Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
Sales of cigarettes continued their downward trend in Belgium throughout 2023. This decline can be attributed to several factors. The Belgian government significantly increased excise duties on cigarettes in 2023, leading to higher prices that…
Consumer Lifestyles offers valuable insights into key consumer attitudes and current thinking, and their impact on purchasing and consumption habits; quantifying behaviours, preferences and motivations, and aligning them with broader trends.
Video games in Germany continued to record positive growth in 2023 as the trend for gaming remained prevalent, ensuring value sales remained significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. The category has acquired a huge number of gamers in Germany,…
In 2023, value sales of traditional toys and games in Germany continued to decline, as the post-pandemic effect lingered. German consumers’ general reluctance to purchase non-essentials, not considered urgent or necessary for the purpose of saving…
Value sales of overall toys and games in Germany recorded marginally faster growth in 2023 compared to the previous year, driven by video games hardware. This was in contrast to traditional toys and games, which, for the second consecutive year,…
Tobacco in the Netherlands is heavily influenced by regulatory changes, shifts in consumer behaviour, and economic pressures. In 2023, cigarette sales declined for another consecutive year as the long-term shift away from smoking tobacco continued.…
Sales of cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco declined in retail volume terms in 2023. Smoking prevalence also dropped in 2023 compared to 2022. More people are quitting smoking for health and financial reasons while some smokers are…
Young adults are driving growth of the smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco category in the Netherlands. Recent statistics from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) indicate a substantial rise in e-cigarette usage among…
Sales of Swedish-style snus continued to see healthy growth in 2023 in retail volume terms. The percentage of the population that uses snus daily has doubled in the past ten years. Most of those who use snus daily are under 45 years old. The most…
Consumer Lifestyles offers valuable insights into key consumer attitudes and current thinking, and their impact on purchasing and consumption habits; quantifying behaviours, preferences and motivations, and aligning them with broader trends.