, wireless headbands continued to experience strong volume growth despite the overall weakness in demand for consumer electronics overall. The combination of low ownership rates and the rapid adoption of wireless headbands have created an…

Health and beauty specialists in the US saw low current value growth in 2023, but maintained a similar decline to the previous year at constant 2023 prices. Current value growth for the pharmacies channel was almost flat in 2023. This marked the…

The health and wellness industry continues to grow in importance post-pandemic as consumers become more aware of the negative health impact of processed foods, seeking healthier foods and beverages from a range of claims such as natural, organic,…

Across digestive health, sleep aids, dietary supplements, weight management, and sleep aids, natural options formulated from botanical blends have skyrocketed in popularity post-COVID-19, as consumers have become increasingly educated on highlighted…

In 2023, home and garden in the US saw sales decline in current value terms, grappling with challenges stemming from various economic factors. The industry faced significant setbacks, witnessing declines in new orders, production output, and…

Home audio and cinema continued to experience falling sales during 2023, with various factors contributing to this negative performance. One of the key contributors to ongoing sales declines in the category is the increasing popularity of streaming…

In 2023, home care in the US witnessed further current value growth, primarily driven by widespread price hikes across various categories. However, this uptick in prices occurred against a challenging backdrop for local consumers who had already…

The retail unit volumes of HDPE bottles continued to hold the biggest share in overall home care products in 2022. The preference for HDPE bottles can be attributed to their practicality and user-friendliness in dispensing home care products. These…

Home furnishings in the US turned to decline in current value terms in 2023, due to a stagnant real estate market and stretched disposable incomes. However, not all companies or categories saw a declining trend. The surge in direct-to-consumer (DTC)…

In 2023, home improvement in the US experienced a current value decline, due to a combination of factors. As a result of economic uncertainty, investment in housing remaining subdued, and consumer spending was constrained, which led to reduced…

In 2023, demand for home insecticides in the US declined overall compared to the previous year, although there was an increase in value growth, driven by price hikes implemented by players. Notably, national brands significantly raised prices,…

Overall home laundry appliances is set to experience retail volume decline for the second year in a row in 2023, in a correction from the dynamic growth seen in 2021. However, the decline in 2023 is expected to be steeper than the one seen in 2022,…

In 2023, home products specialists (which encompasses homewares and home furnishing stores, home improvement and gardening stores, and pet shops and superstores) in the US saw value declines in both current terms and constant terms at 2023 prices.…

Recent years have seen a significant shift in demand for televisions in the US as the category’s leading players have increasingly embraced the emerging category of OLED TVs. This has accompanied an increase in the production of the technology…