Western Europe

Games and puzzles remained among the fastest risers in traditional toys and games in Spain in 2023, along with construction and model vehicles. Sales in action figures and accessories were primarily propelled by Funko and other collectible brands.…

Consumer demand for traditional toys and games continued to decline in Italy in 2023, as the tough economic climate in Italy and high costs of living forced families to reign in expenditure. Games and puzzles and plush registered the best performance…

Sales in traditional toys and games in France remained in a negative slump in 2023, as the category continues to struggle with inflationary pressures and consumer price-sensitivity. Added to which, demographic factors are also playing a part in…

Toy and games in the UK recorded solid current value growth in 2023. Value growth for traditional toys and games was higher than the previous year, while video games returned to its positive trajectory following a marginal downturn in 2022 as demand…

Toys and games in Spain faced significant challenges in 2023 due to demographic shifts, economic downturn and changing consumer behaviours. Economic uncertainty continued to impact retail performance in the country in light of rising interest rates…

Toys and games in Italy proved to be a robust industry in 2023, despite the declining value sales of some traditional toy and game products. With the rate of inflation falling slightly, consumer spending showed some improvement for affordable…

Sales of toys and games in France managed to achieve small positive value growth in 2023, supported by a strong performance in video games offsetting the ongoing slump in traditional toys and games. Traditional toys and games continues to struggle in…

Sun care in France saw a strong performance in 2023 – one of the strongest in beauty and personal care, with current value growth approaching the double digits. All categories, including sun protection, aftersun, self-tanning, and baby and…

In 2023, skin care in France saw growth in both retail volume and current value terms, and was one of the best performing categories within beauty and personal care. Premium skin care led value growth, but mass skin care also showed a positive…

Premium beauty and personal care in France saw dynamic growth in 2023, and was a good year for many categories, as market trends were in favour of the rise of premium brands. The health trend, which reached its peak after the COVID-19 period, coupled…

Despite maintaining a slight retail volume decline in 2023, oral care in France saw solid current value growth, with almost all categories, except mouth fresheners, showing positive performances, due to increasing unit prices. Ongoing inflation in…

Men’s grooming in France saw a marginal retail volume decline in 2023, but showed positive current value growth, and surpassed the pre-COVID-19 figure in value terms. This growth was fuelled by significant price growth across categories, driven by…

Mass beauty and personal care in France demonstrated positive current value growth in the low single digits in 2023. Price increases driven by inflation supported value growth in most mass categories, although volume sales struggled to remain…

Although hair care in France witnessed a small decline in volume sales in 2023, it saw solid current value growth. All categories were stable or increased in value terms, boosted by significant price growth, with salon professional hair care leading…

Fragrances in France saw double-digit current value growth along with minor volume growth in 2023, and was one of the best performing categories within beauty and personal care. The growth driver was premium fragrances, which saw double-digit current…

Depilatories in France saw a minor current value decline and a more significant fall in volume terms in 2023, after positive performances the previous year. A number of factors contributed to this decline, most notably the value declines in sales of…

After seeing a good performance in 2022, deodorants in France again saw positive current value and volume growth rates in 2023, and recovered to the 2019 level of value sales (although it did not quite reach this target in volume terms). The warm…

Colour cosmetics in France saw low current value growth in 2023, thanks to price growth, while all the main categories except lip products declined in volume terms. In 2023, value sales still stood at around 80% of the level seen in 2019, which means…

Beauty and personal care in France saw positive current value growth in 2023, mainly driven by rising prices due to ongoing inflation in the country, which pushed up costs and prices, therefore supporting value growth. Although value sales recovered…

Although volume sales continued to decline in bath and shower in France in 2023, slow current value growth was seen. This was driven by positive value performances across key categories, including body wash/shower gel, liquid soap, and intimate…