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Consistent with trends across home care as a whole, toilet care declined in retail volume terms in 2023. As inflation soared, household incomes faced intense pressure, and local consumers began trading down to cheaper products, including private…
Toilet care saw current value growth driven by rising average unit prices as a result of persistent inflation in 2023. Constant promotional activity avoided a stronger consumer switch to private label during the year. On the other hand, consumers…
A continued rise in retail price points is attributed to inflationary pressures driven by higher input and operational costs. With inflation remaining elevated throughout 2023, households exhibit heightened price sensitivity. This results in a shift…
Convenience remained a priority for Swiss consumers in the toilet care category at the end of the review period. With hectic lifestyles and longer working hours, consumers have increasingly looked for products that minimise the amount of time and…
Retailers tried to stem the decline in volume sales in toilet care in 2023 by offering regular and deep discounts on rim blocks and rim liquids. These were mostly multi-buy offers, with discounts applied when purchasing three or four items – or…
In 2023, overall toilet care volume sales declined, with these products being considered luxury during the economic crisis. In-cistern devices and toilet liquids drove the bulk of this decline. However, ITBs displayed a contrasting trend,…
Compared to many other areas of home care, air care was relatively resilient to inflationary pressures, reporting a slight increase in retail volume. During the pandemic, long periods of home seclusion changed the way many people viewed their living…
Compared to other surface cleaning products, bleach has a lower unit price. Consequently, it was relatively unaffected by the reduction in consumer purchasing power in 2023, caused by the high cost of living, which forced many consumers to…
Dishwashing products in Spain registered only marginal growth in retail volume terms in 2023. This was partly attributable to the high cost of living, which forced many consumers to modify their daily cleaning habits, in order to reduce their water…
Demand for home care products in Spain continued to decline in 2023. This was partly attributable to the high cost of living in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, compounded by impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which forced many consumers to…